aid: aligned-news
name: Aligned News
description: 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.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consuming
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/aligned-news.png
created: '2026-05-06'
modified: '2026-09-16'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aligned-news/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- Artificial Intelligence
- News
- MCP
- Signals
tags_raw:
- AI
- News
- MCP
- Signals
url-source: https://alignednews.com/
apis:
- aid: aligned-news:aligned-news-mcp-server
  name: Aligned News MCP Server
  description: 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 Code, Claude Desktop,
    Cursor, and Windsurf. Exposes search_news, get_stories, get_story, get_signals, get_signal, get_reports,
    get_report, and get_sections tools, plus an aligned://news-feed resource. Authenticates with a user-provided
    ALIGNED_API_KEY (Bearer alnw_...).
  humanURL: https://alignednews.com/developers
  baseURL: https://alignednews.com/v1
  tags:
  - Artificial Intelligence
  - MCP
  - Agents
  - Tooling
  tags_raw:
  - AI
  - MCP
  - Agents
  - Tooling
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://alignednews.com/developers
  - type: Source Code
    url: https://alignednews.com/mcp-server.ts
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://alignednews.com/account
- aid: aligned-news:aligned-news-bundles-api
  name: Aligned News Bundles API
  description: Curated groupings of related stories around themes.
  humanURL: https://alignednews.com/
  baseURL: https://alignednews.com/v1
  tags:
  - Bundles
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aligned-news-bundles-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://alignednews.com/developers
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://alignednews.com/account
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://alignednews.com/pricing
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  - type: FinOps
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- aid: aligned-news:aligned-news-news-feed-api
  name: Aligned News Feed API
  description: All current stories grouped by section.
  humanURL: https://alignednews.com/
  baseURL: https://alignednews.com/v1
  tags:
  - News Feed
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aligned-news-news-feed-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://alignednews.com/developers
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://alignednews.com/account
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://alignednews.com/pricing
  - type: Plans
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- aid: aligned-news:aligned-news-reports-api
  name: Aligned News Reports API
  description: Trend deep-dives and longer-form analysis.
  humanURL: https://alignednews.com/
  baseURL: https://alignednews.com/v1
  tags:
  - Reports
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aligned-news-reports-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://alignednews.com/developers
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://alignednews.com/account
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://alignednews.com/pricing
  - type: Plans
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- aid: aligned-news:aligned-news-search-api
  name: Aligned News Search API
  description: Full-text search across stories, signals, and reports.
  humanURL: https://alignednews.com/
  baseURL: https://alignednews.com/v1
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aligned-news-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://alignednews.com/developers
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://alignednews.com/account
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://alignednews.com/pricing
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- aid: aligned-news:aligned-news-sections-api
  name: Aligned News Sections API
  description: Topical sections used to organize stories.
  humanURL: https://alignednews.com/
  baseURL: https://alignednews.com/v1
  tags:
  - Sections
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aligned-news-sections-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://alignednews.com/developers
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://alignednews.com/account
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://alignednews.com/pricing
  - type: Plans
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  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aligned-news/refs/heads/main/finops/aligned-news-finops.yml
- aid: aligned-news:aligned-news-signals-api
  name: Aligned News Signals API
  description: Early pattern detections with editorial badges.
  humanURL: https://alignednews.com/
  baseURL: https://alignednews.com/v1
  tags:
  - Signals
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aligned-news-signals-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://alignednews.com/developers
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://alignednews.com/account
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://alignednews.com/pricing
  - type: Plans
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  - type: FinOps
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- aid: aligned-news:aligned-news-stories-api
  name: Aligned News Stories API
  description: AI news stories curated and synthesized from monitored accounts.
  humanURL: https://alignednews.com/
  baseURL: https://alignednews.com/v1
  tags:
  - Stories
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aligned-news-stories-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://alignednews.com/developers
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://alignednews.com/account
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://alignednews.com/pricing
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maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: Aligned News
  url: https://alignednews.com/
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/aligned-news-capability-edges.yml
  name: Aligned News Business Capability Map
- type: Plans
  url: plans/aligned-news-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/aligned-news-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/aligned-news-finops.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/aligned-news-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/aligned-news-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/aligned-news-authentication.yml
- url: https://alignednews.com/
  type: Website
- url: https://alignednews.com/how-it-works
  type: How It Works
- url: https://alignednews.com/getting-started
  type: GettingStarted
- url: https://alignednews.com/pricing
  type: Pricing
- url: https://alignednews.com/developers
  type: Developers
- url: https://alignednews.com/account
  type: Signup
- url: https://alignednews.com/sitemap.xml
  type: Sitemap
- url: https://alignednews.com/robots.txt
  type: Robots TXT
- url: https://alignednews.com/research
  type: Research
- url: https://alignednews.com/signals
  type: Signals
- url: https://alignednews.com/reports
  type: Reports
- url: https://alignednews.com/bundles
  type: Bundles
- url: https://alignednews.com/ai
  type: AI
- url: https://alignednews.com/mcp-server.ts
  type: MCP Server
- url: https://github.com/Aligned-news
  type: GitHubOrg
- type: Features
  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
  - https://alignednews.com/pricing
  - https://alignednews.com/mcp-server.ts
  updated: '2026-05-06'
- url: https://alignednews.com/feed
  type: Blog
x-tags-removed:
- Intelligence