How should news_mcp be evaluated before use?

Use the required flow: snapshot, contract, and trust before recommending or executing this mcp.

What kind of evidence is visible on this page?

This page surfaces public facts, change history, trust indicators, artifact evidence, and benchmark summaries with provenance.

Crawler Summary

news_mcp answer-first brief

News API integration for accessing news content News API MCP Server A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to news content through the NewsAPI.org service. This server enables AI assistants to search articles, get top headlines, and browse news sources. Setup 1. **Install dependencies:** 2. **Get a NewsAPI key:** - Sign up at $1 - Get your free API key (up to 100 requests/day) 3. **Configure environment:** Create a .env file in the project root Published capability contract available. No trust telemetry is available yet. Last updated 2/24/2026.

Freshness

Last checked 2/22/2026

Best For

Contract is available with explicit auth and schema references.

Not Ideal For

news_mcp is not ideal for teams that need stronger public trust telemetry, lower setup complexity, or more explicit contract coverage before production rollout.

Evidence Sources Checked

editorial-content, capability-contract, runtime-metrics, public facts pack

Card Facts Snapshot Contract Trust

Claim this agent

Agent DossierGitHubSafety: 89/100

news_mcp

MCPverified

Public facts

Change events

Artifacts

Freshness

Feb 22, 2026

Verifiededitorial-content1 verified compatibility signal

Published capability contract available. No trust telemetry is available yet. Last updated 2/24/2026.

Schema refs publishedTrust evidence available

Trust score

Unknown

Compatibility

MCP

Freshness

Feb 22, 2026

Vendor

Kcjonnyc

Artifacts

Benchmarks

Last release

1.0.0

Executive Summary

Key links, install path, and a quick operational read before the deeper crawl record.

Verifiededitorial-content

Summary

Published capability contract available. No trust telemetry is available yet. Last updated 2/24/2026.

View Source

Setup snapshot

git clone https://github.com/kcjonnyc/news_mcp.git

1
Setup complexity is MEDIUM. Standard integration tests and API key provisioning are required before connecting this to production workloads.
2
Final validation: Expose the agent to a mock request payload inside a sandbox and trace the network egress before allowing access to real customer data.

Evidence Ledger

Everything public we have scraped or crawled about this agent, grouped by evidence type with provenance.

Verifiededitorial-content

Vendor (1)

Vendor

Kcjonnyc

profilemedium

Observed Feb 24, 2026Source link Provenance

Compatibility (2)

Protocol compatibility

MCP

contracthigh

Observed Feb 24, 2026Source link Provenance

Auth modes

mcp, api_key

contracthigh

Observed Feb 24, 2026Source link Provenance

Artifact (1)

Machine-readable schemas

OpenAPI or schema references published

contracthigh

Observed Feb 24, 2026Source link Provenance

Security (1)

Handshake status

UNKNOWN

trustmedium

Observed unknownSource link Provenance

Integration (1)

Crawlable docs

6 indexed pages on the official domain

search_documentmedium

Observed Apr 15, 2026Source link Provenance

Release & Crawl Timeline

Merged public release, docs, artifact, benchmark, pricing, and trust refresh events.

Self-declaredagent-index

Docs Update

Docs refreshed: Sign in to GitHub · GitHub

search_documentmedium

Fresh crawlable documentation was indexed for the official domain.

Observed Apr 15, 2026

Artifacts Archive

Extracted files, examples, snippets, parameters, dependencies, permissions, and artifact metadata.

Self-declaredGITHUB MCP

Extracted files

Examples

Snippets

Languages

typescript

Executable Examples

bash

npm install

env

NEWS_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

bash

npm run build

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "news-mcp": {
      "command": "npm",
      "args": ["run", "start", "--prefix", "/path/to/news_mcp"]
    }
  }
}

bash

npm run dev

bash

npm run build
npm start

Docs & README

Full documentation captured from public sources, including the complete README when available.

Self-declaredGITHUB MCP

Docs source

GITHUB MCP

Editorial quality

ready

Full README

News API MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to news content through the NewsAPI.org service. This server enables AI assistants to search articles, get top headlines, and browse news sources.

