News Sentiment API vs News Sentiment Trends MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the News Sentiment API and News Sentiment Trends MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose News Sentiment API when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose News Sentiment Trends MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	News Sentiment API Developer Tools	N News Sentiment Trends MCP Developer Tools
Summary	News sentiment score trends for any topic over time. Free key at trendsapi.ai	News sentiment scores over time, with growth for any topic. Free key at trendsmcp.ai
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools
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Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "news-sentiment-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://api.trendsapi.ai/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:${AUTH_HEADER}"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "news-sentiment-trends-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "news-sentiment-trends-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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