Connect your agent in one config block

@baalvion/news-mcp-server wraps the News Intelligence API as an MCP server, so Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or any other MCP-compatible client gets three tools without you writing any API glue code.

1. Get an API key

Create a free account and copy the key shown on first login to Dashboard → API.

2. Configure your MCP client

Add this to your client's MCP config (for Claude Desktop, that's claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "baalvion-intelligence": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@baalvion/news-mcp-server"],
      "env": { "BAALVION_API_KEY": "bk_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

3. Available tools

• search_news — Search articles by keyword, country, category, sentiment, source, or date range.
• get_trending — Fastest-moving categories, countries, or sources over a recent time window.
• get_article — Fetch a single article's full detail by its article ID.

Free tier and rate limits

The MCP server uses the same API key and quota as direct API access — 100 requests/day on the free plan. Every tool call counts as one request.