Bring Breaking News
to Windsurf
Learn how to connect News to Windsurf 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 Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple News tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 3 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
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Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention
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Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively
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JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 3 tools are immediately available
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Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
News in Windsurf
News and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect News to Windsurf 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 Windsurf
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 Windsurf 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 Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf 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 Windsurf discover MCP tools?
Windsurf reads the mcp_config.json file on startup and connects to each configured server via Streamable HTTP. Tools are listed in the MCP panel and available to Cascade automatically.
Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?
Yes. Cascade is an agentic system. it can plan and execute multi-step workflows, calling several tools in sequence to accomplish complex tasks without manual prompting between steps.
Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?
Yes. Add as many servers as needed in mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.
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