Is the Techsnif MCP server down?

mcp-registry/com.techsnif/mcp · v3.3.1

As of 2026-10-25 17:02 UTC, the Techsnif MCP server is up with a Glimind reliability score of 100/100 (grade A). Over the last 30 days it answered 100% of Glimind's liveness checks.

Agent-first tech news: ranked story clusters, coverage and discussion links, trends, and events.

claude mcp add --transport http techsnif-mcp-server https://mcp.techsnif.com

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "techsnif-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.techsnif.com"
    }
  }
}

Third-party server, listed as discovered. Review its source before installing.

Agent-readiness: B (85/100)

What to fix (2)

Auto-fix: 13 corrected tool definitions

Paste-ready definitions with the problems above fixed. Changes marked verify need a human look. All of them as JSON: /v1/readiness/mcp-registry%2Fcom.techsnif%2Fmcp/fixes

{
  "name": "get_article",
  "description": "Get a full TechSnif editorial article by slug, including the complete body text.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
      "slug"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "slug": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "The article slug"
      },
      "brief": {
        "type": "boolean",
        "description": "Show metadata and excerpt only, skip the full body"
      }
    }
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true
  },
  "title": "Article detail"
}

{
  "name": "get_articles",
  "description": "List TechSnif editorial articles (original coverage written by TechSnif). Filter by category (AI, Startups, Venture, Robotics) or tag, and paginate with offset. Use get_article for the full body text.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "tag": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Filter by tag (e.g. \"Security\", \"Fintech\", \"Open Source\")"
      },
      "limit": {
        "type": "number",
        "default": 10,
        "maximum": 50,
        "minimum": 1,
        "description": "Number of articles to return (default 10, max 50)"
      },
      "offset": {
        "type": "number",
        "minimum": 0,
        "description": "Number of articles to skip (pagination)"
      },
      "category": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Filter by category (e.g. \"AI\", \"Startups\", \"Venture\", \"Robotics\")"
      }
    }
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true
  },
  "title": "TechSnif articles"
}

{
  "name": "get_changes",
  "description": "Get story cluster changes since a timestamp: newly appeared clusters and updates to existing ones, each with a change type, a change time, and a story summary. Poll this to stay in sync with the TechSnif feed without refetching everything; pass the returned nextCursor as the next \"since\" value.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "limit": {
        "type": "number",
        "default": 50,
        "maximum": 100,
        "minimum": 1,
        "description": "Max changes to return (default 50, max 100)"
      },
      "since": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "ISO 8601 timestamp to read changes from (defaults to 24 hours ago)"
      }
    }
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true
  },
  "title": "Story changes"
}

Get alerted

Get an email or webhook when this server's readiness drops by 10+ points, tool-poisoning text appears, or a tool breaks:

curl -X POST https://glimind.com/v1/subscriptions -H 'content-type: application/json' -d '{"tools":["mcp-registry/com.techsnif/mcp"],"email":"[email protected]"}'

Agents: watch_tool({"toolId": "mcp-registry/com.techsnif/mcp"}) over MCP.

Passed

• Every tool has a well-formed, typed input schema.
• Every tool and parameter is described.
• No tool-poisoning patterns (hidden characters, instruction overrides, concealment, secret access, tool shadowing).
• Compact tool list (~2,613 tokens).
• Tool names are unique and portable across clients.
• Speaks MCP 2025-06-18.
• 100.00% uptime over 30 days.
• No breaking contract changes in 30 days.

Largest tool definitions

• get_top_stories ~524 tokens
• get_story ~289 tokens
• search_stories ~279 tokens
• get_leaderboard ~220 tokens
• get_articles ~205 tokens

Static checks of the advertised tools/list (schema, descriptions, annotations, tool-poisoning patterns, names, size) plus observed protocol, uptime, latency and contract changes. Read-only: no tool is ever called. Weights: schema 15, docs 20, safety 15, efficiency 15, compatibility 15, protocol 5, reliability 10, stability 5. Token counts are estimates (~3.6 characters per token).

Operator? Fix these, then re-check live. Embed the readiness badge:

[![MCP agent-readiness](https://glimind.com/v1/readiness/badge/mcp-registry%2Fcom.techsnif%2Fmcp.svg)](https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fcom.techsnif%2Fmcp?ref=badge)

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   :alt: MCP agent-readiness

Tool-definition log

Glimind records every version of this server's tool definitions in a signed, append-only transparency log. Current manifest sha256:4a204eec90d55726…, first seen 2026-10-17, included at leaf 1523 of 67,386. Version history · verify what your client received.

Tools (13)

• get_article
• get_articles
• get_changes
• get_leaderboard
• get_story
• get_story_timeline
• get_tech_events
• get_top_stories
• get_trending_articles
• get_trending_stories
• list_entities
• search_articles
• search_stories

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claude mcp add --transport http glimind https://glimind.com/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glimind": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://glimind.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Is the Techsnif MCP server down right now?

As of 2026-10-25 17:02 UTC, the Techsnif MCP server is up with a Glimind reliability score of 100/100 (grade A). Over the last 30 days it answered 100% of Glimind's liveness checks.

How many tools does Techsnif MCP server provide?

Techsnif MCP server advertises 13 tools, including get_article, get_articles, get_changes, get_leaderboard, get_story.

How do I install Techsnif MCP server?

Point your MCP client at this streamable-http endpoint: https://mcp.techsnif.com

Is the Techsnif MCP server safe to connect to an AI agent?

Glimind scanned all 13 tool definitions for tool-poisoning patterns — hidden or invisible characters, instructions that override the model, concealment from the user, requests to read credential or MCP config files, conversation exfiltration and cross-tool shadowing — and found none. This checks what the server tells the model, not what its code does; review the source before granting access to sensitive data.

Operator of Techsnif MCP server?

Status page: 90-day uptime, every outage and how long it lasted.

Claim this listing to get the Verified operator marker, a remediation checklist and owner analytics, or embed the live badge from any of the tool pages above. Maintainers: alerts, deploy attestation and monthly reports.

Status is an automated estimate from Glimind's liveness checks (handshake and tool listing only; no tool is ever called) and may lag or differ from your network. Glimind is not affiliated with this server or its operator. Operator? Request a correction or opt out at https://glimind.com/opt-out.