Stanford GDELT MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDKGive OpenAI Agents SDK instant access to 16 tools to Get Geo Data, Get Themes, Get Timeline Country, and more
The OpenAI Agents SDK enables production-grade agent workflows in Python. Connect Stanford GDELT through Vinkius and your agents gain typed, auto-discovered tools with built-in guardrails. no manual schema definitions required.
Ask AI about this MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK
The Stanford GDELT MCP Server for OpenAI Agents SDK is a standout in the Data Analytics category — giving your AI agent 16 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.
Vinkius delivers Streamable HTTP and SSE to any MCP client
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="Stanford GDELT Assistant",
instructions=(
"You help users interact with Stanford GDELT. "
"You have access to 16 tools."
),
mcp_servers=[mcp_server],
)
result = await Runner.run(
agent, "List all available tools from Stanford GDELT"
)
print(result.final_output)
asyncio.run(main())
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About Stanford GDELT MCP Server
Connect to the GDELT Project API — the world's largest open platform for monitoring global news media in real time.
The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 16 tools from Stanford GDELT through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns. chain multiple agents where one queries Stanford GDELT, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through Vinkius.
What you can do
- Article Search — Search global news articles with filters for language, country, date range, and topic
- Volume Timelines — Track how media attention to any topic changes over time
- Sentiment Analysis — Monitor tone and sentiment shifts in coverage of any subject
- Geographic Mapping — Visualize where news events are happening around the world
- TV News Search — Search closed caption transcripts from CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, BBC, and more
- Theme Analysis — Explore standardized GDELT themes across geopolitics, health, environment, and economics
- Language Distribution — See which linguistic communities are covering a topic
- Country Distribution — Identify which nations produce the most coverage of specific issues
- Proximity Search — Find articles where two terms appear near each other
- Word Clouds — Extract dominant terms and concepts from coverage
The Stanford GDELT MCP Server exposes 16 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to OpenAI Agents SDK in under two minutes — credentials fully managed, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
All 16 Stanford GDELT tools available for OpenAI Agents SDK
When OpenAI Agents SDK connects to Stanford GDELT through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning gdelt, global-news, sentiment-analysis, and more. Every call runs in a secure, isolated environment with full audit visibility. Beyond a simple connection, you get real-time monitoring of agent activity, enterprise governance, and optimized token usage.
Get geo data on Stanford GDELT
Each point includes coordinates, location name, and article metadata. Use modes: "PointData" for individual points, "PointHeat" for heatmap data. Get geographic point data for news events
Get themes on Stanford GDELT
GDELT uses hundreds of themes from politics, economics, health, environment, technology, and more to classify news content. Get GDELT theme distribution for a topic
Get timeline country on Stanford GDELT
Reveals geographic patterns in media attention, identifies when a story goes global, and shows which nations are most interested in specific issues. Get source country distribution timeline
Get timeline lang on Stanford GDELT
Reveals which linguistic communities are paying attention to an issue and when interest spreads across language barriers. Get language distribution timeline for a topic
Get timeline tone on Stanford GDELT
Positive values indicate positive coverage, negative values indicate negative coverage. Essential for tracking public opinion shifts, crisis communications, and brand reputation monitoring. Get sentiment and tone timeline for a topic
Get timeline volume on Stanford GDELT
Essential for tracking media attention, identifying news spikes, and understanding the lifecycle of a story. Default timespan is 3 months. Get news volume timeline for any topic
Get tone chart on Stanford GDELT
Shows whether coverage is predominantly positive, negative, or neutral, and the overall emotional intensity of the coverage. Get tone distribution chart for a topic
Get tv channels on Stanford GDELT
Use this to understand the scope of TV news coverage available for analysis. Get available TV news channels inventory
Get tv timeline on Stanford GDELT
