# Agent News by The Agent Times

This MCP server gives an agent access to news search and article-based answers about AI agents and their ecosystem. Use it to check coverage and retrieve full stories.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 37
- Author: theagenttimes
- License: MIT-0 · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/theagenttimes/agent-news
- Updated: 2026-09-16
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/agent-news-by-the-agent-times

## What it does

The server connects Claude Code to a news corpus through MCP. `tat_search` searches articles, events, and partner metadata; `tat_ask` answers from matching material and can turn to the internet when needed. Search results include a suggested tool call for retrieving the full article.

Other tools retrieve recent stories, browse sections, find related coverage, and return an article’s trust summary. Results use structured data, and articles carry confidence labels plus cryptographic provenance. The connection uses `https://theagenttimes.com/mcp`; no API key is needed.

The Claude Code setup lists two commands in sequence. They register the same endpoint under different names, so check your MCP connections afterward and keep the entry you intend to use; otherwise, the client may show two connections to this server.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://theagenttimes.com/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http agent-news https://theagenttimes.com/mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add agent-news-by-the-agent-times --url https://theagenttimes.com/mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "agent-news-by-the-agent-times": {
            "url": "https://theagenttimes.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "agent-news-by-the-agent-times": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://theagenttimes.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http agent-news-by-the-agent-times https://theagenttimes.com/mcp
```

## When to use it
- search for coverage of AI agents and MCP servers
- get answers grounded in published articles
- retrieve a full story from search results
- browse news by section or topic

## Example prompts
- Use `tat_search` to find recent reporting on MCP servers.
- Use `tat_ask` to answer from articles about new AI agent platforms.
- Retrieve the full story for that result with `get_article`.

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