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| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Capabilities | 14 decomposed | 12 decomposed |
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Abstracts OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, and Google AI behind a unified AugmentedLLM interface that normalizes tool-calling schemas, token tracking, and cost management across providers. Uses provider-specific adapters to translate between native function-calling formats (OpenAI's tools array, Anthropic's tool_use blocks) into a canonical internal representation, enabling seamless model swapping without workflow changes.
Unique: Implements a canonical tool-calling schema that normalizes OpenAI's tools array, Anthropic's tool_use blocks, and other provider formats into a single internal representation, with automatic cost tracking per provider and model. Uses adapter pattern to isolate provider-specific logic from workflow definitions.
vs alternatives: Unlike LangChain's provider abstraction which requires explicit model selection at runtime, mcp-agent's AugmentedLLM system decouples provider choice from workflow logic, enabling true provider-agnostic agent definitions with built-in cost visibility.
Manages the full lifecycle of Model Context Protocol servers (startup, connection, tool discovery, shutdown) across three transport mechanisms: STDIO, Server-Sent Events (SSE), and WebSocket. The MCPApp container automatically initializes MCP connections, discovers available tools/resources, and handles connection pooling and error recovery without requiring manual transport configuration in agent code.
Unique: Implements a unified MCP connection manager that abstracts three distinct transport protocols (STDIO, SSE, WebSocket) behind a single interface, with automatic tool discovery and schema extraction. Uses async context managers to ensure proper resource cleanup and connection pooling for multiple agents accessing the same MCP server.
vs alternatives: Unlike direct MCP SDK usage which requires manual transport selection and connection management, mcp-agent's transport abstraction enables agents to access tools without knowing whether they're local or remote, and automatically handles connection recovery and tool schema caching.
Provides a framework for building MCP servers that expose tools and resources to agents. Developers define tools as Python functions with type hints, and the framework automatically generates MCP tool schemas and handles tool invocation. Supports both simple function-based tools and complex stateful tools with initialization. Resources can expose file contents, API responses, or other data to agents.
Unique: Provides a decorator-based framework for defining MCP tools where Python type hints are automatically converted to MCP tool schemas, eliminating manual schema definition. Supports both simple function-based tools and complex stateful tools with lifecycle management.
vs alternatives: Unlike raw MCP SDK which requires manual schema definition, mcp-agent's server framework uses Python type hints to auto-generate schemas, reducing boilerplate and improving maintainability.
Enables workflows to pass context and state between agents through a shared execution context. Each workflow step can access outputs from previous steps, and agents can read/write to a shared state dictionary. The WorkflowExecutionSystem manages context isolation between concurrent workflows to prevent state leakage, using Python context variables to maintain execution context across async boundaries.
Unique: Implements context isolation using Python context variables to enable concurrent workflows without state leakage, while allowing sequential workflows to share state through a common execution context. Uses a shared state dictionary that agents can read/write, with automatic context cleanup on workflow completion.
vs alternatives: Unlike LangGraph which uses explicit state objects, mcp-agent's context passing is implicit through a shared execution context, reducing boilerplate while maintaining isolation in concurrent scenarios.
Implements a Router workflow pattern that classifies incoming tasks by intent and routes them to specialized agents. Uses an LLM to classify the task intent, then selects the appropriate agent from a configured set based on the classification. Enables building systems where different agents handle different types of tasks (e.g., research agent, analysis agent, writing agent) without requiring explicit routing logic.
Unique: Implements intent-based routing using an LLM to classify task intent and select the appropriate agent, eliminating the need for explicit routing rules. Uses a configurable set of agents with descriptions, and the LLM selects the best match based on task content.
vs alternatives: Unlike LangChain's routing which requires explicit rules or regex patterns, mcp-agent's Router workflow uses LLM-based intent classification to dynamically select agents, enabling more flexible and maintainable routing logic.
Implements an Evaluator-Optimizer workflow pattern where an evaluator agent assesses the quality of a worker agent's output against specified criteria, and an optimizer agent refines the output based on evaluation feedback. Enables building self-improving agent systems that iteratively refine outputs until quality criteria are met, with configurable iteration limits and evaluation metrics.
Unique: Implements a closed-loop evaluation and optimization pattern where an evaluator agent scores outputs against criteria, and an optimizer agent refines based on feedback. Uses configurable iteration limits and convergence detection to prevent infinite loops.
vs alternatives: Unlike LangChain which has no built-in evaluation/optimization pattern, mcp-agent provides Evaluator-Optimizer as a first-class workflow that enables iterative refinement with automatic convergence detection.
