# NewsAPI MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to retrieve news headlines or search articles from a vast array of sources. It solves problems related to news aggregation, research, and monitoring by providing access to top headlines by country and category, as well as searching capabilities across thousands of sources. It takes in parameters such as country, category, and search queries, and outputs relevant news articles and headlines.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/nimblebraininc-mcp-newsapi  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/nimblebraininc-mcp-newsapi

## Description

Enables news search and headline retrieval using NewsAPI. Supports getting top headlines by country and category, and searching articles across thousands of sources.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/rrxwsbdk66)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/NimbleBrainInc/mcp-newsapi>

## 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": "nimblebraininc-mcp-newsapi"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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