Agent47 vs Newsintel
A side-by-side look at the Agent47 and Newsintel MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Agent47 for aggregators work over a hosted endpoint; choose Newsintel for aggregators over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Agent47 when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Aggregators domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
findJobs, comparePrice, getPlatformStats.
Choose Newsintel when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Aggregators domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
NEWSINTEL_API_BASE.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Aggregators | Aggregators |
| Quality signal | 51/100 · Good | 33/100 · Emerging |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | NEWSINTEL_API_BASE |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 5 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Agent47 | View Newsintel |
Tools & capabilities
Agent47 tools 3
findJobsDeep-search for contracts based on bounty, platform, or tags.comparePriceIntelligence on market pricing for agent services.getPlatformStatsReal-time health check of the agency network.
Newsintel tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Agent47
{
"mcpServers": {
"espadaw-agent47": {
"url": "https://agent47-production.up.railway.app/sse"
}
}
}
Newsintel
{
"mcpServers": {
"newsintel": {
"url": "https://api.star-history.com/svg?repos=stabem/newsintel-api&type=Date"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Agent47 is categorized under Aggregators and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Newsintel belongs to Aggregators and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Agent47 for aggregators work and Newsintel for aggregators.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Agent47 is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Newsintel has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add espadaw-agent47 and newsintel as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Agent47 has a quality signal of 51/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 5 GitHub stars. Newsintel has 33/100 (Emerging) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.