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News API MCP Server

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News API provides a RESTful API to access hundreds of worldwide news sources and blogs in real-time for news aggregation purposes. Use it to retrieve breaking news, headlines, and article content by topic or publication date.

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SKILL.md

Domain knowledge for News API — workflow patterns, data models, and gotchas for your AI agent.

News API

News API provides a RESTful API to access hundreds of worldwide news sources and blogs in real-time. Breaking news, headlines, article content by topic or date.

Data Model

  • Everything — full-text search across all articles; filter by keyword, date, source, language.
  • Top Headlines — breaking news; filter by country, category, source.

Tools in this Server (2)

News Api List Everything

Search all news articles worldwide by keyword, source, domain, date range, or language. Returns headlines, descriptions, publication dates, and source...

News Api List Top Headlines

Fetch top/breaking news headlines. Filter by country, category, source, or keyword. Defaults to US headlines if no filters are provided.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the News API MCP server?

News API provides a RESTful API to access hundreds of worldwide news sources and blogs in real-time for news aggregation purposes. Use it to retrieve breaking news, headlines, and article content by topic or publication date. It provides 2 tools that AI agents can use through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

How do I connect News API to my AI agent?

Add the MCPBundles server URL to your MCP client configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, etc.). The URL format is: https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/news-api. Authentication is handled automatically.

How many tools does News API provide?

News API provides 2 tools that can be called by AI agents, along with a SKILL.md that gives your AI agent domain knowledge about when and how to use them.

What authentication does News API require?

News API uses API Key. News API requires credentials. Connect via MCPBundles and authentication is handled automatically.

Setup Instructions

Connect News API to any MCP client in minutes

MCP URL
https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/news-api

One-click install:

The link prefills the Add custom connector dialog — you still review the values and click Add, then Connect to complete OAuth.

Or add manually

  1. Open claude.ai → Settings → Connectors.
  2. Click the + button and choose Add custom connector.
  3. Set Name to News API and paste the MCP URL into Remote MCP server URL.
  4. Click Add. News API will appear under Not connected — select it and click Connect to complete OAuth.
Name: News API
Remote MCP server URL: https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/news-api
Authentication: OAuth

Custom connectors at claude.ai require a paid Claude plan (Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise).

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News API MCP Server & Skill — 2 Tools