# get_news_by_engine

A read tool on the OpenNews MCP MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_news_by_engine`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/6551team-opennews-mcp/get-news-by-engine

## Facts

- Tool: `get_news_by_engine`
- Server: OpenNews MCP (`6551team/opennews-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/6551team-opennews-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/6551Team/opennews-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade A, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_news_by_engine",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_news_by_engine is rated Low

Despite the empty description, the tool name pattern, server function (news aggregation), and parallel tools all indicate this retrieves news filtered by engine type—a read operation. No side effects, modification, execution, deletion, or financial transactions are implied.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_news_by_engine' with sibling tools all prefixed 'get_' or 'list_' (get_high_score_news, get_hot_news, get_latest_news, get_news_by_signal, get_news_by_source, get_news_categories, get_news_sources, list_news_types); server is described as a…"

## Use case

AI agents call get_news_by_engine to retrieve information from OpenNews MCP without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches OpenNews MCP:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_news_by_engine": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on OpenNews MCP (18)

- `subscribe_latest_news` — Other — https://policylayer.com/tools/6551team-opennews-mcp/subscribe-latest-news.md
- `get_company_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6551team-opennews-mcp/get-company-info.md
- `get_company_report_text` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6551team-opennews-mcp/get-company-report-text.md
- `get_crypto_holding_changes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6551team-opennews-mcp/get-crypto-holding-changes.md
- `get_crypto_holdings` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6551team-opennews-mcp/get-crypto-holdings.md
- `get_high_score_news` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6551team-opennews-mcp/get-high-score-news.md
- `get_hot_news` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6551team-opennews-mcp/get-hot-news.md
- `get_key_market_events` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6551team-opennews-mcp/get-key-market-events.md
- `get_latest_news` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6551team-opennews-mcp/get-latest-news.md
- `get_news_by_signal` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6551team-opennews-mcp/get-news-by-signal.md
- `get_news_by_source` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6551team-opennews-mcp/get-news-by-source.md
- `get_news_categories` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6551team-opennews-mcp/get-news-categories.md
- `get_news_sources` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6551team-opennews-mcp/get-news-sources.md
- `list_news_types` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6551team-opennews-mcp/list-news-types.md
- `search_companies` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6551team-opennews-mcp/search-companies.md
- `search_news` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6551team-opennews-mcp/search-news.md
- `search_news_advanced` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6551team-opennews-mcp/search-news-advanced.md
- `search_news_by_coin` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/6551team-opennews-mcp/search-news-by-coin.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=6551team-opennews-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/6551team-opennews-mcp