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The Guardian

io.github.pipeworx-io/the-guardian

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

The Guardian Open Platform MCP.

From the maker's README The Guardian Open Platform MCP — articles, sections, tags, content. Free dev key (12 req/sec, 5k/day). Source

Working at last checkOfficial: pipeworx.io's GitHub account (pipeworx-io)About 27,074 tokens per request once connected47 tools

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/the-guardian/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 47
Token cost: About 27,074 tokens per request
Sets up in: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok
Last checked: 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http the-guardian https://gateway.pipeworx.io/the-guardian/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.the-guardian]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/the-guardian/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"the-guardian":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/the-guardian/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"the-guardian":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/the-guardian/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"the-guardian":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/the-guardian/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add the-guardian https://gateway.pipeworx.io/the-guardian/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"the-guardian","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/the-guardian/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"the-guardian","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/the-guardian/mcp"}

editions ~94 tokens
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.
item ~176 tokens
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 text of.
search ~262 tokens
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 optional full body text. Use for "Guardian coverage of X" or UK/EU-perspective news on world events.
sections ~94 tokens
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 ~145 tokens
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 IDs for use in search(tag=...).

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