Reveals which stories dominate TV airtime and how TV coverage patterns differ from online news. Get TV news mention volume timeline
Get word cloud on Stanford GDELT
Reveals the dominant themes, entities, and concepts associated with a topic in media discourse. Get word cloud data showing key terms for a topic
Search articles on Stanford GDELT
Returns article titles, URLs, dates, source domains, languages, and source countries. Use timespan like "1d" (1 day), "1w" (1 week), "3m" (3 months). Use sourcelang codes like "english", "spanish", "portuguese", "french", "chinese", "arabic". Use sourcecountry codes like "US", "BR", "UK", "FR", "DE". Search global news articles across 100+ languages
Search by country on Stanford GDELT
Country codes follow ISO 2-letter format: US (United States), BR (Brazil), UK (United Kingdom), FR (France), DE (Germany), CN (China), JP (Japan), IN (India), RU (Russia), AU (Australia), CA (Canada), etc. Essential for understanding country-specific media perspectives on global events. Search news articles from a specific country
Search by language on Stanford GDELT
Covers 100+ languages. Language codes include: english, spanish, portuguese, french, german, italian, chinese, japanese, korean, arabic, russian, hindi, turkish, dutch, swedish, polish, and many more. Essential for monitoring how different linguistic communities cover the same event. Search news articles in a specific language
Search by theme on Stanford GDELT
Themes are standardized topic categories like TAX_FNCACT (financial actions), HEALTH_PANDEMIC, ENV_CLIMATECHANGE, TERROR, PROTEST, ELECTION, ECON_BANKRUPTCY, etc. Use this for precise topic-based monitoring. Search articles by GDELT standardized theme
Search nearby on Stanford GDELT
More precise than simple keyword search. Use distance parameter to control proximity (default 10 words). Example: term1="climate", term2="migration", distance=15. Search articles where two terms appear near each other
Search tv on Stanford GDELT
Returns clips with timestamps, station names, transcript snippets, and video preview URLs. Covers CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, BBC, and more. Modes: "ClipGallery" for clips, "StationChart" for station comparison. Search TV news transcripts by keyword
Connect Stanford GDELT to OpenAI Agents SDK via MCP
Follow these steps to wire Stanford GDELT into OpenAI Agents SDK. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind Vinkius.
Install the SDK
pip install openai-agents in your Python environmentReplace the token
[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token from cloud.vinkius.comRun the script
python agent.pyExplore tools
Why Use OpenAI Agents SDK with the Stanford GDELT MCP Server
OpenAI Agents SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Stanford GDELT 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
Stanford GDELT + OpenAI Agents SDK Use Cases
Practical scenarios where OpenAI Agents SDK combined with the Stanford GDELT MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated workflows: build agents that query Stanford GDELT, process the data, and trigger follow-up actions autonomously
Multi-agent orchestration: create specialist agents. one queries Stanford GDELT, another analyzes results, a third generates reports
Data enrichment pipelines: stream data through Stanford GDELT tools and transform it with OpenAI models in a single async loop
Customer support bots: agents query Stanford GDELT to resolve tickets, look up records, and update statuses without human intervention
Example Prompts for Stanford GDELT in OpenAI Agents SDK
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your OpenAI Agents SDK agent to start working with Stanford GDELT immediately.
"What are the latest news articles about AI regulation?"
"How has sentiment about climate change evolved over the last 3 months?"
"Search for TV news clips mentioning quantum computing"
Troubleshooting Stanford GDELT MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK
Common issues when connecting Stanford GDELT to OpenAI Agents SDK through Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
MCPServerStreamableHttp not found
pip install --upgrade openai-agentsAgent not calling tools
Stanford GDELT + OpenAI Agents SDK FAQ
Common questions about integrating Stanford GDELT MCP Server with OpenAI Agents SDK.
How does the OpenAI Agents SDK connect to MCP?
MCPServerSse(url=...) to create a server connection. The SDK auto-discovers all tools and makes them available to your agent with full type information.Can I use multiple MCP servers in one agent?
MCPServerSse instances to the agent constructor. The agent can use tools from all connected servers within a single run.Does the SDK support streaming responses?
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