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MCP server · Payments & trading

Google News data for agents

By google-news.fetcher.sh Verified namespace

12 Google News endpoints. Pay per call in USDC via x402.

WebsiteAI models & agentsFinance & payments
Connect to Google News data for agents
Checks passed
12 / 22

2 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
674 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
14

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Outdated check

Last connection measurement is over 24 hours old. Current availability is unknown.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
310
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
312

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 674 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name fetcher.sh — Google News.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 14 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 674 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 674 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    15 of 15 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Fail
    Safety hints

    14 tools set neither readOnlyHint nor destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-08-02T19:58:59.950614Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using Google News data for agents

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http google-news-data-for-agents https://google-news.fetcher.sh/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 14

check_balance

Free. Show the remaining credit balance for the API key sent in this connection's Authorization header. Call this before a long run of paid requests.

Discovered
google_news_business

Paid ($0.005). Business — Google News. Live data as JSON. Pay with x402 or an Authorization: Bearer bby_live_... credits key.

Discovered
google_news_decode_article_url

Paid ($0.005). Decode article URL — Google News. Live data as JSON. Pay with x402 or an Authorization: Bearer bby_live_... credits key.

Discovered
google_news_entertainment

Paid ($0.005). Entertainment — Google News. Live data as JSON. Pay with x402 or an Authorization: Bearer bby_live_... credits key.

Discovered
google_news_health

Paid ($0.005). Health — Google News. Live data as JSON. Pay with x402 or an Authorization: Bearer bby_live_... credits key.

Discovered
google_news_language_regions

Paid ($0.005). Language regions — Google News. Live data as JSON. Pay with x402 or an Authorization: Bearer bby_live_... credits key.

Discovered
google_news_latest

Paid ($0.005). Latest — Google News. Live data as JSON. Pay with x402 or an Authorization: Bearer bby_live_... credits key.

Discovered
google_news_science

Paid ($0.005). Science — Google News. Live data as JSON. Pay with x402 or an Authorization: Bearer bby_live_... credits key.

Discovered
google_news_search

Paid ($0.005). Search — Google News. Live data as JSON. Pay with x402 or an Authorization: Bearer bby_live_... credits key.

Discovered
google_news_sport

Paid ($0.005). Sport — Google News. Live data as JSON. Pay with x402 or an Authorization: Bearer bby_live_... credits key.

Discovered
google_news_technology

Paid ($0.005). Technology — Google News. Live data as JSON. Pay with x402 or an Authorization: Bearer bby_live_... credits key.

Discovered
google_news_topic

Paid ($0.005). Topic — Google News. Live data as JSON. Pay with x402 or an Authorization: Bearer bby_live_... credits key.

Discovered
google_news_world

Paid ($0.005). World — Google News. Live data as JSON. Pay with x402 or an Authorization: Bearer bby_live_... credits key.

Discovered
topup_credits

Paid (the amount you choose, minimum $1). Buy prepaid credits with x402 so later calls skip the per-call payment round trip. With an Authorization: Bearer bby_live_... header on this connection it recharges that key. Without one, the paying wallet becomes the account and a new API key is minted and returned once — store it as a secret, it cannot be recovered.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected674 ms14

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