Newsdesk MCP for News-based Structured Intelligence
NewsDesk MCP Server
Connect AI agents to NewsDesk's live structured news intelligence database via the Model Context Protocol.
This is a hosted MCP server. No installation required — connect any MCP-compatible client to https://app.newsdesk.dev/mcp and authenticate with Google.
What is NewsDesk?
NewsDesk converts raw news articles into a structured database of events, entities (people, companies, countries — 17 types), relationships, and actions. The MCP server gives AI agents direct access to query this data using natural language.
Quick Start (2 minutes)
1. Create .mcp.json
Add this file to the directory where you run your MCP client:
{
"mcpServers": {
"newsdesk": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://app.newsdesk.dev/mcp"
}
}
}
No API keys or tokens to manage.
2. Restart your client
Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and other MCP clients pick up .mcp.json on startup.
3. Sign in
On first connection, your client opens a browser for Google sign-in. Use the same account you use for the NewsDesk dashboard. Your session is cached after the first sign-in.
4. Start querying
Ask your agent questions like:
- "What's happening with NVIDIA and China?"
- "How are Elon Musk and the SEC connected?"
- "Find all government agencies that took negative actions against tech companies"
- "Find the path between Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia"
The agent automatically selects the right tools to answer.
Tools (17)
| Category | Tools | What they do |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery | get_schema, get_stats | Data model reference, database statistics |
| Entity | search_entities, get_entity, get_entity_events | Find and inspect any of 17 entity types |
| Event | get_event, get_events_batch, search_events, similar_events | Semantic search, structured filters, similarity, bulk fetch |
| Relationship | get_entity_relationships, get_relationship, entity_co_mentions | Browse connections, pair details, co-mention strength |
| Action | get_entity_actions, get_actions_between, search_actions | Who did what to whom — sanctions, acquisitions, agreements |
| Graph | graph_query, find_paths | Multi-hop pattern matching, shortest paths between entities |
See TOOLS.md for full parameter documentation and examples.
Entity Types
| Code | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
per | Person | per___Donald_Trump |
stock | Public company | stock___NVIDIA |
priv | Private company | priv___SpaceX |
subs | Subsidiary | subs___YouTube |
cnt | Country | cnt___China |
govactor | Government agency | govactor___United_States===Federal_Reserve |
cbnk | Central bank | cbnk___Japan===Bank_of_Japan |
polparty | Political party | polparty___United_States===Republican_Party |
curr | Currency | curr___US_Dollar |
cmdt | Commodity | cmdt___Crude_Oil |
crypto | Cryptocurrency | crypto___Bitcoin |
index | Market index | index___S&P_500 |
exch | Stock exchange | exch___NYSE |
alliance | International alliance | alliance___NATO |
ngo | NGO | ngo___Amnesty_International |
mil | Military | mil___United_States===US_Army |
loc | Location | loc___Silicon_Valley |
Entity reference format: type___Name (triple underscore). Parent-child: type___Parent===Child.
Example Workflows
Entity lookup
"Tell me about Tesla"
Agent calls: search_entities("Tesla") → get_entity("stock___Tesla_Inc.") → get_entity_events("stock___Tesla_Inc.")
Relationship exploration
"How are the US and China connected?"
Agent calls: search_entities("United States") → get_entity_relationships("cnt___United_States") → get_relationship("cnt___United_States", "cnt___China")
Semantic search
"What events are related to AI regulation in Europe?"
Agent calls: search_events(query="AI regulation Europe")
Complex graph pattern
"Find all CEOs of companies that have relationships with China"
Agent calls: graph_query({nodes: {CHINA: anchor, COMPANIES: intermediate, CEOS: result}, edges: [...]})
Pathfinding
"How is Elon Musk connected to the Federal Reserve?"
Agent calls: find_paths("per___Elon_Musk", "govactor___United_States===Federal_Reserve")
Supported Clients
- Claude Code (CLI, desktop, web, IDE extensions)
- Cursor
- Windsurf
- Any client supporting the MCP specification
Authentication
OAuth 2.0 via Google. The MCP client handles the flow automatically — a browser window opens on first connection, and the session is cached afterward. No API keys to manage.
Requires a NewsDesk account. Request access if you don't have one.
Links
License
MIT — see LICENSE.
Server Config
{
"mcpServers": {
"newsdesk": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://app.newsdesk.dev/mcp"
}
}
}