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Connect The Guardian to ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini

Set it up once and it works in ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and any other client you love. It all runs safely in the background, so you can relax and focus on what really matters. Pull full-text journalism directly into your AI agent.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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Your AI does the work. We keep it safe and sound.

No other AI tool gives you this. Your workflow runs in the client you already love, your account stays protected, and you decide what the agent can and cannot do. It is the whole reason to make the switch.

Each Connector lives inside our infrastructure, the same place where your workflow runs. The three things below are already part of it, working quietly in the background so you never have to think about them. Nothing to add, nothing to set up, nothing to worry about.

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V8 Isolate01

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed environment.

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed V8 runtime — no access to your files, your system, or other servers. A Connector never sees past its own request.

Kill Switch02

One switch stops every agent. Instantly.

One action deactivates every Connector, revokes every token, and ends every session at once. AI Governance keeps the record.

FinOps per User03

Spending limits that pause instead of surprise.

Every user keeps their own connections and credentials, isolated from everyone else. Anything that would cross your spending limit is held for your approval, not billed.

Three controls, built into the layer your AI connects through.

Curated set · 10 capabilities

We ship only the actions that matter.

Capability set01 / 03

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 10 available through The Guardian.

  1. 01

    Get item

    This capability retrieves the full content of a specific Guardian article. It provides the complete body text along with bylines and publication dates.

  2. 02

    Get latest content

    This capability fetches the most recent articles published by The Guardian. Results are ordered by the most recent first.

  3. 03

    Get section details

    This capability pulls editorial highlights and the most viewed content from a specific section.

  4. 04

    List editions

    This capability provides a list of all available Guardian regional editions, such as UK, US, or Australia.

Capability set02 / 03

05-07

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 10 available through The Guardian.

  1. 05

    List sections

    This capability lists all editorial sections available, including categories like Technology, Politics, or Sport.

  2. 06

    List tags

    This capability returns the tags used to categorize content, including keywords, series, and contributors.

  3. 07

    Search by tag

    This capability browses content associated with a specific Guardian tag, such as a topic or a specific tone.

Capability set03 / 03

08-10

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 10 available through The Guardian.

  1. 08

    Search by date range

    This capability finds articles published within a specific time window, which is useful for historical research.

  2. 09

    Search by section

    This capability lets you browse content within a specific editorial section like World or Business.

  3. 10

    Search content

    This capability performs a broad search across the archive using filters for sections, tags, and date ranges.

Real work

What teams actually run

01

Media Monitoring

Track how a specific topic is covered over time by querying specific tags and date ranges.

02

Fact Checking

Verify the timeline of an event by pulling articles from specific days or weeks.

03

Content Aggregation

Build custom news feeds by filtering for specific editorial sections.

04

Sentiment Analysis

Pull full-text articles to analyze the tone of reporting on specific political issues.

Automate a task

Put The Guardian to work on one thing.

Step-by-step automations your AI runs through this Connector: the workflow, the prompts to start with, and the exact capabilities behind each move.

One connector, every AI

The Guardian works with the most popular AI clients.

These are the most popular clients, each with a step-by-step guide: one link, set up once, with governance and visibility built in. And because everything runs on the MCP standard, the same connection also works in any other compatible client — nothing to rebuild.

ClaudeClaudeChatGPTChatGPTGeminiGeminiPerplexityPerplexityGrokGrokMicrosoft CopilotMicrosoft CopilotCursorCursorVS CodeVS CodeWindsurfWindsurfJetBrainsJetBrainsClineClineLangChainLangChainVercel AI SDKVercel AI SDKLovableLovableZ.aiZ.aiRaycastRaycastQwen CodeQwen CodeKimi CodeKimi CodeLe ChatLe Chat

Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

You don't need a client to put The Guardian to work: the same hosted connection plugs into your own applications and agent code, with the same governance on every request. Build with it, chat with it — one connection for both.

Observed, not estimated

967ms average. Fast in production.

The Guardian is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1357ms
Oct 3Today
Fastest day
773ms
Slowest day
1357ms
14-day trend
Improving-27%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 10 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of The Guardian, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with The Guardian. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

The Guardian Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_a1LLzfJa2PGS3eoVSY27IyjfLXslA0HlLkM52F2r/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — The Guardian capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "the-guardian-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_a1LLzfJa2PGS3eoVSY27IyjfLXslA0HlLkM52F2r/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

Guided setup for Claude? Set up The Guardian in Claude and other AIs

See all the AI clients this connector works with ↑

Who it's for

Built for the work The Guardian owners hand off.

This MCP is built for professionals who need to pull verified journalistic data into their existing workflows.

  • 01

    Researchers

    They hand off the task of gathering large datasets of news articles for sentiment or trend analysis.

  • 02

    Journalists

    They use the agent to quickly find related coverage or verify publication history.

  • 03

    Data Scientists

    They feed Guardian content directly into NLP pipelines or knowledge bases.

FAQ

Questions The Guardian owners ask.

  • 01

    Do I need my own API key?

    Yes, you need to register for a free API key at The Guardian Open Platform to use this MCP.

  • 02

    Which AI clients can use this?

    This MCP works with any compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

  • 03

    Can I search for specific authors?

    Yes, you can use the tag discovery and search capabilities to find content by specific contributors.

  • 04

    Does it cover international news?

    Yes, you can query content across UK, US, Australia, and International editions.

  • 05

    Is the content full-text?

    Yes, the get_item capability allows your agent to retrieve the complete body text of an article.

  • 06

    Can I retrieve the full text of a Guardian article, not just the headline?

    Yes. Use the get_item capability with the article's path ID. The response includes the full body text, byline, standfirst, publication date, section, tags, and thumbnail image when available.

  • 07

    How far back does the Guardian Content API archive go?

    The Guardian Content API provides access to articles dating back to 1999. You can use search_by_date_range with specific start and end dates to query historical content from any period covered by the archive.

  • 08

    Is a paid subscription required to use this integration?

    No. The Guardian Open Platform offers a free developer API key that supports up to 12 calls per second and 5,000 calls per day. This is sufficient for most research and automation workflows.

  • 09

    Can I filter articles by topic, section, or contributor?

    Yes. The search_content capability accepts section, tag, and date filters. Use list_sections to discover available sections and list_tags to find keywords, contributors, and series to refine your queries.

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