# TechSnif (slim)

> TechSnif, an MCP server by techsnif.com, listed from the official MCP registry. Indexed, not reviewed: facts and our own checks, no score or ranking. Agent-first tech news: ranked story clusters, coverage and discussion links, trends, and events.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/techsnif-mcp.md (~1,350 tokens) · this version ~1,280 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/techsnif-mcp.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/techsnif-mcp
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-05

# TechSnif

> Indexed, not reviewed: facts from the official MCP registry and our own checks. No score, grade or rank, and not in the rankings until the panel reviews it. How the index works: https://www.anchorterminal.com/indexed/

- Kind: MCP server, by techsnif.com (https://techsnif.com/mcp)
- Category: Data providers (https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/data-providers.md)
- Listed because: It's published in the registry under techsnif.com, a namespace the registry only gives to whoever proves they control that domain.
- What the official MCP registry says: Agent-first tech news: ranked story clusters, coverage and discussion links, trends, and events.

## Facts

- MCP registry: `com.techsnif/mcp` 3.3.1
- Endpoint: https://mcp.techsnif.com (streamable HTTP)
- Package: npm `@techsnif/mcp-server` (stdio)
- Source: https://github.com/coffeefuelbump/techsnif.com
- Website: https://techsnif.com/mcp
- npm downloads a week: 36
- Registry entry updated: 2026-08-18

## Tools

- Tools it lists (13, about 2,430 tokens of context, `tools/list` without credentials, checked 2026-10-04 22:24 UTC):
  - `get_top_stories`: Get tech story clusters from across the web. Each story aggregates coverage from multiple outlets (TechCrunch, The Verge, NYT, TechSnif, etc.) and includes…
  - `get_story`: Get full details of a story cluster by slug, including all coverage links from every outlet (TechCrunch, NYT, TechSnif, etc.), direct URLs to social discussion…
  - `search_stories`: Full-text search over story cluster headlines and excerpts, ranked by relevance. Returns matching story clusters with coverage links, discussion link counts,…
  - `get_tech_events`: Get upcoming tech industry events (conferences, summits, expos) with dates, locations, and URLs.
  - `get_articles`: List TechSnif editorial articles (original coverage written by TechSnif). Filter by category (AI, Startups, Venture, Robotics) or tag, and paginate with…
  - `get_article`: Get a full TechSnif editorial article by slug, including the complete body text.
  - `search_articles`: Full-text search over TechSnif editorial article titles and excerpts, ranked by relevance. Returns article summaries with category, tags, and publish dates.…
  - `get_trending_articles`: Get trending TechSnif editorial articles from the last 48 hours, ranked by coverage heat and recency. Use get_article for the full body text.
  - `get_story_timeline`: Get the ranking history of a story cluster by slug: a time series of snapshots with rank, headline tier, commentary count, and coverage count at each point.…
  - `get_changes`: Get story cluster changes since a timestamp: newly appeared clusters and updates to existing ones, each with a change type, a change time, and a story summary.…
  - `get_trending_stories`: Get story clusters gaining momentum right now, ranked by velocity: how quickly coverage and discussion grew within a recent window. Each story includes its…
  - `get_leaderboard`: Get TechSnif source or author leaderboards: which publications and journalists drive the most tech story coverage. Rank by story count over a 7-day, 30-day, or…
  - `list_entities`: List the companies, people, and products TechSnif tracks across story clusters, with story counts. Only entities linked to at least one story are returned,…
- How its tools read to an agent (0 errors, 13 warnings, 1 note, about 2,430 tokens; rules at https://www.anchorterminal.com/check.md; not part of the score):
  - warn TC16 get_article: no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
  - warn TC16 get_articles: no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
  - warn TC16 get_changes: no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
  - warn TC16 get_leaderboard: no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
  - warn TC16 get_story: no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
  - warn TC16 get_story_timeline: no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
  - warn TC16 get_tech_events: no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
  - warn TC16 get_top_stories: no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
  - warn TC16 get_trending_articles: no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
  - warn TC16 get_trending_stories: no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
  - warn TC16 list_entities: no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
  - warn TC16 search_articles: no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
  - warn TC16 search_stories: no readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
  - note TC24 server: 13 of 13 tools have no outputSchema

- JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/techsnif-mcp.json
- Being indexed says nothing about quality, and nobody can pay for it. Ask for a review: https://www.anchorterminal.com/builders/#claiming