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mitbbs.ai 华人空间 — Chinese News for AI Agents

by mitbbs.aiversion 1.1.0i★ –iRuns in the cloud
Registry nameai.mitbbs/mitbbs-ai

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Chinese-diaspora news and data for AI agents: news search, stories, markets, weather, visa info.

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What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

  • Connection: Runs in the cloud
  • Transport: Streamable HTTP
  • Category: Search & AI memory

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

You need

Which app do you use?

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

  1. Open Settings → Connectors
  2. Press Add custom connector
  3. Paste the address below and press Add
  4. If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
SettingsConnectors1+ Add2https://…3
https://mitbbs.ai/mcp

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http mitbbs-ai https://mitbbs.ai/mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mitbbs-ai": {
      "url": "https://mitbbs.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "mitbbs-ai": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mitbbs.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

  1. Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
  2. Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
  3. Paste the address below, give it a name and save
  4. If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
SettingsConnectors1+ Create2https://…3
https://mitbbs.ai/mcp

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 6, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

  • search_news

    Search mitbbs.ai Chinese-language news headlines and forum posts (guest-readable boards only). Returns url, title, excerpt, board, author, posted_at, source_name, source_url, rights_basis per result.

  • get_story

    Read a story thread: topic metadata plus paginated posts (oldest first). Includes rights_basis and canonical url.

  • list_boards

    List public forum boards (id, name, description, topic/post counts, url).

  • get_entity

    Look up curated entities (people, companies, places, topics) tracked by mitbbs.ai. Pass q to search, or id (stable_id) for a profile.

  • market_quote

    Unified market quote: US stock (NVDA), forex pair (USD_CNY or USD/CNY), or crypto (BTC or bitcoin). Data delayed 15 minutes; reference only, not investment advice.

  • weather

    Current weather + 7-day forecast for 16 cities (Chinese + English). Source: Open-Meteo (CC-BY 4.0).

  • convert_currency

    Convert an amount between currencies (ECB reference rates). Supported: USD, CNY, EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, AUD, HKD, TWD, KRW. Note: TWD has no ECB rate and returns null.

  • yellow_pages

    Search 4,389+ NYC Chinese business listings by keyword or category (Chinese).

  • visa_info

    US visa/immigration policy info in Chinese (F-1, H-1B, EB-1/2/3/5, family, N-400) with Visa Bulletin priority dates. Reference only — not legal advice.

  • travel_guide

    Chinese-language travel guides for overseas Chinese: 10 US cities, 8 countries/regions, 3 NYC day trips. Overview, sights, food, transport, best season, tips for Chinese travelers.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 6, 2026

  • ! Caution

    Maker matches the repo

    The registry lists no source repo, so we cannot match the publisher (mitbbs.ai) to the code

  • … Not checked yet

    Still maintained

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

  • … Not checked yet

    Has a licence

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

  • ✓ Pass

    Endpoint responds

    Responded in 103 ms (HTTP 200)

  • – Not applicable

    Sign-in with OAuth

    No sign-in needed

  • ✓ Pass

    No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

    Read 10 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi

  • More stars than 0% of the other 7241 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 92% of the other 7241 servers in this category
  • Basic checks equal to or better than 40% of the other 7241 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is mitbbs.ai 华人空间 — Chinese News for AI Agents safe?

It passed 2 of 3 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.1.0) reached the registry 3 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Context7, Codebase Memory, Exa

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README from the maker

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