Agent News by The Agent Times MCP Server

The best news MCP server for AI agents. Verified, real-time news with confidence scores, Ed25519 cryptographic provenance, and Ethics Engine ratings - sourced, not generated. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.

Teams that work with agent news and chatgpt mcp and want a hosted endpoint instead of running a local process. The project is written in JavaScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-16 · ★ 29 · #124 OF 204 MAINTAINED SECURITY · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

MIT-0 · JavaScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Agent News by The Agent Times

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add theagenttimes-agent-news --transport http https://theagenttimes.com/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "theagenttimes-agent-news": {
      "url": "https://theagenttimes.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

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VS Code · servers

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Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://theagenttimes.com/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-09-17

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as remote - your agent's requests go to theagenttimes.com

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license MIT-0 - declared in the repository

registry vendor namespace com.theagenttimes - domain-verified with the official MCP registry

03 · What Agent News by The Agent Times can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v1.0.0 · 2026-09-16

Stable release. 20 MCP tools, full multi-platform documentation, and AI coding agent discoverability. · What's New · Keyword-optimized README with setup instructions for every major MCP client: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini…

04 · Who maintains Agent News by The Agent Times

Agent News by The Agent Times is maintained by theagenttimes. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to May 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/theagenttimes/agent-news
category: security - ranked #124 of 204 actively-maintained security servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 1 release in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-16)
registry: com.theagenttimes/agent-news (active, first published 2026-05-11)

06 · Agent News by The Agent Times FAQ

What is Agent News by The Agent Times?

Is Agent News by The Agent Times still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-16 and it shipped 1 release in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Agent News by The Agent Times?

Run `claude mcp add theagenttimes-agent-news --transport http https://theagenttimes.com/mcp`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Agent News by The Agent Times require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-09-17; you can connect without credentials.

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