Helium MCP — News, Markets & AI Intelligence
Use this skill when you need to search news, analyze media bias, get stock/crypto market data, price options, or find balanced perspectives on current events.
Prerequisites
The Helium MCP server must be configured. Add to your MCP settings:
{
"mcpServers": {
"helium": {
"url": "https://heliumtrades.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Free tier: 50 queries, no signup or API key needed.
Available Tools
News & Bias Analysis
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search_news — Search 3.2M+ articles from 5,000+ sources with bias scores across 15+ dimensions (political lean, emotionality, factfulness, prescriptiveness, etc.)
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search_balanced_news — Get AI-synthesized balanced articles aggregating left/right/center perspectives on any topic
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get_trending_topics — Get currently trending news topics across all sources
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get_source_bias — Get detailed bias profile for any news source (e.g., CNN, Fox News, Reuters)
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get_article_bias — Get full multi-dimensional bias analysis for a specific article
Market Data & Analysis
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get_ticker — Live stock/ETF/crypto price data with AI-generated bull/bear cases, 5 probability-weighted scenarios, and price forecasts
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get_option_price — ML-predicted fair value and probability ITM for any option contract
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get_top_trading_strategies — Top-ranked options strategies with risk/reward analysis
Other
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search_memes — Semantic search across trending memes with OCR text and engagement data
Usage Patterns
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Compare media coverage: Use
search_news with a topic query, then compare bias scores across different sources
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Get balanced views: Use
search_balanced_news for multi-perspective synthesis on any controversial topic
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Stock research:
get_ticker for price + AI analysis + probability-weighted scenarios, then get_option_price for derivatives pricing
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Discover trades:
get_top_trading_strategies for AI-ranked options setups with full Greeks
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Bias audit:
get_source_bias to understand a source's typical framing patterns
Notes
