# How to connect News api to Claude Cowork ```json { "title": "How to connect News api to Claude Cowork", "toolkit": "News api", "toolkit_slug": "news_api", "framework": "Claude Cowork", "framework_slug": "claude-cowork", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/claude-cowork", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/claude-cowork.md", "updated_at": "2026-05-12T10:20:11.648Z" } ``` ## Introduction Cowork is Anthropic's AI agent for knowledge work. Think of it as Claude Code for everything else. It works autonomously with your computer, local files, and applications to accomplish complex tasks. This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your News api account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to get headlines about today's tech news, find recent articles on climate change, show top stories from BBC News, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security. ## Also integrate News api with - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/claude-code) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/codex) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/crew-ai) ## Connect News api to Claude Cowork ### Connecting News api to Claude Cowork 1. Open Customize In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top. 2. Add the Composio MCP server Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL: ```bash https://connect.composio.dev/mcp ``` ## What is Claude Cowork? Claude Cowork is Anthropic's agent for general knowledge work. It can use your computer, files, and connected applications to complete longer-running tasks across your work tools. With Composio Connect, Cowork can securely access apps like News api through MCP without you sharing account credentials directly with the agent. ## What is the News api MCP server, and what's possible with it? The News api MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your News api account. It provides structured and secure access to live news data, so your agent can perform actions like searching headlines, retrieving articles, and filtering news stories by topic, source, or date on your behalf. - Headline search and retrieval: Instantly fetch the latest news headlines from thousands of trusted sources around the world, tailored to your interests or keywords. - Topic-based article discovery: Ask your agent to pull in-depth articles about specific topics, trends, or breaking events as they happen. - Source and region filtering: Easily filter news stories by publication, language, or geographic region to get the most relevant updates for your needs. - Date and time range queries: Quickly access news published within a certain date or time window, perfect for tracking ongoing stories or recent developments. - Trending and popular news aggregation: Let your agent surface the most-read or widely shared articles so you never miss what’s making headlines. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `NEWS_API_GET_EVERYTHING` | Get Everything | Tool to search through every article published by over 150,000 sources. At least one of q, sources, language, or domains must be set or the API returns a parametersMissing error. Historical date range depends on your News API plan tier (free plans limited to ~1 month). No country parameter exists; target geography via sources, domains, or country-specific terms in q. Burst requests may trigger HTTP 429; apply backoff on throttling errors. | | `NEWS_API_GET_SOURCES` | Get Sources | Tool to fetch available news sources. Use when you need to retrieve a list of publishers by optional filters like category, language, or country. Source IDs returned here are the only valid IDs for filtering in NEWS_API_GET_EVERYTHING or NEWS_API_GET_TOP_HEADLINES — unrecognized IDs cause silently empty results. | | `NEWS_API_GET_TOP_HEADLINES` | Get Top Headlines | Tool to retrieve live top and breaking headlines; does not support historical or date-bounded queries (use NEWS_API_GET_EVERYTHING for past date ranges). Results favor major outlets; use NEWS_API_GET_EVERYTHING or COMPOSIO_SEARCH_WEB for niche publications. Use when you need current headlines filtered by country, category, source(s), or keywords. | | `NEWS_API_GET_V1_ARTICLES` | Get V1 Articles | Tool to fetch live article metadata from a news source using the legacy v1 API. Use when you need headlines from a specific source identifier. This v1 endpoint has been superseded by /v2/top-headlines. | ## Supported Triggers None listed. ## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK The News api MCP server connects Claude Cowork to your News api account through Composio. Once connected, Cowork can use the available News api tools and triggers to complete tasks on your behalf. ## Complete Code None listed. ## How to build News api MCP Agent with another framework - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/claude-code) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/codex) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/crew-ai) ## Related Toolkits - [Youtube](https://composio.dev/toolkits/youtube) - YouTube is a leading video-sharing platform for uploading, streaming, and discovering content. 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It keeps your inbox organized and makes communication fast and reliable. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and News api MCP? With a standalone News api MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of News api tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from News api and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint. ### Can I use Tool Router MCP with Claude Cowork? Yes, you can. Claude Cowork fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right News api tools. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for News api while using Tool Router? Yes, absolutely. You can configure which News api scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do. ### How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router? All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your News api data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) · [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)