news-mcp-server

Name: news-mcp-server
Author: TheNextGenNexus

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github.com/TheNextGenNexusSearch0Updated 36w ago

Repository

About news-mcp-server

news-mcp-server is an MCP server for retrieving recent news from AP, BBC, NPR, Hacker News, and Google News. It forwards requests through an Apify endpoint for news searches and article retrieval.

Key features

01Latest AP articles
02Latest BBC News articles
03Latest NPR articles
04Top Hacker News stories
05Google News topic search

Use cases

01Check recent coverage from major news outlets
02Review top Hacker News stories
03Find news about a specific topic

MCP support

It exposes five news retrieval and search tools to MCP clients. A local stdio bridge forwards tool requests to the nexgendata Apify MCP endpoint.

Configuration

Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.

mcp.json · Universal config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "thenextgennexus-news": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@thenextgennexus/news-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APIFY_TOKEN": "<APIFY_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run commandnpx -y @thenextgennexus/news-mcp-server

Environment variables to set

APIFY_TOKENSecretYour Apify API token for accessing web scraping actors

Local servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.

Packages

npm@thenextgennexus/news-mcp-server1.0.1stdio

Tools

Saved tool list · updated 2w ago

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
maxItems	number	No	Maximum articles

Details

From the project README

News Aggregation MCP Server

Get latest news from AP, BBC, NPR, Hacker News, and Google News — powered by nexgendata on Apify.

Quick Start

Using npx (recommended)

npx @nexgendata/news-mcp-server

Install globally

npm install -g @nexgendata/news-mcp-server

Configure with Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):

{
      "mcpServers": {
            "news-mcp-server": {
                  "command": "npx",
                  "args": [
                        "-y",
                        "@nexgendata/news-mcp-server"
                  ],
                  "env": {
                        "APIFY_TOKEN": "your-apify-token-optional"
                  }
            }
      }
}

Configure with Cline

Add the same configuration to your Cline MCP settings.

Available Tools

Tool	Description
`get_ap_news`	Get latest articles from Associated Press
`get_bbc_news`	Get latest articles from BBC News
`get_npr_news`	Get latest articles from NPR
`get_hacker_news`	Get top stories from Hacker News
`search_google_news`	Search Google News for a topic

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
`APIFY_TOKEN`	No	Your Apify API token for authenticated access. Without it, the server uses the public endpoint (rate-limited).

How It Works

This MCP server acts as a local stdio bridge to the nexgendata Apify MCP endpoint. When you call a tool, it forwards the request to Apify and returns the results.

License

MIT

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