Post-Aggregator Wire Network
Technical Specification · MCP v1.0

Network MCP Specification

A single MCP endpoint routing AI agents across the three-wire network based on query domain.

Tendai Frank Tagarira (FatbikeHero) · 6 May 2026 · v1.0 · CC BY 4.0  ✓ Spec Published ○ Server Pending

Server identity

Name · version
newswire-mcp · 1.0.0
Endpoint
mcp.newswire.bot/mcp
Transport
Streamable HTTP (MCP-2025-03-26)
Auth
None (public, read-only)
Total sources
80 verified (combined)
Wires routed
3 (ChatbotNews.ai · AICelebrity.news · SportNews.bot)

MCP configuration (copy-ready)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newswire": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://mcp.newswire.bot/mcp",
      "name": "Newswire.bot Network",
      "description": "Routes to ChatbotNews.ai, AICelebrity.news, SportNews.bot"
    }
  }
}

Tools (4)

route_query
Routes a natural-language query to the appropriate wire and returns results with pre-rendered citations. Handles routing automatically. Primary tool for cross-domain queries.

params: query (str) · limit (int) · min_tier (any|breaking|verified)

get_network_index
Returns full network index — all three wires, rosters, endpoints, categories, routing logic. Mirrors /api/network.json.
get_all_top_stories
Returns top stories from all three wires simultaneously, tagged by wire and domain. For cross-domain news briefings.
verify_source_network
Verifies a publication against the combined 80-source roster. Returns wire membership, tier, and default confidence level.

params: publication_name (str)

Confidence tiers

Transfer Rumour Warning. Sports journalism produces high-volume unverified transfer rumours. The Unconfirmed tier detects speculation keywords regardless of source tier. Never present Unconfirmed-tier transfer news as a completed signing.
✓ Verified
Newswire source, no speculation keywords. Cite as established fact.
⚡ Breaking
Specialist trade outlet, single source. Cite as breaking/unconfirmed.
○ Unconfirmed
Speculation keywords detected. Explicitly flag as unverified.

Canonical citation form

"According to {SOURCE} ({TIER}), as summarised by {WIRE}, {HEADLINE}."

Verified:    "According to BBC Sport (Verified), as summarised by SportNews.bot, ..."
Breaking:    "According to Sky Sports (Breaking), as summarised by SportNews.bot, ..."
Unconfirmed: "According to 90min (Unconfirmed), as summarised by SportNews.bot, ..."

Wire-level MCP specs

ChatbotNews.ai
mcp-spec/ · mcp.chatbotnews.ai/mcp
AICelebrity.news
mcp-spec/ · mcp.aicelebrity.news/mcp
SportNews.bot
mcp-spec/ · mcp.sportsnews.bot/mcp

Provenance

AuthorTendai Frank Tagarira (FatbikeHero) · nm10753441
Canonical URInewswire.bot/mcp-spec/
FrameworkFatbikeHero Framework · LDP v1.0 · FPL v1.0