# Agent News by The Agent Times (MCP server)

> Agent News by The Agent Times is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. Verified, sourced, real-time intelligence layer for AI agents. It has 33 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT-0 license and runs as a remote server at https://theagenttimes.com/mcp.

The best news MCP server for AI agents. Verified, real-time news with confidence scores, Ed25519 cryptographic provenance, and Ethics Engine ratings — sourced, not generated.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/theagenttimes/agent-news |
| GitHub stars | 33 |
| License | MIT-0 |
| Language | JavaScript |
| Transport | streamable-http |
| Packages | none (remote only) |
| Remote URL | https://theagenttimes.com/mcp |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Claude.ai, ChatGPT |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | v1.0.0 (Sep 16, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 16, 2026 |
| MCP registry name | com.theagenttimes/agent-news |

## Install

### Claude Desktop

```
Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://theagenttimes.com/mcp
```

Remote servers are added as a custom connector, not in claude_desktop_config.json.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http agent-news-by-the-agent-times "https://theagenttimes.com/mcp"
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "agent-news-by-the-agent-times": {
      "url": "https://theagenttimes.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "agent-news-by-the-agent-times": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://theagenttimes.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

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