Mukoko News vs Crypto News Aggregator

A side-by-side look at the Mukoko News and Crypto News Aggregator MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.

Mukoko News logoMukoko NewsAggregators · Remote HTTP/SSEPan-African news & analytics for Zimbabwe and 15 African countries: briefings and trends.59GoodAuth: not declaredCrypto News Aggregator logoCrypto News AggregatorAggregators · Local subprocess (stdio)Free crypto news aggregator MCP - Bitcoin Ethereum DeFi Solana altcoins feeds68GreatAuth: not declared

Verdict: choose Mukoko News for aggregators work over a hosted endpoint; choose Crypto News Aggregator for aggregators as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.

Which MCP server should you choose?

Mukoko News logoChoose Mukoko News when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Aggregators domain.
  • You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
  • You want tools like get_briefing, track_story, get_location_news.
Explore Mukoko News

Crypto News Aggregator logoChoose Crypto News Aggregator when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Aggregators domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
  • You want tools like get_latest_news, get_breaking_news, search_news.
Explore Crypto News Aggregator

Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

SpecMukoko News logoMukoko NewsCrypto News Aggregator logoCrypto News Aggregator
CategoryAggregatorsAggregators
Quality signal59/100 · Good68/100 · Great
Install commandConfirmedConfirmed
TransportRemote HTTP/SSELocal subprocess (stdio)
AuthNot declaredNot declared
PricingNot declaredNot declared
Required env varsNone listedNone listed
Verified ownerCommunity listingCommunity listing
GitHub stars2323
Directory activity 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes 6 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
Tools1659

Tools & capabilities

Mukoko News tools 16

  • get_briefingAnswer "What's happening in [place/topic]?" — top story, recent articles, and trending topics in one call. Accepts country codes (ZW, KE), region names (East Africa, Southern Africa), category topics (politics, business), or omit focus for a pan-African overview. Returns short excerpts with word counts and app links only — call get_article with an article id to read a full article body inline.
  • track_storyFollow the development of a news story over time. Returns articles in chronological order showing how a story evolved. Use since to control the lookback window.
  • get_location_newsNews from a specific place in Africa. Accepts country codes, country names, region names, or city names.
  • compare_locationsCompare news coverage between 2–4 African countries or regions side by side.
  • get_source_viewSee how a specific news source is covering a topic.
  • find_storiesSearch articles by keyword, tag, category, or country. Results carry short excerpts, word counts, and app links only — call get_article with a result's id to read the full article body inline.
  • get_articleRead a single article by ID or slug. Returns the full article body inline as markdown (truncated at ~8000 characters with a link to continue in the app) plus source metadata and the Mukoko app URL. Use this after a list tool (get_briefing, find_stories, …) to read an article without leaving the conversation.
  • list_categoriesList all news categories with article counts.
  • list_sourcesList active news sources. Optionally filter by country code.
  • get_statsPlatform statistics: total articles, active sources, and today's output.
  • get_my_feedPersonalised news feed based on the authenticated user's article likes and saves. Requires Authorization: Bearer <WorkOS access token>.
  • get_trending_analyticsOpen analytics: trending topics, categories, keywords, and sources for any location or period. Part of Mukoko's open data policy.
  • +4 more on the listing page

Crypto News Aggregator tools 59

  • get_latest_newsLatest crypto headlines from 300+ sources (CoinDesk, The Block, Decrypt, Bloomberg, Reuters and more). Filter by category or source, sort by AI impact score, or restrict to the curated tier-1 homepage feed.
  • get_breaking_newsBreaking crypto news from the last few hours, ranked by urgency. Use for "what just happened" questions.
  • search_newsFull-text search across every indexed article. Pass a topic, coin, company or event. Set semantic=true for embedding-based search that matches meaning rather than exact words.
  • get_articleFetch one article. Give an archive id or slug to read it from the archive, or give any article URL to extract its full text and metadata from the publisher page.
  • get_archiveQuery the historical news archive by date range, ticker, source, sentiment or keyword. Every article carries market context (price at publish time).
  • get_archive_statsCoverage statistics for the historical archive: article counts, date range, sources and categories.
  • get_regulatory_newsRegulatory and legal developments: SEC, CFTC, MiCA, court rulings, enforcement. Filter by jurisdiction, agency, sector or lookback window, or ask for jurisdiction profiles, agencies, deadlines or an intelligence summary.
  • get_portfolio_newsNews for a specific set of holdings, optionally with live prices for each coin. Use when the user names the coins they hold.
  • get_daily_digestA compiled digest of the most important stories over the last 6, 12 or 24 hours, in full, brief or newsletter form.
  • list_categoriesEvery news category the API understands, with article counts. Use the ids as the category argument of get_latest_news.
  • get_trending_topicsTopics trending across the news flow right now, each tagged bullish, bearish or neutral with sample headlines.
  • get_narrativesThe narratives currently driving coverage (e.g. RWA, restaking, ETF flows) with momentum, sentiment and related tickers. emerging=true surfaces narratives that are just starting to pick up.
  • +47 more on 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.

Mukoko News

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mukoko-news": {
      "url": "https://news.mukoko.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Crypto News Aggregator

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "crypto-news-aggregator": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@nirholas/free-crypto-news-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

Mukoko News is categorized under Aggregators and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Crypto News Aggregator belongs to Aggregators and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Mukoko News for aggregators work and Crypto News Aggregator 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.

Mukoko News has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Crypto News Aggregator 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 mukoko-news and crypto-news-aggregator as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

On AllMCPs, Mukoko News has a quality signal of 59/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 2 GitHub stars. Crypto News Aggregator has 68/100 (Great) with 6 views, 0 installs and 323 GitHub stars.