NewsNow MCP server

This MCP Server for NewsNow provides access to over 40 news sources through the Model Context Protocol. It's designed to be integrated with the NewsNow application to fetch and deliver content from various news outlets.

Installation

You can install the MCP server using npm:

npm install newsnow-mcp-server

Alternatively, you can run it directly using npx without installation:

npx -y newsnow-mcp-server

Configuration

To configure the MCP server, you need to add it to your MCP configuration file. Here's how to set it up:

Basic Configuration

Create or update your MCP configuration with the following JSON:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "newsnow": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "newsnow-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "BASE_URL": "https://newsnow.busiyi.world"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment Variables

• BASE_URL: Sets the base URL for the news sources. The default is "https://newsnow.busiyi.world"

Usage

Once configured, the MCP server will be available to your application that uses the Model Context Protocol. It will handle requests for news content from the supported sources.

Supported Sources

The server provides access to over 40 news sources that can be queried through the MCP protocol.

Example Usage

After adding the configuration to your MCP settings, your application will be able to access news content by querying the "newsnow" MCP server.

The exact query format will depend on your client application, but it will generally access the server defined in your MCP configuration.

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "newsnow" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","newsnow-mcp-server"],"env":{"BASE_URL":"https://newsnow.busiyi.world"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "newsnow": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "newsnow-mcp-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "BASE_URL": "https://newsnow.busiyi.world"
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "newsnow": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "newsnow-mcp-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "BASE_URL": "https://newsnow.busiyi.world"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect