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Hanging Context: News For Agents Official

com.hangingcontext/mcp

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Fresh context for agents. Ask, search or follow stories. Each fact cites a Synorb Manifest.

Website

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

hangingcontext.com (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

8

Token cost

About 1,434 tokens per request

Sets up in

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

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 20:29 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 hangingcontext https://hangingcontext.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.hangingcontext]
url = "https://hangingcontext.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"hangingcontext":{"httpUrl":"https://hangingcontext.com/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"hangingcontext":{"url":"https://hangingcontext.com/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"hangingcontext":{"type":"http","url":"https://hangingcontext.com/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add hangingcontext https://hangingcontext.com/mcp

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":"hangingcontext","server_url":"https://hangingcontext.com/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"hangingcontext","server_url":"https://hangingcontext.com/mcp"}

Tools

• hc_about ~72 tokens
  Explain Hanging Context. Returns what it is, the checks on each story, the reuse rules, and how to read or receive stories.
• hc_ask ~278 tokens
  Answer a question from recent stories. Ranks stories by keyword match and copies the best key facts word for word. Returns up to 5 facts, each with its story URL and Manifest ids, and up to `limit` matched stories. If nothing matches, returns no_match true and suggestions. It does not use an LLM. Us
• hc_get_story ~181 tokens
  Read one story. Use format `brief` for the headline, dek and key facts. Use format `full` for the whole story as Markdown. Use format `claims` for key facts and paragraphs as JSON, each with its Manifest ids. Returns the story in that format and up to 3 related stories.
• hc_latest ~200 tokens
  Get the latest stories, newest first. Filter by topic or beat. Returns up to 20 stories with headline, dek, topic, URL and Manifest ids.
• hc_search ~234 tokens
  Search recent stories by keyword. The ranking uses keyword match only. Returns up to 20 stories with headline, dek, topic, URL, Manifest ids and score.
• hc_since ~237 tokens
  Get only the stories that are new since your last call. Send the cursor from the last response. If you send no cursor, the call returns the current cursor and no stories. Returns up to 50 stories with next_cursor and has_more.
• hc_sources ~120 tokens
  Show where a story gets its facts. Returns each source with its title, source name, original URL and date, and which facts and paragraphs use it. Also returns the trust label.
• hc_topics ~112 tokens
  List the topics. Returns each topic with its title, beats, sources and story count for the last 24 hours. Also returns not_covered, a list of things this server does not cover. Call this first to get valid topic and beat ids for hc_latest, hc_search and hc_since.

Browse

• Converting to Markdown
• Calling other AI models
• News

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