• ALERTS
  • REPORTS
  • ANALYSIS
  • HUMAN

How to monitor global brand mentions with your AI

Connect NewsCatcher to your AI client once. From then on, your agent handles the heavy lifting of scanning the world's news for you.

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Short answer

How do I track brand mentions using my AI?

Your AI uses NewsCatcher to pull real-time news from a massive global network. It finds specific mentions of your brand or topics and brings that data straight into your conversation. You'll see how the data flows and how to prompt your agent below.

The outcomes.

Where your data lands.

The AI processes news hits into these specific outcomes.

ALERTS

Real-time news alerts

The AI identifies new mentions as they happen. You get immediate notice when a brand or topic appears in the news.

REPORTS

Summarized news digests

Instead of reading every article, your agent pulls the key facts. It condenses multiple news hits into a single, readable summary.

ANALYSIS

Sentiment and trends

Your agent looks at the context of the mentions. It identifies if the news is positive or negative and tracks how often a topic pops up.

HUMAN

Strategic decisions

The AI provides the raw data and summaries. You decide how to respond to a PR crisis or a competitor move.

The workflow

What your AI does when the news breaks.

The AI acts as your eyes and ears across the global press.

  1. Scanning the wire

    Your agent looks for specific keywords or brand names across a massive global news database.

    search_news

  2. Fetching updates

    The AI pulls the most recent articles to ensure you aren't looking at stale information.

    get_latest_news

  3. Filtering noise

    The agent sifts through the results to find only the mentions that actually matter to your specific query.

    search_news

  4. Synthesizing info

    Your agent takes the raw news text and turns it into a concise briefing for you to read.

    get_latest_news

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to kick off your monitoring.

Starting points

Swap out the bracketed text for your actual brand names or topics.

NewsCatcher Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_1uoRYwnRrtgJUovZh3q2aNAifo00vkBTMLD0c0Lr/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 — NewsCatcher capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newscatcher-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_1uoRYwnRrtgJUovZh3q2aNAifo00vkBTMLD0c0Lr/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Search for any recent news mentions of [Brand Name] in the last 24 hours.

  • Find the latest news regarding [Competitor Name] and summarize their recent moves.

  • Check for any breaking news about [Industry Topic] from global sources.

  • Get a list of the most recent articles mentioning [Product Name] to see recent coverage.

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Start here

Connect NewsCatcher once, then ask.

Just click the link to connect. Your credentials stay encrypted and secure, and you can start chatting with your news data immediately.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI post these news updates to my Slack?

    No. The AI can find and summarize news, but it cannot send messages to external apps like Slack.

  • 02

    Does the AI delete news articles it finds?

    No. The AI only reads the news through the connector; it has no ability to modify or delete external content.

  • 03

    How often does the AI check for new mentions?

    The AI checks whenever you ask it to. It doesn't run on a continuous loop unless you are actively prompting it.

  • 04

    Can the AI filter news by specific countries?

    Yes, the AI can use the search tools to narrow down news based on the geographic location mentioned in the articles.

  • 05

    Can the AI write a press release based on the news it finds?

    Yes. Once the AI has gathered the news data, it can use that information to draft text for you.

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