# helium-mcp

Real-time news with bias scoring across 5,000+ sources, AI-powered options pricing, balanced news synthesis, live market data, and meme search. 9 tools, 50 free queries, no signup needed.

## Quick Start

```bash
# Connect this server (installs CLI if needed)
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest mcp add conner-m4el/helium-mcp

# Browse available tools
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool list conner-m4el/helium-mcp

# Get full schema for a tool
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool get conner-m4el/helium-mcp search_news

# Call a tool
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool call conner-m4el/helium-mcp search_news '{}'
```

## Direct MCP Connection

Endpoint: `https://helium-mcp--conner-m4el.run.tools`

## Tools (9)

- `search_news` — Search news articles.
- `get_ticker` — Get comprehensive data for a stock, ETF, or crypto ticker.
- `get_source_bias` — Get comprehensive bias analysis for a news source.
- `get_all_source_biases` — Get bias scores for every news source in the Helium database.
- `get_option_price` — Get Helium's proprietary ML model-predicted price for a specific option contract.
- `search_balanced_news` — Search Helium's balanced news stories — AI-synthesized articles that aggregate multiple sources.
- `search_memes` — Search Helium's meme database by text (OCR + caption).
- `get_top_trading_strategies` — Get the top-ranked short volatility and long volatility option trading strategies.
- `get_bias_from_url` — Get bias analysis for a specific article by its URL.

```bash
# Get full input/output schema for a tool
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool get conner-m4el/helium-mcp <tool-name>
```