Helium MCP

Give Your AI Evidence It Can Cite

One paste into Cursor or Claude. Your AI compares how outlets frame the same story, pulls the quotes behind each claim, and reasons about markets with real uncertainty.

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Cited quotes · matched coverage across 5,000+ sources · forecast ranges with uncertainty

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5,000+
Sources Tracked
3.2M+
News Articles
50+
Bias Dimensions
Up and Running in 30 Seconds
1
Copy the Config

Grab the JSON snippet for your AI client below.

2
Paste into Settings

Add it to your MCP config in Cursor, Claude, or Windsurf.

3
Ask with Evidence

Your AI cites quotes, compares outlets, and reasons about markets.

What your AI can do with Helium

Stop guessing from headlines. Get cited evidence, matched coverage, and market uncertainty in one MCP connection.

Question the News

Compare how outlets cover the same story across 50+ dimensions, then open the claims, supporting quotes, counterevidence, and confidence behind each score.

Try asking
"Compare how CNN and Fox cover tariffs. Cite evidence and counterevidence."
Tools included
search_news search_balanced_news get_source_bias get_bias_from_url get_all_source_biases
Reason About Markets

Pull latest prices, forecast ranges, uncertainty distributions, and historical options-strategy simulations, so your AI can reason about risk, not just point estimates.

Try asking
"What are the best short vol options plays right now?"
Tools included
get_ticker get_option_price get_historical_options_data get_top_trading_strategies
Track Narrative Signals

Semantic meme search reveals the narratives, humor, and cultural signals spreading around a topic.

Try asking
"What market narratives are spreading in memes this week?"
Tools included
search_memes
Simple, Usage-Based Pricing

Start free. Pay only when you need more.

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✓ All tools included
✓ Structured evidence-linked bias data
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• Up to 50 total queries
Building a model, evaluation, or research pipeline?

Get claim-linked bias records with verified quotes, counterevidence, and confidence scores. Ask about bulk exports and matched-coverage datasets.

Discuss Data Access
Copy. Paste. Connected.

Pick your client, paste the config, start querying.

In Cursor, open Settings → MCP and paste this into your mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "helium": {
      "url": "https://heliumtrades.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your first 50 queries are free. No key required. Continue for $0.02 per query.

Paste into your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "helium": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://heliumtrades.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your first 50 queries are free. No key required. Continue for $0.02 per query. After editing, restart Claude Desktop.

In Windsurf, open Settings → MCP and paste this into your mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "helium": {
      "serverUrl": "https://heliumtrades.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your first 50 queries are free. No key required. Continue for $0.02 per query.

Use Helium from Python or any HTTP client. REST endpoints return JSON.

MCP Streaming Endpoint

https://heliumtrades.com/mcp

Python 3 Example

# pip install requests
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://heliumtrades.com/mcp_search/",
    params={"q": "apple earnings", "limit": 3},
    timeout=30,
)
response.raise_for_status()

print(response.json())

REST Endpoints

Use q for search text and limit to keep responses small.

/mcp_search/News search: q, limit /mcp_balanced_search/Balanced stories: q, limit /mcp_source_bias/Source bias: source /mcp_url_bias/Article bias: url /mcp_ticker/Market data: ticker /mcp_option_price/Option price: symbol, strike, expiration, option_type /mcp_historical_options/Options chain: symbol, date /mcp_top_strategies/Top strategies: limit, sort /mcp_all_source_biases/All source biases /mcp_meme_search/Meme search: q, limit

No key needed for your first 50 queries. Requests are tracked by IP. Continue for $0.02 per query.

Frequently Asked Questions
What is an MCP server and why do I need one? ▾
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets AI assistants like Claude and Cursor call external tools and data sources. By connecting Helium, your AI can search current news, inspect evidence-linked media bias, analyze markets, and track narrative signals without manual copy and paste.
What counts as a "query"? ▾
Each successful tool call that returns results counts as one query, whether it is a news search, ticker lookup, bias analysis, or meme search. Failed requests and empty results are not billed.
How does "50 free queries" work? ▾
The first 50 queries from your network's IP subnet (/24) are free. No credit card or sign-up required. Point your MCP client at https://heliumtrades.com/mcp and start querying. After 50, you will need an API key.
How much does it cost after the free tier? ▾
$0.02 per query, billed daily via Stripe. There is no monthly minimum. If you use 100 queries in a month, you pay $2. Usage is tracked in real time and you receive a daily invoice.
What makes Helium's news data unique? ▾
Helium tracks 5,000+ sources, matches coverage of the same story, and scores 50+ bias dimensions. Each score comes with a claim, supporting and contrary quotes, confidence, and rationale, so your AI can show its work instead of inventing a take.
Is the bias data useful for model training or evaluation? ▾
Yes. get_bias_from_url and get_source_bias with include_evidence=true return each score joined to its claim, supporting and contrary quotes, confidence, and rationale. This supports grounding, counterexample mining, calibration, and media-reasoning datasets.
Can I use this for stock trading or financial research? ▾
Yes. get_ticker exposes AI-generated bull and bear cases, forecast ranges, IV rank, and options strategies. get_option_price provides a model-predicted value from the latest available options snapshot. These are research inputs with uncertainty, not guarantees.
Where is my API key stored and is it secure? ▾
Your API key is stored securely in our database. Treat it like a password. Do not commit it to public repos. If your key is compromised, contact us at contact@heliumtrades.com and we will rotate it immediately.
How do I stop paid access? ▾
Visit the Stripe customer portal to stop paid access anytime. There is no cancellation fee. If you have trouble, email contact@heliumtrades.com.

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