Google News MCP Server
MCP server with one tool, google_news_search: the agent searches live news through SerpApi and gets articles sorted by topic.
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Why this level
- Sends user queries to SerpApi and spends the quota of a paid key.
Install
- Works in
In your terminal, with SkillFoxx CLI
npx skillfoxx add mcp/google-news-mcp-serverDetects the agents on your machine, shows the access level and pins the version.
Other ways to install
Access and checks
How we reviewExtended accessThe tool runs code or makes network calls and only reads external data.
- Sends user queries to SerpApi and spends the quota of a paid key.
This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.
What it does
The server gives an agent one tool, google_news_search. It takes a query and returns each article's title, source, date, summary and link. Search runs through SerpApi, so you need a key from that service. Before the model sees them, articles are grouped into five topics: AI and technology, business, science and research, healthcare, general. Newer items come first inside a topic. The `gl` and `hl` codes switch country and language, ten languages in all.
Who it is for. People who want Claude to answer questions about current events with real article links.
Good fit when
- A weekly digest on a topic with sources is needed.
- The agent monitors news in another language or country through `gl` and `hl`.
- A fact has to be checked against fresh publications before answering.
- An analyst assembles a morning roundup of AI or business coverage.
Not a fit when
- You need full article text: the tool returns only a summary and a link.
- You have no SerpApi key and do not want to get one.
- You need archive search over old publications: the server is built for the current news feed.
Example request
What happened in AI this week? Find the news and give source links.MCP
- Transport
- stdio
- Authentication
- API key
Environment variables
SERP_API_KEYrequired, secret- SerpApi key used for Google News queries.
Limitations
Works only through SerpApi: the key goes into SERP_API_KEY, and limits and price depend on your SerpApi plan. There is one tool and no actions on articles.
How to disable. Remove the google-news block from `claude_desktop_config.json` and restart Claude. You can revoke the SerpApi key in the service dashboard.
FAQ
How do I connect Google News MCP to Claude Desktop?
Get a SerpApi key and add a server to `claude_desktop_config.json` with command `npx` and args `-y @chanmeng666/google-news-server`, with SERP_API_KEY in `env`. After a restart Claude can call google_news_search.
How do I search another country's news?
Set the `gl` (country) and `hl` (language) codes. The topic grouping adapts to the result language.
What does google_news_search return?
For each article the tool returns a title, source, date, summary and link, and the articles come pre-grouped into five topics.
Can I run the server without Claude Desktop?
Yes, it is a regular stdio MCP server: the command `npx -y @chanmeng666/google-news-server` with SERP_API_KEY works in any MCP client, Claude Code included.
Do I need a SerpApi key?
Yes. The server reaches Google News only through SerpApi and returns nothing without a key.
Discussion
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Comparison with similar tools
Cards that share the main search query, and how they differ.
| Tool | Official | Authentication | Repository stars | Main difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google News MCP Server (this card) | no | API key | 131 | |
| Google News Scraper | no | not required | 385 | a plugin and MCP that also reads article text; this one only searches and groups by topic |
| News Aggregator Skill | no | 1,318 | a skill with no API keys that pulls feeds from dozens of sources; this one searches Google News through SerpApi |
README in short
A two-line config and a single tool. Agent-facing docs live in `llms.txt` and `docs/overview.md`, with the flow and sample queries.