Gdelt Mcp Server
Wire your coding agent into live global news and US TV transcript search when you need trend, competitor, or narrative research without manual tab-hopping.
Overview
GDELT MCP Server is a MCP server for the Idea phase that searches and analyzes global news and US TV transcripts via GDELT Project APIs from your agent.
What is this MCP server?
- Search global news coverage through GDELT Project APIs from Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex via MCP
- Analyze US TV transcript coverage for broadcast narrative and topic momentum
- stdio and streamable-http remotes (hosted https://gdelt.caseyjhand.com/mcp plus local Node stdio)
- npm package @cyanheads/gdelt-mcp-server v0.2.0 with configurable MCP_LOG_LEVEL
- Agent-callable tools so research prompts stay in the thread instead of copy-paste from news dashboards
- Server version 0.2.0
- stdio plus streamable-http (hosted and local) transports
Community signal: 1 GitHub stars.
What problem does it solve?
You cannot quickly validate whether a niche is heating up or dying when global news and broadcast coverage live outside your agent’s reach.
Who is it for?
Solo builders doing market sensing, crisis monitoring, or narrative research before writing a spec or landing page.
Skip if: Teams that need paywalled financial terminals, deep social listening, or guaranteed real-time latency SLAs without tuning queries themselves.
What do I get? / Deliverables
After you register the server, your agent can query GDELT-backed coverage and transcripts and fold those citations into research notes, competitive briefs, and validate-phase decisions.
- Agent-invokable GDELT news search results in chat
- US TV transcript query results for narrative analysis
- Repeatable research workflow without leaving the IDE
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Journey fit
Solo builders validate ideas and positioning against what the world is already saying; GDELT surfaces real-time and historical media signals before you commit to a build. Research subphase is where you gather external evidence—markets, incidents, policy shifts, and brand mentions—not where you implement product code.
How it compares
MCP integration to GDELT open media APIs, not a curated news skill or a single static research prompt.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is GDELT MCP Server for?
It is for indie developers and agent users who want GDELT news and US TV transcript search inside Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or other MCP clients during idea and validate research.
When should I use GDELT MCP Server?
Use it when you need evidence from global news or broadcast transcripts—trend checks, competitor mentions, or topic timelines—before you scope or build a product.
How do I add GDELT MCP Server to my agent?
Add @cyanheads/gdelt-mcp-server to your MCP config with stdio (npm run start:stdio) or streamable-http (remote URL or localhost:3010), set MCP_LOG_LEVEL if needed, and restart the client.