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Newsagent MCP

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Real-time news with ML enrichment: urgency scoring, political lean and event clustering across many countries.

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Install

The installation steps are in the documentation below. Documentation

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. NewsAgent Data — MCP server
  2. Tools
  3. Setup
  4. Example prompts
  5. Notes

NewsAgent Data — MCP server

Query scored, classified Russian & English news from any MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, etc.). The server wraps the NewsAgent Data API — every article it returns is already scored for urgency (0–10), classified by political lean, topic, country and audience, and de-duplicated.

Tools

ToolWhat it does
get_feedFiltered feed — by country, topic, language, political lean, audience, min urgency, date range
search_newsFull-text keyword search across the archive
get_breakingRecent high-urgency news (urgency ≥ 7 by default)
coverage_statsLive totals — articles, sources, countries, languages (no key)
list_sourcesSource catalog metadata (Standard tier+)

Setup

  1. Get a free API key: https://newsagentdata.com/signup/?plan=free
  2. Install deps: pip install -r requirements.txt
  3. Add to your MCP client config. Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json):
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newsagent": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/newsagent_mcp.py"],
      "env": { "NEWSAGENT_API_KEY": "your_key_here" }
    }
  }
}

Cursor / Cline: point the MCP server command at newsagent_mcp.py the same way, with NEWSAGENT_API_KEY in the env.

  1. Restart the client. The five tools appear automatically.

Example prompts

  • "Get breaking sanctions news from Russia scored 7 or higher."
  • "Search the news for 'central bank rate' in the last 14 days, English only."
  • "Compare how state vs opposition sources covered Ukraine this week." (uses get_feed with political_lean)
  • "What's the live coverage — how many countries and sources?"

The agent picks the right tool and filters; results come back pre-scored and classified, so no NLP pipeline is needed on your side.

Notes

  • Free/Developer tiers have a history window (1–7 days) and daily quotas; the server surfaces 401/403/429 as clear errors.
  • list_sources requires a Standard-tier key; channel handles are never exposed.
  • Set NEWSAGENT_API_BASE to override the API host (defaults to https://api.newsagentdata.com).

Frequently asked questions

What is Newsagent MCP?

Real-time news with ML enrichment: urgency scoring, political lean and event clustering across many countries.

How do I install Newsagent MCP?

Follow the installation steps in its documentation, shown on this page and in its repository.

Is Newsagent MCP open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.

Who maintains Newsagent MCP?

It is published by newsagentdata. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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