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

MCP serverVerified domain · mitbbs.aiRemote● LiveFree to try

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

Install

Remote server: your requests and data go to mitbbs.ai. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http mitbbs-ai-chinese-news-for-ai-agents https://mitbbs.ai/mcp · Claude app: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.

What it can do

The tools this server listed when we connected to it, in its own words.

  • search_news — Search mitbbs.ai Chinese-language news headlines and forum posts (guest-readable boards only). Returns url, title, excerpt, board, author, p
  • get_story — Read a story thread: topic metadata plus the site own summary. Summary-only for every rights basis (owner ruling 2026-11-08): post full text
  • 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,
  • 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 EC
  • 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 le
  • travel_guide — Chinese-language travel guides for overseas Chinese: 10 US cities, 8 countries/regions, 3 NYC day trips. Overview, sights, food, transport,

KitScout test notes

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