News MCP — AP, BBC, NPR, HN, Google News Aggregator

Five independent news sources (AP, BBC, NPR, Hacker News, Google News) behind one MCP interface.

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What it can do

  • Get Ap News: Fetch breaking news and headlines from Associated Press (AP News), a leading global news agency. Returns article title, summary, canonical URL, publication timestamp, and journalist bylin
  • Get Bbc News: Retrieve latest news stories from BBC News covering global, regional, and domestic stories. Returns headline, synopsis, article URL, publish date, and section (world/uk/business/tech). U
  • Get Npr News: Access curated news stories from NPR (National Public Radio) with focus on US news, science, and culture. Returns article headline, brief summary, direct link to NPR story, and publicati

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Five independent news sources (AP, BBC, NPR, Hacker News, Google News) behind one MCP interface. Fetch headlines on a topic across all sources, dedupe by URL, surface the underreported angles. Useful for daily briefings, research agents, and sentiment-shift detection.

How to connect

How to connect News MCP — AP, BBC, NPR, HN, Google News Aggregator to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://news-mcp-server--nexgendata-apify.run.tools

  1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
  2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
  3. Click Add custom connector.
  4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
  5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect News MCP — AP, BBC, NPR, HN, Google News Aggregator to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://news-mcp-server--nexgendata-apify.run.tools

  1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
  2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
  3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
  4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
  5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
  6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect News MCP — AP, BBC, NPR, HN, Google News Aggregator to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://news-mcp-server--nexgendata-apify.run.tools

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

  1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
  2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
  3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (5)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

get_ap_newsFetch breaking news and headlines from Associated Press (AP News), a leading global news agency. Returns article title, summary, canonical URL, publication timestamp, and journalist byline. Use for current events coverage, news monitoring, or building newsfeeds. Best for recent breaking stories published within 24 hours.
get_bbc_newsRetrieve latest news stories from BBC News covering global, regional, and domestic stories. Returns headline, synopsis, article URL, publish date, and section (world/uk/business/tech). Use for UK perspective on international news or UK-focused stories. Includes categories for targeted browsing.
get_npr_newsAccess curated news stories from NPR (National Public Radio) with focus on US news, science, and culture. Returns article headline, brief summary, direct link to NPR story, and publication metadata. Use for journalistic depth and alternative perspectives on major news events.
get_hacker_newsPull top trending stories from Hacker News (Y Combinator community). Returns submission title, original URL, Hacker News discussion link, upvote count, comment count, and user who submitted. Use for tech news, startup stories, and developer-relevant content. Ranked by community engagement.
search_google_newsQuery Google News for articles matching specific keywords or topics across global news sources. Returns matching article headline, source publication name, article URL, publish date, and relevance score. Use for targeted research on specific topics, people, or events. Returns results sorted by recency.