# entra-news

Searches the Entra.news weekly archive for Microsoft Entra updates, release notes, and community tools directly within your AI workflow.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 7
- Author: darrenjrobinson
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/darrenjrobinson/EntraNewsMCPServer
- Updated: 2026-10-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/entra-news

## What it does

The server exposes the full archive of Merill Fernando's weekly Entra.news digest to your assistant. It provides four tools: `search_entra_news` for text search, `get_issue` to read a release by date or number, `list_issues` to browse by year and month, plus `find_tool_mentions` to discover open-source utilities.

Setup requires no dedicated host. The server runs via `npx` and downloads a local SQLite database of roughly 15–20 MB to `~/.entra-news-mcp/` on its first start. It looks for database updates once a week. The default mode runs keyword matching entirely offline. Semantic hybrid queries will fail to trigger unless you provide an `OPENAI_API_KEY`.

## Requirements
- Needs: Node.js (commands run via npx)

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add entra-news -- npx -y entra-news-mcp
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add entra-news -- npx -y entra-news-mcp
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "entra-news": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "entra-news-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "entra-news": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "entra-news-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add entra-news npx -y entra-news-mcp
```

## When to use it
- locate community tools and GitHub projects for Microsoft Entra
- track when specific Azure AD or Entra features were announced
- retrieve the full text of an archive issue by date or issue number
- filter past newsletter releases by year and month

## Example prompts
- Search Entra.news for Conditional Access recommendations covered in 2024
- What community PowerShell tools for Entra were featured in the archive?
- Show the complete Entra.news issue from March 2025

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