News Aggregation MCP Server
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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.
Links
License
MIT