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6551team/opennews-mcp · updated Apr 8, 2026

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Real-time crypto and financial news from 72+ sources with AI-generated impact scores and trading signals.

  • Aggregates news, exchange listings, on-chain whale trades, meme sentiment, and market anomalies across 5 engine categories
  • Includes major sources: Bloomberg, Reuters, Financial Times, CNBC, CoinDesk, Twitter/X, Binance, Coinbase, and 60+ others
  • Search by keyword, coin symbol, engine type, or news source; filter for high-impact articles (score >= 80) and bilingual AI summaries
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OpenNews Crypto News Skill

Real-time crypto & financial news aggregator powered by 6551.io — 72+ data sources across 5 engine categories, all AI-analyzed with impact scores, trading signals, and bilingual summaries.

Get your token: https://6551.io/mcp

Base URL: https://ai.6551.io

Data Sources — 72+ Sources Across 5 Categories

Category Count Key Sources
News 53 Bloomberg, Reuters, Financial Times, CNBC, CNN, BBC, Fox Business, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, The Block, Blockworks, Decrypt, DlNews, A16Z, TechCrunch, Wired, Politico, Business Insider, Twitter/X, Telegram, Weibo, Truth Social, U.S. Treasury, ECB, TASS, Handelsblatt, Welt, Ambrey, Morgan Stanley, PR Newswire, Coinbase, Phoenixnews, and more
Listing 9 Binance, Coinbase, OKX, Bybit, Upbit, Bithumb, Robinhood, Hyperliquid, Aster
OnChain 3 Hyperliquid Whale Trade, Hyperliquid Large Position, KOL Trade
Meme 1 Twitter meme coin social sentiment
Market 6 Price Change, Funding Rate, Funding Rate Difference, Large Liquidation, Market Trends, OI Change

Authentication

All requests require the header:

Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN

News Operations

1. Get News Sources

Fetch the full engine tree with all 5 categories and 72+ sources.

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_type"

Returns a tree with engine types (news — 53 sources, listing — 9 exchanges, onchain — 3 whale/KOL trackers, meme — 1 sentiment source, market — 6 anomaly signals) and their sub-categories.

2. Search News

POST /open/news_search is the primary search endpoint.

Get latest news:

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"limit": 10, "page": 1}'

Search by keyword:

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"q": "bitcoin OR ETF", "limit": 10, "page": 1}'

Search by coin symbol:

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"coins": ["BTC"], "limit": 10, "page": 1}'

Filter by engine type and news type:

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"engineTypes": {"news": ["Bloomberg", "Reuters"]}, "limit": 10, "page": 1}'

Only news with coins:

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"hasCoin": true, "limit": 10, "page": 1}'

News Search Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
limit integer yes Max results per page (1-100)
page integer yes Page number (1-based)
q string no Full-text keyword search
coins string[] no Filter by coin symbols (e.g. ["BTC","ETH"])
engineTypes map[string][]string no Filter by engine and news types
hasCoin boolean no Only return news with associated coins

Important: You need to understand the user's query intent and perform word segmentation, then combine them using OR/AND to form search keywords, supporting both Chinese and English.


Data Structures

News Article

{
  "id": "unique-article-id",
  "text": "Article headline / content",
  "newsType": "Bloomberg",
  "engineType": "news",
  "link": "https://...",
  "coins": [{"symbol": "BTC", "market_type": "spot", "match": "title"}],
  "aiRating": {
    "score": 85,
    "grade": "A",
    "signal": "long",
    "status": "done",
    "summary": "Chinese summary",
    "enSummary": "English summary"
  },
  "ts": 1708473600000
}

Common Workflows

Quick Market Overview

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"limit": 10, "page": 1}' | jq '.data[] | {text, newsType, signal: .aiRating.signal}'

High-Impact News (score >= 80)

curl -s -X POST "https://ai.6551.io/open/news_search" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENNEWS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"limit": 50, "page": 1}' | jq '[.data[] | select(.aiRating.score >= 80)]'

Free API Endpoints (No Token Required)

If you don't have an OPENNEWS_TOKEN, you can use these free endpoints as a fallback. These provide curated hot news and trending tweets by category, but with limited search capabilities compared to the authenticated API.

1. Get Free News Categories

Get all available news categories and subcategories for the free tier.

curl -s -X GET "https://ai.6551.io/open/free_categories"

2. Get Hot News by Category

Get hot news articles and trending tweets by category. No authentication required.

curl -s -X GET "https://ai.6551.io/open/free_hot?category=macro"

Parameters:

Parameter Type Required Description
category string yes Category key from free_categories
subcategory string no Subcategory key for more specific filtering

Response Structure:

{
  "success": true,
  "category": "crypto",
  "subcategory": "defi",
  "news": {
    "success": true,
    "count": 10,
    "items": [
      {
        "id": 123,
        "title": "...",
        "source": "...",
        "link": "https://...",
        "score": 85,
        "grade": "A",
        "signal": "bullish",
        "summary_zh": "...",
        "summary_en": "...",
        "coins": ["BTC", "ETH"],
        "published_at": "2026-03-17T10:00:00Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "tweets": {
    "success": true,
    "count": 5,
    "items": [
      {
        "author": "Vitalik Buterin",
        "handle": "VitalikButerin",
        "content": "...",
        "url": "https://...",
        "metrics": { "likes": 1000, "retweets": 200, "replies": 50 },
        "posted_at": "2026-03-17T09:00:00Z",
        "relevance": "high"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Example - Get Hot Crypto News:

curl -s -X GET "https://ai.6551.io/open/free_hot?category=macro"

Example - Get DeFi Subcategory News:

curl -s -X GET "https://ai.6551.io/open/free_hot?category=macro&subcategory=defi"

Notes

  • Primary API: Get your token at https://6551.io/mcp for full access to 72+ sources with advanced search
  • Free API: Use free endpoints as fallback when token is unavailable (limited to curated hot news)
  • Rate limits apply; max 100 results per request for authenticated API
  • AI ratings may not be available on all articles (check status == "done")
  • Free API data is cached and updated periodically; if data is still being generated, a 503 response will be returned

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Ratings

4.870 reviews
  • Mateo Bhatia· Dec 28, 2024

    Keeps context tight: opennews is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.

  • Noor Singh· Dec 24, 2024

    opennews has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.

  • Sophia Sanchez· Dec 20, 2024

    opennews is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.

  • Yusuf Gonzalez· Dec 20, 2024

    opennews reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.

  • Mateo Chawla· Dec 16, 2024

    Useful defaults in opennews — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.

  • Chaitanya Patil· Dec 12, 2024

    Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: opennews is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.

  • Mei Chawla· Dec 12, 2024

    I recommend opennews for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.

  • Yusuf Haddad· Nov 19, 2024

    Registry listing for opennews matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.

  • Arya Choi· Nov 19, 2024

    I recommend opennews for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.

  • Noah Ndlovu· Nov 15, 2024

    opennews fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.

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