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Newsflash

sh.newsflash/newsflash · v1.0.2

Real-time corroborated news events + 5-year archive, for agents. Free tier, no key.

Connect Remote server

Terminal
claude mcp add --transport http newsflash https://newsflash.sh/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newsflash": {
      "url": "https://newsflash.sh/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "newsflash": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://newsflash.sh/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Claude Desktop
Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://newsflash.sh/mcp

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools 5 found in our last check

  • get_events

    Query the deduped news event graph by theme, source, category and time window. Returns events (many articles about one happening collapsed into one), each with a corroboration count and confidence score. This is the primary tool — prefer it over raw articles. For headlines, brie…

  • get_event

    Fetch a single event by id, including every corroborating article (source, url, timestamp).

  • search_articles

    Search raw articles (not collapsed into events). Use when you want the underlying items or need per-outlet coverage rather than deduped happenings.

  • list_sources

    List all news sources Newsflash tracks, with categories and live article counts.

  • corpus_stats

    Corpus size and freshness: source / article / event counts and the latest article timestamp.

Headers

NameDescription
Authorization
Optional, secret
Bearer <API key> — optional; without it you get the keyless test tier (50 req/day, 24h lookback). Free key at https://newsflash.sh/#pricing

Details

Endpointhttps://newsflash.sh/mcp (Streamable HTTP)
First published24 Jul 2026
Last updated24 Jul 2026
Registry namesh.newsflash/newsflash

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