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Real-Time News MCP server

Real-Time News is an MCP server with 3 tools an agent can call, among them get_top_news, get_trending, search_guardian. It answers at https://news.memoryapi.org/mcp over streamable HTTP, and it listed its tools to an anonymous client, so no sign-in was needed for that. Our probes reached it 2 of 6 times since 12 September 2026; the last check, on 24 October 2026, succeeded.

Status
Answering
Tools
3
Official
yes, served from memoryapi.org
Reliability
2 of 6 checks
Response time
426 ms
Transport
streamable HTTP
Last checked
24 October 2026

Real-time news and trending topics from major sources

Description as the publisher wrote it.

The 3 tools Real-Time News offers

ToolWhat it does
get_top_newsGet top stories from Hacker News. Returns title, URL, score, author, and comment count.
Inputs: type, limit
get_trendingGet trending news combining Hacker News and The Guardian for a given topic.
Inputs: topic, limit
search_guardianSearch The Guardian for news articles. Supports filtering by section and date.
Inputs: q, section, limit, date_from

Add Real-Time News to your AI client

Every block below points at https://news.memoryapi.org/mcp. Pick your client and copy.

Claude Code: one command in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http real-time-news https://news.memoryapi.org/mcp
Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "real-time-news": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://news.memoryapi.org/mcp"]
    }
  }
}
Cursor: ~/.cursor/mcp.json, or .cursor/mcp.json in a project
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "real-time-news": {
      "url": "https://news.memoryapi.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
VS Code and GitHub Copilot: .vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "real-time-news": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://news.memoryapi.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Zed: Zed settings.json
{
  "context_servers": {
    "real-time-news": {
      "url": "https://news.memoryapi.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Windsurf: ~/.codeium/mcp_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "real-time-news": {
      "serverUrl": "https://news.memoryapi.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "real-time-news": {
      "url": "https://news.memoryapi.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Continue: .continue/mcpServers/neuronto.yaml
name: Real-Time News
version: 0.0.1
schema: v1
mcpServers:
  - name: Real-Time News
    type: streamable-http
    url: https://news.memoryapi.org/mcp
Gemini CLI: ~/.gemini/settings.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "real-time-news": {
      "httpUrl": "https://news.memoryapi.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Codex CLI: MCP server config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "real-time-news": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://news.memoryapi.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Warp: MCP servers, + Add, paste JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "real-time-news": {
      "url": "https://news.memoryapi.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Goose: a one-click extension link
goose://extension?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.memoryapi.org%2Fmcp&type=streamable_http&id=real-time-news&name=Real-Time%20News

Is Real-Time News up right now?

It answered our last check on 24 October 2026 in 426 ms. Over 6 checks since 12 September 2026 it answered 2. Status here comes from Neuronto's own probes, not from the publisher.

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Questions about Real-Time News

Is there an official Real-Time News MCP server?

Yes. It is published by memoryapi.org and served from news.memoryapi.org, the vendor's own domain: https://news.memoryapi.org/mcp.

How many tools does Real-Time News have?

3, as returned by the server's own tools/list on 9 October 2026: get_top_news, get_trending, search_guardian.

Is Real-Time News down?

It answered our last check on 24 October 2026 in 426 ms. Over 6 checks since 12 September 2026 it answered 2.

How do I add Real-Time News to Cursor?

Put the server under mcpServers in ~/.cursor/mcp.json with the URL https://news.memoryapi.org/mcp. The exact JSON is above, with the same setup for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, Gemini CLI and the rest.

Does Real-Time News need an API key?

It listed its tools to an anonymous client, so reading the tool list needs no key. Individual tools can still ask for credentials in their own inputs.

Where this comes from

Publisher: org.memoryapi. Endpoint host: news.memoryapi.org. ARD identifier: urn:air:org.memoryapi:mcp:news. First indexed 10 September 2026. The tools are exactly what the server returned; nothing on this page is inferred from its name. Ranking in Neuronto search is never for sale.

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