# Drugnews 藥時事 (remote · drugnews.com.tw)

Sourced, dated facts on biotech and pharma companies, deals and Taiwan biotech filings.

- Trust score: 62/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `drugnews.com.tw`: 62/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/tw-com-drugnews-mcp/drugnews.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/tw-com-drugnews-mcp/drugnews)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://drugnews.com.tw/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-05.

- **Endpoint Security**: 46/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 13 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe.
  - HTTPS check failed: the endpoint is reachable over plaintext HTTP.
  - HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 67/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 1235 tokens (~88/item across 14 items; 14 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 47/100
  - Stability observed for 14 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 81/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 43% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 14 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 15 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 60/100
  - Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the Drugnews 藥時事 MCP server?

Drugnews 藥時事 is a hosted endpoint at https://drugnews.com.tw/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http tw-com-drugnews-mcp 'https://drugnews.com.tw/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tw-com-drugnews-mcp": {
      "url": "https://drugnews.com.tw/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "tw-com-drugnews-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://drugnews.com.tw/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.tw-com-drugnews-mcp]
url = "https://drugnews.com.tw/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "tw-com-drugnews-mcp": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://drugnews.com.tw/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add tw-com-drugnews-mcp --url 'https://drugnews.com.tw/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  tw-com-drugnews-mcp:
    url: "https://drugnews.com.tw/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "tw-com-drugnews-mcp": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://drugnews.com.tw/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add tw-com-drugnews-mcp -t streamable-http -u 'https://drugnews.com.tw/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tw-com-drugnews-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://drugnews.com.tw/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-11-05 (score 62, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-11-03 (score 61, 0)

- [functional] New tool “get_track”

### 2026-11-02 (score 61, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 33 to 37. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 10 days of observed history at the previous scan, 11 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-31 (score 60, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 27 to 30. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 8 days of observed history at the previous scan, 9 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-29 (score 59, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-27 (score 58, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-24 (score 57, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-23 (score 56, 0)

- [security] Tool “get_company” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 50% → 45%
- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03
- [functional improvement] Schema quality: fail → pass
- [functional] New tool “biotech_movers”
- [functional] New tool “get_answer_card”
- [functional] New tool “get_topic_table”
- [functional] New tool “search_deals”
- [functional] New tool “search_pipeline”
- [functional] New tool “upcoming_catalysts”

## MCP tools (14)

### `get_track` (~30 tokens)

Asia track asset table

Returns the English Asia Tracks download table with row source URLs and source dates.

Input parameters:

- `track` (string, required)

### `search_articles` (~115 tokens)

Search Drugnews articles

Full-text search over Drugnews｜藥時事 biotech and pharma business analysis (Traditional Chinese and English). Returns title, canonical URL, date, summary, key points and the .json / .md twins. Use Chinese or English company, drug or topic names.

Input parameters:

- `lang` (string)
- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string, required): Keywords: company, drug, indication, deal, topic (e.g. 'Celltrion 生物相似藥', 'Anktiva bladder cancer')

### `get_article` (~102 tokens)

Get one article (machine-readable)

Returns the machine-readable twin of one article: title, date, summary, key points (three quotable conclusions), fact table (value + source + as-of date), references, section headings and image URLs. Pass the article URL, or '<date>-<slug>' (e.g. 2026-10-18-immunitybio-anktiva-papillary-early-approval).

Input parameters:

- `url` (string, required): Article URL or <date>-<slug>

### `get_facts` (~99 tokens)

Sourced facts about a company or topic

Returns dated, sourced facts (number, unit, as-of date, source URL, article URL) collected across Drugnews articles that match the query. Best for 'what are the numbers on X' questions; every fact carries the public source it came from.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string, required): Company, drug or topic (e.g. 'ImmunityBio', 'UroGen', 'CDMO 台康')

### `latest_articles` (~46 tokens)

Latest articles

The newest Drugnews articles with title, URL, date, summary and key points. Default: 10 Chinese articles.

Input parameters:

- `lang` (string)
- `limit` (integer)

### `get_company` (~135 tokens)

Company profile (company-provided, Drugnews-verified)

Structured profile of a biotech / pharma / tech company: verified facts with sources and dates (products, milestones, capacity, financials, partnerships), plus the company's own responses to negative events. Data is provided by the company and verified by Drugnews on verified_at; negative events are kept and the company's response is listed alongside. Use the company name, alias or ticker. Profiles state whether the company provided them or Drugnews compiled them from public filings.

