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Drugnews 藥時事

By drugnews.com.tw Verified namespace

Sourced, dated facts on biotech and pharma companies, deals and Taiwan biotech filings.

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Checks passed
11 / 22

3 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
605 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
14

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Outdated check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?
220
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 605 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-06-18, serverInfo.name drugnews.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 14 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 605 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 605 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

    13 of 30 parameters have a description (43%). The bar is 80%.

  • Fail
    Safety hints

    13 tools set neither readOnlyHint nor 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 2026-10-22T03:06:20.504251Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using Drugnews 藥時事

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 drugnews https://drugnews.com.tw/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 14

biotech_movers

Daily closing price moves of Taiwan-listed, OTC and emerging biotech and medical stocks, each linked to same-day material announcements and related Drugnews articles. Official exchange data; facts only.

Discovered
get_answer_card

Returns one Chinese or English question and direct answer, dated facts, primary-source URLs, short original quotations, and the limits of the reviewed public documents.

Discovered
get_article

Returns the machine-readable twin of one article: title, date, summary, key points (three quotable conclusions), fact table (value + source + as-of date), references, section headings and image URLs. Pass the article URL, or '<date>-<slug>' (e.g. 2026-10-18-immunitybio-anktiva-papillary-early-approval).

Discovered
get_company

Structured profile of a biotech / pharma / tech company: verified facts with sources and dates (products, milestones, capacity, financials, partnerships), plus the company's own responses to negative events. Data is provided by the company and verified by Drugnews on verified_at; negative events are kept and the company's response is listed alongside. Use the company name, alias or ticker. Profiles state whether the company provided them or Drugnews compiled them from public filings.

Discovered
get_facts

Returns dated, sourced facts (number, unit, as-of date, source URL, article URL) collected across Drugnews articles that match the query. Best for 'what are the numbers on X' questions; every fact carries the public source it came from.

Discovered
get_topic_table

Returns the Chinese and English topic table JSON, with company, ticker, asset, indication, dated verified stage, original source quotation, and disclosed catalyst. Every row retains primary-source URLs and dates.

Discovered
get_track

Returns the English Asia Tracks download table with row source URLs and source dates.

Discovered
latest_articles

The newest Drugnews articles with title, URL, date, summary and key points. Default: 10 Chinese articles.

Discovered
latest_filings

Material announcements (重大訊息) of Taiwan-listed, OTC and emerging biotech/medical companies, collected hourly from the Market Observation Post System (公開資訊觀測站): subject, full text, clause, fact date, time. Primary source, no interpretation. Filter by company (name or ticker), keywords and days. Cite the company, date and subject (cite_as).

Discovered
search_articles

Full-text search over Drugnews｜藥時事 biotech and pharma business analysis (Traditional Chinese and English). Returns title, canonical URL, date, summary, key points and the .json / .md twins. Use Chinese or English company, drug or topic names.

Discovered
search_deals

Licensing and partnership deals of Taiwan biotech companies with upfront, milestone and royalty terms exactly as disclosed, each with sources.

Discovered
search_partners

Headlines from Drugnews partner publications (e.g. 環球生技) with link, date, a one-line Drugnews summary and sourced facts. Full text stays on the publisher's site; cite the publisher and link.

Discovered
search_pipeline

Search Taiwan biotech pipelines by indication, drug name or phase; every row links to its primary source.

Discovered
upcoming_catalysts

Dated upcoming events (FDA decisions, trial readouts, filings) for Taiwan biotech companies, sorted by date, each with its primary source.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected605 ms14

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