News Search
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Purpose
News Search retrieves current articles from Google News RSS. It returns a DataFrame with titles, links, publication dates, and summaries.
When to use it
- Find recent coverage of a topic, organization, or event.
- Retrieve a topic or geographic news feed.
- Give Agent Core a news-focused research tool.
How to use it
Tool Mode
- Enable Tool Mode and connect Toolset to Agent Core.
- Set language, country, topic, or location defaults when the agent needs a constrained feed.
- Ask a specific news question and review the returned sources.
Normal mode
- Enter Search Query, or set Topic or Location (Geo).
- Adjust language and country fields when the US English feed is not appropriate.
- Connect News Articles to a DataFrame-compatible component.
Configuration
| Setting | What it controls | Recommended starting point |
|---|---|---|
| Search Query | Keywords for news articles. | Use a specific subject or event. |
Language (hl) | Google News language. | Leave blank for en-US. |
Country (gl) | Google News country. | Leave blank for US. |
Country:Language (ceid) | Feed country and language identifier. | Leave blank for US:en. |
| Topic | One Google News topic feed. | Use for broad news categories. |
| Location (Geo) | Geographic feed location. | Use a city, state, or country. |
| Timeout | Request timeout. | Leave at 5 seconds. |
Expected result
The component returns a DataFrame of news articles. A feed failure or no-result response becomes an explanatory row instead of an empty result.
Reference details
Topic takes precedence over Location, and Location takes precedence over Search Query. Use one input when you need the most predictable feed.
Related components
- DataFrame Operations filters or sorts returned articles.
- Agent Core can call News Search in Tool Mode.
- Chat Output displays selected results after formatting.