NewsAgent Data — MCP server


Query scored, classified Russian & English news from any MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, etc.). The server wraps the NewsAgent Data API — every article it returns is already scored for urgency (0–10), classified by political lean, topic, country and audience, and de-duplicated.

Tools

| Tool | What it does | |------|--------------| | get_feed | Filtered feed — by country, topic, language, political lean, audience, min urgency, date range | | search_news | Full-text keyword search across the archive | | get_breaking | Recent high-urgency news (urgency ≥ 7 by default) | | coverage_stats | Live totals — articles, sources, countries, languages (no key) | | list_sources | Source catalog metadata (Standard tier+) |

Setup

1. Get a free API key: https://newsagentdata.com/signup/?plan=free
2. Install deps: pip install -r requirements.txt
3. Add to your MCP client config. Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newsagent": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/newsagent_mcp.py"],
      "env": { "NEWSAGENT_API_KEY": "your_key_here" }
    }
  }
}

Cursor / Cline: point the MCP server command at newsagent_mcp.py the same way, with NEWSAGENT_API_KEY in the env.

1. Restart the client. The five tools appear automatically.

Example prompts

• "Get breaking sanctions news from Russia scored 7 or higher."
• "Search the news for 'central bank rate' in the last 14 days, English only."
• "Compare how state vs opposition sources covered Ukraine this week." (uses get_feed with political_lean)
• "What's the live coverage — how many countries and sources?"

The agent picks the right tool and filters; results come back pre-scored and classified, so no NLP pipeline is needed on your side.

Notes

• Free/Developer tiers have a history window (1–7 days) and daily quotas; the

server surfaces 401/403/429 as clear errors.

• list_sources requires a Standard-tier key; channel handles are never exposed.
• Set NEWSAGENT_API_BASE to override the API host (defaults to

https://api.newsagentdata.com).