Newslit MCP for AI. Monitor media impact and discover press opportunities.
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Newslit lets your AI client treat it like a full market intelligence dashboard. You connect your API key and gain control over news monitoring, media impact analysis, and press discovery directly from chat.
Use tools like `list_reports` to see all active research environments, or run `create_report` to track brand mentions across specific industries instantly.
What your AI can do
Create report
Builds a new news monitoring report based on the topic data you provide as JSON.
Delete report
Removes an existing news report from your monitored list.
Get report
Retrieves the full configuration details for a specific, named report.
Create, read, update, or delete entire news monitoring reports using simple commands.
Retrieve a comprehensive list of every single news report you have set up in Newslit.
Pull the latest stories and headlines from any specific monitoring report to track trends.
Access detailed configuration data for a report, confirming its filters and status.
Pull stories that include source names and direct URLs to the original articles.
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Newslit MCP Server: 6 Tools for News Monitoring
Manage every aspect of your news monitoring workflow, from creating new reports to retrieving specific story collections.
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Builds a new news monitoring report based on the topic data you provide as JSON.
Delete Report
Removes an existing news report from your monitored list.
Get Report
Retrieves the full configuration details for a specific, named report.
List Reports
Returns a list of all news reports you currently have active or saved.
List Stories
Pulls the latest headlines and articles associated with a specific monitoring report...
Update Report
Changes the topic filters or exclusion criteria for an already existing news report.
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Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more
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Sifting through news coverage feels like an all-day job.
Today, finding out what's been said about your brand or a competitor requires opening dozens of tabs. You copy keywords into Google Alerts, then jump to TechCrunch, Reuters, and industry blogs—all while manually tracking if the story was positive, neutral, or negative.
With Newslit, you just ask your agent: 'What's the sentiment on our brand this week?' The AI runs the necessary tools, pulls data from all configured sources, and gives you a single, quantified summary. You get actionable intelligence instantly.
Newslit MCP Server: Full Control Over Your News Reports
You don't have to manually manage which reports are active or what filters they use. Instead of remembering if you updated the 'Competitor X' report last week, you can simply ask your agent to run `list_reports` and confirm its status.
This gives you total oversight. You treat all monitoring like a database: you can retrieve metadata with `get_report`, list them all with `list_reports`, or delete old ones with `delete_report`. It’s structured control, period.
What your AI can actually do with this
Newslit gives your AI client full command over market intelligence. You connect your API key, and suddenly you've got a whole media monitoring dashboard right in your chat window. Forget wrestling with complex web UIs; here, you just talk to it.
Managing Your Research Setup
You gotta know what reports are running before you start digging. To see everything you’ve set up, you run list_reports. That tool spits out a list of every single news report you're currently tracking or have saved for later. If you need to check the deep setup—the specific filters and criteria—for one particular project, you use get_report with its unique name.
This grabs all the configuration details so you know exactly what it’s looking for. You can also modify those search parameters anytime using update_report. If a topic shifts or your focus changes, you just update the filters or tweak the exclusion criteria on an existing report without having to rebuild the whole thing.
If you're done tracking something—maybe the market cooled off or the project got shelved—you hit delete_report. That tool cleanly removes that news monitoring job from your monitored list. To start fresh, you use create_report. Just feed it the topic data in JSON format, and Newslit builds a brand new report for you to monitor.
Retrieving the Data You Need
The real payoff is getting the stories. When you need the latest headlines or articles tied to a specific monitoring job, you call list_stories. This tool pulls the actual content associated with a given report ID, letting you track shifts in industry chatter or see what your competitors are up to right now.
These retrieved stories don't just give you a headline. They include source names and direct URLs to the original articles. You know exactly where every piece of information came from. You can process these sources and links through your agent, which makes tracking media impact immediate. You use this capability to analyze coverage across specific industries or confirm brand mentions instantly.
The whole cycle—from listing existing reports to creating a new one, updating its parameters, pulling the stories, and even deleting it when you're done—it all happens directly within the chat flow.
019dd12c-a9c7-71d0-8006-d0d4aa1954cc Here's how it actually works
The bottom line is: your AI client becomes a dedicated market researcher, running complex API calls through simple conversation prompts.
First, subscribe to the Newslit server and input your API Key from the Newslit dashboard settings.
Next, prompt your AI client (Claude, Cursor, etc.) to execute a task—for example, 'List all my news reports.'
The agent calls the appropriate tool (list_reports), processes the data, and presents you with actionable findings in the chat window.
Who is this actually for?
Anyone who needs to stay ahead of the news without opening 20 browser tabs. This is for PR teams drowning in mentions, market researchers tracking rivals, and product managers needing real-time data on sector shifts. You're here because manual media monitoring sucks.
Automates the collection of news mentions regarding brand reputation and competitor activity across multiple sources.
Quickly pulls industry summaries or tracks specific market segments without switching between monitoring tools and spreadsheets.
Monitors sector trends and technological shifts by filtering news reports for key phrases related to product development cycles.
What Changes When You Connect
Keep your research current using list_stories. Instead of checking source websites, you ask your agent for stories related to 'Industry Rivals' and get the latest headlines in seconds. It saves hours of browsing.