Provides six pre-built workflow patterns (Orchestrator, Deep Orchestrator, Parallel, Router, Evaluator-Optimizer, Swarm) that define how agents interact with tools and each other. Each pattern is implemented as a composable execution engine that handles agent sequencing, tool invocation, result aggregation, and error handling. Workflows are defined declaratively in YAML/Python and executed by the WorkflowExecutionSystem which manages state, context passing, and tool result routing.
Unique: Implements six distinct workflow patterns as reusable execution engines with a common interface, allowing developers to compose complex multi-agent systems by selecting and chaining patterns. Uses a declarative YAML-based workflow definition system that separates workflow logic from agent/tool configuration, enabling non-technical stakeholders to modify workflows.
vs alternatives: Unlike LangGraph which requires explicit graph construction in code, mcp-agent's workflow patterns provide pre-validated templates for common agent interaction patterns (sequential, parallel, routing, optimization) that can be composed without writing orchestration logic.
Provides a YAML-based configuration system (MCPApp) that declaratively defines agents, MCP servers, LLM providers, and workflows. Supports environment variable substitution, secret management via .env files, and schema validation against a JSON schema. Configuration is loaded at application startup and validated before any agents execute, catching configuration errors early without runtime failures.
Unique: Implements a two-tier configuration system where high-level workflow/agent definitions are declarative YAML, while low-level provider/transport configuration is environment-driven. Uses JSON schema validation to catch configuration errors at startup, and supports environment variable aliases for common settings (e.g., OPENAI_API_KEY → llm.openai.api_key).
vs alternatives: Unlike LangChain which uses Python-based configuration, mcp-agent's YAML-based system enables non-technical users to modify agent behavior and workflows without touching code, while maintaining schema validation and environment-based secret management.
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Crawls 11+ heterogeneous platforms (Zhihu, Weibo, Bilibili, Twitter, Reddit, HackerNews, etc.) and RSS feeds using platform-specific scrapers, normalizes disparate data schemas into a unified NewsItem model, and deduplicates content across sources using fuzzy title matching and URL canonicalization. The system maintains platform-specific metadata (rank, heat value, engagement metrics) while presenting a single normalized feed, enabling cross-platform trend detection that would be invisible within individual platform silos.
Unique: Implements platform-specific crawler modules with unified NewsItem schema and fuzzy deduplication across 11+ heterogeneous sources (Chinese + international), rather than relying on single-platform APIs or generic RSS parsing. Maintains platform-specific metadata (rank × 0.6 + frequency × 0.3 + platform hot value × 0.1) for weighted hotspot scoring.
vs alternatives: Covers more platforms (especially Chinese social media) with deeper metadata extraction than generic RSS aggregators, and provides unified deduplication across sources unlike single-platform monitoring tools.
Implements a multi-stage filtering pipeline that matches news items against user-defined keywords using regex patterns, required word lists, and excluded word lists. The system applies frequency-based scoring (keyword occurrence count) combined with platform hotspot weights to rank filtered results. Configuration is stored in frequency_words.txt with support for regex patterns, AND/OR/NOT boolean operators, and per-keyword weighting. Filtering occurs at collection time (reducing storage) and again at report generation time (enabling dynamic reconfiguration without re-crawling).
Unique: Combines regex pattern matching with frequency-based scoring and platform hotspot weighting (rank × 0.6 + frequency × 0.3 + platform hot value × 0.1) in a two-stage pipeline (collection-time and report-time filtering). Supports dynamic reconfiguration without re-crawling by applying filters at report generation.
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vs alternatives: More flexible than simple keyword matching (supports regex and boolean logic) and more efficient than semantic filtering (no LLM overhead), making it suitable for real-time filtering at scale.
Detects newly emerged topics by comparing current crawl results against historical data stored in the system. Topics are marked as 🆕 (new) if they appear for the first time in the current crawl or if their hotspot rank increased significantly compared to previous crawls. The system tracks topic emergence velocity (how quickly a topic rises in rankings) and flags topics with unusual acceleration. New topic detection is performed at report generation time, enabling dynamic detection without re-crawling. The system maintains a historical hotspot index for comparison.
