• TOPIC TRACKING
  • SENTIMENT ANALYSIS
  • TAG FILTERING
  • HUMAN REVIEW

How to analyze news sentiment and trends with your AI

Connect your AI to The Guardian's archive to pull specific articles and track how coverage of a topic changes over time.

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Short answer

How can I track news trends using my AI?

Your AI scans The Guardian's archive to find specific stories or groups of articles based on tags. It then reads the full text to spot shifts in tone or frequency. You get a clear view of how reporting evolves.

The outcomes.

Where your insights land.

The AI turns raw news data into organized intelligence.

TOPIC TRACKING

Identify shifting themes

The AI finds articles related to a specific subject. You see how often a topic appears and how the focus changes.

SENTIMENT ANALYSIS

Gauge editorial tone

By reading the full text, your agent detects if coverage is becoming more critical or more supportive of a person or policy.

TAG FILTERING

Group related stories

The AI pulls all content under a specific tag to build a cohesive timeline of a single event or movement.

HUMAN REVIEW

Verify the nuance

The AI flags specific articles for you to read. You make the final call on the subtle political context the agent might miss.

The workflow

What your AI does when the data arrives.

The AI handles the heavy lifting of searching and reading through thousands of articles.

  1. Locate the stories

    The AI searches the archive for specific keywords or phrases you care about.

    search_content

  2. Filter by category

    It narrows the results down by looking for specific topical tags used by the publication.

    search_by_tag

  3. Read the details

    The agent pulls the full text of individual articles to understand the exact wording used.

    get_item

  4. Summarize shifts

    It compares the content found across different time periods to spot changes in sentiment.

    search_content

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to kick off your analysis.

Starting points

Swap out the bracketed text for the actual topics or tags you want to investigate.

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"
    }
  }
}
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  • Search for all articles about [Climate Change] and tell me how the tone has changed over the last year.

  • Find all stories tagged with [UK Politics] and summarize the main arguments being made.

  • Get the full text for the article titled '[Article Title]' and analyze the sentiment toward [Person Name].

  • Look for articles containing the phrase '[Specific Phrase]' and list the most recent ones.

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Start here

Connect The Guardian once, then ask.

Just link your account once. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can immediately start asking questions about the archive in your preferred AI client.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI write new articles for The Guardian?

    No. The AI only reads and analyzes existing content from the archive.

  • 02

    Can I use this to publish posts?

    No. The tools only allow for searching and reading content, not creating or posting it.

  • 03

    Does the AI remember my previous searches?

    The AI's memory depends on your specific AI client, not the Connector itself.

  • 04

    Can it search for articles from other news sites?

    No. This specific Connector only has access to The Guardian's archive.

  • 05

    Can the AI delete articles from the archive?

    No. The AI has no permission to modify or delete any content.

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