Asha News vs Entra News

In-depth architectural comparison of the Asha News and Entra News MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

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Choose Asha News when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Entra News when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	A Asha News Developer Tools	Entra News Developer Tools
Summary	Evidence-first news archive: briefs, breaking news, search, Palestine claims, conflict monitor.	Search the Entra.news newsletter archive — a weekly digest of Microsoft Entra news
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "asha-news": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "asha-news"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "entra-news": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "entra-news-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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