NewsNowSAFE
Official MCP Server for newnow, 40+ sources available.
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
Official MCP Server for NewsNow, 40+ sources available.
Usage
{
"mcpServers": {
"newsnow": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"newsnow-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"BASE_URL": "https://newsnow.busiyi.world"
}
}
}
}License
MIT © ourongxing
09296c0a9a7aOBSERVED · 2026-10-08Connect
Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control.
claude mcp add newsnow-mcp-server -- npx -y [email protected]
{
"mcpServers": {
"newsnow-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
]
}
}
}Exposed tools (1)
1 read · 0 write · 0 destructive.
| Tool | Risk | Description |
|---|---|---|
get_hottest_latest_news | read | get hottest or latest news from source by {id}, return {count: 10} news. |
Trust audit
SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | PASS |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | PASS |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | PASS |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- none-observed
- Network
- declared (1 observation(s))
- Shell
- none-observed
- Dependencies
- not all pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (1)
bumpp, dotenv, fastmcp, ofetch, zod, @types/node, tsup, tsx
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.
09296c0a9a7afull audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/ourongxing__newsnow-1.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | 09296c0a9a7a | SAFE | B | 89 | first audit |
Questions
What is the NewsNow MCP server?
Official MCP Server for newnow, 40+ sources available.
What tools does NewsNow expose?
1 in total: 1 read-only, 0 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.
Is NewsNow safe to connect to an agent?
The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean server reads B.
What credentials does NewsNow need?
No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (09296c0a9a7a), read on 2026-10-08. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.