# Changelog of Latest News MCP Server: free news API for AI (`mrbridge/latest-news-mcp-server`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/mrbridge/latest-news-mcp-server/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/mrbridge/latest-news-mcp-server.md

## Changelog

#### 2026-08-11

*Features*

- Added a dataset schema with two views: **Tool catalogue** (every tool with its upstream sources and price) and **Tool results** (the shape of an article-style result).
- A regular run, outside Standby mode, now writes the tool catalogue to the dataset instead of a single line of connection instructions.

*Changes*

- Prices shown in the tool catalogue are derived from the pay-per-event configuration, so they cannot drift from what a call actually costs.

#### 2026-07-06

*Fixes*

- `search_reddit` no longer returns a silent "No posts found" when Reddit blocks the request upstream. It now returns an explicit error, and a blocked call is not charged.

*Features*

- Added an app-only OAuth path for Reddit. When `REDDIT_CLIENT_ID` and `REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET` are configured, requests go through the official Reddit API.

#### 2026-06-07

*Changes*

- Refreshed the tool counts and links in the cross-promotion table.

#### 2026-06-03

*Improvements*

- Updated the Apify SDK and resolved dependency security advisories.
- Declared an explicit 300 second Standby idle timeout.

#### 2026-05-19

*Improvements*

- Resolved dependency security advisories.

#### 2026-05-11

*Features*

- Added connection guides for Windsurf, VS Code (Copilot, Cline, Continue), ChatGPT custom connectors, and clients that call the endpoint over plain HTTP such as Zapier, Make and n8n.

*Fixes*

- Tool calls are now charged only on success. A failed call is no longer billed.
- Added a pre-flight budget check so a call is not executed when the session cost cap is already exhausted.
- Corrected the OpenAPI schema to 3.0.1 nullable syntax.

*Changes*

- Documented what is not charged, the per-session cost cap, and the automatic Bronze, Silver and Gold tier discounts.
- Capped Standby memory at 512 MB, which suits this workload.

#### 2026-05-04

*Fixes*

- Eliminated the timed-out runs that affected roughly 30% of runs, and reduced tool latency.

#### 2026-04-05

*Improvements*

- Restructured the README for the Apify Store requirements.
- Added an LRU cache cap and shared response formatters.

#### 2026-04-02

*Improvements*

- Reworked the Standby configuration and added graceful shutdown, so a stopped container ends as SUCCEEDED.

#### 2026-03-20

*Features*

- First public release: 14 MCP tools over free public APIs, no API key required, served in Apify Standby mode.