get_cluster
Get a news event
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Get one news event in detail. A cluster is a single real-world event assembled from many outlets covering the same happening and deduplicated into one item, so you get one event rather than 20 near-duplicate headlines. Returns its summary, a significance score (1 to 10, where 8 and above is exceptional), a source count, the situation it belongs to if any, and its underlying source articles with links. It returns up to 100 representative articles, one per source; sources and articles_total are the full count, and articles_truncated says whether the list was cut. Use this when the user wants the specifics of one event. Get a cluster id from search_situations, get_situation_timeline, or a clstr.news URL. Cite the returned URLs. (Requires sign-in, or a free API key: https://clstr.news/developers)
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cluster_id | string | yes | Cluster id or slug (from timelines, search, or clstr.news URLs). |
| articles | integer | no | How many source articles to return, 1 to 100. Default 100. Lower it when you only need a few citations; the source count is reported separately and is unaffected. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"cluster_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Cluster id or slug (from timelines, search, or clstr.news URLs)."
},
"articles": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 100,
"description": "How many source articles to return, 1 to 100. Default 100. Lower it when you only need a few citations; the source count is reported separately and is unaffected."
}
},
"required": [
"cluster_id"
]
}