nyt-mcp
Provides tools to search and retrieve articles from the New York Times API, including top stories, most popular, newswire, bestsellers, archive, and article text extraction.
Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@nyt-mcpshow me the top stories in the science section"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
nyt-mcp
MCP server for the New York Times APIs.
Tools
Tool | NYT API | Description |
| Article Search | Search by keyword with Lucene filters, date ranges, pagination |
| Top Stories | Current top stories by section (home, world, science, …) |
| Most Popular | Most emailed / shared / viewed articles (1, 7, or 30 days) |
| Times Newswire | Live stream of just-published articles |
| Books | NYT Best Sellers lists (hardcover-fiction, etc.) |
| Archive | Article metadata for any month back to 1851 |
| (scrape) | Fetch and extract the full text of an NYT article URL |
Related MCP server: Times Newswire API MCP Server
Setup
Get an API key at https://developer.nytimes.com/get-started.
Set the
API_KEYenvironment variable (or create a.envfile):export API_KEY=your-nyt-api-key
Installation
No installation needed — just run with uvx:
# From PyPI (after publishing)
uvx nyt-mcp
# From GitHub
uvx --from git+https://github.com/joe5saia/nyt-mcp nyt-mcpOr install permanently:
uv tool install nyt-mcp
# or from GitHub:
uv tool install git+https://github.com/joe5saia/nyt-mcpRunning as an MCP Server
Claude Code
claude mcp add nyt-mcp -- uvx nyt-mcpAmp
Add to your MCP config (e.g. ~/.config/amp/settings.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"nyt-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["nyt-mcp"],
"env": {
"API_KEY": "your-nyt-api-key"
}
}
}
}Standalone (stdio)
API_KEY=your-key uvx nyt-mcpDevelopment
uv run ruff check src/ tests/ # lint
uv run ruff format src/ tests/ # format
uv run ty check src/ # type check
uv run pytest tests/ -v # testThis server cannot be installed
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