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The Guardian MCP

The Guardian MCP Server allows AI agents to search and retrieve articles, sections, tags, and editions from The Guardian newspaper via the Guardian Open Platform. It provides tools to search the archive, fetch full article content by ID, list content sections, browse content tags, and list geographic editions.

Package and access

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The Guardian MCP logo, by PipeworxCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by Pipeworx
You need:free developer key from the Guardian Open Platform
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What you can do with it

  • Search The Guardian newspaper archive for articles by keyword, section, tag, or date range.
  • Fetch a single Guardian article by its content ID to get full body text and tags.
  • List The Guardian's content sections such as Politics, World, Sport, and Culture.
  • Browse The Guardian's content tags including topics, series, and contributors.

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.2.0
Maintenance checked

Packages and installation

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@pipeworx/mcp-the-guardian 0.2.0

npm
@pipeworx/mcp-the-guardian package definition
{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@pipeworx/mcp-the-guardian",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "PIPEWORX_API_KEY",
      "description": "Optional Pipeworx API key. Without it calls are anonymous and capped daily; a free key raises the cap."
    }
  ]
}

Tools

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "the-guardian-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-the-guardian@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "the-guardian-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-the-guardian@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "the-guardian-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-the-guardian@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "the-guardian-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-the-guardian@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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