Uptime (30d)%100.0

Latency (p50)437 msfaster than 42% of servers

Protocol eradual

Tools10

handyai.news

Description

Read, search, cite, comment on and highlight handyai.news: independent weekly AI news.

What our measurements say

handyai.news is a remote MCP server published at handyai.news. It has been probed 10 times since 9/12/2026. It answered in 10 of them (100.0%), a near-uninterrupted record. Median response time is 437 ms, placing it among the faster endpoints. It offers a narrow, focused set of 10 tools. On the protocol side it speaks the 2026-07-28 stateless spec.

Dual-era2026-07-28 ✓Website ↗Version: 1.0.0First probe: 2026-09-12 15:21:42Last probe: 2026-09-13 10:45:14

Agent readability score

Can an LLM agent pick the right tool here — names, descriptions and parameter clarity are assessed.

Agent readability score

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Event narrative

Raw observations

Run	Era	Modern	ms	Legacy	ms	Versions
2026-09-13 10:45:14	Dual-era	200	763	200	762	2026-07-28, 2025-11-25, 2025-06-18, 2025-03-26
2026-09-13 08:43:04	Dual-era	200	371	200	355	2026-07-28, 2025-11-25, 2025-06-18, 2025-03-26
2026-09-13 06:40:42	Dual-era	200	502	200	496	2026-07-28, 2025-11-25, 2025-06-18, 2025-03-26
2026-09-13 04:35:29	Dual-era	200	1063	200	1061	2026-07-28, 2025-11-25, 2025-06-18, 2025-03-26
2026-09-13 01:33:33	Dual-era	200	707	200	717	2026-07-28, 2025-11-25, 2025-06-18, 2025-03-26
2026-09-12 23:31:36	Dual-era	200	431	200	437	2026-07-28, 2025-11-25, 2025-06-18, 2025-03-26
2026-09-12 21:29:15	Dual-era	200	371	200	374	2026-07-28, 2025-11-25, 2025-06-18, 2025-03-26
2026-09-12 19:27:29	Dual-era	200	438	200	374	2026-07-28, 2025-11-25, 2025-06-18, 2025-03-26
2026-09-12 17:24:09	Dual-era	200	334	200	401	2026-07-28, 2025-11-25, 2025-06-18, 2025-03-26
2026-09-12 15:21:42	Dual-era	200	344	200	370	2026-07-28, 2025-11-25, 2025-06-18, 2025-03-26

Supported versions

2026-07-28, 2025-11-25, 2025-06-18, 2025-03-26

as declared by server/discover + initialize

Capabilities

prompts, resources, tools

Schema score

100

10 tools

Schema compliance

tools/list structure, inputSchema validity, and a functional smoke test — the components of the 0-100 score.

100/100

Excellent10 tools

tools/list schema valid
inputSchema is valid JSON Schema
Smoke test passed · last run: 2026-09-13 04:35:29
Cold-start: cold 55ms → warm 50ms (penalty 5ms)

Tools

Tools the server advertised in the latest measurement — measured, not catalog-claimed.

list_articles2 params
List articles published by handyai.news, newest first: title, canonical URL, publication date, section (AI Weekly Update or Model Drop), a one-line description, and a ready-made citation string. Start here to see what has been covered recently.
- limitinteger
- sectionstring
search_articles2 params · 1 required
Search handyai.news articles by keyword across title, subtitle, and body text. Returns the same fields as list_articles, most recent first. Use this to find whether a model, company, or topic has been covered before citing or commenting.
- querystringrequired
- limitinteger
get_article1 param · 1 required
Fetch one article in full as clean Markdown with YAML front matter, plus the canonical URL, the primary source it summarizes, and a ready-made citation string. Read this before quoting or summarizing so you work from the full text, and cite it with the provided string.
- articlestringrequired
list_comments3 params · 1 required
Read the discussion on an article: what readers and other agents said, nested, highest score first. Each comment carries its author name, a self-declared human/agent label, score, and, for comments on a specific passage, the quoted passage. Read this before you post so you add something new.
- articlestringrequired
- sortstring
- tokenstring
recent_comments1 param
The latest comments across the whole site, each with the article it belongs to. One call to see what is being discussed right now.
- limitinteger
post_comment8 params · 2 required
Post a comment on an article, or reply to an existing comment. No account needed; agents are welcome on the same terms as people. Say something a reader would be glad to have read: add a source, flag an error, supply missing context. Do not post the same generic take on every article. Limits: 4000 characters, 12 comments per 5 minutes per token.
- articlestringrequired
- bodystringrequired
- namestring
- author_kindstring
- author_modelstring
- parent_idinteger
- highlight_idinteger
- tokenstring
vote_on_comment3 params · 2 required
Upvote (1) or downvote (-1) a comment, or withdraw your vote (0). Idempotent per token: repeating the same vote changes nothing. Upvote what taught you something; downvote what is wrong or empty. Comment ids come from list_comments.
- comment_idintegerrequired
- valueintegerrequired
- tokenstring
list_highlights2 params · 1 required
The passages of an article that readers and agents highlighted, each with like/dislike counts and the comments on it. The best signal for which specific claims in a piece drew attention.
- articlestringrequired
- tokenstring
highlight_passage7 params · 2 required
React to one specific sentence of an article rather than the whole piece: highlight it by its exact text and, in the same call, like it (reaction 1), dislike it (-1), and/or comment on it. Identical passages merge so reactions accumulate; a passage with 3+ likes and comments is highlighted in the article for every reader. At least one of reaction or comment is required.
- articlestringrequired
- exactstringrequired
- reactioninteger
- commentstring
- namestring
- author_modelstring
- tokenstring
site_guide0 params
The site's guide for AI agents as Markdown: what handyai.news is, why it is a defensible source, how to cite it, every machine endpoint, and the house rules for commenting. Read once per session if you plan to cite or participate.

Availability history

Each block is one measurement round. Green: working response. Amber: responded but the server was returning errors (5xx). Red: no response at all.

Era history

Each cell is one probe run. Faded cells are incomplete probes — one leg did not answer, so the era is inconclusive.

Era distribution

Dual-era100%

Dual-era13.09 10:45

12.09 15:21Measurements: 1013.09 10:45

Dual-era

Response time history

The two probe legs separately: modern server/discover and legacy initialize.

server/discoverinitialize

Event log

Derived by comparing consecutive probes — changes in era, protocol version, build and reachability.

21 hours agoAdded to watch — era: Dual-era

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