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NewsAPI MCP Server

NewsAPI MCP Server

mpak NimbleBrain Discord License: MIT

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides news search and headline retrieval using NewsAPI. Get top headlines by country and category, or search articles across thousands of sources.

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Install

Install with mpak:

mpak install @nimblebraininc/newsapi

Configuration

Get your API key from NewsAPI, then configure:

mpak config set @nimblebraininc/newsapi api_key YOUR_API_KEY

Claude Code

claude mcp add newsapi -- mpak run @nimblebraininc/newsapi

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newsapi": {
      "command": "mpak",
      "args": ["run", "@nimblebraininc/newsapi"]
    }
  }
}

See the mpak registry page for full install options.

Related MCP server: News API MCP Server

Tools

get_top_headlines

Get top news headlines by country and category.

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

query

string

No

Keywords to search in article headlines

country

string

No

2-letter country code (default: "us")

category

string

No

One of: "business", "entertainment", "general", "health", "science", "sports", "technology"

page_size

integer

No

Number of results, max 100 (default: 10)

Example call:

{
  "name": "get_top_headlines",
  "arguments": {
    "country": "us",
    "category": "technology",
    "page_size": 5
  }
}

Example response:

{
  "articles": [
    {
      "title": "New AI breakthrough announced",
      "description": "Researchers have developed a new approach...",
      "url": "https://example.com/article",
      "source": "TechCrunch",
      "author": "Jane Smith",
      "published_at": "2026-02-13T10:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "total_results": 5
}

search_news

Search news articles across all sources. Note: Only returns articles from the last 30 days (NewsAPI free tier limitation).

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

query

string

Yes

Search keywords or phrase

sources

string

No

Comma-separated source IDs (e.g. "bbc-news,cnn")

domains

string

No

Comma-separated domains (e.g. "bbc.co.uk,techcrunch.com")

from_date

string

No

Oldest article date, ISO 8601 (e.g. "2026-01-01")

to_date

string

No

Newest article date, ISO 8601 (e.g. "2026-01-31")

language

string

No

2-letter language code (default: "en")

sort_by

string

No

"relevancy", "popularity", or "publishedAt" (default: "publishedAt")

page_size

integer

No

Number of results, max 100 (default: 10)

Example call:

{
  "name": "search_news",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "artificial intelligence",
    "sort_by": "relevancy",
    "page_size": 5
  }
}

Example response:

{
  "query": "artificial intelligence",
  "articles": [
    {
      "title": "The State of AI in 2026",
      "description": "A comprehensive look at how AI has evolved...",
      "url": "https://example.com/ai-2026",
      "source": "Wired",
      "author": "John Doe",
      "published_at": "2026-02-10T14:30:00Z",
      "content": "First 200 characters of the article content..."
    }
  ],
  "total_results": 127
}

Quick Start

Local Development

git clone https://github.com/NimbleBrainInc/mcp-newsapi.git
cd mcp-newsapi

# Install dependencies
uv sync

# Set API key
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your API key

# Run the server (stdio mode)
uv run python -m mcp_newsapi.server

The server supports HTTP transport with:

  • Health check: GET /health

  • MCP endpoint: POST /mcp

Development

# Install with dev dependencies
uv sync --group dev

# Run all checks (format, lint, typecheck, unit tests)
make check

# Run unit tests
make test

# Run with coverage
make test-cov

About

NewsAPI MCP Server is published on the mpak registry and built by NimbleBrain. mpak is an open registry for Model Context Protocol servers.

License

MIT

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