Fetch the latest news articles from the past 48 hours worldwide. Supports keyword search, country/language/category filtering, sentiment analysis, and pagination. Returns up to 50 articles per request (10 for free plans). Args: - q: Search keywords (supports AND/OR/NOT operators) - qInTitle: Sear...
AI agents call newsdata_latest 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 and queries news data from a public API without side effects. It performs filtering and searching operations only, making it a Read category tool. The severity is low because misuse would only result in retrieving unwanted news data, not harming systems or data integrity. High confidence because the description clearly indicates data retrieval only.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Fetch the latest news articles' with 'keyword search, country/language/category filtering, sentiment analysis, and pagination.' It retrieves data ('Returns up to 50 articles per request') with no modification, deletion, or execution…
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Fetch the latest news articles from the past 48 hours worldwide. Supports keyword search, country/language/category filtering, sentiment analysis, and pagination. Returns up to 50 articles per request (10 for free plans). Args: - q: Search keywords (supports AND/OR/NOT operators) - qInTitle: Search in titles only - country: Filter by country codes (e.g.,. 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_latest: 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_latest 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_latest 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_latest. 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_latest 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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