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Mukoko News
io.github.nyuchi/mukoko-news
Checked 28 Oct 2026, 09:03 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools
Pan-African news & analytics for Zimbabwe and 15 African countries: briefings and trends.
Working at last checkAbout 2,091 tokens per request once connected16 tools
https://news.mukoko.dev/mcp
At a glance
- Type
- MCP server
- Publisher
- Not verified
- Status
- Working at last check
- Tools
- 16
- Token cost
- About 2,091 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
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 mukoko-news https://news.mukoko.dev/mcp
Claude Desktop
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.
Codex (config.toml)
[mcp_servers.mukoko-news] url = "https://news.mukoko.dev/mcp"
Gemini CLI
{"mcpServers":{"mukoko-news":{"httpUrl":"https://news.mukoko.dev/mcp"}}}
Cursor
{"mcpServers":{"mukoko-news":{"url":"https://news.mukoko.dev/mcp"}}}
VS Code
{"servers":{"mukoko-news":{"type":"http","url":"https://news.mukoko.dev/mcp"}}}
Antigravity
agy mcp add mukoko-news https://news.mukoko.dev/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":"mukoko-news","server_url":"https://news.mukoko.dev/mcp","require_approval":"always"}
Grok (xAI API tools)
{"type":"mcp","server_label":"mukoko-news","server_url":"https://news.mukoko.dev/mcp"}
Tools
compare_locations~146 tokens
Compare news coverage between 2–4 African countries or regions side by side.detect_surge~127 tokens
Detect sudden spikes in news coverage — compares last 24h against 7-day baseline. Surfaces unusual increases like crime up 5× in Bulawayo or a football surge in Ghana.drain_enrichment_backlog~149 tokens
Drain the ENTIRE un-enriched article backlog, not just one batch. RESTRICTED to platform-team accounts (WorkOS bearer issued inside the platform-team org). Fire-and-forget: asks the pipeline worker to enrich un-enriched articles in batches (oldest first) until the backlog is clear, running independefind_stories~179 tokens
Search 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_article~136 tokens
Read 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 convget_briefing~187 tokens
Answer "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 couget_content_analytics~106 tokens
Open data breakdown of news coverage by category, country, and keyword for a given period.get_location_news~132 tokens
News from a specific place in Africa. Accepts country codes, country names, region names, or city names.get_my_feed~85 tokens
Personalised news feed based on the authenticated user's article likes and saves. Requires Authorization: Bearer <WorkOS access token>.get_source_view~110 tokens
See how a specific news source is covering a topic.get_stats~46 tokens
Platform statistics: total articles, active sources, and today's output.get_trending_analytics~144 tokens
Open analytics: trending topics, categories, keywords, and sources for any location or period. Part of Mukoko's open data policy.list_categories~40 tokens
List all news categories with article counts.list_sources~65 tokens
List active news sources. Optionally filter by country code.track_story~176 tokens
Follow 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.trigger_enrichment~263 tokens
Manually run the AI enrichment agent over existing articles (classification, keywords, entities, quality scoring). RESTRICTED to platform-team accounts — requires a WorkOS bearer token issued inside the platform-team org. By default enriches the most recent un-enriched articles; pass article_ids to
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