MCP Hotnews Server MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server that provides real-time hot trending topics from major Chinese social platforms and news sites

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What is the MCP Hotnews Server MCP server?

Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. MCP Hotnews Server MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. A Model Context Protocol server that provides real-time hot trending topics from major Chinese social platforms and news sites.

The short version

  • Real-time hot topics from 9 major Chinese platforms
  • MCP protocol compatible
  • Easy integration with AI models
  • Markdown formatted output with clickable links
  • Heat index support (where available)

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 1 tool. What each one is for:

  • get_hot_news — sources - Required arguments: Platform ID list

Getting it running

Setup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.

How it compares

Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. MCP Hotnews Server's toolset — get_hot_news — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by wopal-cn; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

This entry was verified against MCP Hotnews Server's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
get_hot_newssources - Required arguments: Platform ID list

How to install the MCP Hotnews Server MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-hotnews": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@wopal/mcp-server-hotnews"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • Use MCP Hotnews Server to get hot news.

Frequently asked questions

It connects MCP Hotnews Server to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 1 tool (get_hot_news) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with MCP Hotnews Server directly.