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A news aggregation MCP server providing trending topics from 14+ Chinese and English platforms.

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Overview

The MCP NewNow Server aggregates trending news and topics from multiple platforms including Coolapk, Zhihu, Weibo, Bilibili, Douyin, GitHub, and others. It provides tools to retrieve news from specific sources or multiple sources, with support for both Chinese and English platform names. The server leverages the Newsnow API to fetch real-time hot content and supports custom API endpoints via environment variables.

Try asking AI

After installing, here are 5 things you can ask your AI assistant:

you:Keep up with trending topics across multiple Chinese social media platforms
you:Research hot discussions on forums like Zhihu and Bilibili
you:Monitor GitHub trending repositories alongside Chinese tech news
you:What platforms are supported?
you:How do I customize the API endpoint?

When to choose this

Choose this server when you need real-time access to trending news across Chinese platforms and want to integrate it into MCP-compatible AI workflows.

When NOT to choose this

Avoid this server if you need news sources outside of China or require more advanced filtering capabilities beyond basic source selection.

Tools this server exposes

4 tools extracted from the README
  • get_newsnowget_newsnow(source: str)

    获取指定新闻源的最新新闻

  • get_multi_newsget_multi_news(sources: list[str] = None)

    从多个新闻源获取最新新闻(最多5个)

  • get_all_newsget_all_news()

    获取所有配置的新闻源数据

  • list_sourceslist_sources()

    列出所有可用的新闻源及其中文名称

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Installation

Installation

From PyPI:

pip install mcp-newsnow
# or
uv pip install mcp-newsnow

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "get_news": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-newsnow"
      ]
    }
  }
}

FAQ

What platforms are supported?
The server supports 14+ platforms including Coolapk, Zhihu, Weibo, Bilibili, Douyin, GitHub, Linuxdo, Tieba, Wallstreetcn, ThePaper, CLS, Xueqiu, and Kuaishou.
How do I customize the API endpoint?
Set the NEWS_API_URL environment variable to your preferred Newsnow API URL. The default is 'https://newsnow.busiyi.world/'.

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