Use Webz.io Contextual News Search inside Dify agents and workflows.
This is not a PyPI package. Dify installs a Marketplace plugin. Webz News Search is live at:
The plugin is a thin wrapper around the hosted News Search MCP server. Dify v1.6+ can also attach that MCP server by URL, without installing a plugin.
Prefer the Marketplace plugin. Use native MCP only if you already add remote MCP servers by URL.
| Approach | Best for |
|---|---|
| Webz News Search Marketplace plugin | Install from the catalog, Authorize with a token, then use the tool in Agents and Workflows |
| Built-in MCP connector | Dify v1.6+ workspaces that add remote MCP servers by URL |
Both use the same token, the same MCP server, and the same search logic.
This plugin runs inside Dify. There is no pip / npm client. To call it from your own code, publish a Dify Agent or Workflow and use the Dify app API. Outside Dify, use the News Search MCP server or another Framework SDK.
Get your token from the Webz.io dashboard.
Webz).Bearer.All team members unless you need a tighter scope.news_search_by_webz). You can also add a Tool node in a Workflow or Chatflow.Authorize calls MCP initialize only. Saving the token does not consume search credits. Each tool run uses your News Search API credits and rate limits.
Source: github.com/Webhose/webz-news-search (packages/dify)
Use this only if you are not installing the Marketplace plugin. In Dify v1.6 or later:
https://news-search-mcp.webz.io/mcpwebz-news-search (lowercase, hyphens, no spaces). The display name can contain spaces.Authorization with value Bearer <WEBZ_API_TOKEN> (the word Bearer, a space, then the token).news_search_by_webz from tools/list.Only HTTP MCP is supported. stdio servers cannot be pasted into this screen.
Ranked article excerpts with titles, URLs, published dates, scores, and metadata (sentiment, topic, person, organization, location, ticker, and more). Ask the agent to summarize with sources.
Example prompts:
The plugin exposes the main news_search_by_webz filters as tool fields. Comma-separated values become lists (US, GB becomes ["US", "GB"]). Use Additional filters JSON for MCP fields that are not listed on the form.
Full filter reference: MCP tool reference.
Bearer prefix in the plugin form, or is not the News Search API token from the Webz.io dashboard.webz-news-search.k. For native MCP, raise the MCP timeouts.