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Google News
Overview
Description from the maker (original English)
Search Google News, get top stories and read articles. No API key or headless browser.
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- UsageiVery new↓ 135/wk · ★ –
What you can do with it
We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.
- Connection: Runs on your computer
- Transport: stdio
- Category: Search & AI memory
Install
Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.
Before you install
- Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
- Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
- The registry lists no key to fill in.
You need
- npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)
Which app do you use?
Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.
Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-news": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"google-news-scraper-mcp"
]
}
}
}Run this in your terminal
claude mcp add google-news -- npx -y google-news-scraper-mcpOr copy the settings yourself
Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"google-news": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"google-news-scraper-mcp"
]
}
}
}Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.
Or copy the settings yourself
Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project
{
"servers": {
"google-news": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"google-news-scraper-mcp"
]
}
}
}Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.
This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.
Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.
These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.
What it can do
Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.
Basic checksi
We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 9, 2026
- ✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account lewisdonovan, which owns the repo
- … Not checked yet
Still maintained
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Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
- – Not applicable
Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
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Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
- … Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints
Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi
- More stars than 0% of the other 5744 servers in this category
- Published to the registry more recently than 61% of the other 5744 servers in this category
- Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 5744 servers in this category
Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.
Common questions
Is Google News safe?
It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.
What keys or codes does it need?
The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.
Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?
It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).
Is it still maintained?
The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.1.2) reached the registry 24 days ago.
Which apps can use it?
Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Node.js on your computer.
What can I use instead?
In the same category: Context7, Codebase Memory, Exa
Alternatives
Servers in the same category from other makers, sorted by stars.
Reading a card:↓ Downloads per weeki★ GitHub starsiThree pillars: reviews · checks · usageiUpdated = latest version published to the registryi
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README from the maker
Open the README
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📰 Google News MCP
Give any AI agent live news. This Model Context Protocol server lets Claude, Cursor, VS Code and other MCP clients search Google News, read the top stories in any country, and pull the text of an article.
It's built on google-news-scraper, so there's no API key, no account and no headless browser. Results come with the real publisher URL rather than a Google redirect link.
Tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
search_news | Search for articles on any keyword, with a timeframe (12h, 7d, 6m), language and country. Supports Google operators such as quotes, OR and site:. |
top_stories | The current top stories for a country and language, or the stories on a Google News topic page. |
get_article_text | Fetch an article URL and return its readable body text, title, byline and publish time. |
Each article comes back as { title, link, source, sourceUrl, datetime }.
Setup
Your MCP client starts the server itself, so there's nothing to keep running.
Claude Desktop
Download google-news.mcpb and double-click it, or drag it into Settings → Extensions. Claude Desktop installs it with its own Node.js, so you don't need Node installed.
Claude Code
/plugin install google-news --marketplace lewisdonovan/google-news-scraperOr add the server directly with claude mcp add google-news -- npx -y google-news-scraper-mcp.
Cursor, Windsurf and most other clients
Requires Node.js 20.19 or later.
Add this to the client's MCP config (.cursor/mcp.json, claude_desktop_config.json, and so on):
{"mcpServers": { "google-news": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "google-news-scraper-mcp"] } } }
VS Code
code --add-mcp '{"name":"google-news","command":"npx","args":["-y","google-news-scraper-mcp"]}'Optional: a fallback when Google blocks you
Google rate-limits busy IPs, which is common on cloud servers. If you have a SerpApi key, the server can fetch results through SerpApi's Google News API instead. Set these environment variables in your client's MCP config:
| Variable | What it does |
|---|---|
GOOGLE_NEWS_THIRD_PARTY_APIKEY | Your SerpApi API key. Without it, only the free scraper is used. |
GOOGLE_NEWS_THIRD_PARTY_PRIMARY | true (default) calls SerpApi first and scrapes only if it fails. false scrapes first and calls SerpApi only if Google can't be reached. |
{"mcpServers": { "google-news": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "google-news-scraper-mcp"], "env": { "GOOGLE_NEWS_THIRD_PARTY_APIKEY": "your-key", "GOOGLE_NEWS_THIRD_PARTY_PRIMARY": "false" } } } }
In Claude Desktop, enter the key in the extension's settings instead. Each SerpApi call uses one of your SerpApi searches.
Example prompts
- "What's the latest news on Nvidia from the past day?"
- "Summarise today's top stories in Germany, in English."
- "Find coverage of our product launch on techcrunch.com this month and read the most recent article."
Notes
- Google rate-limits bursts of requests from one IP. The scraper retries with backoff, but very heavy use can still get temporarily blocked. A third-party key keeps results coming.
get_article_textreads the page's HTML directly, so paywalled pages and sites that only render with JavaScript may return an error.
Privacy
The server collects and stores nothing. It sends your queries to Google News, or to SerpApi if you set a key, and fetches the article pages you ask it to read. See the privacy policy.
License
MIT