How far back can I search for articles?

The /everything endpoint allows you to search articles from the last 5 years. Use the 'from' and 'to' parameters (YYYY-MM-DD format) to specify your date range.

What countries and languages are supported?

NewsAPI supports headlines for specific countries (e.g., us, gb, br, fr, de, jp) and articles in many languages including English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, and more.

Can I filter news by specific sources like BBC or CNN?

Yes! Use the 'sources' parameter with comma-separated source IDs (e.g., 'bbc-news,cnn'). Use get_sources to find the exact IDs for publishers you want to follow.

NewsAPI MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: NewsAPI
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

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The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect NewsAPI through Vinkius and your agents gain typed, auto-discovered tools with built-in guardrails. no manual schema definitions required.

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python

import asyncio
from agents import Agent, Runner
from agents.mcp import MCPServerStreamableHttp

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    async with MCPServerStreamableHttp(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    ) as mcp_server:

        agent = Agent(
            name="NewsAPI Assistant",
            instructions=(
                "You help users interact with NewsAPI. "
                "You have access to 10 tools."
            ),
            mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
        )

        result = await Runner.run(
            agent, "List all available tools from NewsAPI"
        )
        print(result.final_output)

asyncio.run(main())

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About NewsAPI MCP Server

Connect NewsAPI to any AI agent and access real-time breaking news, top headlines, and 5 years of historical articles from over 150,000 news sources worldwide.

The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 10 tools from NewsAPI through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns. chain multiple agents where one queries NewsAPI, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through Vinkius.

What you can do

Top Headlines — Get live breaking news for any country or category
Full-Text Search — Search every article ever published with keyword, date, and language filters
Source Discovery — List all available news publishers indexed by the API
Multi-Language — Access news in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, and more
Historical Research — Query articles from the last 5 years for trend analysis
Domain Filtering — Restrict searches to specific domains or sources

The NewsAPI MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to OpenAI Agents SDK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect NewsAPI to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the NewsAPI MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

Install the SDK

Run pip install openai-agents in your Python environment

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token from cloud.vinkius.com

Run the script

Save the code above and run it: python agent.py

Explore tools

The agent will automatically discover 10 tools from NewsAPI

Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the NewsAPI MCP Server

OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with NewsAPI through the Model Context Protocol.

Native MCP integration via `MCPServerSse`, pass the URL and the SDK auto-discovers all tools with full type safety

Built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns let you build production-grade agents without reinventing safety infrastructure

Lightweight and composable: chain multiple agents and MCP servers in a single pipeline with minimal boilerplate

First-party OpenAI support ensures optimal compatibility with GPT models for tool calling and structured output

NewsAPI + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the NewsAPI MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Automated workflows: build agents that query NewsAPI, process the data, and trigger follow-up actions autonomously

Multi-agent orchestration: create specialist agents. one queries NewsAPI, another analyzes results, a third generates reports

Data enrichment pipelines: stream data through NewsAPI tools and transform it with OpenAI models in a single async loop

Customer support bots: agents query NewsAPI to resolve tickets, look up records, and update statuses without human intervention

NewsAPI MCP Tools for OpenAI Agents SDK (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect NewsAPI to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP:

get_articles_by_language

g., "en", "pt", "es"). Search articles by language

get_articles_from_domains

Search articles from specific domains

get_headlines_by_category

Get top headlines by category

get_headlines_by_country

g., "us", "br", "gb"). Get top headlines by country

get_headlines_by_source

g., "bbc-news", "cnn"). Get headlines from specific sources

get_popular_articles

Search most popular articles

get_recent_articles

Search most recent articles

list_sources

List available news sources

search_articles

Search all articles (Everything)

search_headlines

Search headlines by query

Example Prompts for NewsAPI in OpenAI Agents SDK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent to start working with NewsAPI immediately.

"Show me top business headlines in the US."

"Search for articles about 'Artificial Intelligence regulation' from the last 30 days."

"What are the main news sources in Brazil?"

Troubleshooting NewsAPI MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK

Common issues when connecting NewsAPI to OpenAI Agents SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

MCPServerStreamableHttp not found

Ensure you have the latest version: pip install --upgrade openai-agents

Agent not calling tools

Make sure your prompt explicitly references the task the tools can help with.

NewsAPI + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ

Common questions about integrating NewsAPI MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.

How does the OpenAI Agents SDK connect to MCP?

Use MCPServerSse(url=...) to create a server connection. The SDK auto-discovers all tools and makes them available to your agent with full type information.