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mitbbs.ai 华人空间 — Chinese News for AI Agents

By mitbbs.ai Verified namespace

Chinese-diaspora news and data for AI agents: news search, stories, markets, weather, visa info.

WebsiteAI models & agentsSearch & web dataMaps, travel & real estate
Connect to mitbbs.ai 华人空间 — Chinese News for AI Agents
Checks passed
12 / 22

2 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
600 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
10

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Outdated check

Last connection measurement is over 24 hours old. Current availability is unknown.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
310
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
312

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 600 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-06-18, serverInfo.name mitbbs-ai.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 10 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-06-18. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 600 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 600 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Fail
    Parameters documented

    15 of 23 parameters have a description (65%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-11-03T15:26:06.647378Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

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Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http mitbbs-ai-chinese-news-for-ai-agents https://mitbbs.ai/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 10

convert_currency

Convert an amount between currencies (ECB reference rates). Supported: USD, CNY, EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, AUD, HKD, TWD, KRW. Note: TWD has no ECB rate and returns null.

Discovered
get_entity

Look up curated entities (people, companies, places, topics) tracked by mitbbs.ai. Pass q to search, or id (stable_id) for a profile.

Discovered
get_story

Read a story thread: topic metadata plus the site own summary. Summary-only for every rights basis (owner ruling 2026-11-08): post full text is never served; posts is always empty. Includes rights_basis, source_url and provenance (content SHA256).

Discovered
list_boards

List public forum boards (id, name, description, topic/post counts, url).

Discovered
market_quote

Unified market quote: US stock (NVDA), forex pair (USD_CNY or USD/CNY), or crypto (BTC or bitcoin). Data delayed 15 minutes; reference only, not investment advice.

Discovered
search_news

Search mitbbs.ai Chinese-language news headlines and forum posts (guest-readable boards only). Returns url, title, excerpt, board, author, posted_at, source_name, source_url, rights_basis per result.

Discovered
travel_guide

Chinese-language travel guides for overseas Chinese: 10 US cities, 8 countries/regions, 3 NYC day trips. Overview, sights, food, transport, best season, tips for Chinese travelers.

Discovered
visa_info

US visa/immigration policy info in Chinese (F-1, H-1B, EB-1/2/3/5, family, N-400) with Visa Bulletin priority dates. Reference only — not legal advice.

Discovered
weather

Current weather + 7-day forecast for 16 cities (Chinese + English). Source: Open-Meteo (CC-BY 4.0).

Discovered
yellow_pages

Search 4,389+ NYC Chinese business listings by keyword or category (Chinese).

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

View status
Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected600 ms10

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