An MCP server for the GNews.io REST API, letting AI assistants such as Claude Code or Gemini CLI search news articles and fetch trending headlines.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add --transport http gnews https://mcp.gnews.io/ --header 'X-Api-Key: <X_API_KEY>'~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.gnews]
url = "https://mcp.gnews.io/"
http_headers = { X-Api-Key = "<X_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add gnews --url https://mcp.gnews.io/~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"gnews": {
"url": "https://mcp.gnews.io/",
"headers": {
"X-Api-Key": "<X_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"gnews": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.gnews.io/",
"headers": {
"X-Api-Key": "<X_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"gnews": {
"httpUrl": "https://mcp.gnews.io/",
"headers": {
"X-Api-Key": "<X_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"gnews": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.gnews.io/",
"--header",
"X-Api-Key:<X_API_KEY>"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"gnews": {
"url": "https://mcp.gnews.io/",
"headers": {
"X-Api-Key": "<X_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}