A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that extends LLM capabilities with real-time news data integration.
MCP News Server is an MCP project maintained in the devjiel/mcp-news-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that extends LLM capabilities with real-time news data integration”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.
The example declares NEWS_API_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.
Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.
{
"mcpServers": {
"news": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"dist/index.js"
],
"env": {
"NEWS_API_KEY": "YOUR_NEWS_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| NEWS_API_KEY | Declared in the maintainer’s client configuration. | Check documentation |
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