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name: helium-mcp
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description: "Connect to Helium's MCP server for news research, media bias analysis, balanced perspectives, stock/options data, and semantic meme search across 3.2M+ articles and 5,000+ sources"
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risk: safe
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source: "https://heliumtrades.com/mcp-page/"
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source_repo: connerlambden/helium-mcp
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source_type: community
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date_added: "2026-04-13"
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author: connerlambden
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tags: [mcp, news, media-bias, stocks, options, finance, research]
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tools: [claude, cursor, gemini]
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---
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# Helium MCP
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## Overview
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Helium MCP provides AI coding assistants with access to news intelligence, media bias analysis, financial market data, and meme search through 9 tools exposed via the Model Context Protocol. It covers 3.2M+ articles from 5,000+ news sources with 15+ bias dimensions, live stock/ETF/crypto data with AI-generated analysis, and ML-predicted options pricing.
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## When to Use This Skill
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- Use when you need to search or analyze news articles with bias-aware context
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- Use when researching media bias for a specific source or article URL
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- Use when you want balanced left/right/center perspectives on a topic
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- Use when looking up live stock, ETF, or crypto data with AI bull/bear cases
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- Use when pricing options or evaluating trading strategies
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- Use when searching for memes by semantic meaning
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## MCP Configuration
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Add the Helium MCP server to your client configuration. The endpoint uses streamable HTTP and requires no authentication.
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### Claude Desktop / Cursor / Windsurf
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```json
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{
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"mcpServers": {
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"helium": {
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"url": "https://heliumtrades.com/mcp"
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}
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}
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}
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```
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No API key or authentication is required.
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## Available Tools
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### News & Media Bias
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#### `search_news`
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Search 3.2M+ articles from 5,000+ sources with 15+ bias dimensions. Filter by topic, source, date range, and bias attributes.
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```
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search_news({ query: "artificial intelligence regulation" })
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```
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#### `search_balanced_news`
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Get AI-synthesized balanced articles presenting left, right, and center perspectives on any topic.
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```
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search_balanced_news({ query: "immigration policy" })
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```
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#### `get_source_bias`
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Retrieve the detailed bias profile for any news source, including political lean, factual reporting score, and 15+ bias dimensions.
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```
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get_source_bias({ source: "reuters" })
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```
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#### `get_all_source_biases`
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Get bias data for all 5,000+ tracked news sources in a single call.
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```
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get_all_source_biases()
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```
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#### `get_bias_from_url`
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Run a full bias analysis on a specific article URL, returning the source bias profile and article-level bias indicators.
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```
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get_bias_from_url({ url: "https://example.com/article" })
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```
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### Finance & Markets
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#### `get_ticker`
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Get live stock, ETF, or crypto data including price, volume, AI-generated bull/bear cases, and forecasts.
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```
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get_ticker({ ticker: "AAPL" })
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```
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#### `get_option_price`
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Get ML-predicted fair value and probability of finishing in-the-money for a specific options contract.
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```
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get_option_price({ ticker: "AAPL", strike: 200, expiration: "2026-06-19", type: "call" })
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```
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#### `get_top_trading_strategies`
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Get top-ranked options strategies for a ticker with risk/reward analysis.
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get_top_trading_strategies({ ticker: "TSLA" })
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```
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### Memes
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#### `search_memes`
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Semantic meme search — find memes by meaning rather than exact keywords.
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```
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search_memes({ query: "debugging at 3am" })
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```
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## Examples
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### Example 1: Balanced News Research
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Ask your AI assistant:
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> "Search for balanced news coverage on climate policy and show me how left, right, and center sources frame the issue differently."
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The assistant will call `search_balanced_news` and present synthesized perspectives from across the political spectrum.
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### Example 2: Source Credibility Check
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> "What is the media bias profile for The New York Times?"
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The assistant will call `get_source_bias` and return the full bias breakdown including political lean, factual reporting, and other dimensions.
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### Example 3: Stock Research with Options
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> "Give me the bull and bear case for NVDA, then find the best options strategies."
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The assistant will call `get_ticker` for market data and AI analysis, then `get_top_trading_strategies` for ranked strategy recommendations.
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### Example 4: Article Bias Analysis
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> "Analyze the bias of this article: https://example.com/politics/story"
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The assistant will call `get_bias_from_url` to return source-level and article-level bias indicators.
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## Best Practices
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- **Start broad, then narrow:** Use `search_news` for discovery, then `get_bias_from_url` for deep analysis on specific articles
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- **Cross-reference perspectives:** Combine `search_balanced_news` with `get_source_bias` to understand why sources frame topics differently
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- **Pair market tools:** Use `get_ticker` for the fundamental view, then `get_option_price` or `get_top_trading_strategies` for actionable trades
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- **No auth needed:** The endpoint works immediately with no API keys or setup beyond adding the MCP config
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## Common Pitfalls
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- **Problem:** Tool calls return empty results for very niche queries
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**Solution:** Broaden the search terms — Helium indexes mainstream and mid-tier sources, so hyper-local topics may have limited coverage
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- **Problem:** Options data unavailable for a ticker
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**Solution:** Verify the ticker has listed options — some small-cap stocks and most crypto assets do not have options markets
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## Related Skills
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- `@mcp-builder` - If you want to build your own MCP server rather than consume this one
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## Additional Resources
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- [Helium MCP Page](https://heliumtrades.com/mcp-page/)
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- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/connerlambden/helium-mcp)
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- [MCP Protocol Specification](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/)
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## Limitations
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- Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
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- Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
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- Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.
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