INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL
search_news
Full-text search of the public archive of police-surveillance news and records (Flock Safety, license plate readers, Axon and Fusus, facial recognition, gunshot detection, drones).
LIVE ENDPOINT
https://deflocktheusa.com/mcp
Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for search_news and invoke it with your own arguments.
Indexed input schema
{}Risk classification
Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.
- No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.
Parent server
CONNECT WITH APPROVAL
Client installation
Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.
Codex
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.deflock-the-usa]
url = "https://deflocktheusa.com/mcp"
enabled = true
Claude Code
.mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"deflock-the-usa": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://deflocktheusa.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Claude Desktop
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
Name: deflock-the-usa
Remote MCP URL: https://deflocktheusa.com/mcp
Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.
Cursor
.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"deflock-the-usa": {
"url": "https://deflocktheusa.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Visual Studio Code
.vscode/mcp.json
Add to Visual Studio Code{
"servers": {
"deflock-the-usa": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://deflocktheusa.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Generic MCP
Client-specific MCP configuration
{
"name": "deflock-the-usa",
"transport": "streamable-http",
"url": "https://deflocktheusa.com/mcp"
}
MCP Inspector
Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.
Related tools
get_site_info— Live counts and entry points: mapped cameras, archived news records, tracked cancellations, video library, chapters, released audit-log searches, plus the URLs for each dataset.get_state_cameras— Reported license plate reader cameras in a U.S.get_city_cameras— Reported cameras in one city or town: count, streets with the most cameras, camera brands, named operators, first and most recent report dates, 30-day change, county context, and the page URL.list_cancellations— The Cancellation Tracker: cities and agencies that canceled, rejected, paused, or removed Flock Safety contracts, with date, outcome, reasons, and source.lookup_plate— Search released Flock audit logs (public records obtained by local chapters) for a license plate.list_chapters— Directory of local groups working on surveillance accountability, with area, state, website, and status.