
NewzAI MCP Server
ai.newzai.apiPublished by api.newzai.aiOfficial publisherv1.0.2Updated Oct 24, 2026
News MCP: real-time headlines & custom news search across 7 regions. Free, just sign in with Google.
Overview
Remote news MCP server that lets an assistant fetch live headlines and search news by region, language, category or custom topic.
- What you can do
- Fetch top headlines for a chosen region, optionally in a given language code, for quick situational awareness or briefings. Retrieve detailed articles for predefined categories such as technology, business, entertainment, sports or world news. Search any custom keyword or theme, with optional limits on result count and recency in hours. All results come back as structured news items rather than scraped pages, so the assistant can summarize or reason over them.
- When to use it
- Useful when an assistant needs current events rather than stale model memory: daily or hourly news briefings, research on a topic, market or competitor monitoring, multilingual news workflows, or grounding writing and RAG pipelines in live coverage from the seven supported regions.
- Requirements
- A remote MCP endpoint over streamable HTTP; no local package or runtime. Authentication is Google OAuth 2.0, so the client prompts for Google sign-in on first use. No API key or environment variables are needed for interactive clients; the README says API-key access for autonomous pipelines is available on request.
Installation
In SourceWeft
- Open NewzAI MCP Server in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
- Connect the required credentials. They are stored privately and never shown on public pages.
- Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.
Web executable via Streamable HTTP. Remote servers run from the web runtime once configured in a workspace.
Use with an agent
Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or another agent — or into SourceWeft chat. The agent reads this server's install guide, shows you its publisher, endpoint and sign-in, and adds it to your client once you agree. Keys never go into a command.
Read https://sourceweft.com/mcp/ai.newzai.api%2FNewzAI/install.md and connect the MCP server it describes to my client. Before changing any config, show me its publisher, endpoint and sign-in method and wait for my OK. Never put an API key in a command or in a file I would commit; ask me where it should come from.Other MCP clients
Add this to your client's mcpServers config. The client completes OAuth sign-in on first connect.
{
"mcpServers": {
"newzai": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.newzai.ai/mcp/"
}
}
}README
News MCP Server for AI Agents | NewsAI
A news intelligence layer for MCP clients - not just a thin wrapper around search or RSS.
NewsAI is a news MCP server that gives Claude, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, Windsurf, and any MCP-compatible AI agent instant access to real-time headlines and detailed news retrieval across 7 global regions, multiple languages, and any topic.
If you are looking for a serious news MCP, this is built for production agent workflows: no scraping, no RSS parsing, no brittle site adapters - just a single MCP endpoint with structured tools that work out of the box.
Want to see it in action? Try it live at app.newzai.ai.
What This MCP Actually Does
Most "news MCP" offerings are thin wrappers around generic search or a single feed. NewsAI is positioned differently: MCP is the interface, but the product value is the news retrieval layer behind it.
Instead of forcing agents to browse raw pages or depend on vague web search results, NewsAI lets them ask for:
- Top headlines for a specific region
- Topic coverage from a predefined category like
TECHNOLOGYorBUSINESS - Custom-topic retrieval for any keyword or theme
- Recency-constrained news using
last_n_hours - Multilingual retrieval using standard language codes
That makes it useful as an agent-facing news intelligence layer for assistants, research systems, market monitoring, and live RAG pipelines.
Why NewsAI Is Different
Architecture
The important point is that MCP is the delivery mechanism, not the entire product. The server exposes a compact, agent-usable tool surface on top of a live news retrieval system that already understands regional scope, topic intent, and freshness constraints.
Quick Setup
Add the NewsAI news MCP server to your MCP client configuration:
Authentication required - Uses Google OAuth. You will be prompted to sign in on first use. No API key management needed for interactive clients.
Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, Windsurf, and any MCP-compatible client.
