zed-mcp-server-newsnow

A Zed extension that integrates the external `newsnow-mcp-server` and exposes an MCP tool named `get_hotest_latest_news` (spelling as provided in the README).

Evaluated Apr 04, 2026 (16d ago)
Repo ↗ Communication mcp zed-extension news news-aggregation rust
⚙ Agent Friendliness
31
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
29
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
20
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
25
Documentation
35
Error Messages
0
Auth Simplicity
60
Rate Limits
10

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
50
Auth Strength
20
Scope Granularity
10
Dep. Hygiene
40
Secret Handling
30

No security-relevant details (TLS requirements, auth mechanism, secret handling, scopes) are present in the provided README/metadata. TLS/auth are therefore scored conservatively based on unknowns.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
0
Version Stability
30
Breaking Changes
30
Error Recovery
20
AF Security Reliability

Use Cases

  • Fetching the latest hot news items through a Zed-integrated MCP tool for quick review/summarization.

Not For

  • Providing comprehensive, guaranteed up-to-date news at fixed SLAs.
  • Use as a general-purpose news API with strong developer ergonomics (docs/contracts not provided here).

Interface

REST API
No
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
No
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

OAuth: No Scopes: No

No authentication details are provided in the available README/metadata.

Pricing

Free tier: No
Requires CC: No

Agent Metadata

Pagination
none
Idempotent
False
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • Only a tool name is provided; no parameters/outputs/schema are documented in the available README.
  • Tool name appears misspelled (`get_hotest_latest_news`), which may affect invocation.
  • No rate-limit, timeout, or retry guidance is documented in the available materials.

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-04-04.

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