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GNews

by gnews-io · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.0 · published by GitHub user gnews-io

Official GNews API server: search news articles and top headlines from 80,000+ sources.

Changes · 1
CompareRegistry entry

2 tools: 1 change things and 1 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http gnews https://mcp.gnews.io/ --header 'X-Api-Key: <your-x-api-key>'

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

2 tools

Changes things 1Claude Code: ask
  • top_headlinesNo findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
Only reads 1Claude Code: allow

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http gnews https://mcp.gnews.io/ --header 'X-Api-Key: <your-x-api-key>'

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__gnews__search"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__gnews__top_headlines"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as gnews. Review it before you use it.