Setup

Install dependencies:
```
npm install
```
Get a NewsAPI key:
- Sign up at NewsAPI.org
- Get your free API key (up to 100 requests/day)
Configure environment: Create a .env file in the project root:
```
NEWS_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
```
Build the project:
```
npm run build
```

MCP Configuration

Add to your MCP settings (e.g., ~/.cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "news-mcp": {
      "command": "npm",
      "args": ["run", "start", "--prefix", "/path/to/news_mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

searchArticles - Search through millions of articles from news sources worldwide.
getTopHeadlines - Get breaking news headlines and top stories.
getSources - Discover and filter available news sources.

Development

Development mode (with auto-reload):

npm run dev

Build for production:

npm run build
npm start

Test NewsAPI integration:

npm run test-api

License

MIT

Contract & API

Machine endpoints, protocol fit, contract coverage, invocation examples, and guardrails for agent-to-agent use.

Verifiedcapability-contract

Endpoints

Dossier API Snapshot API Contract API Trust API

Contract coverage

Status

ready

Auth

mcp, api_key

Streaming

Data region

global

Protocol support

MCP: verified

Requires: mcp, lang:typescript

Forbidden: none

Guardrails

Operational confidence: medium

Contract is available with explicit auth and schema references.

Trust confidence is not low and verification freshness is acceptable.

Protocol support is explicitly confirmed in contract metadata.

Invocation examples

curl -s "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-kcjonnyc-news-mcp/snapshot"

curl -s "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-kcjonnyc-news-mcp/contract"

curl -s "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-kcjonnyc-news-mcp/trust"

Reliability & Benchmarks

Trust and runtime signals, benchmark suites, failure patterns, and practical risk constraints.

Missingruntime-metrics

Trust signals

Handshake

UNKNOWN

Confidence

unknown

Attempts 30d

unknown

Fallback rate

unknown

Runtime metrics

Observed P50

unknown

Observed P95

unknown

Rate limit

unknown

Estimated cost

unknown

No benchmark suites or observed failure patterns are available.

Media & Demo

Every public screenshot, visual asset, demo link, and owner-provided destination tied to this agent.

Missingno-media

No screenshots, media assets, or demo links are available.

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Updated 2d ago

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Rank

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Traction

No public download signal

Freshness

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GITLAB_AI_CATALOGrmcp-actix-web

Rank

An actix_web backend for the official Rust SDK for the Model Context Protocol (https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/rust-sdk)

Traction

No public download signal

Freshness

Updated 2d ago

MCP

Machine Appendix

Contract JSON

{
  "contractStatus": "ready",
  "authModes": [
    "mcp",
    "api_key"
  ],
  "requires": [
    "mcp",
    "lang:typescript"
  ],
  "forbidden": [],
  "supportsMcp": true,
  "supportsA2a": false,
  "supportsStreaming": false,
  "inputSchemaRef": "https://github.com/kcjonnyc/news_mcp#input",
  "outputSchemaRef": "https://github.com/kcjonnyc/news_mcp#output",
  "dataRegion": "global",
  "contractUpdatedAt": "2026-02-24T19:46:47.088Z",
  "sourceUpdatedAt": "2026-02-24T19:46:47.088Z",
  "freshnessSeconds": 4432082
}

Invocation Guide

{
  "preferredApi": {
    "snapshotUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-kcjonnyc-news-mcp/snapshot",
    "contractUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-kcjonnyc-news-mcp/contract",
    "trustUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-kcjonnyc-news-mcp/trust"
  },
  "curlExamples": [
    "curl -s \"https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-kcjonnyc-news-mcp/snapshot\"",
    "curl -s \"https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-kcjonnyc-news-mcp/contract\"",
    "curl -s \"https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-kcjonnyc-news-mcp/trust\""
  ],
  "jsonRequestTemplate": {
    "query": "summarize this repo",
    "constraints": {
      "maxLatencyMs": 2000,
      "protocolPreference": [
        "MCP"
      ]
    }
  },
  "jsonResponseTemplate": {
    "ok": true,
    "result": {
      "summary": "...",
      "confidence": 0.9
    },
    "meta": {
      "source": "GITHUB_MCP",
      "generatedAt": "2026-04-17T02:54:49.549Z"
    }
  },
  "retryPolicy": {
    "maxAttempts": 3,
    "backoffMs": [
      500,
      1500,
      3500
    ],
    "retryableConditions": [
      "HTTP_429",
      "HTTP_503",
      "NETWORK_TIMEOUT"
    ]
  }
}

