Search historical news articles (paid plans only). Access archived news with date range filtering. Useful for research and historical analysis. Args: - q: Search keywords - from_date: Start date (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS) - to_date: End date (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS) - country,...
AI agents call newsdata_archive to retrieve information from NewsData Io MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves historical news data from an external API with no side effects. It only reads/queries archived news articles based on filters like keywords, date ranges, country, language, and category. No data is created, modified, or deleted.
From the tool's definition Search historical news articles... Access archived news with date range filtering. Useful for research and historical analysis.
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Search historical news articles (paid plans only). Access archived news with date range filtering. Useful for research and historical analysis. Args: - q: Search keywords - from_date: Start date (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS) - to_date: End date (YYYY-MM-DD or YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS) - country, language, category: Standard filters - size: Results per page - page: Pagination token Examples: - News about Tesla in January 2025: q=. It is categorised as a Read tool in the NewsData Io MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the NewsData Io MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for newsdata_archive: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches NewsData Io MCP Server. Nothing to install.
newsdata_archive is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the newsdata_archive rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for newsdata_archive. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
newsdata_archive is provided by the NewsData Io MCP Server MCP server (jemondragon/newsdata-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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