Currents API MCP server

Connect Currents API to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, GitHub Copilot and any other MCP client, for your whole team. Metorial adds security, governance, and tracing, and gives everyone one Magic MCP URL to connect.

What you can do with the Currents API MCP server

Ask your agent in plain language. Each of these maps to a real tool on the server.

  • Use the search news tool in Currents API
  • Use the get available filters tool in Currents API
  • Use the get latest news tool in Currents API
  • Use the get source news tool in Currents API
  • Use the get news sources tool in Currents API
  • Use the list latest news tool in Currents API

Supported Tools

search_news

Search News

Search through tens of millions of articles from over 14,000 news sources and blogs. Supports keyword search, date range filtering, content type filtering, domain inclusion/exclusion, and pagination. Ideal for finding articles on specific topics, researching historical news, or building targeted news feeds.

get_available_filters

Get Available Filters

Retrieve the supported filter values for news queries: languages, regions (countries), and categories. Use this to discover valid filter codes before searching or fetching news. You can request any combination of filter types in a single call.

get_latest_news

Get Latest News

DEPRECATED — use `list_latest_news` instead. Fetch the most recent news articles using the legacy input contract.

get_source_news

Get Source News

Retrieve news articles from a specific news source. Use the "Get News Sources" tool first to discover available source identifiers. Supports pagination to browse through older articles from the same source.

get_news_sources

Get News Sources

Retrieve a list of available news sources. Can be filtered by language and category to find relevant sources for specific regions or topics. Useful for discovering which news sources are available and understanding the coverage of the API.

list_latest_news

List Latest News

Retrieve a current news feed with language, country, category, source-domain, author, and content-type filters. Supports page-based pagination and returns original article metadata. Use search_news for keywords or date ranges.

check_api_key

Check API Key

Check the connected API key using Currents’ documented token-check endpoint. Returns the original provider response; this endpoint does not document an account profile.

search_news_v2

Search News V2

Search news using the canonical V2 category taxonomy and cursor pagination. Filter by keywords or boolean query, publication dates, language, country, domain, author, and article metadata availability.

Connect Currents API to your AI client

Every client uses the same Magic MCP URL, and so does any other MCP client. Add it once and sign in with SSO.

  1. Enable Currents API in Metorial. In your Metorial portal, enable the Currents API MCP server and sign in with the account that owns the data. Access stays governed by your team policies.
  2. Add a custom connector. Open Customize, then Connectors. Select Add, then Custom, then Web.
  3. Paste your Metorial MCP URL. Name it Metorial, paste your Magic MCP URL (<your-magic-mcp-url>) and continue.
  4. Sign in. Select Add and sign in to load Currents API tools.

Run Currents API through the Metorial gateway

One governed layer for every app your agents reach, not a separate connector per tool.

  • Give Currents API and every other app to your whole team through one MCP gateway, behind your SSO.
  • Scope which teams and agents can use Currents API tools with role-based access control, and trace every call.
  • Prefer to run it yourself? Metorial is open source and self-hostable.

More integrations teams use with Currents API

Google Sheets

Create, read, and update spreadsheets and their cell data. Read and write values to individual cells, ranges, or multiple ranges using A1 notation or named ranges. Apply cell formatting including text styles, backgrounds, borders, number formats, and conditional formatting. Manage sheets (tabs) within a spreadsheet—add, delete, copy, rename, and reorder them. Create and manage embedded charts, pivot tables, filter views, data validation rules, protected ranges, named ranges, and merged cells. Perform batch operations to apply multiple updates atomically.

GitHub

Manage repositories, issues, and pull requests. Create and configure branches, star repositories, review code, and merge changes. Automate CI/CD workflows with GitHub Actions, manage workflow runs, secrets, and artifacts. Track issues with labels, milestones, and assignees. Search across code, repositories, issues, and users. Manage organizations, teams, and memberships. Create and manage projects, gists, packages, deployments, and environments. Access security alerts including code scanning, secret scanning, and Dependabot alerts. Read and write file contents in repositories. Manage webhooks, notifications, and codespaces.

Salesforce

Manage CRM data including Accounts, Contacts, Leads, Opportunities, Cases, and custom objects. Create, read, update, and delete records. Query data using SOQL and search across objects using SOSL. Perform bulk data operations for large-scale imports, exports, and migrations. Execute composite requests to batch multiple operations in a single API call. Access analytics, reports, and dashboards. Manage files and attachments associated with records. Interact with Chatter feeds, posts, and groups for social collaboration. Manage org metadata including custom objects, fields, layouts, and workflows. Query data using GraphQL for precise data retrieval across related objects.

Sharepoint

Manage SharePoint sites, document libraries, lists, and files. Create, read, update, and delete lists and list items with custom columns. Resolve site users to numeric Person/Group LookupId values. Upload, download, move, copy, and version files in document libraries. Search across sites, files, folders, lists, and list items using Microsoft Search. Manage permissions at site, list, and item levels with granular access control. Define and manage content types and site columns. Retrieve site properties and search for sites across Microsoft 365.

Airtable

Create, read, update, and delete records in Airtable bases and tables. Manage base schemas including creating tables and fields. Filter records using formulas, sort by fields, and scope queries to specific views. Upsert records to find, create, or update in a single call. Upload attachments to records, read and write record comments, list accessible bases, and receive real-time base change events through webhooks.

Google Drive

Upload, download, create, copy, move, rename, trash, and permanently delete files and folders in Google Drive. Search for files using complex queries filtering by name, MIME type, owner, modification date, labels, and other metadata. Share files and folders with specific users, groups, or domains with role-based permissions (owner, writer, commenter, reader). Manage shared drives and their members. Export Google Workspace files (Docs, Sheets, Slides) to standard formats like PDF, DOCX, and XLSX. Track file revision history and restore earlier versions. Create, read, update, and delete threaded comments and replies on files. Read label definitions and search files by label. Browse the Drive apps installed for your account. Store app-specific data in a hidden per-user folder.

Technical notes for Currents API

Retrieve current news feeds and search articles by keywords, boolean queries, date range, language, country, category, publisher domain, and author. Use V2 cursor pagination, discover valid filter codes, and check the connected API key.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about connecting Currents API to AI agents with Metorial.

  1. How many tools does the Currents API MCP server have?
    The Currents API MCP server exposes 8 tools, including Search News, Get Available Filters, Get Latest News. Each one is governed and traced through Metorial.
  2. Currents API exposes tools your agents call on demand; it does not publish event triggers yet. Everything still runs through one governed MCP URL.
  3. Any MCP client, including VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, OpenCode and Grok. Each one reaches the Currents API MCP server through the same Metorial URL.
  4. Use role-based access control to decide which teams, users, and agents can use Currents API and which of its tools they can call.
  5. Yes. Metorial is open source, so you can run the Currents API MCP server yourself or use the hosted gateway.

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