Hottub News

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http hottub-news https://hottub.news/mcp

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

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

https://hottub.news/mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hottub-news": {
      "url": "https://hottub.news/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

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

• search_newsNewest-first headlines from worldwide sources, optionally filtered by words, language, country, topic, source, kind and time.
• sync_newsIncremental feed: returns items added after `after`, oldest first, plus a new cursor. Call again with that cursor to get only what is new.
• list_storiesThe most widely covered stories right now (last 48h), each with a neutral multi-source brief when available, outlet count, languages, entities and a representative report. Filter by lang, country, category, entity.
• find_entitiesLook up Wikidata ids for a name (e.g. "Tesla", "Lagos") with how many items mention each in the last 7 days; pass the id as `entity` to search_news or list_stories.
• get_storyEvery item in a story (the `story` id on items, st_…): all outlets and languages covering the same event, newest first.
• get_news_itemFull record for one item id (n_… for news, s_… for sponsored).
• list_sourcesRegistered sources with their language, country, kind and health. Filter by q (name), country or lang.
• quote_placementQuote for placing a labeled, paid press release in the Hottub News mix via Hottub Business. Price varies by topic tier, current topic interest, demand, targeting reach and duration; the response itemizes each factor. Rea
• newsmapWhat the news covered in a period, for the world or a region: reports counted by publisher country (a choropleth map, as links to SVG and PNG) and the most widely covered stories with outlet counts. Periods: YYYY-MM-DD (
• news_statsItem counts over the last 24 hours by kind, language, country and source, plus the current sync cursor.

Questions