Fast News MCP server

Fast News MCP Server

Real-time news search, trending headlines, topic categories, and local news — exposed as MCP tools so your AI agent can query news in plain language. No HTTP boilerplate required.

The server is hosted by RapidAPI and connects via mcp-remote. All you need is a RapidAPI subscription and your API key.

Demo

See the Fast News API in action: the-dispatcher-demo.vercel.app

Get an API Key

1. Subscribe on RapidAPI (free tier available)
2. Your API key appears on the Endpoints tab

Every request needs two headers:

Quick Start

Prerequisites: Node.js (for npx) and a free RapidAPI subscription.

Add the following to your AI agent's MCP server configuration. Replace YOUR-API-KEY with your RapidAPI key.

{
  "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"
      ]
    }
  }
}

The mcp-remote package is installed automatically by npx. You don't need to install anything manually.

See the per-agent setup instructions below for client-specific details.

Alternative: npm package (secondary option)

Prefer the Quick Start above. Use this only if your setup specifically benefits from a single published package.

This repository is also published as the npm package @wllrdev/fast-news-mcp. It's a thin wrapper around mcp-remote that reads your key from the RAPIDAPI_KEY environment variable instead of the command line:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fast-news": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@wllrdev/fast-news-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "RAPIDAPI_KEY": "YOUR-API-KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Once connected, your AI agent has access to these tools:

For full parameter documentation, see the API reference.

Setup for Your AI Agent

Find your client below and expand it for setup steps.

Claude Code (docs)

Option A — CLI command:

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"

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.