# How to integrate News api MCP with Google ADK

```json
{
  "title": "How to integrate News api MCP with Google ADK",
  "toolkit": "News api",
  "toolkit_slug": "news_api",
  "framework": "Google ADK",
  "framework_slug": "google-adk",
  "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/google-adk",
  "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/google-adk.md",
  "updated_at": "2026-05-12T10:20:11.648Z"
}
```

## Introduction

This guide walks you through connecting News api to Google ADK using the Composio tool router. By the end, you'll have a working News api agent that can get headlines about today's tech news, find recent articles on climate change, show top stories from bbc news through natural language commands.
This guide will help you understand how to give your Google ADK agent real control over a News api account through Composio's News api MCP server.
Before we dive in, let's take a quick look at the key ideas and tools involved.

## 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)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/claude-cowork)
- [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)
- [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)

## TL;DR

Here's what you'll learn:
- Get a News api account set up and connected to Composio
- Install the Google ADK and Composio packages
- Create a Composio Tool Router session for News api
- Build an agent that connects to News api through MCP
- Interact with News api using natural language

## What is Google ADK?

Google ADK (Agents Development Kit) is Google's framework for building AI agents powered by Gemini models. It provides tools for creating agents that can use external services through the Model Context Protocol.
Key features include:
- Gemini Integration: Native support for Google's Gemini models
- MCP Toolset: Built-in support for Model Context Protocol tools
- Streamable HTTP: Connect to external services through streamable HTTP
- CLI and Web UI: Run agents via command line or web interface

## 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 is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent to News api. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform News api operations on your behalf through a secure, permission-based interface.
With Composio's managed implementation, you don't have to create your own developer app. For production, if you're building an end product, we recommend using your own credentials. The managed server helps you prototype fast and go from 0-1 faster.

## Step-by-step Guide

### 1. Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have:
- A Google API key for Gemini models
- A Composio account and API key
- Python 3.9 or later installed
- Basic familiarity with Python

### 1. Getting API Keys for Google and Composio

Google API Key
- Go to [Google AI Studio](https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey) and create an API key.
- Copy the key and keep it safe. You will put this in GOOGLE_API_KEY.
Composio API Key and User ID
- Log in to the [Composio dashboard](https://dashboard.composio.dev?utm_source=toolkits&utm_medium=framework_docs).
- Go to Settings → API Keys and copy your Composio API key. Use this for COMPOSIO_API_KEY.
- Decide on a stable user identifier to scope sessions, often your email or a user ID. Use this for COMPOSIO_USER_ID.

### 2. Install dependencies

Inside your virtual environment, install the required packages.
What's happening:
- google-adk is Google's Agents Development Kit
- composio connects your agent to News api via MCP
- python-dotenv loads environment variables
```bash
pip install google-adk composio python-dotenv
```

### 3. Set up ADK project

Set up a new Google ADK project.
What's happening:
- This creates an agent folder with a root agent file and .env file
```bash
adk create my_agent
```

### 4. Set environment variables

Save all your credentials in the .env file.
What's happening:
- GOOGLE_API_KEY authenticates with Google's Gemini models
- COMPOSIO_API_KEY authenticates with Composio
- COMPOSIO_USER_ID identifies the user for session management
```bash
GOOGLE_API_KEY=your-google-api-key
COMPOSIO_API_KEY=your-composio-api-key
COMPOSIO_USER_ID=your-user-id-or-email
```

### 5. Import modules and validate environment

What's happening:
- os reads environment variables
- Composio is the main Composio SDK client
- GoogleProvider declares that you are using Google ADK as the agent runtime
- Agent is the Google ADK LLM agent class
- McpToolset lets the ADK agent call MCP tools over HTTP
```python
import os
import warnings

from composio import Composio
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from google.adk.agents.llm_agent import Agent
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import StreamableHTTPConnectionParams
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_toolset import McpToolset

load_dotenv()

warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message=".*BaseAuthenticatedTool.*")

GOOGLE_API_KEY = os.getenv("GOOGLE_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_USER_ID = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_USER_ID")

if not GOOGLE_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("GOOGLE_API_KEY is not set in the environment.")
if not COMPOSIO_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set in the environment.")
if not COMPOSIO_USER_ID:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set in the environment.")
```