Unique: Detects new topics by comparing current hotspot rankings against historical data, marking topics with significant rank increases as 🆕. Tracks emergence velocity to distinguish breaking news from sustained trends.
vs alternatives: More efficient than semantic similarity detection (no LLM overhead) and more accurate than simple first-appearance detection (accounts for re-emerging topics), but requires historical baseline data.
Provides a web-based UI for editing TrendRadar configuration files (config.yaml, frequency_words.txt, timeline.yaml) with real-time validation and preview. The editor supports: (1) syntax highlighting for YAML and regex, (2) validation of keyword patterns (regex compilation check), (3) preview of filtered results based on current keyword configuration, (4) drag-and-drop channel configuration, (5) schedule preview (shows next 10 execution times). Changes are validated before saving, preventing configuration errors. The editor is optional; users can edit config files directly.
Unique: Provides web-based configuration editor with real-time validation, regex preview, and schedule visualization. Enables non-technical users to configure TrendRadar without editing YAML files.
vs alternatives: More user-friendly than manual YAML editing and provides validation feedback, but adds operational complexity compared to file-based configuration.
Integrates LiteLLM to provide vendor-agnostic AI analysis and summarization of filtered news items. Users configure their preferred LLM provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, local models, etc.) once in config.yaml, and the system automatically routes analysis requests to that provider. The AI analysis capability includes: (1) automated summarization of long articles into key points, (2) sentiment analysis (positive/negative/neutral), (3) trend prediction based on historical patterns, and (4) custom analysis prompts. Analysis results are cached to avoid redundant API calls and can be pushed directly to notification channels.
Unique: Uses LiteLLM abstraction layer to support any LLM provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, local models) with single configuration, enabling provider switching without code changes. Caches analysis results to reduce redundant API calls and costs.
vs alternatives: More flexible than hardcoded OpenAI integration (supports any LiteLLM provider) and cheaper than dedicated sentiment analysis APIs (can use local models), but slower than rule-based sentiment analysis.
Leverages LiteLLM to translate news content from source languages (primarily Chinese) to target languages (English, etc.) on-demand. The system detects source language automatically (via langdetect or similar), caches translations to avoid re-translating identical content, and batches translation requests to reduce API calls. Translations are stored alongside original content, enabling bilingual reports and multi-language notification delivery. Translation can be triggered at collection time (all news) or report time (only filtered news).
Unique: Implements provider-agnostic translation via LiteLLM with automatic language detection, content-based caching, and batch request optimization. Stores translations alongside originals for bilingual report generation.
vs alternatives: More flexible than dedicated translation APIs (supports any LiteLLM provider) and cheaper than commercial translation services when using local models, but slower than specialized translation APIs.
Implements a notification abstraction layer supporting 9+ delivery channels (WeChat, WeWork, Feishu, Telegram, Email, ntfy, Bark, Slack, etc.). Each channel has a provider-specific formatter that converts normalized news items into channel-appropriate messages (e.g., WeChat card format, Telegram markdown, email HTML). The system batches notifications atomically—all news items for a report are sent as a single batch to each channel, ensuring consistency and reducing API calls. Message formatting respects channel constraints (character limits, attachment limits, etc.) and supports templating for customization.
Unique: Implements atomic message batching across 9+ heterogeneous channels with provider-specific formatters and constraint-aware truncation. Single configuration enables simultaneous delivery to WeChat, WeWork, Feishu, Telegram, Email, ntfy, Bark, Slack, etc. without code changes.
vs alternatives: Supports more channels (especially Chinese platforms like WeWork, Feishu) than generic notification services, and batching reduces API calls and spam compared to per-item notifications.
Exposes TrendRadar's data and analysis capabilities as an MCP server, enabling AI agents and LLM applications to query trends, perform analysis, and generate insights through natural language. The MCP server implements tools for: (1) querying filtered news by keyword/date/platform, (2) retrieving trend statistics and hotspot rankings, (3) running custom analysis on news subsets, (4) generating reports in various formats. Clients (Claude, other LLM agents) can invoke these tools via MCP protocol, enabling conversational exploration of trends without direct database access. The server maintains state across multiple requests, allowing multi-turn conversations about trends.
Unique: Implements full MCP server exposing trend data and analysis tools to LLM agents, enabling conversational queries and multi-turn analysis workflows. Maintains state across requests and supports complex tool invocations (filtering, analysis, report generation).
vs alternatives: Enables conversational access to trends (vs. API-only access) and integrates with LLM agent workflows (vs. standalone tools), but adds operational complexity compared to simple REST APIs.
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