Fast News MCP

Fast News MCP Server

Real-time news search, trending headlines, topic categories, and local news — exposed as MCP tools so your AI agent can query news in plain language. No HTTP boilerplate required.

The server is hosted by RapidAPI and connects via mcp-remote. All you need is a RapidAPI subscription and your API key.

Demo

See the Fast News API in action: [the-dispatcher-demo.vercel.app](https://the-dispatcher-demo.vercel.app/)

Get an API Key

1. Subscribe on RapidAPI (free tier available)
2. Your API key appears on the Endpoints tab

Every request needs two headers:

Quick Start

Prerequisites: Node.js (for npx) and a free RapidAPI subscription.

Add the following to your AI agent's MCP server configuration. Replace YOUR-API-KEY with your RapidAPI key.

{

"mcpServers": { "fast-news": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.rapidapi.com", "--header", "x-api-host: fast-news-with-previews.p.rapidapi.com", "--header", "x-api-key: YOUR-API-KEY" ] } } }

The mcp-remote package is installed automatically by npx. You don't need to install anything manually.

See the per-agent setup instructions below for client-specific details.

Alternative: npm package (secondary option)

Prefer the Quick Start above. Use this only if your setup specifically benefits from a single published package.

This repository is also published as the npm package @wllrdev/fast-news-mcp. It's a thin wrapper around mcp-remote that reads your key from the RAPIDAPI_KEY environment variable instead of the command line:

{

"mcpServers": { "fast-news": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@wllrdev/fast-news-mcp"], "env": { "RAPIDAPI_KEY": "YOUR-API-KEY" } } } }

Available Tools

Once connected, your AI agent has access to these tools:

For full parameter documentation, see the API reference.

Setup for Your AI Agent

Find your client below and expand it for setup steps.

Claude Code ( docs )

Option A — CLI command:

claude mcp add fast-news -- npx mcp-remote https://mcp.rapidapi.com --header "x-api-host: fast-news-with-previews.p.rapidapi.com" --header "x-api-key: YOUR-API-KEY"

Add --scope user to make it available globally across all projects.

Option B — Manual config:

Add the Quick Start config to your Claude Code MCP settings.

Claude Desktop ( docs )

1. Open Claude Desktop settings
2. Navigate to Developer > Edit Config
3. Paste the Quick Start config into claude_desktop_config.json
4. Restart Claude Desktop

Cursor ( docs )

1. Open Cursor Settings > MCP > New MCP Server
2. Paste the Quick Start config
3. Replace YOUR-API-KEY with your key
4. Enable the server

VS Code Copilot ( docs )

Add the following to your .vscode/mcp.json:

{

"servers": { "fast-news": { "type": "stdio", "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.rapidapi.com", "--header", "x-api-host: fast-news-with-previews.p.rapidapi.com", "--header", "x-api-key: YOUR-API-KEY" ] } } }

Windsurf ( docs )

Add the Quick Start config to your Windsurf MCP config file (~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json).

Cline ( docs )

1. Open Cline settings
2. Go to MCP > Add New MCP Server
3. Select Local and paste the Quick Start config

Continue ( docs )

Add the Quick Start config to your ~/.continue/config.json under the mcpServers key.

OpenCode ( docs )

Add the following to your opencode.json:

{

"mcp": { "fast-news": { "type": "remote", "url": "https://mcp.rapidapi.com", "headers": { "x-api-host": "fast-news-with-previews.p.rapidapi.com", "x-api-key": "YOUR-API-KEY" } } } }

Codex CLI ( docs )

codex mcp add fast-news -- npx mcp-remote https://mcp.rapidapi.com --header "x-api-host: fast-news-with-previews.p.rapidapi.com" --header "x-api-key: YOUR-API-KEY"

Usage Examples

Once connected, try these prompts in your AI agent:

• "What are the trending headlines right now?"
• "Search for news about artificial intelligence"
• "Find local news about Tokyo"
• "Show me the latest technology news from the past week"
• "Search for climate news from BBC and Reuters only, sorted by newest first"
• "Get trending headlines in German"
• "Find sports and business news combined"
• "Show me health news with thumbnails only from the last 7 days"

The agent will use the MCP server to call the appropriate endpoint and return formatted results.

API Documentation

For full endpoint documentation, parameters, response formats, and code examples:

• Overview: docs.marvelousapi.com/apis/fastnews
• Endpoints: docs.marvelousapi.com/apis/fastnews/docs/endpoints/news
• Error Handling: docs.marvelousapi.com/apis/fastnews/docs/error-handling

Key Features

• Source diversity — no single domain dominates your feed (max 25% per domain)
• Built-in deduplication — near-identical articles are collapsed automatically
• 40+ languages — trending and topic searches auto-translate into local queries
• Clean previews — up to 250-character excerpts with thumbnail URLs
• Timeframe filters — last hour, 24h, 7 days, 30 days

Links

• Subscribe on RapidAPI
• API Documentation
• Live Demo
• Discord

License & API Terms

The configuration and documentation in this repository are MIT licensed. The Fast News API itself is a commercial service hosted on RapidAPI — usage is subject to the RapidAPI Terms of Service and your subscription plan. The MIT license does not grant access to the API.

License

MIT