NewzAI MCP Server

ai.newzai.apiPublished by api.newzai.aiOfficial publisherv1.0.0Updated Oct 24, 2026

News MCP: real-time headlines & custom news search across 7 regions. Free, just sign in with Google.

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Overview

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Lets an assistant fetch live news headlines, category news, and custom-topic news across seven regions with language and recency filters.

What you can do
Exposes three tools: fetch_news_headlines for top headlines by region, search_news_predefined_category for predefined categories such as TECHNOLOGY or BUSINESS, and search_news_for_any_category for any keyword or theme. Queries accept region, language code, top_k, and last_n_hours parameters, returning structured article results rather than scraped pages. Coverage spans seven regions: India, United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, Canada, and Germany.
When to use it
Useful for briefing agents, research assistants, market and competitor monitoring, multilingual news workflows, and RAG pipelines that need current events as context. Worth adding when an assistant must answer questions about recent news with region and freshness control instead of relying on model memory or generic web search.
Requirements
A remote streamable HTTP endpoint; no local package or runtime. Authentication is Google OAuth 2.0, prompted on first use in an interactive MCP client. Network access to the provider's endpoint is required. API-key access for autonomous pipelines is mentioned as available on request.
Before you install
Signing in grants the server access through your Google account session, so review the OAuth consent scope before authorizing. Queries, including custom topics and regions, are sent to the third-party news provider. The README states the service is free with Google sign-in, but pricing and availability are set by the provider and may change.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open NewzAI MCP Server in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. 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%2Fnews-mcp/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.

Read the install guide the agent follows

Other MCP clients

Add this to your client's mcpServers config.

{
  "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.

[MCP] [Provider]

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 TECHNOLOGY or BUSINESS
  • 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

CapabilityThin news wrapperNewsAI
MCP-native tool interfacePartialYes
Region-specific news retrievalUsually limitedYes
Language parameterizationRareYes
Recency filteringUsually noYes
Predefined category retrievalUsually noYes
Arbitrary topic searchPartialYes
Structured agent-ready outputsInconsistentYes
OAuth onboarding for interactive clientsRareYes

Architecture

text
AI Agent / MCP Client        |        vNewsAI MCP Server (Streamable HTTP)        |        +-- Google OAuth session        +-- Tool selection + parameter validation        +-- Region / language / topic / recency controls        vNewsAI retrieval layer        |        vStructured news results for the agent

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:

json
{  "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 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.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
regionstringYesOne of the supported regions
languagestringNoOutput language code, default en

Best for: fast situational awareness, briefing agents, "what happened today?" workflows.

Example prompt:

Get me the latest headlines from India.

Example response:

text
- 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.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
predefined_categoryenumYesOne of the predefined categories below
regionstringNoRegion to fetch from, default india
languagestringNoOutput language code, default en
top_kintNoNumber of articles to return, default 20

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.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
categorystringYesAny topic or keyword such as "climate change" or "AI regulation"
regionstringNoRegion to fetch from, default india
languagestringNoOutput language code, default en
top_kintNoNumber of articles to return, default 20
last_n_hoursintNoLimit to recent news, for example 24

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, and last_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?

FeatureNewsAI news MCPGeneric web search
Structured, clean outputYesNo
Region-specific retrievalYesPartial
Language controlYesLimited
Recency filteringYesUsually no
Works natively in MCP clientsYesNo
Promptable by tool-aware agentsYesPartial
No page scraping in the clientYesNo

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

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

Cursor

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

VS Code (Copilot / Continue)

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

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

Source: README.md at commit 14bba75

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