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Summary
Search worldwide news headlines, sources and articles from newsapi.org via any AI agent. 3 tools, API-key auth.
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Example prompts for NewsAPI
Click any prompt to copy it. Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot or OpenClaw to run it against this connector.
Claude is AI and can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
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NewsAPI + Meta Muse
Search worldwide news headlines, sources and articles from newsapi.org via any AI agent. 3 tools, API-key auth.
Prerequisites
See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:
NEWSAPI_API_KEY
Step 1 — Get credentials
This connector wraps the NewsAPI v2 REST API (newsapi.org).
Setup:
- Register at https://newsapi.org/register for a free Developer key.
- Set
NEWSAPI_API_KEY.
Authentication: NewsAPI accepts the key as either the X-Api-Key header (used by this adapter) OR an apiKey query string. We use the header so it doesn't appear in URL logs.
Plan limits — IMPORTANT:
- Developer (free): 100 requests / day, articles delayed by 24h, no commercial use, results capped at 100 per query.
- Paid plans: live articles, no daily cap, full historical archive.
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Step 2 — Install the adapter
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in Muse
Your server URL: in AnythingMCP, open MCP Servers → the server this connector is on, and copy its URL (
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/…). Use it wherever this guide showsYOUR_SERVER_ID.
Muse adds remote MCP servers as custom connectors and signs in to them with OAuth.
- In Muse, open Settings → Connectors and choose Add custom connector.
- Paste the MCP server URL
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID. - Muse opens the AnythingMCP sign-in page: sign in and approve access.
- In a chat, ask Muse for something that needs the
NewsAPItools.
You can also set it up from a chat, on the web, in the iOS and Android apps or in WhatsApp. Send Muse this message:
Create a Custom Connector for a new remote MCP server, then connect to it:
Name: AnythingMCP
Transport: remote streamable HTTP
URL: https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID
Auth: OAuth
Self-hosting? Use your instance's public HTTPS address instead of https://cloud.anythingmcp.com. Muse connects from Meta's cloud, so localhost does not work.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
newsapi_everything | Full-archive search across millions of articles from 80k+ sources |
newsapi_top_headlines | Breaking news headlines |
newsapi_sources | List all news sources NewsAPI tracks |
FAQ
Where is Muse available? Meta currently offers Muse in the US and Canada, on the web, in the iOS and Android apps and in WhatsApp.
Does Meta review this connector? No. Meta doesn't review custom connectors. Muse sees only the tools you switched on for this MCP server in AnythingMCP, and you can disconnect it anytime under Settings → Connectors.
Next steps
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