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News MCP Server

com.thenextgennexus/news-mcp-server
answering

News MCP Server is answering right now. Last checked 12 min ago. It exposes 5 tools.

Cross-source news (AP, BBC, NPR, HN, Google News) with topic filtering and dedup.

Uptime history 42 hours of history
42 hours agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
91 of 91 checks
5
Tools
read from the server
51 ms
Response time
average over 24h
open, no key
Access
streamable-http

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 12 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add news-mcp-server --transport http https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/news-mcp-server/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "news-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/news-mcp-server/mcp"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.news-mcp-server]
url = "https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/news-mcp-server/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "news-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/news-mcp-server/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "news-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/news-mcp-server/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 5

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

bbc
get_bbc_news
Retrieve latest news stories from BBC News covering global, regional, and domestic stories. Returns headline, synopsis, article URL, publish date, and section (world/uk/business/tech). Use for UK perspective on international news or UK-focused stories. Includes categories for targeted browsing.
google
search_google_news
Query Google News for articles matching specific keywords or topics across global news sources. Returns matching article headline, source publication name, article URL, publish date, and relevance score. Use for targeted research on specific topics, people, or events. Returns results sorted by recency.
hacker
get_hacker_news
Pull top trending stories from Hacker News (Y Combinator community). Returns submission title, original URL, Hacker News discussion link, upvote count, comment count, and user who submitted. Use for tech news, startup stories, and developer-relevant content. Ranked by community engagement.
news
get_ap_news
Fetch breaking news and headlines from Associated Press (AP News), a leading global news agency. Returns article title, summary, canonical URL, publication timestamp, and journalist byline. Use for current events coverage, news monitoring, or building newsfeeds. Best for recent breaking stories published within 24 hours.
npr
get_npr_news
Access curated news stories from NPR (National Public Radio) with focus on US news, science, and culture. Returns article headline, brief summary, direct link to NPR story, and publication metadata. Use for journalistic depth and alternative perspectives on major news events.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://nexgendata-mcp-proxy.steve-corbeil.workers.dev/news-mcp-server/mcp streamable-http answering 48 ms 12 min ago

News MCP Server — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can News MCP Server do?
It exposes 5 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: get_ap_news, get_bbc_news, get_hacker_news, get_npr_news, search_google_news. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →
Is News MCP Server working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 51 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect News MCP Server?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does News MCP Server need an API key?
No. News MCP Server completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 5 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is News MCP Server?
It answers our handshake in 51 ms on average, which is faster than 98% of all working MCP servers we measure. That puts it in the quick quarter of the ecosystem. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.