ap-mcp-server (rbonestell/ap-mcp-server) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. It scores 58 out of 100, grade D. It declares 26 tools. No publisher has claimed this listing.

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ap-mcp-server

Enables conversational AI to access, analyze, and interact with Associated Press news content through natural language, with 26 tools for search, trends, and content monitoring.

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// key findings
⚠️
Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 3 high
Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.
✅
No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation
Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.
🔐
You'll be asked for 1 credential: AP_API_KEY
These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.
// tools this server exposes26 tools

These names and descriptions are the publisher's own, read from the source code. We print them as written. Our assessment is the findings above, not this list.

search_content

Search for AP content using flexible query parameters

get_content_item

Get a specific content item by ID

get_content_feed

Get a feed of incoming AP content

get_account_info

Get account information and available endpoints

get_account_plans

Get account plans and entitlements information

get_account_downloads

Get account download history

get_account_quotas

Get account API quotas and usage limits

get_rss_feeds

Get list of available RSS feeds

get_rss_feed

Get a specific RSS feed by ID

create_monitor

Create a new content monitor for alerts

list_monitors

List all existing monitors

get_monitor

Get a specific monitor by ID or name

update_monitor

Update an existing monitor

delete_monitor

Delete a monitor by ID or name

get_monitor_status

Get monitor status and recent alerts

get_monitor_history

Get monitor activity history

get_followed_topics

Get user's followed topics and subscriptions

get_ondemand_content

Get AP content items from your organization's OnDemand queue

get_content_rendition

Retrieve the full content of articles and media by fetching renditions using href URLs from previous search results

build_search_query

Build a structured search query for AP content using filters

optimize_search_query

Convert natural language queries to optimized AP search syntax with intelligent suggestions

analyze_content_trends

Analyze trending topics and content patterns across different timeframes

get_content_recommendations

Get personalized content recommendations with relevance scoring

search_content_all

Search AP content with automatic pagination to retrieve all matching results efficiently

get_content_bulk

Retrieve multiple content items by IDs efficiently with batch processing and error handling

get_trending_subjects

Quick discovery of trending subjects without full content analysis for rapid topic insights

// known CVEs in dependencies3 high

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.17.4GHSA-345p-7cg4-v4c7

@modelcontextprotocol/sdk has cross-client data leak via shared server/transport instance reuse

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.17.4GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.17.4GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

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// environment variables
To run this server yourself, you supply these values. They go in your own MCP client configuration and stay on your machine. The secret label means the value is sensitive, not that the server mishandles it.
🔐 secretAP_API_KEYYour AP API key
configAP_BASE_URLAP API base URL
configAP_ENFORCE_PLANPlan Enforcement: Automatic content filtering to authorized plan items (configurable via )
configAP_RETRIESRetry attempts for failed requests
configAP_TIMEOUTRequest timeout (ms)
// quality suggestions

Tool annotations

No tools have read-only/destructive annotations

Add readOnlyHint or destructiveHint annotations to every tool so hosts can warn users before invoking.

All four hints declared on every tool

26/26 tools missing one or more hints — search_content (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); get_content_item (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); get_content_feed (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint), +23 more. OpenAI's directory rejects tools where any of the four hints are missing or non-boolean.

For every tool, set all four hints (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint) to explicit true/false values that match the handler’s actual behaviour.

License file

No license file

Add a LICENSE file (MIT, Apache-2.0, etc.).

Tool test coverage

Only 4/26 tools referenced in tests (15%)

Write tests that reference each tool by name so every tool has at least one test.

Production dependencies are patched

0 critical, 3 high severity in production deps — @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.17.4 (high), @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.17.4 (high)

Run npm audit fix, or upgrade the affected packages to a non-vulnerable version.

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