HC

Hanging Context

com.hangingcontext/mcp

Fresh context for agents. Ask, search or follow stories. Each fact cites a Synorb Manifest.

Yes, your AI can use this right now.Answered a live MCP handshake in 365 ms with no sign-in needed and exposes 8 tools.

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URL: https://hangingcontext.com/mcp

8 tools, verified live

Pulled straight from the server with tools/list on 2026-10-18.
hc_askread-only

Answer a question from recent stories. Ranks stories by keyword match and copies the best key facts word for word. Returns up to 5 facts, each with its story URL and Manifest ids, and the matched stories. If nothing matches, returns no_match true and suggestions. It does not use an LLM. This is a good first call.

hc_latestread-only

Get the latest stories, newest first. Filter by topic or beat. Returns up to 20 stories with headline, dek, topic, URL and Manifest ids.

hc_sinceread-only

Get only the stories that are new since your last call. Send the cursor from the last response. If you send no cursor, the call returns the current cursor and no stories. Returns up to 50 stories with next_cursor and has_more.

hc_searchread-only

Search recent stories by keyword. The ranking uses keyword match only. Returns up to 20 stories with headline, dek, topic, URL, Manifest ids and score.

hc_get_storyread-only

Read one story. Use format `brief` for the headline, dek and key facts. Use format `full` for the whole story as Markdown. Use format `claims` for key facts and paragraphs as JSON, each with its Manifest ids. Returns the story in that format and up to 3 related stories.

hc_sourcesread-only

Show where a story gets its facts. Returns each cited Manifest with its original title, URL, source and publication time, the facts and paragraphs that use it, and the trust label. Also returns the steps to check the Manifests yourself.

hc_topicsread-only

List the topics. Returns each topic with its title, beats, sources and story count for the last 24 hours. Also returns not_covered, a list of things this server does not cover.

hc_aboutread-only

Explain Hanging Context. Returns what it is, the checks on each story, the reuse rules, and how to read or receive stories.

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