search_newsLABSCO SUMMARY
News lookups stop needing a client library.
Search, trending, categories and local coverage arrive as tools an agent can pick between, which means a question about what is being reported turns into an answer without anyone writing a request signature first.
What it is
A news API exposed as tools. The server itself is hosted on RapidAPI and reached through mcp-remote, so nothing runs on your machine except the bridge that npx fetches.
What you get
- News search in real time, asked in the words you would use out loud
- Trending headlines, for a read of what is being covered right now
- Coverage grouped by topic category rather than by outlet
- Local news, for stories tied to a place rather than a subject
- Article previews alongside the results, so a list can be judged without opening every link
Requirements
A RapidAPI subscription to the Fast News with Previews API — a free tier exists — and the key it issues. Node.js supplies npx, which fetches mcp-remote on first run; there is nothing else to install. A published npm wrapper takes the same key from an environment variable instead of the command line.
Setup effort
One command plus a key — npx -y @wllrdev/fast-news-mcp, then supply credentials
USE CASES
01
Finding out what is being reported on a subject today
Ask in plain language and get current articles back with previews attached, so the results can be filtered before anything is opened.
02
Starting the day with the headlines
Pull what is trending right now as a single call, rather than opening a set of front pages and reading past the same story four times.
03
Following one beat rather than everything
Take a topic category and read only what falls inside it — the way to keep a standing brief narrow without maintaining a keyword list.
04
Checking coverage in a specific place
Local news is its own request, so a story tied to a city or region can be found without wading through national coverage that merely mentions it.
5 tools
Listed in project docs. Your client may show a different list.
advanced_searchtrending_headlinestopic_categorieslocal_newsBEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
5 tools named in the project's documentation.
Requires
- npx on PATH
- RAPIDAPI_KEY in your environment
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Server setup
TERMINAL
npx -y @wllrdev/fast-news-mcpMCP Clients
Claude Code
CLAUDE CODE · TERMINAL
claude mcp add fast-news -- npx mcp-remote https://mcp.rapidapi.com --header "x-api-host: fast-news-with-previews.p.rapidapi.com" --header "x-api-key: <YOUR_API_KEY>"Claude Desktop
CLAUDE DESKTOP · JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"fast-news": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.rapidapi.com",
"--header",
"x-api-host: fast-news-with-previews.p.rapidapi.com",
"--header",
"x-api-key: <YOUR_API_KEY>"
]
}
}
}Any MCP client — npx
ANY MCP CLIENT — NPX · JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"fast-news": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@wllrdev/fast-news-mcp"
],
"env": {
"RAPIDAPI_KEY": "<YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY>"
}
}
}
}VS Code
VS CODE · JSON
{
"servers": {
"fast-news": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.rapidapi.com",
"--header",
"x-api-host: fast-news-with-previews.p.rapidapi.com",
"--header",
"x-api-key: <YOUR_API_KEY>"
]
}
}
}OpenCode
OPENCODE · JSON
{
"mcp": {
"fast-news": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://mcp.rapidapi.com",
"headers": {
"x-api-host": "fast-news-with-previews.p.rapidapi.com",
"x-api-key": "<YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Codex
CODEX · TERMINAL
codex mcp add fast-news -- npx mcp-remote https://mcp.rapidapi.com --header "x-api-host: fast-news-with-previews.p.rapidapi.com" --header "x-api-key: <YOUR_API_KEY>"
