# freshrss-mcp

> A Model Context Protocol server for FreshRSS RSS reader

Record `freshrss-mcp` (mcp_server) · JSON: https://wellknown.network/agents/freshrss-mcp/record.json · HTML: https://wellknown.network/agents/freshrss-mcp
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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/freshrss-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: FreshRSS MCP Contributors
- homepage: https://github.com/luutuankiet/freshrss-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/luutuankiet/freshrss-mcp
- version: 0.2.5
- protocols: mcp
- tags: feed-reader, freshrss, mcp, model-context-protocol, rss
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:freshrss-mcp

### Description (declared)

# FreshRSS MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for [FreshRSS](https://www.freshrss.org/), the self-hosted RSS feed aggregator. This server allows LLMs and other MCP clients to interact with your FreshRSS instance to manage feeds, read articles, and organize your RSS content.

## Features

- 🔐 **Authentication**: Secure connection to your FreshRSS instance
- 📁 **Folder Management**: List and organize feeds in folders
- 📰 **Article Reading**: Fetch articles with advanced filtering options
- ✅ **Article Management**: Mark articles as read/unread, star/unstar
- 🏷️ **Label System**: Add labels to articles for organization
- 📡 **Feed Management**: Subscribe/unsubscribe from RSS feeds
- 📊 **Unread Counts**: Get unread statistics by feed and folder

## Installation

### Using pip

```bash
pip install freshrss-mcp
```

### From source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/freshrss-mcp.git
cd freshrss-mcp
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -e .
```

## Configuration

### Environment Variables

Create a `.env` file or set these environment variables:

```bash
FRESHRSS_URL=https://your-freshrss-instance.com
FRESHRSS_EMAIL=your-email@example.com
FRESHRSS_API_PASSWORD=your-api-password
```

**Important**: The `FRESHRSS_API_PASSWORD` is NOT your regular FreshRSS password. You need to:
1. Enable API access in FreshRSS Settings → Authentication
2. Set an API password in your Profile settings

## Running the Server

### Transport Modes

The FreshRSS MCP server supports multiple transport protocols:

#### 1. Stdio Mode (Default - for Claude Desktop)
```bash
# Activate virtual environment
source venv/bin/activate

# Run with stdio transport (silent, for MCP clients)
freshrss-mcp

# Or explicitly
freshrss-mcp --stdio
```

#### 2. HTTP Mode (for web integration)
```bash
# Activate virtual environment
source venv/bin/activate

# Run streamable HTTP server on port 8000
freshrss-mcp --http
```

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## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- data.news (1, declared)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/freshrss-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T16:22:57.592Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/freshrss-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/freshrss-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:freshrss-mcp