How to connect World news api to Claude

Connect Claude Web, Desktop and Cowork to World news api MCP. Show top headlines about climate change, find news articles about ai regulation, and more using natural language, with authentication handled for you.

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World news api is a service that aggregates news from thousands of sources in 50+ languages and 150+ countries. It helps you access up-to-date global news coverage in one place.

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Introduction

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant, available on the web, in the desktop app, and on mobile. Cowork is its agent for knowledge work, and it runs on all of those surfaces too. Connected to your apps, Claude can work with your files and services to accomplish complex tasks on your behalf.

This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your World news api account to Claude via Composio Connect, enabling it to show top headlines about climate change, find news articles about AI regulation, summarize latest business news from Japan, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security.

Setup is the same on Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork, and you only need to do it once. The connector is tied to your account, so it's available in all three.

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Connecting World news api to Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

Two ways to add the Composio connector. Pick whichever you prefer.

1. Add with one click

Click the button. Claude opens with the Composio connector filled in. Click Add, then go to step 2.

Add to Claude

Add manually

In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top.

Claude Desktop connectors screen with Add custom connector selected

Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL:

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https://connect.composio.dev/mcp
Add custom connector dialog with Composio MCP server URL

2. Authorize in your browser

Click Connect. You'll be redirected to a browser window where you can authorize Composio to continue.

Composio authorization screen for Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork

3. Connect your World news api account

Back in Claude, ask it to connect to World news api or give it any World news api-related task.

For example, ask Claude to:

  • "Show top headlines about climate change"
  • "Find news articles about AI regulation"
  • "Summarize latest business news from Japan"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access.

That's it. Composio's tools are now available in Claude, and your World news api account is ready to use.

What is the World news api Claude Connector, and what's possible with it?

The World 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 World news api account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform World news api operations on your behalf.

Troubleshooting

1. Why does Claude not use the Composio connector for World news api?

The connector can show as connected, but Claude must use it in each World news api conversation.

  • Click + at the lower left of the chat, or type /.
  • Hover Connectors.
  • Turn on Composio.
  • Ask Claude to connect to World news api again.

2. Why does Claude show an MCP server error before World news api connects?

Claude can show Couldn't reach the MCP server or Authorization with the MCP server failed when you add the connector for World news api.

  • Check that the connector URL is https://connect.composio.dev/mcp.
  • Connectors run from Anthropic's cloud, so your device network is usually not the problem.
  • Add the connector again from Customize > Connectors, then ask Claude to connect World news api.
  • If it fails again, send the error and the ofid_ reference id to support@composio.dev.

3. Why does the World news api authorization link not work?

The Composio connector is one server. Your World news api account connects separately when Claude asks for it.

  • If the browser does not open, or the link expires, ask Claude to retry the World news api connection.
  • Composio creates a fresh World news api authorization link.
  • Open that link in your browser and finish the World news api sign-in.

4. Why do World news api actions fail after they worked before?

The World news api connection can expire or lose permission.

  • Ask Claude to inspect the World news api connection.
  • If the connection is unhealthy, disconnect it when Claude prompts you.
  • Reconnect the World news api account and retry the action.
  • If Claude shows a permission prompt, approve it before Claude changes data in World news api.
  • If the action still fails with a permission error, check that the connected account has that permission in World news api itself.

5. How do I switch to a different World news api account?

Claude can manage the World news api connection for you.

  • Ask Claude to disconnect or delete the current World news api account.
  • Ask Claude to connect World news api again.
  • Open the new Composio authorization link for World news api.
  • Sign in with the other World news api account in the browser.
  • After the account connects, ask Claude to retry the World news api task.

6. Why is my World news api connection missing in Claude Desktop or on a Team plan?

The connector belongs to your Claude account, so your World news api connection works in Claude Web, Desktop, and Cowork.

  • In Claude Desktop, open Customize > Connectors.
  • Next to Composio, click and click Clear cache.
  • If World news api tools still do not appear, click , disconnect, remove the connector, and add it again.
  • On Team or Enterprise, an Owner or Primary Owner must enable the connector before you can connect World news api.
TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every World news api action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Extract News

Tool to extract a news article from a website to a well-structured JSON object.

Extract News Links

Tool to extract news article links from a website or webpage.

Get Geo Coordinates

Tool to retrieve latitude and longitude of a location name.

News Website to RSS Feed

Tool to convert any news website page into an RSS feed.

Search News Sources

Tool to search whether a news source is being monitored by the World News API.

Get Top News

Tool to get the top news from a country in a specific language for a given date.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

With a standalone World news api MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of World news api tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from World news api and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

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 World news api tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which World 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.

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 World news api data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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