Best for
- AI assistants and automated workflows that need real-time or categorized news from Google News.
- Applications requiring multi-language news support.
- Developers who want a single tool to fetch news from various sources and topics.
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Google News MCP Server
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MCP server providing Google News search via SerpAPI, with automatic categorization and multi-language support.
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This server implements Google News search with categorization and multi-language support, but requires a SerpApi key and has usage limits.
This is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides Google News search capabilities through SerpAPI integration. It automatically categorizes news results and supports multiple languages and regions.
Tools
google_news_search
Searches Google News with support for query, country code (gl), language code (hl), topic token, publication token, story token, and section token.
Setup
- Install dependencies:
npm install2. Build the server:npm run build3. Configure environment: Add the above configuration toclaude_desktop_config.jsonand set theSERP_API_KEYenvironment variable to your SerpApi key. 4. Start the server:npm start
claude_desktop_config.json
[
{
"name": "Claude Desktop",
"type": "config",
"content": {
"google-news": {
"command": "D:\\Program\\nvm\\node.exe",
"args": [
"D:\\github_repository\\path_to\\dist\\index.js"
],
"env": {
"SERP_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
}
}
}
}
]
Fit and risk
Not for
- Users needing news sources beyond Google News.
- Those expecting completely free and unlimited access (SerpApi free tier is limited to 250 searches/month).
- Scenarios requiring real-time streaming or WebSocket connections.
Required permissions
- Network access to call SerpApi.
- Access to the SerpApi key from environment variables.
- Communicates via stdio by default.
Risks and side effects
- API key leakage risk if configuration is incorrect.
- API quota exhaustion may cause service unavailability.
- Dependency on third-party service SerpApi, whose availability and pricing may change.
Troubleshooting
- Check that the `SERP_API_KEY` environment variable is set correctly and the key is valid in the SerpApi dashboard.
- Check network connectivity and whether the API call quota has been exceeded.
- If encountering connection issues with nvm/npm, refer to the solution in the README.
Use cases
News monitoring: Use company names or stock symbols for business news.
Research exploration: Leverage topic tokens for field-specific searches.
Breaking news: Use 'breaking news' or 'latest news' queries.
Multi-language news: Combine appropriate gl and hl parameters.
Supported clients
Claude DesktopFull support