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The Guardian

The Guardian MCP Connector for Claude

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Access The Guardian's entire content archive — search articles, browse sections, explore tags, and retrieve full-text stories directly from any AI agent.

10 tools Official Updated Oct 1, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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Connect to The Guardian Open Platform and unlock programmatic access to one of the world's most respected newsrooms through natural conversation.

What you can do

  • Content Search — Run full-text queries across the entire Guardian archive with filters by section, tag, date range, and custom ordering
  • Article Retrieval — Fetch the complete body text, byline, publication date, and editorial metadata for any individual article
  • Section Browsing — List all editorial sections (e.g. Technology, Politics, Sport) and browse their latest or most-viewed content
  • Tag Discovery — Explore the taxonomy of keywords, contributors, series, and tones used to categorize Guardian journalism
  • Regional Editions — Query content across UK, US, Australia, and International editions
  • Date-Range Research — Retrieve articles published within specific time windows for historical analysis or event tracking

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Register for a free API key at the Guardian Open Platform
  3. Start querying world-class journalism from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • Researchers & Analysts — pull structured data from decades of reporting for trend analysis, sentiment studies, or media monitoring
  • Journalists & Editors — quickly surface related coverage, verify publication history, and retrieve source material without leaving the writing environment
  • Developers & Data Scientists — integrate Guardian content pipelines into NLP workflows, dashboards, or knowledge bases
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10 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_item

g. "world/2026/apr/08/example-article"). Get the full content of a specific Guardian article or item

get_latest_content

Ordered by most recent first. Get the most recent articles from The Guardian

get_section_details

Get editorial highlights and most-viewed content for a section

list_editions

List available Guardian regional editions

list_sections

g. technology, politics, sport). Optionally filter by name. List all editorial sections available on The Guardian

list_tags

Filter by query, section, or tag type (keyword, series, contributor, tone, type, blog). List tags used to categorize Guardian content

search_by_tag

g. "technology/artificial-intelligence", "tone/features"). Supports pagination. Browse content tagged with a specific Guardian tag

search_by_date_range

Useful for historical research or tracking recent events. Search Guardian content within a specific date range

search_by_section

g. "technology", "world", "sport"). Supports pagination and ordering. Browse content within a specific Guardian section

search_content

Supports filtering by section, tag, date range, ordering, and pagination. Search articles and content on The Guardian

See how to talk to your AI agent using The Guardian.

Search The Guardian for recent articles about artificial intelligence in the technology section.

I found 10 recent articles in the Technology section matching 'artificial intelligence'. The most recent is 'AI reshapes the newsroom: how machine learning is transforming editorial workflows' published today by Alex Hern. Would you like to read the full article?

What are the main editorial sections available on The Guardian?

The Guardian is organized into 48 editorial sections. The major ones include: World News, UK News, Politics, Business, Technology, Science, Sport, Culture, Opinion, and Environment. Would you like to browse the latest articles from any of these sections?

Find all Guardian articles about climate change published between January and March 2026.

I retrieved 47 articles mentioning 'climate change' published between 2026-01-01 and 2026-03-31. Key pieces include investigative reports on carbon markets, policy analysis from COP summits, and feature stories on climate migration. The most discussed article had 312 comments. Shall I fetch the full text of any specific article?

Yes. Use the `get_item` tool with the article's path ID. The response includes the full body text, byline, standfirst, publication date, section, tags, and thumbnail image when available.

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