MCP Goodnews is a simple Model Context Protocol (MCP) application that features a server for getting good, positive, and uplifting news. This tool
Connect MCP Goodnews to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. MCP Goodnews is a simple Model Context Protocol (MCP) application that features a server for getting good, positive, and uplifting news. This tool fetches news articles from the NewsAPI and uses a Cohere LLM to rank. The mcp goodnews mcp server is what makes that connection.
The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:
Requirements — The Requirements tool exposed by this serverSetup follows the usual MCP pattern — install or clone the server, register it in your client's configuration file, restart the client. The configuration blocks on this page cover the common clients.
Configuration is passed through the environment: NEWS_API_KEY, COHERE_API_KEY. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
This sits in the AI and media services group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. MCP Goodnews's toolset — Requirements — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by VectorInstitute; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against MCP Goodnews's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Requirements | The Requirements tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"Goodnews": {
"command": "<absolute-path-to-bin>/uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"<absolute-path-to-cloned-repo>/mcp-goodnews/src/mcp_goodnews",
"run",
"server.py"
],
"env": {
"NEWS_API_KEY": "<newsapi-api-key>",
"COHERE_API_KEY": "<cohere-api-key>"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| NEWS_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| COHERE_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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