MCP Server Google News

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for fetching Google News articles with configurable language and region settings.

Available Tools

google_news_search

Search for news articles using a query.

Parameters:

• query (string, required): Search query
• limit (int, optional): Number of articles to fetch (default: 10)
• hl (string, optional): Language code (default: "ja")
• gl (string, optional): Geographic location code (optional)

google_news_topics

Get news articles by topic.

Parameters:

• topic_id (string, optional): Topic ID (default: TOP)
• limit (int, optional): Number of articles to fetch (default: 10)
• hl (string, optional): Language code (default: "ja")
• gl (string, optional): Geographic location code (optional)

Available Topics:

• TOP: トップニュース (default)
• NATION: 国内
• WORLD: 国際
• BUSINESS: ビジネス
• TECHNOLOGY: テクノロジー
• ENTERTAINMENT: エンタメ
• SPORTS: スポーツ
• SCIENCE: 科学
• HEALTH: 健康

Language and Region Codes

Common Language Codes (hl parameter)

• ja: Japanese (default)
• en: English
• zh-CN: Chinese
• fr: French
• de: German
• es: Spanish
• ko: Korean

Common Region Codes (gl parameter)

• JP: Japan
• US: United States
• GB: United Kingdom
• CN: China
• FR: France
• DE: Germany
• KR: South Korea

Installation

Using uv (Recommended)

No special installation is required when using uv. You can run mcp-server-google-news directly using uvx.

Using PIP

Alternatively, you can install mcp-server-google-news using pip:

pip install mcp-server-google-news

After installation, you can run the script as follows:

mcp-server-google-news

Configuration

Configure for Claude.app

Add to your Claude settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-news": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-google-news"]
    }
  }
}

Configure for VS Code

For quick installation, use one of the one-click install buttons below...

Command Line Options

You can specify the following options when running the server:

• --sse: Enable Server-Sent Events transport (on/off)
• --host: Server bind address (default: localhost)
• --port: Server port number (default: 8000)
• --log-level: Logging verbosity (debug, info, warning, error)

License

MIT