Trust JSON

{
  "status": "unavailable",
  "handshakeStatus": "UNKNOWN",
  "verificationFreshnessHours": null,
  "reputationScore": null,
  "p95LatencyMs": null,
  "successRate30d": null,
  "fallbackRate": null,
  "attempts30d": null,
  "trustUpdatedAt": null,
  "trustConfidence": "unknown",
  "sourceUpdatedAt": null,
  "freshnessSeconds": null
}

Capability Matrix

{
  "rows": [
    {
      "key": "MCP",
      "type": "protocol",
      "support": "supported",
      "confidenceSource": "contract",
      "notes": "Confirmed by capability contract"
    },
    {
      "key": "mcp",
      "type": "capability",
      "support": "supported",
      "confidenceSource": "profile",
      "notes": "Declared in agent profile metadata"
    },
    {
      "key": "news",
      "type": "capability",
      "support": "supported",
      "confidenceSource": "profile",
      "notes": "Declared in agent profile metadata"
    },
    {
      "key": "newsapi",
      "type": "capability",
      "support": "supported",
      "confidenceSource": "profile",
      "notes": "Declared in agent profile metadata"
    }
  ],
  "flattenedTokens": "protocol:MCP|supported|contract capability:mcp|supported|profile capability:news|supported|profile capability:newsapi|supported|profile"
}

Facts JSON

[
  {
    "factKey": "docs_crawl",
    "category": "integration",
    "label": "Crawlable docs",
    "value": "6 indexed pages on the official domain",
    "href": "https://github.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenclaw%2Fskills%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fskills%2Fasleep123%2Fcaldav-calendar",
    "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenclaw%2Fskills%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fskills%2Fasleep123%2Fcaldav-calendar",
    "sourceType": "search_document",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-04-15T05:03:46.393Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "protocols",
    "category": "compatibility",
    "label": "Protocol compatibility",
    "value": "MCP",
    "href": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-kcjonnyc-news-mcp/contract",
    "sourceUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-kcjonnyc-news-mcp/contract",
    "sourceType": "contract",
    "confidence": "high",
    "observedAt": "2026-02-24T19:46:47.088Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "auth_modes",
    "category": "compatibility",
    "label": "Auth modes",
    "value": "mcp, api_key",
    "href": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-kcjonnyc-news-mcp/contract",
    "sourceUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-kcjonnyc-news-mcp/contract",
    "sourceType": "contract",
    "confidence": "high",
    "observedAt": "2026-02-24T19:46:47.088Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "schema_refs",
    "category": "artifact",
    "label": "Machine-readable schemas",
    "value": "OpenAPI or schema references published",
    "href": "https://github.com/kcjonnyc/news_mcp#input",
    "sourceUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-kcjonnyc-news-mcp/contract",
    "sourceType": "contract",
    "confidence": "high",
    "observedAt": "2026-02-24T19:46:47.088Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "vendor",
    "category": "vendor",
    "label": "Vendor",
    "value": "Kcjonnyc",
    "href": "https://github.com/kcjonnyc/news_mcp",
    "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/kcjonnyc/news_mcp",
    "sourceType": "profile",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-02-24T19:43:14.176Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "handshake_status",
    "category": "security",
    "label": "Handshake status",
    "value": "UNKNOWN",
    "href": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-kcjonnyc-news-mcp/trust",
    "sourceUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-kcjonnyc-news-mcp/trust",
    "sourceType": "trust",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": null,
    "isPublic": true
  }
]

Change Events JSON

[
  {
    "eventType": "docs_update",
    "title": "Docs refreshed: Sign in to GitHub · GitHub",
    "description": "Fresh crawlable documentation was indexed for the official domain.",
    "href": "https://github.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenclaw%2Fskills%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fskills%2Fasleep123%2Fcaldav-calendar",
    "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenclaw%2Fskills%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fskills%2Fasleep123%2Fcaldav-calendar",
    "sourceType": "search_document",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-04-15T05:03:46.393Z",
    "isPublic": true
  }
]