Helium MCP Server - News, Markets & AI
Real-time news with bias scoring, live market data, and AI-powered options pricingThe vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.
Every public check ran and passed. Public audit: we connect as an AI client would, list the tools and check what they say. We do not run them. How we audit
- Does it work?
- YesConnected in 179 ms.
- Sign-up?
- None neededIt answered without any account or key.
- Can it change things?
- No, read-onlyAll 10 tools say they only read.
https://heliumtrades.com/mcpSource code Website Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · server version 1.27.0
What we checked
Security
Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).
Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.
Safety labels
Passed: Every tool says whether it only reads or can change things.
Tools
Note: Some tool text is long, so it uses more of the AI's working memory.
- get_all_source_biases (5,331 characters)
Passed: 10 tools listed.
Passed: Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema.
Protocol
Passed: The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP).
Passed: Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest).
Passed: Unknown requests are refused.
Connection
Passed: The server responds.
Tools (10)
As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.
- search_newsSearch news articles. Returns a list of matching articles. Each article includes: - article_id, classification_id, title, source, date, link, category, rank, total_shares, summary - bias…Read-only
- get_tickerGet comprehensive data for a stock, ETF, or crypto ticker. Returns: - ticker, name, type (e.g. 'stock', 'etf', 'crypto'), industry - latest_price, page_url - bullish_case, bearish_ca…Read-only
- get_source_biasGet comprehensive bias analysis for a news source. Returns: - source_name, slug_name, page_url - source_match: original query and deterministic match method - articles_analyzed: tota…Read-only
- get_all_source_biasesGet a page of news-source bias scores. Returns sources active within the last 36 days with >100 articles analyzed, sorted by avg_social_shares descending. The response also includes total, o…Read-only
- get_option_priceGet Helium's proprietary ML model-predicted price for a specific option contract. Helium trains per-symbol regression models on historical options data. This tool looks up the most recent av…Read-only
- search_balanced_newsSearch Helium's balanced news stories — AI-synthesized articles that aggregate multiple sources. Unlike search_news (which returns individual RSS articles), this returns Helium's own synthes…Read-only
- search_memesSearch Helium's meme database by text (OCR + caption). Returns matching memes ranked by relevance. Each result includes: - id, caption, ocr (text extracted from the image) - image: full…Read-only
- get_top_trading_strategiesGet the top-ranked short volatility and long volatility option trading strategies. Returns two ranked lists — short_volatility (sell premium / theta strategies) and long_volatility (buy prem…Read-only
- get_bias_from_urlGet bias analysis for a specific article by its URL. Use this when you have a direct link to an article and want to know its political leaning, credibility, emotionality, and other bias dime…Read-only
- get_historical_options_dataGet the full historical options chain for a ticker on a specific date. Returns the complete options chain including all expirations and contracts, with bid, ask, mid prices, greeks, and Heli…Read-only
Audit history
- Nov 13Passed
What we sent
Every request in this audit, with the answer and how long it took. We never send credentials and never call a tool.
| Request | Answer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| initialize | HTTP 200 | 179 ms |
| initialized | HTTP 202 | 130 ms |
| tools/list | HTTP 200 | 140 ms |
| resources/list | HTTP 200 | 76 ms |
| prompts/list | HTTP 200 | 73 ms |
| unknown-method | HTTP 200 | 172 ms |
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