Singapore News MCP Server

A server that provides real-time news feeds from major Singapore news sources.

Features

Real-time news updates via Server-Sent Events (SSE)
Supports multiple Singapore news sources:
- The Straits Times
- Business Times
- Channel News Asia (CNA)

Prerequisites

Python >=3.12
uv package manager

Installation

# Clone the repository git clone <repository-url> cd news_mcp # Install dependencies using uv uv sync

Usage

Running with Python

# Start the MCP server uv run news_mcp # Individual news retrievers uv run straits # Straits Times uv run business # Business Times uv run cna # Channel News Asia

Running with Docker

# Build and run using docker-compose docker compose up --build

Configuration

Create a .env file with required environment variables:

MCP_PORT=8000

For Claude Desktop integration, use the provided claude_desktop_config.json:

{ "mcpServers": { "news_sse": { "command": "uv", "args": ["tool", "run", "mcp-proxy", "http://127.0.0.1:8000/sse"] } } }

Dependencies

bs4 - Web scraping
dateparser - Date parsing
httpx - HTTP client
mcp-proxy - MCP proxy support
python-dotenv - Environment variable management

License

MIT

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hybrid server

The server is able to function both locally and remotely, depending on the configuration or use case.

Provides real-time news feeds from major Singapore news sources including The Straits Times, Business Times, and Channel News Asia. Delivers live news updates through Server-Sent Events for up-to-date information access.

Singapore News MCP Server

Singapore News MCP Server

Features

Prerequisites

Installation

Usage

Running with Python

Running with Docker

Configuration

Dependencies

License

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