NewsNow MCP Server

MCP server for NewsNow — a Chinese news aggregation platform that collects trending headlines from major Chinese and international sources (Weibo hot search, Zhihu trending, Baidu hot, tech news, etc.). Enables AI agents to query current trending news topics across multiple Chinese news platforms.

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⚙ Agent Friendliness
67
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
68
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
60
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
63
Documentation
62
Error Messages
60
Auth Simplicity
90
Rate Limits
70

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
75
Auth Strength
68
Scope Granularity
60
Dep. Hygiene
65
Secret Handling
72

Chinese source data. Self-hostable for data control. No sensitive data beyond news topics.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
58
Version Stability
63
Breaking Changes
60
Error Recovery
60
AF Security Reliability

Best When

A researcher, marketer, or developer needs to monitor Chinese social media trends and news headlines — Weibo hot search, Zhihu hot questions, tech platform trending topics — via AI agents.

Avoid When

You need English-language news primarily or deep article content. Also: Chinese news data residency concerns for regulated industries.

Use Cases

  • • Querying trending Chinese news and hot search topics from aggregated sources
  • • Monitoring Weibo, Zhihu, and Baidu trending topics for market research agents
  • • Fetching tech and business news from Chinese platforms for analysis agents
  • • Building news monitoring workflows that include Chinese social media trending content

Not For

  • • English-language news aggregation (primarily Chinese sources)
  • • Deep article content — focuses on trending topics and headlines
  • • Teams requiring data residency outside China for compliance

Interface

REST API
Yes
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
Yes ↗
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

Methods: none
OAuth: No Scopes: No

NewsNow is self-hostable and can be accessed publicly. Optional authentication for private instances.

Pricing

Model: free
Free tier: Yes
Requires CC: No

NewsNow is free open source. Requires self-hosting or using a public NewsNow instance. MCP server is free open source.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
none
Idempotent
Full
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • ⚠ Requires a running NewsNow instance — self-hosted setup needed before use
  • ⚠ Data is primarily Chinese-language — agents must handle Chinese text appropriately
  • ⚠ Upstream source availability affects data freshness — Chinese platforms change APIs frequently
  • ⚠ Content is trending/hot topics — not full article text

Alternatives

newsapi-mcp-server rss-mcp-server toutiao-mcp-server

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.

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