# Pollar News MCP > European news, inside your AI assistant. Pollar's independent European news as a Model Context Protocol server for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and any other MCP client. Ask about Europe in your own words; every answer links to the story on pollar.news. - Streamable HTTP endpoint: https://mcp.pollar.news/mcp (Streamable HTTP) - The server is read-only and free, and it needs no login or API key. It answers in English, Polish, German or French. ## Connect your assistant Choose the app you use. Each one connects to the same endpoint. ### Claude 1. Open Customize, then Connectors. 2. Select Add, then Add custom connector. 3. Name it `Pollar News`, paste the endpoint and continue. Leave authentication off. 4. In a chat, open the + menu, then Connectors, and switch Pollar News on. [Open Claude connectors](https://claude.ai/customize/connectors) Endpoint: ``` https://mcp.pollar.news/mcp ``` Works in Claude on the web, on desktop and in Cowork. The Free plan allows one custom connector. ### ChatGPT 1. Open Plugins in ChatGPT. 2. Select the + button, then Add custom MCP server. 3. Name it `Pollar News`, paste the endpoint and choose no authentication. 4. Confirm the risk notice, then select Create as a plugin. 5. In a chat, type @ and pick Pollar News. [Open ChatGPT plugins](https://chatgpt.com/plugins) Endpoint: ``` https://mcp.pollar.news/mcp ``` Custom MCP servers depend on your ChatGPT plan and workspace settings. ### Cursor 1. Select Add to Cursor and confirm in Cursor. 2. Or add the server to `~/.cursor/mcp.json` by hand. [Add to Cursor](cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=pollar-news&config=eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL21jcC5wb2xsYXIubmV3cy9tY3AifQ%3D%3D) ~/.cursor/mcp.json: ``` { "mcpServers": { "pollar-news": { "url": "https://mcp.pollar.news/mcp" } } } ``` ### VS Code 1. Select Add to VS Code and confirm the install. 2. Or run the command below in a terminal. [Add to VS Code](https://vscode.dev/redirect/mcp/install?name=pollar-news&config=%7B%22type%22%3A%22http%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fmcp.pollar.news%2Fmcp%22%7D) Terminal: ``` code --add-mcp '{"name":"pollar-news","type":"http","url":"https://mcp.pollar.news/mcp"}' ``` ### Claude Code 1. Run the command in your project, or add `--scope user` to use it everywhere. 2. Check the connection with `/mcp` inside Claude Code. Terminal: ``` claude mcp add --transport http pollar-news https://mcp.pollar.news/mcp ``` ### Codex 1. Run the command once. 2. Pollar News is available the next time you start `codex`. Terminal: ``` codex mcp add pollar-news --url https://mcp.pollar.news/mcp ``` ### Gemini CLI 1. Run the command once. 2. Check the connection with `/mcp` inside Gemini CLI. Terminal: ``` gemini mcp add --transport http pollar-news https://mcp.pollar.news/mcp ``` ### More 1. Most clients read the standard `mcpServers` block. 2. Or let `add-mcp` find the agents on your machine and configure each one. mcp.json: ``` { "mcpServers": { "pollar-news": { "url": "https://mcp.pollar.news/mcp" } } } ``` Terminal: ``` npx add-mcp https://mcp.pollar.news/mcp ``` ## 24 tools, all read-only Pass `locale` as `en`, `pl`, `de` or `fr`. It sets the language of the answer, not the region of the news. ### News - `search_news(query, locale?, limit?)`: Search the archive by topic, person, organisation or country. - `list_top_news(locale?, category?, limit?)`: The stories leading Pollar right now. - `news_near(place, country?, radiusKm?, locale?, limit?)`: Stories in and around a named city or region. - `get_event(slug, locale?)`: One story in full, with its sources, people and places. ### Context - `get_daily_brief(locale?)`: Today's brief: the headline, a summary and themed sections. - `list_threads(locale?)`: Storylines Pollar follows over weeks. - `get_thread(slug, locale?, withHistory?, limit?)`: One storyline with its history. - `list_explainers(locale?, limit?)`: The latest explainers. - `get_explainer(slug, locale?)`: One story explained, with map, timeline, figures and quotes. ### Live - `list_live_moments(locale?)`: Breaking news moments, live and recently ended. - `list_live_stories(locale?)`: Developing stories with their chapters. - `get_live_moment(id, locale?)`: One breaking news moment as it stands. - `get_live_story(id, locale?)`: One developing story, chapter by chapter. ### People and places - `get_entity(type, slug, locale?, withTimeline?)`: Profile and timeline of a person or organisation. - `list_trending_entities(type?, locale?, limit?)`: People, organisations and places in the news. - `list_categories()`: The category tree for filters. ### Audio and film - `list_sounds(locale?)`: Pollar Sounds episodes. - `get_sound_episode(slug, locale?, withTranscript?)`: One Sounds episode with its transcript. - `list_films(locale?, limit?)`: Pollar films. - `get_film(slug, locale?)`: One film with its transcript. ### Markets - `get_markets(symbol?, range?)`: Indices, currencies, crypto, commodities and bonds. ### For ChatGPT - `search(query, locale?)`: Search in the format ChatGPT expects. - `fetch(id)`: One article in the format ChatGPT expects. - `render_news_list(heading?, items)`: Results as a compact list inside ChatGPT. ### Prompts - `explain_story`: Explain a story - `news_around`: News around a place - `morning_briefing`: Morning briefing ### Resources - `pollar://brief/{locale}` - `pollar://event/{locale}/{slug}` ## The rules - **Read-only, no accounts.** The server reads Pollar's published news and nothing else. It has no login, keeps no profile and cannot change anything. [Privacy](https://mcp.pollar.news/privacy) - **Written by AI, labelled.** Pollar's stories are written by AI from cited publisher sources. Every result carries a `provenance` field with the label to show next to it. [AI policy](https://pollar.news/en/ai-policy) - **Fair use.** Credit Pollar with a link, keep the AI label and image credits, and do not use the content to train models. [API and MCP terms](https://pollar.news/en/api-terms) --- Operated by POLLAR P.S.A., Kraków · [pollar.news](https://pollar.news/en) · https://mcp.pollar.news/