mcp-news

Global news intelligence MCP server — real-time articles, country news, trending topics, sentiment analysis, and volume timelines. 6 tools powered by GDELT (free, no API key) with optional NewsAPI for broader sources.

Quick Start

cargo install mcp-news
mcp-news  # Free GDELT access, no key needed

# Optional: NewsAPI for premium sources
NEWSAPI_KEY=your_key mcp-news

Tools (6)

| Tool | Description | Source | |------|-------------|--------| | search_news | Search articles by keyword/topic/entity | GDELT (free) | | get_country_news | Latest news for a specific country | GDELT (free) | | get_trending_topics | Trending themes globally or by country | GDELT (free) | | get_news_timeline | News volume over time for a topic | GDELT (free) | | get_news_sentiment | Tone/sentiment analysis for a topic | GDELT (free) | | newsapi_search | Search via NewsAPI (broader sources) | NewsAPI (key) |

Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "news": {
      "command": "mcp-news",
      "env": { "NEWSAPI_KEY": "optional_key" }
    }
  }
}

License

Apache-2.0