Aligned News is an AI-native intelligence and news platform that synthesizes AI-powered briefings from 63 curated X lists tracking 100,000+ accounts in AI, tech, and science, and publishes Stories, Signals, Reports, and Bundles via web, REST API, and a downloadable MCP server for AI tools like Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf.
Aligned News publishes 8 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Bundles API, Feed API, Reports API, and 5 more. Tagged areas include Artificial Intelligence, News, MCP, and Signals.
The Aligned News catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.
Aligned News’ developer surface includes authentication, getting-started guide, pricing, signup flow, engineering blog, and 18 more developer resources.
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Reference Model Context Protocol server distributed as a single TypeScript file (mcp-server.ts) that proxies the Aligned News REST API to MCP-compatible AI tools like Claude Cod...
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data:
- AI-powered intelligence from 63 curated X lists
- Tracks 100,000+ accounts across AI, technology, and science
- Stories surface breaking AI news with full body content
- Signals provide early pattern detection with badges (bullish, caution, critical, signal, interview, vc, action)
- Reports deliver trend deep-dives and summaries
- Bundles group related stories around themes
- Section-organized news feed across all topics
- Full-text Search across stories, signals, and reports
- REST API gated behind Pro tier with Bearer alnw_ API keys
- Downloadable single-file MCP server for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Windsurf
- Free tier exposes headlines, summaries, signal badges, and report summaries only
- Pro tier unlocks full content + API access
- Enterprise tier adds team access, priority support, and custom analysis
- Built on Fly.io (edge), Supabase (data), Clerk (auth and billing), Stripe (payments)
sources:
- https://alignednews.com/
- https://alignednews.com/developers
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updated: '2026-05-06'
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Aligned News API — frequently asked questions
Does Aligned News have an API?
Yes. APIs.io lists 8 APIs from Aligned News, including Aligned News MCP Server, Aligned News Bundles API and Aligned News Feed API, and 5 more.
Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Aligned News API?
Yes. APIs.io indexes 7 OpenAPI specifications for Aligned News, each linked for download from this page.
How do I authenticate with the Aligned News API?
Aligned News uses bearer-token authentication (http · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Aligned News Authentication.
How much does the Aligned News API cost?
Aligned News publishes its prices; its Free plan is $0 as of 2026-10-07. APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for Aligned News, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.
Is the Aligned News API ready for AI agents?
Aligned News has a Kin Score of 42.9 out of 100 (developing) and an Agent Readiness score of 25.8 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.
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