Connect to Apprised.news

Use the Apprised.news MCP connector to let an assistant read breaking headlines, published reports and desk briefs, or find pages on this site. Apprised.news is operated by J.A. Watte.

The connector is read-only. It cannot subscribe you, send a message or change anything. Apprised.news requires no sign-in, account, API key or payment to use it.

Desk briefs and reports are AI-generated analysis by fictional analyst personas. They are not news reporting or professional advice. Breaking headlines come from other outlets and are collected automatically. Check the cited sources.

Add a custom connector in Claude

Use this server address:

https://apprised.news/mcp

In Claude, use the option to add a custom connector.
Name it Apprised.news and enter the server address above. If asked for a transport, use Streamable HTTP. No API key or authentication details are needed for this server.
Save the connector, then enable it for the conversation where you want to use it.
Try one of the example questions below.

The address is for an MCP client. Opening it as a normal webpage returns a method error.

The five tools

`get_breaking_news`

Returns recent headlines with their outlets, original links and publication times. With no options, it returns up to 15 items from the last three hours. You can choose a time window or filter by keywords.

Example: “Use Apprised.news to show five recent headlines about tariffs.”

`get_daily_report`

Returns the Daily Intelligence Report, including its summary, threats, key developments and watch list. It can also return the Local Wire report on U.S. state and local coverage. Longer reports are trimmed and include a link to read more.

Example: “What does the latest Apprised.news Daily Intelligence Report say?”

`list_briefs`

Returns recent briefs for one desk, newest first. Each entry has a date, headline and page link. You can choose a cadence and request up to 30 briefs.

Example: “List the three latest Apprised.news Markets desk briefs.”

`get_brief`

Returns one desk brief with its lead, fictional analyst takes, synthesis, watch items and cited sources where present. The response is trimmed when needed and links to the full brief. Choose a desk and use the latest edition or a specific date.

Example: “Read the latest Apprised.news Tech/Cyber desk brief and show its source links.”

`search_site`

Finds pages in the site's page index by keyword. It returns up to five titles and links. If nothing matches, it returns main pages instead.

Example: “Find the Apprised.news methodology page.”

Limits and errors

Too many requests: the host is configured for 60 requests per minute per IP address and domain. A rate limit returns HTTP 429. Pause for a minute before retrying.
Invalid inputs: search text must be 1 to 200 characters. Breaking news accepts 1 to 50 results and a window of 5 to 43,200 minutes. Brief lists accept 1 to 30 results.
Dates: use latest or a real UTC date in YYYY-MM-DD form. Weekly editions use Mondays. Monthly editions use the first day of the month.
Missing content: some dates have no stored brief or report. Try latest, or use list_briefs to find available brief dates.
Temporary failures: a tool has an eight-second time limit. If a data source cannot be read or a request times out, try again later.
Shortened answers: briefs and reports may be trimmed for length. Follow the result's page link for more. The Daily Intelligence Report link opens the latest report, even when you requested an older date.
Request size: requests over 65,536 bytes return HTTP 413. Shorten the request.

Data and privacy

The connector receives the tool inputs and client information your assistant sends. The MCP application does not save an input history. It caches public content, can briefly hold single search words in memory for search matching, and writes operational diagnostics to hosting logs. Read the MCP privacy section for what the application and host process.

Support and registration

For help with the connector, use Contact. Include the tool name and error message.

Registry entry: news.apprised/site in the MCP Registry.