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6551team/opennews-mcp · updated Apr 8, 2026
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
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
Ratings
4.5★★★★★10 reviews- ★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Oct 10, 2024
opennews is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
- ★★★★★Piyush G· Sep 9, 2024
Keeps context tight: opennews is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
- ★★★★★Chaitanya Patil· Aug 8, 2024
Registry listing for opennews matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
- ★★★★★Sakshi Patil· Jul 7, 2024
opennews reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
- ★★★★★Ganesh Mohane· Jun 6, 2024
I recommend opennews for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
- ★★★★★Oshnikdeep· May 5, 2024
Useful defaults in opennews — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
- ★★★★★Dhruvi Jain· Apr 4, 2024
opennews has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
- ★★★★★Rahul Santra· Mar 3, 2024
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: opennews is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
- ★★★★★Pratham Ware· Feb 2, 2024
We added opennews from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
- ★★★★★Yash Thakker· Jan 1, 2024
opennews fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.