NewsAPI.ai MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides real-time news intelligence using NewsAPI.ai. This server enables LLMs to search articles, track events, and analyze news through natural conversation.

Make sure to follow the NewsAPI.ai Terms of Service.

Requirements

• Node.js 18 or newer
• Claude Desktop, Claude Code, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf or any other MCP client

Quick Start

1. Get an API key at newsapi.ai/register (free tier: one time 2,000 tokens)
2. Add to your MCP client (see configuration examples below)

Configuration

Install the NewsAPI.ai MCP server with your client.

The server runs via npx -y newsapi-mcp with your API key in the NEWSAPI_KEY environment variable.

Standard config works in most of the tools:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newsapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "newsapi-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "NEWSAPI_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Below are examples for popular MCP clients.

<details> <summary><strong>Antigravity</strong></summary>

Add via the Antigravity settings or by updating your configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newsapi": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "newsapi-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "NEWSAPI_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

</details>

<details> <summary><strong>Claude Code</strong></summary>

claude mcp add newsapi -e NEWSAPI_KEY=your_api_key_here -- npx -y newsapi-mcp

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<details> <summary><strong>Claude Desktop</strong></summary>

Follow the MCP install guide, use the standard config above.

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<details> <summary><strong>Gemini CLI</strong></summary>

Follow the MCP install guide, use the standard config above.

</details>

<details> <summary><strong>Qodo Gen</strong></summary>

Open Qodo Gen chat panel in VSCode or IntelliJ → Connect more tools → + Add new MCP → Paste the standard config above.

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<details> <summary><strong>VS Code</strong></summary>

Follow the MCP install guide, use the standard config above. You can also install the NewsAPI.ai MCP server using the VS Code CLI:

# For VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"newsapi","command":"npx","args":["-y","newsapi-mcp"],"env":{"NEWSAPI_KEY":"your_api_key_here"}}'

After installation, the NewsAPI.ai MCP server will be available for use with your GitHub Copilot agent in VS Code.

</details>

<details> <summary><strong>Windsurf</strong></summary>

Follow Windsurf MCP documentation. Use the standard config above.

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Usage Patterns

Search News Articles

Find articles by keyword, source, author, date, language, sentiment, and more.

• Find recent articles about the EU AI Act
• What has Reuters published about climate change this week?
• Show me negative-sentiment articles about Tesla from the last 3 days
• Find French-language coverage of the Paris Olympics
• What are German media reporting about the EU budget?

Track Events

Events are clusters of related articles about the same real-world happening.

• Find events related to mergers and acquisitions in the tech sector
• What larger events happened in Slovenia last week?
• What are the biggest news stories globally this week?

Use Topic Pages

Pull articles or events from saved Topic Pages on NewsAPI.ai.

• Summarize the latest articles from my cyber-security topic page with URI b220679c-95ff-4e4e-a1fa-ad8b3905b7df

Available Tools

Tool	Description
suggest	Look up URIs for entities by name. Required before searching with URI filters.
search_articles	Search articles by concepts, sources, categories, dates, language, sentiment.
search_events	Search events (clusters of related articles about the same happening).
get_topic_page_articles	Get articles from a pre-configured topic page on NewsAPI.ai.
get_topic_page_events	Get events from a pre-configured topic page on NewsAPI.ai.
get_api_usage	Check token usage and plan details for the current API key.

News Research Skill

The skill/ directory contains a /news slash command for Claude Code (CLI and Desktop) that orchestrates multi-step research workflows on top of the MCP tools. It automates the suggest → scan → triage → retrieve pattern and formats findings into structured reports.

/news "What's happening with AI regulation?"

To install, copy the skill/ directory into your project's .claude/skills/ directory. See the skills documentation for details.

Links

• npm package
• NewsAPI.ai Documentation
• MCP Protocol Specification