crypto-news-mcp MCP Server

An MCP server that provides real-time cryptocurrency news sourced from NewsData for AI agents.

Local serverstdio

What is the crypto-news-mcp Server?

crypto-news-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the kukapay/crypto-news-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “An MCP server that provides real-time cryptocurrency news sourced from NewsData for AI agents”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using python. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

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.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

ToolWhat it does
UsageCall summarize_news(query="ethereum").
Example
Parameters- query (str): The cryptocurrency or keyword.
max_pagesint, optional): Number of pages to fetch (default: 1).

How to install the crypto-news-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Crypto News": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "path/to/crypto-news-mcp/main.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NEWS_API_KEY": "YOUR_NEWS_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
NEWS_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation