HotNewsSAFE
A Model Context Protocol server that provides real-time hot trending topics from major Chinese social platforms and news sites.
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides real-time hot trending topics from major Chinese social platforms and news sites.
Features
- Real-time hot topics from 9 major Chinese platforms
- MCP protocol compatible
- Easy integration with AI models
- Markdown formatted output with clickable links
- Heat index support (where available)
Supported Platforms
- Zhihu Hot List (知乎热榜)
- 36Kr Hot List (36氪热榜)
- Baidu Hot Discussion (百度热点)
- Bilibili Hot List (B站热榜)
- Weibo Hot Search (微博热搜)
- Douyin Hot List (抖音热点)
- Hupu Hot List (虎扑热榜)
- Douban Hot List (豆瓣热榜)
- IT News (IT新闻)
API Source, This project uses the api.vvhan.com service for fetching hot topics data.Available Tools
get_hot_newssources- Required arguments: Platform ID list- Example usage:
get_hot_news([3]): Get Baidu Hot Discussion onlyget_hot_news([1,3,7]): Get hot lists from zhihuHot, Baidu, and huPuget_hot_news([1,2,3,4]): Get hot lists from zhihuHot, 36Kr, Baidu, and Bilibili`
Installation
NPX
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-hotnews": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@wopal/mcp-server-hotnews"
]
}
}
}Docker
( Docker image not uploaded to Docker Hub, need to build it yourself. )
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-hotnews": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"wopal/mcp-server-hotnews"
]
}
}
}Development
# Install dependencies npm install # Watch mode npm run watch # Build npm run build # Test URLs npm run test:urls
Docker build:
docker build -t wopal/mcp-server-hotnews:latest -f Dockerfile .
License
This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE fi
bbcc31a4cfdfOBSERVED · 2026-10-06Connect
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 mcp-server-hotnews -- npx -y @wopal/[email protected]
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-hotnews": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@wopal/[email protected]"
]
}
}
}Exposed tools (10)
10 read · 0 write · 0 destructive.
| Tool | Risk | Description |
|---|---|---|
36Ke | read | 36Kr Hot List (36氪热榜) |
baiduRD | read | Baidu Hot Discussion (百度热点) |
bili | read | Bilibili Hot List (B站热榜) |
douban | read | Douban Hot List (豆瓣热榜) |
douyinHot | read | Douyin Hot List (抖音热点) |
get_hot_news | read | Get hot trending lists from various platforms |
huPu | read | Hupu Hot List (虎扑热榜) |
itNews | read | IT News (IT新闻) |
wbHot | read | Weibo Hot Search (微博热搜) |
zhihuHot | read | Zhihu Hot List (知乎热榜) |
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 (2 observation(s))
- Shell
- none-observed
- Dependencies
- not all pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (2)
@modelcontextprotocol/sdk, axios, shx, typescript, ts-node, @types/node
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass, no_license.
bbcc31a4cfdffull audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/wopal-cn__hotnews.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | bbcc31a4cfdf | SAFE | B | 89 | first audit |
Questions
What is the HotNews MCP server?
A Model Context Protocol server that provides real-time hot trending topics from major Chinese social platforms and news sites.
What tools does HotNews expose?
10 in total: 10 read-only, 0 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.
Is HotNews 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 HotNews need?
No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.
How does HotNews run?
It speaks stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on npm as @wopal/mcp-server-hotnews at 0.2.0.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (bbcc31a4cfdf), read on 2026-10-06. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.