How to Use the Mediastack MCP in Claude Code

Q: How do I add Mediastack to Claude Code?

Run the terminal command claude mcp add with the server name and your endpoint URL. Your CLI agent will verify the connection and list the new tools.

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Terminal-Based News Ingestion

The `get_news` tool dumps raw JSON or formatted text directly into your terminal stdout. Keep your workflow inside the CLI, and run a single command to have your agent fetch live updates. This setup is perfect for shell scripts and automated cron jobs. Instead of opening a browser, you get instant access to global current events directly from your command line.

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The `list_sources` tool scans over 7,500 media outlets directly from your command line. This MCP Server lets your terminal agent quickly scan publishers and filter them by country or category. The output is clean and structured. Your agent can instantly parse the source list, grep for specific publishers, and prepare configuration files for your deployment pipelines.

Automated Historical Scraping

The `get_news` tool retrieves archived news stories when you provide historical dates. Headless environments need reliable data fetching, and this tool lets your CLI agent pull past events to generate reports. You don't need to write custom Python scrapers. The agent handles the network calls, formats the text, and stores the results where your backend systems can read them.

Setup guide

Set up Mediastack MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see mediastack-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Mediastack transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Mediastack tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http mediastack-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the Mediastack MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mediastack-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Mediastack MCP in Claude Code

Run the terminal command `claude mcp add` with the server name and your endpoint URL. Your CLI agent will verify the connection and list the new tools.

Yes. Because the CLI runs headlessly, you can trigger news-gathering tasks using `get_news` inside GitHub Actions or automated cron jobs.

Yes, it does. You can ask the agent to return the raw JSON payload from the API, making it easy to pipe the results into other command-line utilities.

Run the list command in your terminal to see all active integrations. You should see the news and source tools listed and ready for execution.

Your configuration and API keys are written directly to your local config file in your home directory. They are never sent to external servers or logged during execution.

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