The Observatory

Measured conclusion: Deep-tested. L2 outcome: tools_ok.

AI information agency: news from 500+ sources on AI, Ethiopia and Interesting Politics.

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Copy this into your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "The Observatory": {
      "url": "https://observatory.mgorsky.net/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Measured tools (5)

• search_news read-only

  Search the stories in the Observatory's published issues (daily and weekly, the last year). Returns the matching stories, best first: headline, summary, source, the original's address, and the story's own address on the Observatory's site. The query takes web-search syntax: words, "a phrase", -word, or.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — What to look for, in English: names, subjects, events.
  • group — string — Only this product group: management (AI in Management), se (Agentic Software Engineering), science (AI Science Corner), ethiopia, politics (Interesting Politics).
  • limit — integer — How many stories (default 8).
  • since — string — Only issues from this date on (YYYY-MM-DD).

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world no

• search_book read-only

  Search the Book: every note the Observatory's desks have written since late September 2026, each a story read, checked and summarized from one or more sources, many of which never reached an issue. Returns the matching notes, best first: headline, summary, type, tags, desk, source, the original's address, the date, and the credibility label when the check gave one. Same query syntax as search_news.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — What to look for, in English.
  • desk — string — Only this desk: ai (the AI desk) or et (the Ethiopia desk).
  • limit — integer — How many notes (default 10).
  • since — string — Only notes written from this date on (YYYY-MM-DD).

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world no

• latest_issues read-only

  The Observatory's latest issues, newest first: title, date, the lead story, and the addresses of the issue's page and of its Markdown.

  Parameters:

  • group — string — Only this product group: management, se, science, ethiopia, politics.
  • limit — integer — How many issues (default 10).

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world no

• get_issue read-only

  One issue in full, as Markdown, with each of its stories' addresses on the Observatory's site and at the source.

  Parameters:

  • id (required) — integer — The issue's number, as latest_issues and search_news give it.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world no

• list_publications read-only

  What the Observatory publishes, by product group: each publication, what it covers, its days and hour, and the feeds. Readers subscribe at the address given.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world no

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