Bring Breaking News
to LlamaIndex
Learn how to connect News to LlamaIndex and start using 3 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
GDPR Free for SubscribersCompatible with every major AI agent and IDE
Gemini
What is the News MCP Server?
Connect your AI agent to the world's most comprehensive news database. This server provides instant access to live headlines and historical articles from thousands of publishers worldwide, ranging from major news outlets to niche blogs.
What you can do
- Global Search — Search through millions of articles using advanced keywords, date filters, and domain restrictions.
- Breaking Headlines — Get the latest top stories filtered by country, category (business, tech, sports, etc.), or specific publishers.
- Source Discovery — Find and filter valid news sources and publishers to fine-tune your monitoring.
- Market Intelligence — Track mentions of companies, products, or trends across the global media landscape.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your NewsAPI Key
- Start querying live news from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Market Researchers — monitor industry trends and competitor mentions across thousands of domains.
- Content Creators — find the latest stories and verified sources for newsletters or social media updates.
- Data Analysts — aggregate news sentiment and volume for specific topics over time.
Built-in capabilities (3)
Do not mix country/category with sources. Returns live top and breaking headlines
Returns a list of publishers available for top headlines
Supports advanced operators (+, -, AND, OR, NOT) in the query. Search through millions of articles from over 150,000 news sources
Why LlamaIndex?
LlamaIndex agents combine News tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers. Connect 3 tools through Vinkius and query live data alongside vector stores and SQL databases in a single turn. ideal for hybrid search, data enrichment, and analytical workflows.
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Data-first architecture: LlamaIndex agents combine News tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers
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Query pipeline framework lets you chain News tool calls with transformations, filters, and re-rankers in a typed pipeline
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Multi-source reasoning: agents can query News, a vector store, and a SQL database in a single turn and synthesize results
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Observability integrations show exactly what News tools were called, what data was returned, and how it influenced the final answer
News in LlamaIndex
News and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect News to LlamaIndex through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 4,000+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for News in LlamaIndex
The News MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 3 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in LlamaIndex only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
News for LlamaIndex
Every tool call from LlamaIndex to the News MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I search for news articles from a specific date range?
Yes! Use the search_everything tool and provide the from and to parameters in ISO 8601 format (e.g., 2023-12-01) to restrict your search to a specific timeframe.
How do I find the top business headlines in a specific country like the UK?
You can use the get_top_headlines tool. Set the country parameter to 'gb' and the category parameter to 'business' to get the latest relevant news.
Is it possible to see which news sources are available for a specific language?
Absolutely. Use the list_sources tool and specify the language parameter (e.g., 'en', 'pt', 'fr') to retrieve a list of all supported publishers for that language.
How does LlamaIndex connect to MCP servers?
Use the MCP client adapter to create a connection. LlamaIndex discovers all tools and wraps them as query engine tools compatible with any LlamaIndex agent.
Can I combine MCP tools with vector stores?
Yes. LlamaIndex agents can query News tools and vector store indexes in the same turn, combining real-time and embedded data for grounded responses.
Does LlamaIndex support async MCP calls?
Yes. LlamaIndex's async agent framework supports concurrent MCP tool calls for high-throughput data processing pipelines.
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