`search_news`

Pack: currents · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_news for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search global news by keyword across Currents (70k+ sources). Filter by language, category, country, and date range. Example: search_news({ keywords: “artificial intelligence”, language: “en”, limit: 15 })

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`keywords`	string	yes	Search query, e.g. “climate change”, “artificial intelligence”.
`language`	string	no	Two-letter language code, e.g. “en”, “es”, “fr”. Default “en”.
`category`	string	no	Optional category filter, e.g. “technology”, “business”. Use list_categories to see options.
`country`	string	no	Optional two-letter country code, e.g. “US”, “GB”, “FR”.
`start_date`	string	no	Optional ISO 8601 start of date range, e.g. “2026-01-01T00:00:00”.
`end_date`	string	no	Optional ISO 8601 end of date range, e.g. “2026-02-01T00:00:00”.
`limit`	number	no	Max number of articles to return (default 15).
`_apiKey`	string	no	Optional Currents API key. Omit to use the platform key.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "keywords": "artificial intelligence",
  "language": "en",
  "limit": 15
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/currents/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_news","arguments":{"keywords":"artificial intelligence","language":"en","limit":15}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_news', {
  "keywords": "artificial intelligence",
  "language": "en",
  "limit": 15
});

More examples

{
  "keywords": "climate change",
  "language": "en",
  "country": "US",
  "start_date": "2026-01-01T00:00:00",
  "end_date": "2026-02-01T00:00:00",
  "limit": 10
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the currents pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "currents": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/currents/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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