google-news-mcp-server

Source: github.com/ChanMeng666/server-google-news

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server implementation that provides Google News search capabilities via SerpAPI integration, with automatic topic categorization and multi-language support.

Features

• Comprehensive Search Capabilities: Supports query-based search, topic search, publication filtering, and full story coverage.
• Global Coverage: Supports multiple languages and regions via configurable language (hl) and country (gl) codes.
• Automatic Topic Categorization: News results are automatically categorized into topics such as AI & Technology, Business, Science & Research, and Healthcare.
• Multiple Result Types: Handles headlines, stories, related topics, and menu links.
• Robust Error Handling: Provides helpful error messages for API failures and invalid inputs.
• Language Fallback: Automatically falls back to English for unsupported language codes, with user notification.
• API Parameter Support:
  • q (search query)
  • gl (country code)
  • hl (language code)
  • topic_token, publication_token, story_token, section_token for more refined searches
• Installation Options: Can be installed via npm, yarn, pnpm, Smithery, or mcp-get.
• Development Tools: Includes scripts for development mode (hot reload), linting, and testing.
• MIT Licensed

API Usage & Limits

• SERP API Key Required: Obtainable from SerpAPI (free and paid tiers available).
• Free Tier: 100 searches per month.
• Paid Plans: Start at $50/month for 5000 searches. Billing is based on successful API calls.
• Usage Limits:
  • 2 requests/second
  • No IP restrictions
  • Up to 5 concurrent requests
  • Response cache time: 1 hour

Tech Stack

• Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Docker

Pricing

• Free tier: 100 searches/month (via SerpAPI)
• Paid plans: Starting at $50/month for 5000 searches (via SerpAPI)

License

MIT License

Author

Created and maintained by Chan Meng.