Fast News
by wllrdevcommunityv1.0.1
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This MCP server exposes Fast News API endpoints for searching news, browsing trending headlines, topic categories, and local news through MCP tools. It is hosted on RapidAPI and connects via mcp-remote, requiring a RapidAPI API key.
From the registry: Free search, trending, topics & local news via the Fast News with Previews API on RapidAPI.
Install & configure
Prerequisites
- requiredInstall Node.jsNode.js is required to run the server via npx, which automatically installs mcp-remote.https://nodejs.org/
- requiredGet a RapidAPI subscription and API keySubscribe to the Fast News API on RapidAPI and copy your API key from the Endpoints tab.https://rapidapi.com/SemicolonBandit/api/fast-news-with-previews
Install in your client
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Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **Install Node.js** — Node.js is required to run the server via npx, which automatically installs mcp-remote. (https://nodejs.org/)
- **Get a RapidAPI subscription and API key** — Subscribe to the Fast News API on RapidAPI and copy your API key from the Endpoints tab. (https://rapidapi.com/SemicolonBandit/api/fast-news-with-previews)
Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- 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-rapidapi-key>"]
Note: Preferred install path is the stdio wrapper using npx and mcp-remote. The README also documents a secondary npm wrapper package (@wllrdev/fast-news-mcp) that uses RAPIDAPI_KEY as an environment variable, but the README explicitly says to prefer the mcp-remote quick start. OpenCode shows a native remote HTTP-style configuration to https://mcp.rapidapi.com with headers x-api-host and x-api-key, but the primary canonical MCP config in the README is the stdio npx mcp-remote form.
Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.Note: Preferred install path is the stdio wrapper using npx and mcp-remote. The README also documents a secondary npm wrapper package (@wllrdev/fast-news-mcp) that uses RAPIDAPI_KEY as an environment variable, but the README explicitly says to prefer the mcp-remote quick start. OpenCode shows a native remote HTTP-style configuration to https://mcp.rapidapi.com with headers x-api-host and x-api-key, but the primary canonical MCP config in the README is the stdio npx mcp-remote form.
Tools (5)
search_news
Search any topic with filters for language, country, and timeframe, with source diversity and deduplication.
advanced_search
Search news with additional controls such as including or excluding sources, requiring thumbnails, and changing sort order.
trending_headlines
Get top headlines, optionally filtered by country and timeframe, with auto-translation into 40+ languages.
topic_categories
Browse predefined news categories and combine two categories in one request.
local_news
Get news about a specific city, region, or area.
Environment variables
RAPIDAPI_KEYrequiredRapidAPI API key used by the npm package wrapper for authenticating requests.Packages
@wllrdev/fast-news-mcp
npmv1.0.1transport: stdio
Details
- Language
- JavaScript
- License
- MIT
- Released
- Jun 19, 2026
- Last commit
- Jun 19, 2026
- Registry name
- io.github.wllrdev/fast-news