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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gnews": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.gnews.io/",
      "headers": {
        "X-Api-Key": "${X_API_KEY}",
        "Authorization": "${X_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add --transport http gnews https://mcp.gnews.io/ --header "X-Api-Key: ${X_API_KEY}" --header "Authorization: ${X_API_KEY}"

[mcp_servers.gnews]
url = "https://mcp.gnews.io/"
env_http_headers = { "X-Api-Key" = "X_API_KEY", "Authorization" = "X_API_KEY" }

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "gnews": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://mcp.gnews.io/",
      "enabled": true,
      "headers": {
        "X-Api-Key": "{env:X_API_KEY}",
        "Authorization": "{env:X_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gnews": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.gnews.io/",
      "headers": {
        "X-Api-Key": "${X_API_KEY}",
        "Authorization": "${X_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  },
  "deeplink": "cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=gnews&config=eyJ0eXBlIjoiaHR0cCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbWNwLmduZXdzLmlvLyIsImhlYWRlcnMiOnsiWC1BcGktS2V5IjoiJHtYX0FQSV9LRVl9IiwiQXV0aG9yaXphdGlvbiI6IiR7WF9BUElfS0VZfSJ9fQ%3D%3D"
}

{
  "servers": {
    "gnews": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.gnews.io/",
      "headers": {
        "X-Api-Key": "${X_API_KEY}",
        "Authorization": "${X_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gnews": {
      "httpUrl": "https://mcp.gnews.io/",
      "headers": {
        "X-Api-Key": "${X_API_KEY}",
        "Authorization": "${X_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

extensions:
  "gnews":
    enabled: true
    name: "gnews"
    type: streamable_http
    uri: "https://mcp.gnews.io/"
    headers:
      "X-Api-Key": "${X_API_KEY}"
      "Authorization": "${X_API_KEY}"
    timeout: 300

Placeholders to fill from your own secret store: ${X_API_KEY}, ${X_API_KEY}. The registry never accepts secret values.

Quality 77 / 100good

protocol88 · weight 25

pass
protocol.modernsupports 2026-07-28 (server/discover)
pass
protocol.statelessanswers without a session
pass
protocol.transportstreamable HTTP
warn
protocol.list_ttltools/list declares ttlMs 0, so clients re-fetch it on every use

authorizationn/a · weight 15

n/a
auth.prm, auth.as_metadata, auth.cimdno remote uses OAuth
n/a
auth.secret_in_urlno templated URL

tool hygiene57 · weight 30

fail
tools.descriptions2 of 2 tools have no description (top_headlines, search)
pass
tools.description_lengthdescriptions are concise
pass
tools.schemasevery tool has an object input schema
fail
tools.annotationsno tool declares readOnlyHint or destructiveHint, so clients cannot tell safe calls from risky ones
fail
tools.directory_hintsno tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: top_headlines (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); search (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint)
pass
tools.token_costabout 321 tokens to load every tool
pass
tools.api_dumptools are not a one-to-one API dump

stability100 · weight 15

pass
stability.changes2 tool changes in 30 days
pass
stability.rug_pullno tool changed its meaning under the same name

dependenciesn/a · weight 15

n/a
deps.known_vulns, deps.mcp_sdk_version, deps.resolvableno npm or PyPI package

2 tools, about 321 tokens to load them all · tool set 64d26b60b518 · tools last changed 2026-10-07 · checked 2026-10-20 21:18 UTC

Tool changes

2026-10-07top_headlineschangedtitle, input schema
2026-10-07searchchangedtitle, input schema

Full history: list_changes · trend: quality JSON.

Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed. How it is computed.

Trust 97 / 100

provenance90

liveness99

freshness100

hygiene100

+repository +namespace-matches-repo +website +reachable +uptime-98% +updated-13d-ago

Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed. How it is computed.

Endpoints

remote	auth	reachable	uptime 30d	p50	protocol	last ok
`https://mcp.gnews.io/` streamable-http	api_key `${X_API_KEY}`	yes	98%	262 ms	2026-07-28	2026-10-20

Tools (2)

`search`
`top_headlines`

Schemas: list_tools.

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Official server.json

{
  "name": "io.github.gnews-io/gnews",
  "icons": [
    {
      "src": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gnews-io/gnews-io-mcp-server/main/icon.svg",
      "sizes": [
        "any"
      ],
      "mimeType": "image/svg+xml"
    }
  ],
  "title": "GNews",
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
  "remotes": [
    {
      "url": "https://mcp.gnews.io/",
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "headers": [
        {
          "name": "X-Api-Key",
          "isSecret": true,
          "isRequired": true,
          "description": "Your GNews API key. Get a free key at https://gnews.io/register"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "repository": {
    "url": "https://github.com/gnews-io/gnews-io-mcp-server",
    "source": "github"
  },
  "websiteUrl": "https://gnews.io/",
  "description": "Official GNews API server: search news articles and top headlines from 80,000+ sources."
}