Search global news by keyword across Currents (70k+ sources). Filter by language, category, country, and date range. Example: search_news({ keywords: "artificial intelligence", language: "en", limit: 15 })
AI agents call search_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). |
_apiKey | string | — | Optional Currents API key. Omit to use the platform key. |
country | string | — | Optional two-letter country code, e.g. "US", "GB", "FR". |
category | string | — | Optional category filter, e.g. "technology", "business". Use list_categories to see options. |
end_date | string | — | Optional ISO 8601 end of date range, e.g. "2026-02-01T00:00:00". |
keywords | string | Yes | Search query, e.g. "climate change", "artificial intelligence". |
language | string | — | Two-letter language code, e.g. "en", "es", "fr". Default "en". |
start_date | string | — | Optional ISO 8601 start of date range, e.g. "2026-01-01T00:00:00". |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool retrieves and queries news articles and headlines from the Currents API (70k+ sources) based on user-provided filters. It performs a read-only operation that returns information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing external commands. The search parameters (keywords, language, category, country, date range) and result limiting (limit: 15) are all indicative of a retrieval/query operation.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Search global news by keyword' and 'Filter by language, category, country, and date range.' The word 'search' combined with querying news data across sources indicates data retrieval with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Search global news by keyword across Currents (70k+ sources). Filter by language, category, country, and date range. Example: search_news({ keywords: "artificial intelligence", language: "en", limit: 15 }). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Currents MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
search_news accepts 8 parameters: limit, _apiKey, country, category, end_date, keywords, language, start_date. Required: keywords. 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 search_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.
search_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 search_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 search_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.
search_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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