VI Update
Search and read VI Update and Good Day (U.S. Virgin Islands news) and The Straight Record.
What it does
VI Update is an MCP server, a connector that lets an AI assistant use it as a tool. It is hosted: an assistant connects to it over the internet, nothing to install.
No capability identified yet from its description.
Facts come from the Official MCP Registry, as declared by the publisher. Capabilities are matched automatically (low confidence). None of this is a test of the tool.
At a glance
How to connect
As declared in the Official MCP Registry · hosted endpoint tested by Electra Index 1d ago (live check)Hosted endpoint
https://mcp.viupdate.com/mcpstreamable-http
In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http vi-update https://mcp.viupdate.com/mcp
MCP settings (Claude Desktop, Cursor and other MCP clients)
{
"mcpServers": {
"vi-update": {
"url": "https://mcp.viupdate.com/mcp"
}
}
}Live check
Electra Index connected to the hosted endpoint 1d agoONLINE VI Update answered an MCP connection on 08 Nov 2026 and introduced itself as viupdate-news 1.0.0 (MCP protocol 2025-06-18).
8 tools offered to AI assistants
search· Keyword search across published VI Update articles, Good Day, This Week editions and The Straight Record editions, or one of them. Use for finding coverage of a person, place, agency or event. Each result has an id for fetch, a title, a URLfetch· The full text of one published item, by the id search or a list returns (such as "viupdate:<slug>", "goodday:036" or "straightrecord:042") or by its public URL. Use for reading an article or edition before quoting or summarizing it. Returnslatest· The newest published items: by default the newest VI Update articles, the newest Good Day, This Week edition and the newest Straight Record edition; or the newest items of one publication. Use for "what is new" or for current coverage. Eachlist_items· Published items of one publication, newest first, optionally between two dates, with paging. Use for browsing what a publication ran in a week, month or year. VI Update articles are dated by the date the article shows; Good Day and Straightget_good_day_edition· One Good Day, This Week edition in full and in structure, by its number (such as "036" or "36"), or the newest when no number is given. Use for the week's stories with their sources, the tracked weekly items (WAPA, government, federal, infrget_straight_record_edition· One Straight Record edition in full, by its id (such as "042", "42" or "P001", or the edition URL), or the newest when no id is given. Use for reading every story's The Gap, Left Said, Right Said and The Record (or The Record So Far), withclaims_of_the_week· The Claim of the Week fact check from Straight Record Sunday editions, newest first: the claim as quoted, who said it and when, the verdict and the analysis, with the edition date, URL and citeAs line. Use for what The Straight Record has fabout· What this server holds: how many published items each publication has, the date range each covers, when the VI Update and Good Day data were last refreshed, how each publication is credited, and what is not included. Use for questions about
What "online" means: the server answered an MCP connection at the time of the check. It is not a guarantee of security, quality or continuous uptime. How we test: we open an MCP session and ask for the tool list, as an AI assistant would. We never run a tool and never send a key. Checked every few days. Method
Is this your server? Monitoring Pro: a check every 30 minutes and an email within the hour when it stops answering. Launch offer: $39.99 once, for life.
Facts & evidence
Each fact shows where it was seen and when.| Fact | Value | Evidence | Source | Last confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosted endpoint | https://mcp.viupdate.com/mcp | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 13m ago |
| Local install (package) | no | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 13m ago |
| Remote access (hosted) | yes | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 13m ago |
| Website | https://viupdate.com/for-machines/ | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 13m ago |
| Registry status | active | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 13m ago |
| Version | 1.0.0 | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 13m ago |
| MCP server | yes | DECLARED | SRC-001 Official MCP Registry | 13m ago |
Change history
- NEW08 Nov 2026first seen in the index
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How do I connect VI Update?
Use the hosted endpoint https://mcp.viupdate.com/mcp in your assistant's MCP settings. The exact settings are in "How to connect" above, as declared in the Official MCP Registry.
What tools does VI Update offer?
When Electra Index connected on 08 Nov 2026, it listed 8 tools: search, fetch, latest, list_items, get_good_day_edition, get_straight_record_edition, claims_of_the_week, about. The full list is in "Live check" above.
Is VI Update online?
Yes. Its hosted endpoint answered an MCP connection from Electra Index 1d ago.