Real Time News Data MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| API_KEY | Yes | API key for authentication |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| logging | {} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| extensions | {
"io.modelcontextprotocol/ui": {}
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| searchB | Search news articles by query with an option to limit the results to a specific time range. |
| full_story_coverageA | Get the full story coverage, including all sub articles, top news, and posts from X (formerly Twitter). |
| topic_news_by_sectionC | Get news article in a specific section of a topic (World, Sports, Technology, etc) or publication (CNN, BBC, etc). |
| topic_headlinesC | Get the latest news headlines for a topic (World, Sports, Technology, etc) or publication (e.g. CNN, BBC, etc). |
| top_headlinesC | Get the latest news headlines/top stories for a country. |
| language_listB | Get valid languages for a country code, to be used with all other APIs. |
| local_headlines_geoC | Get local, geo based headlines |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 7 tools
Each tool serves a clearly distinct purpose: search, top headlines, topic headlines, section news, local headlines, full story coverage, and language listing. No overlap or ambiguity.
Tool names mix nouns (full_story_coverage, language_list, local_headlines_geo, top_headlines, topic_headlines, topic_news_by_section) with a verb (search). No consistent verb_noun pattern.
Seven tools cover the main news retrieval tasks without being excessive. The count feels well-scoped for a news data server.
Covers search, top stories, topics, sections, local headlines, and full stories. Missing features like trending topics or article-by-ID retrieval, but core workflows are complete.