NYTimes Article Search MCP Server

1# NYTimes Article Search MCP Server
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3[![smithery badge](https://smithery.ai/badge/nyt)](https://smithery.ai/server/nyt)
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5This is a TypeScript-based MCP server that allows searching for New York Times articles from the last 30 days based on a keyword. It demonstrates core MCP concepts by providing:
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7- Tools for searching articles
8- Integration with the New York Times API
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10![NYTimes Article Search](img/example.png)
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14## Features
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16### Tools
17- `search_articles` - Search NYTimes articles from the last 30 days based on a keyword
18  - Takes `keyword` as a required parameter
19  - Returns a list of articles with title, abstract, URL, published date, and author
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21## Development
22 
23Install dependencies:
24```bash
25npm install
26```
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28Build the server:
29```bash
30npm run build
31```
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33For development with auto-rebuild:
34```bash
35npm run watch
36```
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38### Debugging
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40Since MCP servers communicate over stdio, debugging can be challenging. We recommend using the [MCP Inspector](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/inspector), which is available as a package script:
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42```bash
43npm run inspector
44```
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46The Inspector will provide a URL to access debugging tools in your browser.
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48## Installation
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50### Installing via Smithery
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52To install NYTimes Article Search for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/nyt):
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54```bash
55npx -y @smithery/cli install nyt --client claude
56```
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58### Manual Installation
59To use with Claude Desktop, add the server config:
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61On MacOS: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
62On Windows: `%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
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64```json
65{
66  "mcpServers": {
67    "nyt": {
68      "command": "node",
69      "args": ["path/to/your/build/index.js"],
70      "env": {
71        "NYTIMES_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
72      }
73    }
74  }
75}
76```
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78## Environment Variables
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80Create a `.env` file in the root of your project and add your New York Times API key:
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82```
83NYTIMES_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
84```
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86## Running the Server
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88After building the project, you can run the server with:
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90```bash
91node build/index.js
92```
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94The server will start and listen for MCP requests over stdio.
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96## License
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98This project is licensed under the MIT License.
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