# Pure News MCP server

Source: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Freport.pure%2Fnews
Registry id: `mcp-registry/report.pure/news`
Status: live (checked 2026-10-27T01:50:20.596Z)

## Verdict

Pure News MCP server answered 99.17% of Glimind's liveness checks over 30 days, better than 10% of MCP servers, with 1085 ms median handshake and 52 outages in 90 days. Its agent-readiness grade is A (100/100) across 8 tools, costing an agent about 1,900 tokens to load. Checked every few minutes; no tool is ever called.

## Measurements (30 days)

| Metric | Value | Better than |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime, 30 days | 99.17% | 10% of MCP servers |
| Median handshake latency | 1085 ms | 17% of MCP servers |
| p95 handshake latency | 3390 ms | — |
| Checks in 30 days | 4,980 | — |
| Outages, 90 days | 52 | — |
| Median recovery | 5 min | — |
| Agent-readiness score | 100/100 (A) | 94% of MCP servers |
| Tools | 8 | — |
| Tool-list size for an agent | ~1,900 tokens | 53% of MCP servers |
| Days observed | 29 | — |

## Install

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pure-news-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://pure.report/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http pure-news-mcp-server https://pure.report/mcp
```

## Tools (8)

- `about_pure_report`: How Pure Report works — the bias scale, neutralization method, the two-gate verification for event accounts, lean labeling, coverage scope (topic list), and the
- `check_feedback`: Look up feedback you filed with submit_feedback, using the ref it returned (e.g. PR-7F3K2Q). Returns the current status (open, answered, closed) and the operato
- `compare_coverage`: Show how outlets across the political spectrum framed one event: a per-outlet bias-score spectrum and, where they editorialized, the verbatim framing quotes gro
- `get_article`: Fetch one article by id: neutral title + short summary with key facts (null for older articles), source_url for the full story, a bias_score for the ORIGINAL so
- `get_event`: Get the full neutral writeup of one news event by slug: 'story', Pure Report's own neutral news story (headline + paragraphs, written from the outlets' reports 
- `search_news`: Search Pure Report's neutral, bias-scored news. Returns articles with neutral summaries in our own words; bias_score (0-100) rates the ORIGINAL source reporting
- `submit_feedback`: Report a problem or request to Pure Report's operator and get a tracking ref back. Use this when the data looks wrong — a bias score or outlet lean that doesn't
- `trending_events`: List the news events with the most current coverage activity. Each event clusters many outlets' articles about one story and includes headline (the published st

Measured by Glimind (https://glimind.com): MCP handshake + tool list only, no tool is ever called. CC BY 4.0.