Supported Coverage
NewsAI's MCP server currently supports:
- 7 regions: India, United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, Canada, Germany
- Multilingual retrieval: English, Japanese, German, Hindi, and more via language codes
- Two retrieval modes: predefined categories and fully custom topic search
- Freshness controls: latest headlines or time-bounded search using
last_n_hours
Supported region slugs:
india, united-states, united-kingdom, japan, australia, canada, germany
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.
Best for: fast situational awareness, briefing agents, "what happened today?" workflows.
Example prompt:
Get me the latest headlines from India.
Example response:
search_news_predefined_category
Fetch rich, detailed news articles for a well-known topic category.
Available categories: TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, WORLD
Best for: stable agent workflows where category-level intent is known ahead of time.
Example prompt:
What's happening in technology news in the US?
search_news_for_any_category
Fetch news for any custom keyword or topic.
Best for: market intelligence, competitor tracking, live research, and long-tail topic discovery.
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.
Technical Notes
- Protocol: Model Context Protocol over remote HTTP transport
- Remote endpoint:
https://api.newzai.ai/mcp/ - Manifest transport type:
streamable-http - Authentication: Google OAuth 2.0
- Client model: interactive sign-in for MCP tools, no manual key rotation for end users
- Query controls: region, language, predefined category,
top_k, andlast_n_hours - Language handling: standard language code input, useful for multilingual agent workflows
- Tool design: small, explicit tool surface rather than an overloaded generic search tool
This design is deliberate. For agents, predictable parameters are usually more valuable than a broad but underspecified endpoint. NewsAI keeps the tool contract tight enough for reliable tool selection while still covering the main retrieval patterns users actually need.
Design Principles
- Retrieval over generation: the server provides live news retrieval; the LLM handles reasoning and synthesis on top
- Agent-first interface: tools are parameterized for model use, not for human dashboard browsing
- Freshness at query time: current news is fetched during inference instead of relying on stale model memory
- Structured over brittle: agents get tool outputs instead of scraping arbitrary web pages
- Focused tool surface: headlines, category search, and custom search cover most real news workflows cleanly
Why Use a News MCP Instead of Web Search?
Use Cases
This news MCP server is well-suited for:
- AI news briefing agents that generate live daily or hourly digests
- Research assistants that need current topic coverage on demand
- Market intelligence workflows that track companies, sectors, policy, or competitor mentions
- Content systems that ground writing in current events instead of stale model memory
- Multilingual assistants that fetch news in one language and reason or summarize in another
- RAG pipelines that need live news as external context during inference
- Monitoring agents that repeatedly query specific sectors, geographies, or emerging topics
Authentication
This MCP server uses Google OAuth 2.0. On first connection your MCP client redirects you to a Google sign-in page. After authorization, the client maintains the session automatically.
For most users, this means:
- no API key copy-paste
- no local secret management
- lower setup friction for trying the server inside an MCP client
If you need API-key-based access for autonomous pipelines, contact [email protected].
Client Configuration Examples
Claude Desktop
Cursor
VS Code (Copilot / Continue)
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes this different from a generic "news MCP"? Most alternatives behave like thin connectors. NewsAI is designed as a news intelligence layer for AI agents, with structured tools for headlines, category retrieval, custom-topic search, language selection, and recency filtering.
Does this work with Claude? Yes. Add the MCP config to Claude Desktop and Claude can call the news tools whenever a prompt requires current events.
Is there a free tier? Yes. It is free to use with Google sign-in. If you are building an autonomous agent or pipeline that needs API-key access instead of OAuth, contact [email protected].
What regions are supported? India, United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, Canada, and Germany.
Can I fetch news in languages other than English?
Yes. Pass a language code such as ja, de, or hi in the language parameter.
Is this just web search inside MCP? No. The value is not just "news over MCP." The value is a tighter retrieval layer for live news, exposed through MCP in a form agents can use reliably.
Links
- Website: newzai.ai
- Live app: app.newzai.ai
- API: api.newzai.ai
- MCP server endpoint: https://api.newzai.ai/mcp/
- Model Context Protocol: modelcontextprotocol.io
Source: README.md at commit 14bba75
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1- v1.0.2LatestSep 16, 2026
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