Input parameters:

- `name` (string, required): Company name (Chinese or English), alias or stock ticker, e.g. '台康生技', 'EirGenix', '6589'

### `search_partners` (~91 tokens)

Search partner publications (clearing house)

Headlines from Drugnews partner publications (e.g. 環球生技) with link, date, a one-line Drugnews summary and sourced facts. Full text stays on the publisher's site; cite the publisher and link.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `publisher` (string): Limit to one publisher name (optional)
- `query` (string, required): Keywords: company, drug, topic

### `latest_filings` (~156 tokens)

Taiwan biotech material announcements (primary source, hourly)

Material announcements (重大訊息) of Taiwan-listed, OTC and emerging biotech/medical companies, collected hourly from the Market Observation Post System (公開資訊觀測站): subject, full text, clause, fact date, time. Primary source, no interpretation. Filter by company (name or ticker), keywords and days. Cite the company, date and subject (cite_as).

Input parameters:

- `company` (string): Company name or ticker, e.g. '台康生技' or '6589' (optional)
- `days` (integer)
- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string): Keywords in subject or text, e.g. '授權', 'FDA', '臨床' (optional)

### `biotech_movers` (~78 tokens)

Taiwan biotech daily closing moves

Daily closing price moves of Taiwan-listed, OTC and emerging biotech and medical stocks, each linked to same-day material announcements and related Drugnews articles. Official exchange data; facts only.

Input parameters:

- `date` (string): Trading date in YYYY-MM-DD; omit for the latest board.
- `direction` (string)
- `limit` (integer)

### `search_pipeline` (~59 tokens)

Search Taiwan biotech pipelines

Search Taiwan biotech pipelines by indication, drug name or phase; every row links to its primary source.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `phase` (string)
- `query` (string): Indication, drug name or asset code (optional)

### `upcoming_catalysts` (~86 tokens)

Upcoming Taiwan biotech catalysts

Dated upcoming events (FDA decisions, trial readouts, filings) for Taiwan biotech companies, sorted by date, each with its primary source.

Input parameters:

- `from` (string): Inclusive start date in YYYY-MM-DD; defaults to today.
- `limit` (integer)
- `to` (string): Inclusive end date in YYYY-MM-DD; defaults to 18 months after today.

### `search_deals` (~52 tokens)

Search Taiwan biotech licensing deals

Licensing and partnership deals of Taiwan biotech companies with upfront, milestone and royalty terms exactly as disclosed, each with sources.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string): Company or partner name (optional)

### `get_topic_table` (~55 tokens)

Get a Taiwan biotech topic company table

Returns the Chinese and English topic table JSON, with company, ticker, asset, indication, dated verified stage, original source quotation, and disclosed catalyst. Every row retains primary-source URLs and dates.

Input parameters:

- `slug` (string, required)

### `get_answer_card` (~46 tokens)

Get a sourced biotech answer card

Returns one Chinese or English question and direct answer, dated facts, primary-source URLs, short original quotations, and the limits of the reviewed public documents.

Input parameters:

- `id` (string, required)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/tw-com-drugnews-mcp/drugnews#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 62
- 2026-11-04: 61
- 2026-11-03: 61
- 2026-11-02: 61
- 2026-11-01: 60
- 2026-10-31: 60
- 2026-10-30: 59
- 2026-10-29: 59
- 2026-10-28: 58
- 2026-10-27: 58
- 2026-10-26: 57
- 2026-10-25: 57
- 2026-10-24: 57
- 2026-10-23: 56
- 2026-10-22: 56

## Common questions

### What is the Drugnews 藥時事 MCP server?

Drugnews 藥時事 is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as tw.com.drugnews/mcp. Sourced, dated facts on biotech and pharma companies, deals and Taiwan biotech filings. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://drugnews.com.tw/mcp).

### Is the Drugnews 藥時事 MCP server safe to use?

Drugnews 藥時事 scores 62 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Drugnews 藥時事 MCP server expose?

Drugnews 藥時事 exposes 14 tools: get_track, search_articles, get_article, get_facts, latest_articles, and 9 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,150 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Drugnews 藥時事 MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to Drugnews 藥時事 without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the Drugnews 藥時事 MCP server still maintained?

Drugnews 藥時事 is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://drugnews.com.tw/mcp
- Website: https://drugnews.com.tw/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/tw-com-drugnews-mcp/drugnews.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/tw-com-drugnews-mcp/drugnews.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/tw-com-drugnews-mcp/drugnews