# News API MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to access global news articles or retrieve top headlines, and want a standardized interface for searching and listing available news sources. It solves problems related to news data retrieval, aggregation, and discovery, providing a unified interface for various news sources. The News API MCP Server takes search queries and source requests as inputs and returns relevant news articles and metadata as outputs.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/berlinbra-news-api-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/berlinbra-news-api-mcp

## Description

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to global news articles through the News API. It implements a standardized interface for searching news articles, retrieving top headlines, and listing available news sources.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/tycjibi6mx)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/berlinbra/news-api-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "berlinbra-news-api-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/berlinbra-news-api-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/berlinbra-news-api-mcp/pull`

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