Get the most recent global news articles from Currents (70k+ sources). Filter by language and category. Example: latest_news({ language: "en", category: "technology", limit: 15 })
AI agents call latest_news to retrieve information from Mcp Currents without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
limit | number | — | Max number of articles to return (default 15, max 30). |
_apiKey | string | — | Optional Currents API key (get one free at currentsapi.services). Omit to use the platform key. |
category | string | — | Optional category filter, e.g. "technology", "business", "world", "sports". Use list_categories to see all options. |
language | string | — | Two-letter language code, e.g. "en", "es", "fr", "de". Default "en". |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool fetches and queries news data with no side effects. It is a pure read operation that retrieves published articles from a news source without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any code. The low severity reflects minimal risk even if misused by an agent—it can only retrieve publicly available news data.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves 'the most recent global news articles' and filters by language/category. No mention of modification, deletion, or execution capabilities. The example shows query parameters (language, category, limit) for retrieval only.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the most recent global news articles from Currents (70k+ sources). Filter by language and category. Example: latest_news({ language: "en", category: "technology", limit: 15 }). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Currents MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
latest_news accepts 4 parameters: limit, _apiKey, category, language. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Mcp Currents MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for latest_news: 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 Mcp Currents. Nothing to install.
latest_news 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 latest_news 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 latest_news. 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.
latest_news is provided by the Mcp Currents MCP server (https://gateway.pipeworx.io/currents/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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