# Mukoko News MCP Server

Pan-African news & analytics for Zimbabwe and 15 African countries: briefings and trends.

**Tools observed.** Pod connected on 2026-09-13 and the server listed 16 tools directly. Verified.

## At a glance

**Source code:** [Open repository](https://github.com/nyuchi/mukoko-news)

**GitHub popularity:** 2 stars on [nyuchi/mukoko-news](nyuchi/mukoko-news), recorded 2026-09-14.

## Status

Pod connected to Mukoko News on 2026-09-13. It answered and listed its tools, responding in 6310ms.

It identifies itself as `mukoko-news` version 3.1.0, speaking streamable-http. That name comes from the server's own handshake, not from the registry entry, so it is the one field here that a mislabelled listing cannot fake.

## Tools

Pod observed 16 tools when it connected:

- `get_briefing`
- `track_story`
- `get_location_news`
- `compare_locations`
- `get_source_view`
- `find_stories`
- [`get_article`](/mcp/tool/get-article)
- [`list_categories`](/mcp/tool/list-categories)
- [`list_sources`](/mcp/tool/list-sources)
- `get_stats`
- `get_my_feed`
- `get_trending_analytics`
- `detect_surge`
- `get_content_analytics`
- `trigger_enrichment`
- `drain_enrichment_backlog`

## Connect

A hosted endpoint at `https://news.mukoko.dev/mcp`, over streamable-http. Nothing to install.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mukoko-news": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://news.mukoko.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Published as `@nyuchi/mukoko-news-mcp` on npm. Runs locally.

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mukoko-news": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@nyuchi/mukoko-news-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Firsthand observations

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<summary>See setup and API details</summary>

### Search MCPs

Call `find_mcp` to find Mukoko News, alternatives, or the right server for a task. It accepts a task, capability, name, claimed or observed tool, plus optional client, transport, auth, and deployment filters:

```json
{
  "query": "Mukoko News",
  "limit": 5
}
```

Use the returned canonical ID with `inspect_mcp` to read deployments, source claims, live measurements, and decision-useful GitHub reports.

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```bash
curl --get 'https://api.askpod.ai/v1/mcps' \
  --data-urlencode 'query=Mukoko News' \
  --data-urlencode 'limit=5'
```

This listing is also available as [Markdown](/mcp/mukoko-news.md) and structured [JSON](/mcp/mukoko-news.json) for download or programmatic use. Prefer JSON when you need fields rather than prose.

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