FreshContext MCP server

FreshContext is a helper that looks at the sources your AI is about to use and tells you how old they are, where they came from, and whether they are still good enough to rely on. It was built after the author asked an AI to find job openings and got sent to jobs that had already closed. It is handy for anyone who uses an AI to research things that change quickly, like jobs, prices, news, or software releases.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI a question, and it gathers some candidate sources, like a blog post, a paper, or a job listing. Before using them, it sends those sources to FreshContext. FreshContext looks at when each one was published, what kind of source it is, and how well it matches your question, then gives each one a freshness score and a plain-English verdict. Your AI then uses that verdict to decide what to keep, what to flag, and what to leave out. You end up with an answer that is honest about how current the information is.

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What you can do with it

• Check whether a source is still fresh enough to use
• See when a page or paper was published and when it was retrieved
• Get a plain-English verdict like use as main evidence or treat with caution
• Compare several sources and see which ones rank highest for your question
• Pull in GitHub, Hacker News, arXiv, Reddit, and other sources with timestamps
• Look up job listings, company info, or finance quotes with freshness notes
• See why a source was kept, questioned, or left out

Try asking your AI

• “Find recent job openings for a data analyst and tell me which ones are still live”
• “Summarize the latest arXiv papers on retrieval and flag anything older than a year”
• “What are people saying on Hacker News about this tool, and how recent are those posts”
• “Compare these three blog posts about AI agents and tell me which one is most current”

What it gives back to you

You get back a short verdict for each source, with a label like primary source or treat with caution, a freshness score, and a few bullet points explaining why. It also shows when the source was published and when it was retrieved. In the chat, this usually looks like a small list of sources with scores and short reasons, plus a suggested action for each one. FreshContext does not certify that a source is true, only whether it is fresh and usable.

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Who it's for

Anyone who uses an AI to research fast-moving topics, like job seekers, analysts, marketers, students, and writers who need to know whether their sources are still current.