Perigon MCP server

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• get_journalist

  Retrieve detailed information about a specific journalist using their unique identifier. Use this to access journalist profiles and biographical details referenced in article responses.

• get_story_counts_by_time_interval
• list_story_history

  Retrieve a paginated list of story history records with optional filtering by cluster, sorting, and changelog status. Use this to track story creation and refresh events across your clusters.

• search_and_summarize_articles
• search_articles
• search_companies

  Search and filter companies tracked by Perigon using multiple criteria including name, domain, ticker symbol, industry, sector, and company metadata. Supports Boolean search logic for flexible querying across company attributes.

• search_journalists

  Search and filter journalists from a global database of over 230,000 profiles. Use multiple filter criteria to find journalists by name, coverage topics, publication sources, and other attributes.

• search_media_sources
• search_news_articles

  Search news articles from the past 6 months using natural language queries with semantic relevance matching. Returns a ranked list of articles most closely aligned with your search intent, with optional filtering by publication date and content type.

• search_people

  Search and retrieve detailed information on known persons from Perigon's database of over 650,000 people worldwide. Results include Wikidata identifiers for cross-referencing additional biographical data.

• search_stories
• search_topics

  Search and browse all available topics in the Perigon database, with filtering by name, category, and subcategory. Results are paginated for efficient data retrieval.

• search_wikipedia

  Search Wikipedia using natural language queries to find page sections ranked by semantic relevance to your search intent.

• search_wikipedia_pages

• Code scan5 source files scanned25/25
• –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
• –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
• Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
• Maintenancelast push 138 days ago8/15
• Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner7/10

Safety score

80/100

higher than 65% of 3,470 Web search servers

Tools

14

the typical Web search server has 5

Tools that change things

0%

typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break

GitHub stars

31

more than 91% of 1,786 Web search servers

Downloads a week

150

more than 66% of 827 Web search servers with a package

Perigon: common questions

Is Perigon MCP server safe?

Mostly: it is graded B (80/100). Read the Perigon safety report

How do I install Perigon?

It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.

Does Perigon need an API key?

Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.

Is Perigon maintained?

The last commit was 176 days ago (2026-05-12). The latest release is v1.0.3.

What can I use instead of Perigon?

Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Search1API MCP server, AIHOT MCP server and Pubmed MCP server.

How does Perigon compare with other Web search MCP servers?

safety score 80/100 (higher than 65% of 3,470 Web search servers); tools 14 (the typical Web search server has 5); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.