Build targeted intelligence with create_report. Define a new monitoring scope—say, 'AI ethics in healthcare'—and Newslit immediately starts gathering mentions across all indexed sources.
Maintain clean records by using list_reports and get_report. You can verify exactly what filters are active on which reports, stopping data collection on old or irrelevant topics.
Fine-tune your research with update_report. If a report starts getting noise from an unwanted source, you just use the update tool to refine its topic filter without rebuilding the whole thing.
Know your sources. When fetching stories using the API, Newslit provides detailed source information and direct links, so you always know where the article came from.
See it in action
Tracking a Major Competitor
A market researcher needs to monitor how their main competitor is being discussed. They use create_report with specific keywords and launch it. Later, they prompt the agent to run list_stories, immediately seeing every mention across tech news sites without manual searching.
Auditing Old Campaigns
A PR team needs to know what was said about them six months ago. They use list_reports to find the 'Q1 Brand Mentions' report ID, then run get_report to check its status and configuration before pulling historical data.
Pivotting Strategy Mid-Quarter
Product managers realize they need to focus on a new vertical (e.g., 'Sustainable energy'). They use the agent to run update_report on their existing report, changing just the keywords and exclusions instantly, rather than starting from scratch.
Cleaning Up Research Data
An analyst realizes a specific news source is polluting one of their reports. They use list_reports to confirm the ID, then invoke delete_report to cut it out entirely, keeping the rest of their monitoring intact.
The honest tradeoffs
Treating all data as one pool
Just asking your agent for 'all news about AI' without specifying a report. You get a massive, unfiltered dump that is unusable.
First, use create_report to set up a targeted scope (e.g., 'AI in Finance'). Then, consistently use the dedicated tool calls like list_stories and get_report against that specific report ID.
Manually checking reports
Opening 5 different browser tabs—one for TechCrunch, one for Reuters, etc.—to see if any news has popped up on your keywords.
Use the list_stories tool. Point it at your saved report ID and let the AI pull all relevant articles from every source into a single, structured response.
Over-complicating filtering
Trying to figure out if you need to create a brand new report when maybe you just want to change one filter.
Check your current setup first with list_reports. If the core topic is right, use update_report to simply adjust the keywords or add exclusions. It's faster.
When It Fits, When It Doesn't
Use this server if you need structured, repeatable media monitoring across multiple sources and reports. The workflow relies on defining a scope (a 'Report') first, then asking for data from that defined scope. You should use it when your job requires tracking brand mentions, competitor moves, or sector trends over time.
Don't use this if you just need to check one single article link—your agent can handle that with simple chat commands. Also, don't rely on it for general knowledge; its function is strictly monitoring and reporting based on defined filters. If your goal is simply summarizing a document you already possess, better suited tools exist.
If you have an existing report ID, use get_report or list_stories. If the topic needs to change entirely, use update_report. And if you need a whole new monitoring stream, start with create_report. The system is designed around managing and querying these defined 'Reports'.
Questions you might have
How do I start monitoring new topics using Newslit MCP Server? +
You use the create_report tool. Just tell your agent what topic you want to track and provide the necessary JSON data, and it sets up the initial monitoring scope for you.
I need to check all my active reports in Newslit MCP Server. +
Run list_reports. This tool returns a list of every report ID and name you've set up, letting you see what data is currently being monitored.
How do I get the full story details for an existing report? +
Use the get_report tool, feeding it the specific report ID. This returns all configuration metadata, including its current filters and status.
Can I change what a monitoring report tracks? (update_report) +
Yes, you use the update_report tool. You pass in the existing report ID and the new filter criteria (keywords, exclusions), which updates the tracking without deleting the whole setup.
What is the difference between list_stories and list_reports? +
list_reports gives you a list of your environments (the report IDs). list_stories takes one of those environments and pulls out all the actual, current news stories from it.
If I no longer need a monitoring setup, how do I completely remove it using the `delete_report` tool? +
You use delete_report(report_id) to permanently remove a report. This action immediately deactivates all associated news monitoring and deletes the configuration metadata. Be aware that deleting a report removes access to its stored story data, so confirm you don't need historical records first.
What specific structure must I pass when running the `create_report` function? +
The create_report tool requires all parameters—like topic, keyword list, and source types—to be passed as a single JSON string. You need to format this data precisely so your agent knows exactly what criteria define the new monitoring scope.
When I run `list_stories`, what metadata does it return for each news item? +
The tool returns more than just headlines. For every story, you get detailed source information, a direct link to the original article, and key metrics like the date collected and any associated sentiment analysis.
Can my AI automatically find the latest stories for a specific report by its ID? +
Yes! Use the list_stories tool with the Report ID. Your agent will respond with complete metadata for the newest stories, including headlines, summaries, and source links in seconds.
How do I find my Newslit API Key? +
Log in to your Newslit account, navigate to Integrations > News API, and you will find your unique secret token (X-NewslitApiKey) there.
Does the API provide full article text? +
The API primarily provides headlines, curated summaries, and source metadata. Direct links are provided to access the full content on the original publisher's website.
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