Mukoko News MCP Server

Pan-African news, in one place. "Mukoko" means _beehive_ in Shona - where the community gathers and stores knowledge.

People who work with news, newsaggregator and newsapp and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-17 · ★ 2 · #42 OF 81 MAINTAINED DATA & ANALYTICS · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Mukoko News

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add nyuchi-mukoko-news --transport http https://news.mukoko.dev/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nyuchi-mukoko-news": {
      "url": "https://news.mukoko.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://news.mukoko.dev/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-09-17

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · remote - your agent's requests go to news.mukoko.dev

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license no standard license detected - usage rights unclear; check the repo before commercial use

npm package @nyuchi/mukoko-news-mcp - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@nyuchi)

registry namespace io.github.nyuchi is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Mukoko News can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v4.67.0 · 2026-09-17

Live country coverage on /discover, and the aggregator position in the product

v4.66.0 · 2026-09-17

an unreadable corpus is a 5xx, not "Byline not found"

v4.64.0 · 2026-09-14

count in the index - the console was timing out on every query

04 · Who maintains Mukoko News

Mukoko News is maintained by nyuchi. We track 5 MCP servers from nyuchi - 2 actively maintained, 2 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Aug 2025.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/nyuchi/mukoko-news
website: https://news.mukoko.com/
category: data & analytics - ranked #42 of 81 actively-maintained data & analytics servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-17)
registry: io.github.nyuchi/mukoko-news (active, first published 2026-06-27 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:@nyuchi/mukoko-news-mcp

06 · Mukoko News FAQ

What is Mukoko News?

Pan-African news, in one place. "Mukoko" means _beehive_ in Shona - where the community gathers and stores knowledge.

Is Mukoko News still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-17 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Mukoko News?

Run `npx -y @nyuchi/mukoko-news-mcp`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Mukoko News require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-09-17; you can connect without credentials.

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