Is io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news safe to use?

io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.

How do I install io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news?

io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news do?

io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news provides 4 tools: search_entra_news, get_issue, list_issues, find_tool_mentions. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news?

io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.

Is io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news actively maintained?

io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news is actively maintained — last commit was 4 days ago. It has 7 GitHub stars.

io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news

entra-news-mcp

Search the Entra.news newsletter archive — a weekly digest of Microsoft Entra news

7 22/wk 4 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

No license

Actively maintained

Last commit 4d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse

4 tools · ~307 tok

Grade A · 0.2% of 200K ctx

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "entra-news-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "entra-news-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news does

A searchable knowledge MCP over Entra.news — Merill Fernando's curated weekly digest of Microsoft Entra news, features, and community tools.

Test This Server

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Score breakdown

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~307 tokens total

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Is io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news safe to use?: io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news?: io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news do?: io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news provides 4 tools: search_entra_news, get_issue, list_issues, find_tool_mentions. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news?: io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.
Is io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news actively maintained?: io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news is actively maintained — last commit was 4 days ago. It has 7 GitHub stars.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "entra-news-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "entra-news-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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Read me

What io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news does

A searchable knowledge MCP over Entra.news — Merill Fernando's curated weekly digest of Microsoft Entra news, features, and community tools.

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

npx -y 'entra-news-mcp' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

README

entra-news-mcp

A searchable knowledge MCP over Entra.news — Merill Fernando's curated weekly digest of Microsoft Entra news, features, and community tools.

What is this?

Entra.news is a high-signal, curated newsletter covering Microsoft Entra (Azure AD) features, announcements, and community tools — published weekly since mid-2023.

This MCP server exposes the full historical archive as a natural language search interface. Ask questions and get sourced answers directly from past issues — including issue number, date, and canonical URL.

Zero per-user infrastructure. Users install an NPX package. That's it.

Quick Start

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "entra-news-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["entra-news-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop. The database (~15–20 MB) will be downloaded on first launch and cached in ~/.entra-news-mcp/.

Cursor / Copilot Studio / Any MCP Host

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "entra-news-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "entra-news-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Semantic Search (Optional)

By default the server uses keyword search (BM25 via FTS5). For significantly better result quality, set your OpenAI API key:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "entra-news-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["entra-news-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "sk-..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Local Database Cache

On first launch the server downloads the database (~15–20 MB) from GitHub Releases and caches it locally:

Platform	Cache location
Windows	`%USERPROFILE%\.entra-news-mcp\`
macOS / Linux	`~/.entra-news-mcp/`

The server checks for a newer database release once per week. If you want to force an immediate re-download (e.g. after a new issue has been ingested), delete the cache folder and restart your MCP host:

Windows (PowerShell):

Remove-Item "$env:USERPROFILE\.entra-news-mcp" -Recurse -Force

macOS / Linux:

rm -rf ~/.entra-news-mcp

Available MCP Tools

Tool	Description
`search_entra_news`	Semantic + keyword hybrid search over all issues. Returns sourced excerpts.
`get_issue`	Retrieve the full content of a specific issue by number or date.
`list_issues`	Browse the archive with optional year/month filtering.
`find_tool_mentions`	Discover community tools and GitHub projects mentioned in the archive.

Example queries

"What did Entra.news cover about Conditional Access in 2024?"
"Show me the issue from March 2025"
"What PowerShell tools for Entra have been mentioned?"
"Has there been coverage of Verified ID?"
"List all issues from 2024"

Architecture

Substack API (entra.news/api/v1/posts)
    │
    ▼
Node.js ingestion script  ←  OpenAI text-embedding-3-small
    │
    ▼
SQLite + sqlite-vec (~15–20 MB)
    │
    ▼
GitHub Release asset  ──→  NPX MCP Server
                               └─ Downloads DB on first run
                               └─ Checks for updates weekly
                               └─ Local vector + FTS search

Cost: ~$0.01/week (embeddings on new issues only). Zero hosting.

Running the Ingestion Pipeline

Note: You only need to do this if you're maintaining your own fork or building the initial index. End users just run npx entra-news-mcp — the database is downloaded automatica

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Scored, not listed

Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

87/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−13

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked entra-news-mcp against OSV.dev.

Inventory

Tools (4)

Click any tool to inspect its schema.

~307 tokens total

Community

Reviews

Be the first to review

Have you used this server?

Share your experience — it helps other developers decide.

How easy was setup?Did it work reliably?How was the documentation?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news safe to use?: io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news?: io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news do?: io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news provides 4 tools: search_entra_news, get_issue, list_issues, find_tool_mentions. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news?: io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.
Is io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news actively maintained?: io.github.darrenjrobinson/entra-news is actively maintained — last commit was 4 days ago. It has 7 GitHub stars.