Newsflash
by newsflash.sh in News & content
Real-time corroborated news events + 5-year archive, for agents. Free tier, no key.
https://newsflash.sh/mcp
Last 30 days
- Uptime
- 100%
- Response time
- 272 ms typical, 272 ms slowest 5%
- Last check
- 7 min ago
- Next check
- in 5 h
How to call it
Add it to any MCP client that supports remote servers.
{
"mcpServers": {
"newsflash": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://newsflash.sh/mcp"
}
}
}5 tools
- 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, brief
- 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.
Security scan
- No findings. We scan names, descriptions and tool definitions for hidden instructions and other prompt-injection patterns.
Recent checks
| When | Result | HTTP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 min ago | Passed | 200 | 405 ms |
| 10 h ago | Passed | 200 | 272 ms |