NYTimes Article Search MCP Server

This is a TypeScript-based MCP server that allows searching for New York Times articles from the last 30 days based on a keyword. It demonstrates core MCP concepts by providing:

Tools for searching articles
Integration with the New York Times API

NYTimes Article Search

Features

Tools

search_articles - Search NYTimes articles from the last 30 days based on a keyword
- Takes keyword as a required parameter
- Returns a list of articles with title, abstract, URL, published date, and author

Development

Install dependencies:

npm install

Build the server:

npm run build

For development with auto-rebuild:

npm run watch

Debugging

Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the MCP Inspector, which is available as a package script:

npm run inspector

The Inspector will provide a URL to access debugging tools in your browser.

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install NYTimes Article Search for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install nyt --client claude

Manual Installation

To use with Claude Desktop, add the server config:

On MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nyt": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["path/to/your/build/index.js"],
      "env": {
        "NYTIMES_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root of your project and add your New York Times API key:

NYTIMES_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Running the Server

After building the project, you can run the server with:

node build/index.js

The server will start and listen for MCP requests over stdio.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Install Server

HTTP connection URL

security – no known vulnerabilities

license - permissive license

quality - confirmed to work

How are these scores calculated?

remote-capable server

The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.

This is a TypeScript-based MCP server that allows searching for New York Times articles from the last 30 days based on a keyword.

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