Newsapi Mcp

Name: Newsapi Mcp
Author: GitHub Actions

newsapi-mcp · by GitHub Actions

MCP server for NewsAPI.ai (Event Registry)

1 34/wk 6 tools GitHub npm

No known CVEs

No license

Maintained

Last commit 103d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, http

6 tools · ~300 tok

Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, http · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newsapi": {
      "env": {
        "NEWSAPI_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "newsapi-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What Newsapi Mcp does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides real-time news intelligence using NewsAPI.ai. This server enables LLMs to search articles, track events, and analyze news through natural conversation.

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~300 tokens total

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Newsapi Mcp safe to use?: Newsapi Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.
How do I install Newsapi Mcp?: Newsapi Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What can Newsapi Mcp do?: Newsapi Mcp provides 6 tools: suggest, search_articles, search_events, get_topic_page_articles, get_topic_page_events and 1 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Newsapi Mcp?: Newsapi Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.
Is Newsapi Mcp actively maintained?: Newsapi Mcp is less actively maintained — last commit was 103 days ago. It has 1 GitHub stars.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Newsapi Mcp safe to use?

Newsapi Mcp has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments.

How do I install Newsapi Mcp?

Newsapi Mcp supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What can Newsapi Mcp do?

Newsapi Mcp provides 6 tools: suggest, search_articles, search_events, get_topic_page_articles, get_topic_page_events and 1 more. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Newsapi Mcp?

Newsapi Mcp is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and http transport.

Is Newsapi Mcp actively maintained?

Newsapi Mcp is less actively maintained — last commit was 103 days ago. It has 1 GitHub stars.