Google MCP Server

An MCP server to access RSS feeds of Google News and Google Trends

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What is the Google MCP server?

An MCP server to access RSS feeds of Google News and Google Trends. That is what the google mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.

The short version

An MCP server that slurps data from Google News and Google Trends RSS endpoints, optionally distills it with LLM/NLP, and barfs out structured results.

  • Trawl Google News RSS feeds for articles based on keyword, location, topic
  • Ingest top news stories from Google News
  • Snag trending search terms from Google Trends based on geographic input
  • Plug in LLM/NLP pipelines to condense article payloads and extract key concepts

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 5 tools. What each one is for:

  • get_news_by_keyword — Search for news using specific keywords
  • get_news_by_location — Retrieve news relevant to a particular location
  • get_news_by_topic — Get news based on a chosen topic
  • get_top_news — Fetch the top news stories from Google News
  • get_trending_keywords — Return trending keywords from Google Trends for a specified location

Getting it running

The server ships on npm as @modelcontextprotocol/inspector, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

How it compares

Among the AI and media services options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. Google's toolset — get_news_by_keyword, get_news_by_location, get_news_by_topic and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow.

This entry was verified against Google's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
get_news_by_keywordSearch for news using specific keywords.
get_news_by_locationRetrieve news relevant to a particular location.
get_news_by_topicGet news based on a chosen topic.
get_top_newsFetch the top news stories from Google News.
get_trending_keywordsReturn trending keywords from Google Trends for a specified location.

How to install the Google MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-news-trends": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Example prompts to try

  • Use Google to get news by keyword.
  • Use Google to get news by location.
  • Use Google to get news by topic.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Google to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 5 tools (get_news_by_keyword, get_news_by_location, get_news_by_topic, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Google directly.