baba News by baba Hebrew

by @isaachorowitz · io.github.isaachorowitz/baba-news

Israeli news in Hebrew and English: stories, sources, comparisons, coverage gaps, people and trends.

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Category
Search and web data
Connection
Remote (HTTP)
Tools
16 reported
Status
Online

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http baba-news https://news.itsbaba.com/mcp

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://news.itsbaba.com/mcp

This server expects extra headers, usually an API key from its maker.

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "baba-news": {
      "url": "https://news.itsbaba.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

16 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

  • stories_listList stories. Requires the stories API scope. English is the fallback for untranslated fields.
  • stories_getStory detail: members, timeline, framing. Requires the stories API scope. English is the fallback for untranslated fields.
  • sources_listList newsrooms. Requires the sources API scope. English is the fallback for untranslated fields.
  • sources_getOne newsroom, with profile when computed. Requires the sources API scope. English is the fallback for untranslated fields.
  • brief_getToday in Brief. Requires the brief API scope. English is the fallback for untranslated fields.
  • search_listSearch stories. Requires the search API scope. English is the fallback for untranslated fields.
  • people_listPeople in the last 24 hours. Requires the people API scope. English is the fallback for untranslated fields.
  • threads_listList running stories. Requires the stories API scope. English is the fallback for untranslated fields.
  • threads_getOne running story and its whole arc. Every instalment we still hold, newest first, in the same shape as a story on /v1/stories. The arc is bounded by limit and returned whole rather than paged. Requires the stories API s
  • trending_listNewsroom momentum ranked by an explicit computed metric (newsroom-momentum-v1). Requires the stories API scope. English is the fallback for untranslated fields.
  • blindspots_listCoverage gaps, by camp. Requires the stories API scope. English is the fallback for untranslated fields.
  • stories_membersEvery article in a cluster, paged. The same member records /v1/stories/{ckey} returns, but paged and filterable by side or lean. side and lean come from the source registry rather than the row, so a filtered page can be
  • changes_listIncremental change feed. Requires the stories API scope. English is the fallback for untranslated fields.
  • topics_listThe desk register with live volume. Requires the sources API scope. English is the fallback for untranslated fields.
  • sources_activityMeasured newsroom behaviour. What a newsroom did rather than what its profile says it is: crawl outcomes over the window, and the byline, originality, opinion, press-release and filing-lag rates the profile cron computed
  • people_getOne person, with every spelling folded into them. Identity and aliases. recentCoverage is always null: resolving a person to their stories has no index behind it today, and the field is in the contract so filling it late

Questions

What is the baba News by baba Hebrew MCP server?

Israeli news in Hebrew and English: stories, sources, comparisons, coverage gaps, people and trends. It is made by @isaachorowitz and listed in the official MCP Registry as io.github.isaachorowitz/baba-news. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the open standard that lets AI apps like Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor use outside tools.

How do I add baba News by baba Hebrew to Claude?

In the Claude app or claude.ai, open Settings, then Connectors, choose "Add custom connector" and paste https://news.itsbaba.com/mcp. In Claude Code, run: claude mcp add --transport http baba-news https://news.itsbaba.com/mcp

How do I add baba News by baba Hebrew to ChatGPT?

ChatGPT can use remote MCP servers as connectors. In ChatGPT settings, under Apps and Connectors, turn on developer mode if asked, create a new connector and paste https://news.itsbaba.com/mcp.

How do I add baba News by baba Hebrew to Cursor?

Open Cursor settings, go to MCP, choose "Add new MCP server" (or edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json) and add: { "mcpServers": { "baba-news": { "url": "https://news.itsbaba.com/mcp" } } }

Does baba News by baba Hebrew work right now?

Yes. It responded when we last checked on 31 Oct 2026. We check remote MCP servers every day.

What can baba News by baba Hebrew do?

It gives your AI 16 tools, including stories_list, stories_get, sources_list, sources_get, brief_get. The full list is on this page.

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