@pipeworx/the-guardian

Connect: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/the-guardian/mcp · Install: one-click buttons

Tools: 5

The Guardian Open Platform MCP — articles, sections, tags, content. Free dev key (12 req/sec, 5k/day).

Auth

• Platform: PLATFORM_GUARDIAN_KEY. BYO: ?_apiKey=….

Tools

• search(q?, section?, tag?, from_date?, to_date?, page?, page_size?, order_by?, show_fields?, show_tags?, show_elements?) — content search
• item(id, show_fields?, show_tags?, show_blocks?, show_references?) — single article by id (e.g. politics/2025/jan/01/...)
• sections(q?) — list sections (politics, sport, world, …)
• tags(q?, type?, section?, page?, page_size?) — list tags
• editions(q?) — editions (uk, us, au, international)

Data source

https://content.guardianapis.com

Tools

• search — Search The Guardian newspaper archive (UK-based international news outlet) for articles by keyword, section, tag, or date range. Returns headlines with author, section, publication date, web URL, and
• item — Fetch a single Guardian article by its content ID (e.g. “world/2024/jan/15/…”). Returns full body text, tags, related elements, and references. Use after search returns an article you want the full
• sections — List The Guardian’s content sections (Politics, World, Sport, Culture, Environment, etc.). Optionally filter by name substring via q. Returns section IDs and titles for use as filters in search().
• tags — Browse The Guardian’s content tags (topics, series, contributors, and keywords like “climate-change” or “long-read”). Filter by q substring, type (keyword/series/contributor), or section. Returns tag
• editions — List The Guardian’s geographic editions (UK, US, Australia, International). Returns edition IDs and hostnames. Use to discover edition-specific content streams before filtering search() by edition.