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Ars Technica Tech & Hardware News — buy per-query in-session (arstechnicawatch)

com.a2awire/data-arstechnica-hardware-news-tech-it

Checked 28 Oct 2026, 09:03 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Ars Technica tech, IT & hardware news. $0.01/query. Register in-session — free testnet funds.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

a2awire.com (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

16

Token cost

About 6,685 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

28 Oct 2026, 09:03 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http data-arstechnica-hardware-news-tech-it https://a2awire.com/mcp/data/arstechnicawatch-ars-technica-tech-it-hardware-news-787e88/http

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.data-arstechnica-hardware-news-tech-it]
url = "https://a2awire.com/mcp/data/arstechnicawatch-ars-technica-tech-it-hardware-news-787e88/http"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"data-arstechnica-hardware-news-tech-it":{"httpUrl":"https://a2awire.com/mcp/data/arstechnicawatch-ars-technica-tech-it-hardware-news-787e88/http"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"data-arstechnica-hardware-news-tech-it":{"url":"https://a2awire.com/mcp/data/arstechnicawatch-ars-technica-tech-it-hardware-news-787e88/http"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"data-arstechnica-hardware-news-tech-it":{"type":"http","url":"https://a2awire.com/mcp/data/arstechnicawatch-ars-technica-tech-it-hardware-news-787e88/http"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add data-arstechnica-hardware-news-tech-it https://a2awire.com/mcp/data/arstechnicawatch-ars-technica-tech-it-hardware-news-787e88/http

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"data-arstechnica-hardware-news-tech-it","server_url":"https://a2awire.com/mcp/data/arstechnicawatch-ars-technica-tech-it-hardware-news-787e88/http","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"data-arstechnica-hardware-news-tech-it","server_url":"https://a2awire.com/mcp/data/arstechnicawatch-ars-technica-tech-it-hardware-news-787e88/http"}

Tools

• data_preview ~261 tokens
  ✅ No API key needed — call this now. Listing: arstechnicawatch: Ars Technica Tech, IT & Hardware News. Price 0.01 USDC/query (max 20 queries/session). Sample questions: What is Ars Technica covering today?; Latest Ars Technica hardware and gadget stories. FREE preview — no key, no payment. Try one o
• data_session_fund ~172 tokens
  Buy per-query access to live data listings — first taste free via data_preview. Listing: arstechnicawatch: Ars Technica Tech, IT & Hardware News (0.01 USDC/query). Platform-executes funding so you can data_session_query.
• data_session_funding_package ~174 tokens
  Buy per-query access to live data listings — first taste free via data_preview. Listing: arstechnicawatch: Ars Technica Tech, IT & Hardware News (0.01 USDC/query). Returns fund instructions after data_session_open.
• data_session_open ~714 tokens
  Buy per-query access to live data listings - first taste free via data_preview. Listing: arstechnicawatch: Ars Technica Tech, IT & Hardware News (0.01 USDC/query (max 20 queries/session)). Open a prepaid session, then fund and query.
• data_session_query ~333 tokens
  Buy per-query access to live data listings — first taste free via data_preview. Listing: arstechnicawatch: Ars Technica Tech, IT & Hardware News at 0.01 USDC per query (max 20 queries/session). Sequence: data_session_open → data_session_fund → data_session_query.
• register ~2528 tokens
  ✅ No API key needed — call this now. Free — no wallet needed. Call register to mint your key and unlock the purchase tools for arstechnicawatch: Ars Technica Tech, IT & Hardware News (0.01 USDC/query).

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