The Guardian

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

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1394+ live data sources.

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

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

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

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 1394+ data sources:

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

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about The Guardian data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

More

• Docs and guides
• pipeworx.io

License

MIT