### 6. Create Composio client and Tool Router session

What's happening:
- Authenticates to Composio with your API key
- Declares Google ADK as the provider
- Spins up a short-lived MCP endpoint for your user and selected toolkit
- Stores the MCP HTTP URL for the ADK MCP integration
```python
composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY)

composio_session = composio_client.create(
    user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID,
    toolkits=["news_api"],
)

COMPOSIO_MCP_URL = composio_session.mcp.url,
print(f"Composio MCP URL: {COMPOSIO_MCP_URL}")
```

### 7. Set up the McpToolset and create the Agent

What's happening:
- Connects the ADK agent to the Composio MCP endpoint through McpToolset
- Uses Gemini as the model powering the agent
- Lists exact tool names in instruction to reduce misnamed tool calls
```python
composio_toolset = McpToolset(
    connection_params=StreamableHTTPConnectionParams(
        url=COMPOSIO_MCP_URL,
        headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY}
    )
)

root_agent = Agent(
    model="gemini-2.5-flash",
    name="composio_agent",
    description="An agent that uses Composio tools to perform actions.",
    instruction=(
        "You are a helpful assistant connected to Composio. "
        "You have the following tools available: "
        "COMPOSIO_SEARCH_TOOLS, COMPOSIO_MULTI_EXECUTE_TOOL, "
        "COMPOSIO_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_BASH_TOOL, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_WORKBENCH. "
        "Use these tools to help users with News api operations."
    ),
    tools=[composio_toolset],
)

print("\nAgent setup complete. You can now run this agent directly ;)")
```

### 8. Run the agent

Execute the agent from the project root. The web command opens a web portal where you can chat with the agent.
What's happening:
- adk run runs the agent in CLI mode
- adk web . opens a web UI for interactive testing
```bash
# Run in CLI mode
adk run my_agent

# Or run in web UI mode
adk web
```

## Complete Code

```python
import os
import warnings

from composio import Composio
from composio_google import GoogleProvider
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from google.adk.agents.llm_agent import Agent
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import StreamableHTTPConnectionParams
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_toolset import McpToolset

load_dotenv()
warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message=".*BaseAuthenticatedTool.*")

GOOGLE_API_KEY = os.getenv("GOOGLE_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_API_KEY = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_API_KEY")
COMPOSIO_USER_ID = os.getenv("COMPOSIO_USER_ID")

if not GOOGLE_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("GOOGLE_API_KEY is not set in the environment.")
if not COMPOSIO_API_KEY:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_API_KEY is not set in the environment.")
if not COMPOSIO_USER_ID:
    raise ValueError("COMPOSIO_USER_ID is not set in the environment.")

composio_client = Composio(api_key=COMPOSIO_API_KEY, provider=GoogleProvider())

composio_session = composio_client.create(
    user_id=COMPOSIO_USER_ID,
    toolkits=["news_api"],
)

COMPOSIO_MCP_URL = composio_session.mcp.url


composio_toolset = McpToolset(
    connection_params=StreamableHTTPConnectionParams(
        url=COMPOSIO_MCP_URL,
        headers={"x-api-key": COMPOSIO_API_KEY}
    )
)

root_agent = Agent(
    model="gemini-2.5-flash",
    name="composio_agent",
    description="An agent that uses Composio tools to perform actions.",
    instruction=(
        "You are a helpful assistant connected to Composio. "
        "You have the following tools available: "
        "COMPOSIO_SEARCH_TOOLS, COMPOSIO_MULTI_EXECUTE_TOOL, "
        "COMPOSIO_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_BASH_TOOL, COMPOSIO_REMOTE_WORKBENCH. "
        "Use these tools to help users with News api operations."
    ),  
    tools=[composio_toolset],
)

print("\nAgent setup complete. You can now run this agent directly ;)")
```

## Conclusion

You've successfully integrated News api with the Google ADK through Composio's MCP Tool Router. Your agent can now interact with News api using natural language commands.
Key takeaways:
- The Tool Router approach dynamically routes requests to the appropriate News api tools
- Environment variables keep your credentials secure and separate from code
- Clear agent instructions reduce tool calling errors
- The ADK web UI provides an interactive interface for testing and development
You can extend this setup by adding more toolkits to the toolkits array in your session configuration.

## 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)
- [Claude Cowork](https://composio.dev/toolkits/news_api/framework/claude-cowork)
- [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)
- [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)

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## 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 Google ADK?

Yes, you can. Google ADK 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.

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