Real-time corroborated news events + 5-year archive, for agents. Free tier, no key.
Connect Remote server
claude mcp add --transport http newsflash https://newsflash.sh/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
{
"mcpServers": {
"newsflash": {
"url": "https://newsflash.sh/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"newsflash": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://newsflash.sh/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
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_eventsQuery 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_eventFetch a single event by id, including every corroborating article (source, url, timestamp).
search_articlesSearch raw articles (not collapsed into events). Use when you want the underlying items or need per-outlet coverage rather than deduped happenings.
list_sourcesList all news sources Newsflash tracks, with categories and live article counts.
corpus_statsCorpus size and freshness: source / article / event counts and the latest article timestamp.
Headers
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
AuthorizationOptional, 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
| Endpoint | https://newsflash.sh/mcp (Streamable HTTP) |
| First published | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Last updated | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Registry name | sh.newsflash/newsflash |
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