NewsMCP — World news for AI agents

Real-time news events, clustered by AI from hundreds of sources, classified by topic and geography, ranked by importance.

Free. No API key. One command to install.

Coverage

12 topics — politics economy technology science health environment sports culture crime military education society

30 regions — 6 continents and 24 countries. Filter by europe, asia, united-states, germany, japan, ukraine, and more.

Hundreds of sources — Articles clustered into events in real-time, ranked by source count and impact score.

Integrations

Platform	Package	Install
Claude Desktop	`@newsmcp/server`	MCP config
Claude Code plugin	`newsmcp`	`/plugin install`
Claude Code MCP	`@newsmcp/server`	`claude mcp add`
Cursor	`@newsmcp/server`	MCP config
Windsurf	`@newsmcp/server`	MCP config
OpenAI Codex	`@newsmcp/server`	`codex mcp add`
Gemini CLI	`@newsmcp/server`	`settings.json`
OpenCode	`@newsmcp/server`	`opencode mcp add`
Smithery	`@newsmcp/server`	`npx @smithery/cli`
OpenClaw plugin	`@newsmcp/openclaw`	`openclaw plugins install`
OpenClaw skill	`newsmcp-skill`	`clawhub install`
REST API	—	`curl https://newsmcp.io/v1/news/`

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newsmcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@newsmcp/server"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code Plugin

/plugin marketplace add pranciskus/newsmcp
/plugin install newsmcp

Claude Code MCP

claude mcp add newsmcp -- npx -y @newsmcp/server

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newsmcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@newsmcp/server"]
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Add to MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newsmcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@newsmcp/server"]
    }
  }
}

OpenAI Codex

codex mcp add newsmcp -- npx -y @newsmcp/server

Or add to ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.newsmcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@newsmcp/server"]

Gemini CLI

Add to ~/.gemini/settings.json (or project-local .gemini/settings.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newsmcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@newsmcp/server"]
    }
  }
}

OpenCode

opencode mcp add

Or add to ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json (or project-local .opencode/opencode.json):

{
  "mcp": {
    "newsmcp": {
      "type": "local",
      "enabled": true,
      "command": ["npx", "-y", "@newsmcp/server"]
    }
  }
}

Smithery

npx -y @smithery/cli install @newsmcp/server --client claude

OpenClaw Plugin

openclaw plugins install @newsmcp/openclaw

No configuration needed — works out of the box. See @newsmcp/openclaw for options.

OpenClaw Skill

clawhub install newsmcp-skill

Lightweight alternative — a single SKILL.md that teaches the agent to call the REST API via curl. No dependencies. See newsmcp-skill on ClawHub.

MCP Tools

Four tools. That's the interface.

`get_news`

Top events happening right now. Filter by topic, region, time window.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`topics`	string	—	Comma-separated topic slugs: `politics,technology`
`geo`	string	—	Comma-separated region slugs: `europe,lithuania`
`hours`	number	24	Time window in hours (1–168)
`page`	number	1	Page number
`per_page`	number	20	Results per page (max 50)
`order_by`	string	`-sources_count`	Sort field (see below)

Sort options: -sources_count, -impact_score, -last_seen_at, -entries_count (prefix - for descending)

`get_news_detail`

Full details on a single event — all source articles, AI-generated context, impact analysis, entity tags.

Parameter	Type	Description
`event_id`	string	Event UUID from `get_news` results

`get_topics`

Lists every topic category available for filtering. No parameters.

crime culture economy education environment health military politics science society sports technology

`get_regions`

Lists every geographic region — 6 continents and 24 countries — available for filtering. No parameters.

How agents use it

Prompt	What happens
"What's happening in the world?"	`get_news` with defaults — top 20 events by source coverage
"Any tech news from Europe today?"	`get_news` with `topics=technology`, `geo=europe`, `hours=24`
"Tell me more about that earthquake"	`get_news_detail` with the event UUID
"What topics can I filter by?"	`get_topics` — returns the full list
"Show me news from Asia this week"	`get_news` with `geo=asia`, `hours=168`

REST API

Don't need MCP? Hit the endpoints directly. Same data, same filters.

Base URL: https://newsmcp.io/v1

Method	Endpoint	Description
`GET`	`/news/`	List news events with optional filtering
`GET`	`/news/{id}/`	Single event with full article list
`GET`	`/news/topics/`	All topic categories
`GET`	`/news/regions/`	All geographic regions

Query parameters

All parameters are optional. Combine freely.

