News MCP Server — Real-Time News for AI Agents | NewsAI

The fastest way to add live news to any AI agent via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

NewsAI is a news MCP server that gives Claude, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, and any MCP-compatible AI agent instant access to real-time headlines and in-depth news — across 7 global regions, in any language, on any topic.

If you are looking for a news MCP, this is the one. No scraping, no RSS parsing, no brittle APIs — just a single MCP endpoint that works out of the box.

Want to see it in action? Try the news MCP live with an AI agent at app.newzai.ai — no setup required, just chat.

What Is a News MCP Server?

A news MCP server is a Model Context Protocol server that exposes real-time news data as tools your AI agent can call. Instead of training on stale data, your agent fetches live headlines and articles on demand — during inference, in real time.

NewsAI's MCP server for news covers:

7 regions: India, United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, Canada, Germany
Any language: English, Japanese, German, and more via language codes
Any topic: Predefined categories (Technology, Business, Sports, Entertainment, World) or fully custom keyword search
Recency control: Filter news from the last N hours

Quick Setup

Add the NewsAI news MCP server to your MCP client configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newzai": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.newzai.ai/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

Authentication required — Uses Google OAuth. You will be prompted to sign in on first use. No API key management needed.

Works with: Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, Windsurf, and any MCP-compatible client.

MCP Tools

This news MCP server exposes three tools to your AI agent:

`fetch_news_headlines`

Fetch the latest top news headlines for a region in seconds.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`region`	string	Yes	One of the supported regions below
`language`	string	No	Output language (default: `en`)

Supported regions: india, united-states, united-kingdom, japan, australia, canada, germany

Example prompt:

Get me the latest headlines from India

Example response:

- 25th Amendment row: Can Trump be removed from office amid Iran war?
- Iran's 'lost the key' post offers comic relief amid global tension
- NASA's Artemis II Crew To Break Distance Record
- IPL 2026: KKR vs PBKS in danger from thunderstorm threat
...

`search_news_predefined_category`

Fetch rich, detailed news articles for a well-known topic category.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`predefined_category`	enum	Yes	One of the predefined categories below
`region`	string	No	Region to fetch from (default: `india`)
`language`	string	No	Output language (default: `en`)
`top_k`	int	No	Number of articles to return (default: `20`)

Available categories: TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, WORLD

Example prompt:

What's happening in technology news in the US?

`search_news_for_any_category`

Fetch news for any custom keyword or topic — the most flexible tool in the news MCP.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`category`	string	Yes	Any topic or keyword (e.g., `"climate change"`, `"AI"`)
`region`	string	No	Region to fetch from (default: `india`)
`language`	string	No	Output language code (default: `en`)
`top_k`	int	No	Number of articles to return (default: `20`)
`last_n_hours`	int	No	Limit to news from the last N hours (e.g., `24`)

Example prompts:

Find me news about electric vehicles in Japan from the last 24 hours What are people saying about AI regulation this week? Search for startup funding news in the US

Why Use a News MCP Instead of Web Search?

Feature	News MCP (NewsAI)	Generic web search
Structured, clean output	Yes	No — raw HTML
Region-specific sources	Yes	Partial
Language control	Yes	Limited
Recency filtering (last N hours)	Yes	No
Works natively in Claude & Cursor	Yes	Requires extra tool
No API key management	Yes (OAuth)	Usually no

Use Cases

This news MCP server is used for:

AI news briefing agents — morning digest bots that summarize today's headlines
Research assistants — fetch domain-specific news (biotech, finance, geopolitics) on demand
Content generation — ground articles and social posts in real, current events
Market intelligence — track competitor mentions, industry shifts, breaking business news
Multilingual news — fetch news in English and deliver summaries in Japanese, German, etc.
RAG pipelines — inject live news context into retrieval-augmented generation workflows

Authentication

This MCP server uses Google OAuth 2.0. On first connection your MCP client redirects you to a Google sign-in page. After authorizing, your session is maintained automatically — no tokens to copy, no API keys to rotate.

Client Configuration Examples

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newzai": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.newzai.ai/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newzai": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.newzai.ai/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

VS Code (Copilot / Continue)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newzai": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.newzai.ai/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best news MCP server? NewsAI is purpose-built as a news MCP server — not a generic web search wrapper. It delivers structured, regional, multilingual news data directly to your AI agent via the Model Context Protocol.

Does this work with Claude? Yes. Add the MCP config to Claude Desktop and Claude will automatically use the news tools when you ask about current events.

Is there a free tier? Yes — it's completely free. All you need is a Google account to sign in via OAuth. If you're building an autonomous agent or pipeline that needs API key access instead of OAuth, contact feedback@newzai.ai.

What regions are supported? India, United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, Canada, and Germany — with more regions coming soon.

Can I fetch news in languages other than English? Yes. Pass any BCP-47 language code (e.g., ja, de, hi) as the language parameter.

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