# search_news_gdelt

Search recent news metadata through the public GDELT Project DOC API. Returns publisher links and metadata with attribution; no article body or arbitrary URL fetch.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `search_news_gdelt`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/search-news-gdelt

## Facts

- Tool: `search_news_gdelt`
- Server: Delx MCP Server (`delx-mcp-server`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server.md
- Install: `npx -y delx-mcp-server`
- Homepage: https://github.com/davidmosiah/delx-mcp-server
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 5 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `sort` | string | no |  |
| `query` | string | yes | News query, 1-200 characters. |
| `timeout` | integer | no |  |
| `timespan` | string | no |  |
| `max_records` | integer | no |  |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "search_news_gdelt",
    "arguments": {
      "query": "<query>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why search_news_gdelt is rated Low

This tool performs a straightforward read operation against a public news metadata service (GDELT). It retrieves and returns information without modifying, deleting, executing code, or triggering external operations. The explicit restrictions on article body retrieval and arbitrary URL fetching further confirm it is a safe read-only query operation.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description explicitly states it 'Search[es] recent news metadata' and 'Returns publisher links and metadata with attribution; no article body or arbitrary URL fetch.' The operation is limited to querying and retrieving existing data from a public API…"

## Use case

AI agents call search_news_gdelt to retrieve information from Delx MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Delx MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "search_news_gdelt": {}
  }
}
```

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- `util_dedent_text` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server/util-dedent-text.md
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## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-davidmosiah-delx-mcp-server