# Latest events
curl -s https://newsmcp.io/v1/news/ | jq

# Filter by topic
curl -s "https://newsmcp.io/v1/news/?topics=technology" | jq

# Filter by region
curl -s "https://newsmcp.io/v1/news/?geo=europe" | jq

# Last 12 hours, sorted by impact
curl -s "https://newsmcp.io/v1/news/?hours=12&order_by=-impact_score" | jq

# Combine everything
curl -s "https://newsmcp.io/v1/news/?topics=politics&geo=united+states&hours=48&per_page=5" | jq

Response format

{
  "events": [
    {
      "id": "cc3428ab-2ada-41bb-86ab-833fd39ffd8d",
      "summary": "Event description with AI-generated context...",
      "topics": ["technology", "politics"],
      "geo": ["united states"],
      "entries_count": 86,
      "sources_count": 45,
      "first_seen_at": "2026-02-15T04:06:41.728Z",
      "last_seen_at": "2026-03-03T05:00:30Z",
      "impact_score": 8,
      "entries": [
        {
          "title": "Article headline",
          "url": "https://source.com/article",
          "domain": "source.com",
          "published_at": "2026-03-03T05:00:30Z"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "total": 142,
  "page": 1,
  "per_page": 20
}

How it works

Collect — Hundreds of news sources are scraped continuously
Cluster — Articles about the same event are grouped using vector embeddings
Classify — Each event is tagged with topics and geographic entities
Rank — Events are scored by source count, impact, and recency
Serve — Clean JSON via REST API and MCP server

Events update in real-time as new articles appear. The clustering AI merges duplicate coverage automatically.

Configuration

Point to a different API backend:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newsmcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@newsmcp/server"],
      "env": {
        "NEWS_API_BASE_URL": "https://your-api.example.com/v1"
      }
    }
  }
}

Releases (GitHub Actions + OIDC)

Publishing is tag-driven via .github/workflows/release.yml:

Trigger: push tag v*.*.*
Publishes @newsmcp/server and @newsmcp/openclaw to npm via Trusted Publishing (OIDC)
Publishes MCP metadata with mcp-publisher login github-oidc
Creates a GitHub release with generated notes

One-time setup

npm package settings: For @newsmcp/server and @newsmcp/openclaw, add a Trusted Publisher pointing to:
- Owner: pranciskus
- Repository: newsmcp
- Workflow file: .github/workflows/release.yml
- Environment: leave empty (unless you intentionally use one)
MCP Registry: Ensure the repo/package is authorized for GitHub OIDC publishing in MCP Registry.

Release flow

Bump versions in:
- packages/mcp-server/package.json
- packages/openclaw-plugin/package.json
- packages/mcp-server/server.json
- package-lock.json
Commit and push to main
Create and push tag:

git tag -a vX.Y.Z -m "vX.Y.Z"
git push origin vX.Y.Z

The workflow does the publish and GitHub release automatically.

Repository structure

newsmcp/
├── .github/workflows/       # CI/CD workflows (release automation)
├── .claude-plugin/          # Marketplace manifest
├── packages/
│   ├── mcp-server/          # @newsmcp/server — MCP server (npm)
│   ├── claude-code-plugin/  # newsmcp — Claude Code plugin
│   ├── openclaw-plugin/     # @newsmcp/openclaw — OpenClaw plugin (npm)
│   └── skill/               # newsmcp-skill — OpenClaw skill (ClawHub)
├── publish.sh                # Build, test, publish workflow
├── README.md
└── LICENSE

License

MIT

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glama.json		glama.json
package-lock.json		package-lock.json
package.json		package.json
publish.mcp.sh		publish.mcp.sh
publish.sh		publish.sh

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NewsMCP — World news for AI agents

Coverage

Integrations

Claude Desktop

Claude Code Plugin

Claude Code MCP

Cursor

Windsurf

OpenAI Codex

Gemini CLI

OpenCode

Smithery

OpenClaw Plugin

OpenClaw Skill

MCP Tools

get_news

get_news_detail

get_topics

get_regions

How agents use it

REST API

Query parameters

Response format

How it works

Configuration

Releases (GitHub Actions + OIDC)

One-time setup

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