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Research & Grey LiteratureMCP serverFirst audited Nov 13, 2026

AIGC Radar MCP

AI-vertical index: arXiv papers, curated GitHub AI projects, daily rankings. Zero-setup, read-only.The vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.

Passed, with 1 warningAudited Nov 13, 2026
  • Warning: 8 of 13 tools do not say whether they can change things.

Nothing failed, but there is something to know or fix. 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 729 ms.
Sign-up?
None neededIt answered without any account or key.
Can it change things?
Doesn't sayIts tools do not say whether they only read, so treat them as able to change things.
Endpointhttps://aigcnews.cn/api/mcp

Website Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-06-18 · server version 1.2.0

What we checked, the evidence, and the tools it offers.

What we checked

Security

  • Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).

  • Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.

Safety labels

  • Warning: 8 of 13 tools do not say whether they can change things.

    MCP lets a server label each tool as read-only or destructive, so clients can ask the user before risky calls. Unlabelled tools are treated as able to change things.

    • search_papers
    • search_documents
    • get_paper_detail
    • get_top_items
    • search_github_projects
    • search_github_ai_projects
    • get_project_categories
    • submit_project_adoption

Tools

  • Passed: 13 tools listed.

  • Passed: Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema.

Protocol

  • Note: Protocol version 2025-06-18.

  • Passed: The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP).

  • Passed: Unknown requests are refused.

Connection

  • Passed: The server responds.

Tools (13)

As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.

  • search_papersMCP-first search for public AIGC_NEWS arXiv papers. Call it when the user asks to find, search, recommend, compare, or reuse scholarly outputs and the dominant deliverable is papers, literature, surv…Doesn't say
  • search_documentsSearch indexed AIGC_NEWS records across arXiv, GitHub, news, Product Hunt, and Hacker News. Use this for explicit cross-source or indexed news/feed searches. For scholarly papers use search_papers; f…Doesn't say
  • get_paper_detailFetch public metadata for one indexed AIGC_NEWS document by id. Call this after search_papers or get_top_items when the user needs details for a specific item. The payload includes authors (array) an…Doesn't say
  • get_top_itemsReturn the authoritative AIGC_NEWS ranking board (official 日榜/周榜/月榜 top-N) for a source, period, and optional snapshot date. ALWAYS call this tool — never a search tool — whenever the user asks for a…Doesn't say
  • search_github_projectsMCP-first search for public non-AI GitHub repositories and open-source software (Windows, macOS, Linux, desktop, screenshot and screen capture, productivity, developer tools, and more); it never sear…Doesn't say
  • search_github_ai_projectsMCP-first search of AIGC_NEWS's curated library of public GitHub AI projects (not the user's favorites). Call it whenever the user asks to find, search, recommend, compare, or reuse an AI, Agent, MCP…Doesn't say
  • get_project_categoriesList public AIGC_NEWS GitHub AI project categories and subcategory counts. Call this first only when category/subcategory taxonomy is unclear, then call search_github_ai_projects. Do not use direct G…Doesn't say
  • submit_project_adoptionRecord the outcome of a project reuse decision as an adoption receipt. Call this once after any search_github_ai_projects/search_github_projects result leads to a concrete decision: 'adopted' when th…Doesn't say
  • search_ui_templatesProactively find original UI components, complete pages, layout blocks, color themes, shaders, animated backgrounds and text effects before creating, redesigning, or changing the visual styling of a…Read-only
  • get_ui_templateRetrieve a curated UI template by its search result id after search_ui_templates. For a relevant new page, replacement, substantial redesign, or reusable component, call this before implementation ra…Read-only
  • search_ui_iconsSearch reviewed, commercially usable and redistributable SVG icon sets (Tabler, Lucide, Hugeicons Free, Phosphor, Material Icons, Heroicons) pinned to audited upstream revisions. Filter by set, style…Read-only
  • get_ui_iconRetrieve a reviewed SVG icon by its search result id: verbatim svg source, SHA-256 hash, pinned upstream revision, author, license notice and Chinese/English integration prompt. Every set permits com…Read-only
  • get_github_project_detailRead one public GitHub project's metadata and original README Markdown, including code blocks and links. Use full_name from search_github_ai_projects/search_github_projects or an exact owner/repo sup…Read-only

Audit history

  1. Nov 13Warnings

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.

RequestAnswerTime
initializeHTTP 200729 ms
initializedHTTP 204232 ms
tools/listHTTP 200673 ms
resources/listHTTP 200276 ms
prompts/listHTTP 200238 ms
unknown-methodHTTP 200237 ms

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