MCP Server
Mukoko News
io.github.nyuchi/mukoko-news
What this MCP does
Searches and reads African news, provides regional briefings and source views, tracks stories, and analyzes coverage trends, categories, locations, and keywords.
Capabilities
Tools
16
tools
compare_locations
Compare news coverage between 2–4 African countries or regions side by side.
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'required': ['locations'], 'properties': {'limit': {'type': 'number', 'description': 'Max articles per location, 1–10 (default 5)'}, 'topic': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Narrow comparison to a topic (optional)'}, 'locations': {'type': 'array', 'items': {'type': 'string'}, 'maxItems': 4, 'minItems': 2, 'description': '2–4 country codes, country names, or region names'}}}
detect_surge
Detect sudden spikes in news coverage — compares last 24h against 7-day baseline. Surfaces unusual increases like crime up 5× in Bulawayo or a football surge in Ghana.
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'properties': {'limit': {'type': 'number', 'description': 'Max surges to return, 1–20 (default 10)'}, 'location': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Country, region, or city (optional — omit for continent-wide)'}}}
drain_enrichment_backlog
Drain the ENTIRE un-enriched article backlog, not just one batch. RESTRICTED to platform-team accounts (WorkOS bearer issued inside the platform-team org). Fire-and-forget: asks the pipeline worker to enrich un-enriched articles in batches (oldest first) until the backlog is clear, running independently of the automatic 10-minute sweep. Returns immediately; use trigger_enrichment for a single targeted batch instead.
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'properties': {}}
find_stories
Search articles by keyword, tag, category, or country. Results carry short excerpts, word counts, and app links only — call get_article with a result's id to read the full article body inline.
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'properties': {'q': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Keyword or phrase (optional)'}, 'tag': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Tag name (optional)'}, 'limit': {'type': 'number', 'description': 'Max results, 1–20 (default 10)'}, 'country': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Country code (optional)'}, 'category': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Category slug or name (optional)'}}}
get_article
Read a single article by ID or slug. Returns the full article body inline as markdown (truncated at ~8000 characters with a link to continue in the app) plus source metadata and the Mukoko app URL. Use this after a list tool (get_briefing, find_stories, …) to read an article without leaving the conversation.
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'required': ['id'], 'properties': {'id': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Article _id or slug'}}}
get_briefing
Answer "What's happening in [place/topic]?" — top story, recent articles, and trending topics in one call. Accepts country codes (ZW, KE), region names (East Africa, Southern Africa), category topics (politics, business), or omit focus for a pan-African overview. Returns short excerpts with word counts and app links only — call get_article with an article id to read a full article body inline.
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'properties': {'focus': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Country code, region, category, or topic (optional)'}, 'limit': {'type': 'number', 'description': 'Max articles, 1–12 (default 8)'}}}
get_content_analytics
Open data breakdown of news coverage by category, country, and keyword for a given period.
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'properties': {'period': {'enum': ['today', 'week', 'month'], 'type': 'string', 'description': 'Time window (default: week)'}, 'location': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Country, region, or city (optional)'}}}
get_location_news
News from a specific place in Africa. Accepts country codes, country names, region names, or city names.
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'required': ['location'], 'properties': {'limit': {'type': 'number', 'description': 'Max articles, 1–20 (default 10)'}, 'category': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Category to filter (optional)'}, 'location': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Country code, country name, region, or city'}}}
get_my_feed
Personalised news feed based on the authenticated user's article likes and saves. Requires Authorization: Bearer <WorkOS access token>.
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'properties': {'limit': {'type': 'number', 'description': 'Max articles, 1–20 (default 12)'}}}
get_source_view
See how a specific news source is covering a topic.
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'required': ['source'], 'properties': {'limit': {'type': 'number', 'description': 'Max articles, 1–20 (default 8)'}, 'topic': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Topic to filter by (optional)'}, 'source': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Publication name (partial match)'}}}
get_stats
Platform statistics: total articles, active sources, and today's output.
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'properties': {}}
get_trending_analytics
Open analytics: trending topics, categories, keywords, and sources for any location or period. Part of Mukoko's open data policy.
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'properties': {'limit': {'type': 'number', 'description': 'Max results per section, 1–20 (default 10)'}, 'period': {'enum': ['today', 'week', 'month'], 'type': 'string', 'description': 'Time window (default: today)'}, 'location': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Country code, region, or city (optional)'}}}
list_categories
List all news categories with article counts.
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'properties': {}}
list_sources
List active news sources. Optionally filter by country code.
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'properties': {'country': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Filter by country code (optional)'}}}
track_story
Follow the development of a news story over time. Returns articles in chronological order showing how a story evolved. Use since to control the lookback window.
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'required': ['topic'], 'properties': {'limit': {'type': 'number', 'description': 'Max articles, 1–20 (default 10)'}, 'since': {'enum': ['today', 'week', 'month'], 'type': 'string', 'description': 'Lookback window (default: week)'}, 'topic': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Topic, keyword, event, or person name to track'}, 'country': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Limit to a country code (optional)'}}}
trigger_enrichment
Manually run the AI enrichment agent over existing articles (classification, keywords, entities, quality scoring). RESTRICTED to platform-team accounts — requires a WorkOS bearer token issued inside the platform-team org. By default enriches the most recent un-enriched articles; pass article_ids to target specific ones, or reset_attempts to re-run articles that previously hit the failure cap.
Input schema
{'type': 'object', 'properties': {'limit': {'type': 'number', 'description': 'How many un-enriched articles to enqueue, 1–50 (default 25). Ignored when article_ids is given.'}, 'article_ids': {'type': 'array', 'items': {'type': 'string'}, 'description': 'Specific article IDs to (re)enrich (optional). Capped at 50.'}, 'reset_attempts': {'type': 'boolean', 'description': 'Re-enrich even articles that already hit the failure cap (default false). Use sparingly — it re-bills AI.'}}}
History
Recent tool changes
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drain_enrichment_backlog
Sept. 17, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
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trigger_enrichment
Sept. 17, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
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get_content_analytics
Sept. 17, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
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detect_surge
Sept. 17, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
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get_trending_analytics
Sept. 17, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
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get_my_feed
Sept. 17, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
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get_stats
Sept. 17, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
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list_sources
Sept. 17, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
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list_categories
Sept. 17, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
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get_article
Sept. 17, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
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find_stories
Sept. 17, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
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get_source_view
Sept. 17, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
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compare_locations
Sept. 17, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
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get_location_news
Sept. 17, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
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track_story
Sept. 17, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
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get_briefing
Sept. 17, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
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