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Google News — FlashData

io.github.flashdata-dev/google-news

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About Google News — FlashData

Google News — FlashData is an MCP server published by the GitHub account flashdata-dev. Google News articles with publishers, date labels and links for topic briefs. Paid FlashData API.

It runs on your own machine: your AI client starts it from the MCP bundle package flashdata-google-news-0.1.1.mcpb at version 0.1.1.

It asks for one secret: FLASHDATA_API_KEY. Give it a key with the least access that still works.

Version 0.1.2 was published on 15 October 2026, and the source code is public, so you can read it before installing.

Written from the registry entry. 8 automated checks on the registry entry and the package code: 6 pass, 0 warn, 0 fail, 2 info. How we check.

What it asks for

VariableRequiredSecretDescription
FLASHDATA_API_KEYYesYesYour FlashData API Key with google_news access. Get a key at https://flashdata.dev/app/api-keys; data calls are paid.

Checks

CheckResultDetail
Source repository linkedPasshttps://github.com/rocosen/flashdata-mcp
Version pinnedPassEvery package has an explicit version
Secrets requestedInfoAsks for 1 secret: FLASHDATA_API_KEY
Known package registryPassAll packages come from npm, PyPI, OCI, NuGet or MCPB
Namespace ownershipInfoName verified via GitHub account flashdata-dev
Registry text aimed at the AIPassDescription and settings contain no hidden characters or instructions to the AI
Code red flagsPassRead 3226 files in the bundle: no obfuscation, encoded execution, credential reads or data-collection endpoints found
Text aimed at the AIPassNo hidden characters or instructions to the AI in 3226 files, including comments and the README

Popularity & health: 43 / 100

Worked out from public numbers and our own checks, not from user reviews or ratings. It says how used and how looked-after a server is, not whether it is safe.

Popularity0 / 40

0 GitHub stars, no download count, no Hacker News posts found. Best two of the three, each on a log scale.

Activity15 / 25

Last push 2026-10-25, last release 2026-10-24, 0 commits in 90 days.

Issue health8 / 15

0 closed of 0 issues, too few to judge. No data, so half marks.

Our checks20 / 20

0 warnings, each costing a fifth.

0 forks, 37 merged pull requests. Sources: GitHub, npm, PyPI (pypistats.org) and Hacker News (Algolia), fetched 2026-10-31.

What people say

No Hacker News threads link to its source code.

Look further: search Reddit, search Hacker News, read its GitHub issues. These are not reviews we checked.

Facts

Registry nameio.github.flashdata-dev/google-news
PublisherGitHub account flashdata-dev
How the name is verifiedName verified via GitHub account flashdata-dev. The registry ties the name prefix to that account or domain; it does not check the code.
TypeLocal: runs on your machine from a package
Packagesmcpb https://github.com/rocosen/flashdata-mcp/releases/download/smithery-task-servers-v0.1.1/flashdata-google-news-0.1.1.mcpb 0.1.1 (stdio)
Version0.1.2
Published
Last updated
Source repositoryhttps://github.com/rocosen/flashdata-mcp
Websitehttps://flashdata.dev/docs/sources/google_news?utm_source=official-mcp-registry&utm_medium=integration&utm_campaign=intent_gtm_2026q4&utm_content=google_news-guide
CategorySearch & web (assigned by keyword rule, not by hand)

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