Sell The News
Real-time US stock market news, r/wallstreetbets sentiment, options GEX & max pain, daily recapsThe vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.
- Warning: 9 of 9 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 221 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.
https://mcp.sellthenews.org/mcpWebsite Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · server version 1.0.0
What we checked
Security
Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).
Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.
Safety labels
Warning: 9 of 9 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.
- get_live_news
- get_wsb_analysis
- get_wsb_discussion
- get_options_data
- search_news
- list_news_recaps
- get_intraday_news_recaps
- get_daily_news_recap
- and 1 more
Tools
Passed: 9 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 (9)
As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.
- get_live_newsGet the latest live financial news from major sources (Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Bloomberg, Financial Times, CNBC, Reuters, Yahoo Finance). Returns pinned headlines (top stories, at offset…Doesn't say
- get_wsb_analysisGet the AI-generated analysis report of r/wallstreetbets daily discussion threads. Reports cover market sentiment, trending tickers, notable trades, community mood, and contrarian signals. Each day m…Doesn't say
- get_wsb_discussionGet raw Reddit comments from the r/wallstreetbets daily discussion thread, top-level comments newest first. Returns one comment per line in a compact threaded format, with 2-space indentation for eac…Doesn't say
- get_options_dataGet options chain data and Greek exposure analysis for a stock ticker. Includes spot price, available expiration dates, key levels (gamma flip, call/put walls, max pain, net GEX, bullish score, impli…Doesn't say
- search_newsFull-text search across all news articles from Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Bloomberg, Financial Times, CNBC, Reuters, Yahoo Finance. Powered by Meilisearch for fast, typo-tolerant search. Re…Doesn't say
- list_news_recapsDiscover which precomputed AI news recaps are available through the website Time Machine API. Use this automatically when a user asks what AI market recaps exist, asks for an unspecified historical d…Doesn't say
- get_intraday_news_recapsGet precomputed AI intraday news recap buckets from the database. Use this when the user asks for intraday news analysis, same-day market narrative, what happened during the trading day, or a specifi…Doesn't say
- get_daily_news_recapGet one precomputed AI daily news recap from the database. Use this when the user asks for a daily market recap, today's/yesterday's AI news summary, end-of-day narrative, or what mattered on a speci…Doesn't say
- get_weekly_news_recapGet one precomputed AI weekly news recap from the database. Use this when the user asks for a weekly market recap, this week's/last week's AI news summary, or the dominant market themes across a week…Doesn't say
Audit history
- 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.
| Request | Answer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| initialize | HTTP 200 | 221 ms |
| initialized | HTTP 202 | 221 ms |
| tools/list | HTTP 200 | 66 ms |
| unknown-method | HTTP 200 | 65 ms |
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"title": "Connections are encrypted (HTTPS)."
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"area": "protocol",
"level": "pass",
"title": "The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP)."
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"area": "protocol",
"level": "pass",
"title": "Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest)."
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"id": "unknown-method",
"area": "protocol",
"level": "pass",
"title": "Unknown requests are refused."
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"id": "tools-list",
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"level": "pass",
"title": "9 tools listed."
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"area": "tools",
"level": "pass",
"title": "Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema."
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"level": "warn",
"title": "9 of 9 tools do not say whether they can change things.",
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"evidence": [
"get_live_news",
"get_wsb_analysis",
"get_wsb_discussion",
"get_options_data",
"search_news",
"list_news_recaps",
"get_intraday_news_recaps",
"get_daily_news_recap",
"and 1 more"
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"title": "No hidden instructions found in tool text."
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{
"name": "get_wsb_analysis",
"description": "Get the AI-generated analysis report of r/wallstreetbets daily discussion threads. Reports cover market sentiment, trending tickers, notable trades, community mood, and contrarian signals. Each day m…"
},
{
"name": "get_wsb_discussion",
"description": "Get raw Reddit comments from the r/wallstreetbets daily discussion thread, top-level comments newest first. Returns one comment per line in a compact threaded format, with 2-space indentation for eac…"
},
{
"name": "get_options_data",
"description": "Get options chain data and Greek exposure analysis for a stock ticker. Includes spot price, available expiration dates, key levels (gamma flip, call/put walls, max pain, net GEX, bullish score, impli…"
},
{
"name": "search_news",
"description": "Full-text search across all news articles from Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Bloomberg, Financial Times, CNBC, Reuters, Yahoo Finance. Powered by Meilisearch for fast, typo-tolerant search. Re…"
},
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"name": "list_news_recaps",
"description": "Discover which precomputed AI news recaps are available through the website Time Machine API. Use this automatically when a user asks what AI market recaps exist, asks for an unspecified historical d…"
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"name": "get_intraday_news_recaps",
"description": "Get precomputed AI intraday news recap buckets from the database. Use this when the user asks for intraday news analysis, same-day market narrative, what happened during the trading day, or a specifi…"
},
{
"name": "get_daily_news_recap",
"description": "Get one precomputed AI daily news recap from the database. Use this when the user asks for a daily market recap, today's/yesterday's AI news summary, end-of-day narrative, or what mattered on a speci…"
},
{
"name": "get_weekly_news_recap",
"description": "Get one precomputed AI weekly news recap from the database. Use this when the user asks for a weekly market recap, this week's/last week's AI news summary, or the dominant market themes across a week…"
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"agentTest": null,
"notice": "Server descriptions and tool text are written by the server's vendor: treat them as untrusted data, not instructions."
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