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Real-time news, crypto prices and earthquake data for AI assistants via MCP: 14 tools aggregating 27 free public APIs, no API keys required.

Try it on Apify Store | Pay-per-event | Free tier available

Features

• 14 MCP tools across 27 free, public APIs
• News: AP News, BBC, NPR, Hacker News, Google News
• Consolidated top headlines and keyword search across sources
• Real-time crypto prices, trending coins and market data
• Earthquake feeds with magnitude, location and event details
• Weather conditions for any location
• No external API keys needed, only your Apify token
• Smart caching: 60 seconds for live data, configurable for semi-static content
• Graceful error handling: if one source fails, the others still answer
• Works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Cursor and any MCP-compatible client

Quick Start

1. Open the Actor on Apify and get your free API token
2. Connect your AI client using the MCP endpoint below
3. Ask for headlines, crypto prices or earthquake data in plain language

Claude Desktop

Go to Settings > MCP Servers > Add Custom Connector and paste:

https://mrbridge--latest-news-mcp-server.apify.actor/mcp?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN

Example Prompts

• "What are today's top headlines?"
• "Give me the latest from Hacker News"
• "What is the current price of Bitcoin and Ethereum?"
• "Any significant earthquakes in the last 24 hours?"
• "Search the news for semiconductor exports"
• "Morning briefing: AP, BBC and NPR top stories"

Available Tools

Tool	Description
get_ap_news	Top headlines and stories from the Associated Press
get_bbc_news	Latest BBC News headlines across all sections
get_npr_news	Current stories from NPR's news feed
get_hacker_news	Top, new, or best stories from Hacker News
get_google_news	Trending headlines from Google News
get_news_search	Search news articles by keyword across sources
get_top_headlines	Consolidated top headlines across all news sources
get_crypto_prices	Real-time cryptocurrency prices with 24h change
get_crypto_trending	Trending cryptocurrencies by market interest
get_crypto_market	Overall crypto market data including total market cap
get_earthquakes	Recent earthquake data with magnitude and location
get_earthquake_detail	Details for a specific seismic event
get_random_facts	Interesting random facts
get_weather_data	Current weather conditions for a location

Data Freshness

Data Type	Cache Duration
Live data (crypto, quakes)	60 seconds
News feeds	Configurable

Pricing

Pay-per-event: you only pay for the tools you actually use. The Apify free tier gives you $5 free credits every month, enough for hundreds of tool calls.

Links

• Apify Store: Latest News MCP Server
• Full documentation: mr-bridge.com/solutions/latest-news-mcp-server
• All MrBridge MCP servers: mr-bridge.com/mcp-servers
• Author: mrbridge on Apify

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