crypto-news-mcpAn MCP server that provides real-time cryptocurrency news sourced from NewsData for AI agents.

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Reviewed by Daniel Nikulshyn·Updated July 2026

Overview

Crypto News MCP Server is an MCP server that provides real-time cryptocurrency news sourced from NewsData for AI agents. It offers three main tools: getting the latest news headlines, searching for news articles by keyword, and summarizing the news about a specific topic. The server can be installed via Smithery or cloned directly from the GitHub repository. It requires a NewsData API key for full functionality and supports pagination for news search. The project is licensed under the MIT License and is suitable for use in AI agents that require up-to-date information about cryptocurrencies.

Key features

Latest News Headlines
Crypto News Search
News Summary
get_latest_news tool
get_crypto_news tool
summarize_news prompt

Pricing

Model: Free
Category: MCP Servers
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Use cases

AI-Powered News Analysis

Integrate crypto-news-mcp with AI agents to analyze and summarize cryptocurrency news in real-time.

Automated News Updates

Use the server to fetch and distribute latest cryptocurrency news headlines to users or other systems.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Provides real-time cryptocurrency news
Offers search functionality with pagination
Can generate summaries of news for a given topic
No API key required for Kukapay News MCP
Fully AI-annotated

Cons

Requires a Newsdata.io API key
Limited to Python 3.10+ environment
Dependent on external NewsData service

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Q&A

How do I integrate this MCP server with a Claude desktop client?

Install via Smithery with the command `npx y @smithery/cli install @kukapay/crypto news mcp client claude`, or manually configure the MCP client by adding the server command, path, and NEWS_API_KEY in the mcpServers section of your config.

Asked by Vikram Rao · Dec 25, 2025

Can I retrieve a specific number of news pages?

Yes, the get_crypto_news tool accepts a max_pages parameter to control pagination. By default it fetches one page, but you can set it to any positive integer to retrieve more results.

Asked by Yaw Owusu · Dec 2, 2025

What programming environment does Crypto News MCP support?

The server requires Python 3.10 or newer. It can be installed via Smithery or directly from GitHub using pip for dependencies like mcp[cli], httpx, and python-dotenv.

Asked by Rania Nasser · Oct 18, 2025

Do I need an API key to use Crypto News MCP?

Yes, a NewsData.io API key is required for full functionality. The server can be set up with the key in the environment variable NEWS_API_KEY, or you can use the Kukapay News MCP variant which does not need a key.

Asked by Ravi Chandrasekaran · Oct 12, 2025