iflow-mcp_ltejedor-newsfeed-mcp

# News MCP Server A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides news information from various RSS feeds, designed to integrate with AI assistants like Claude. ## Features - Get the latest news from various categories (tech, business, science, etc.) - Search for news articles matching specific terms - View articles from specific feeds - Get detailed information about individual articles - Caching to improve performance and reduce load on RSS sources - Configurable via environment variables ## Installation ### Prerequisites - Python 3.10 or higher - MCP SDK 1.2.0 or higher ### Setup 1. Clone this repository: ```bash git clone https://github.com/ltejedor/newsfeed-mcp.git cd news-mcp ``` 2. Create a virtual environment and install dependencies: ```bash python -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate pip install -r requirements.txt ``` 3. Run the server: ```bash python news_mcp.py ``` ### Docker Installation To run the server using Docker: ```bash docker-compose up -d ``` ## Configuration The server can be configured using environment variables: - `NEWS_MCP_CUSTOM_FEEDS`: Additional RSS feeds in the format `name1:url1;name2:url2` - `LOG_LEVEL`: Set logging level (INFO, DEBUG, WARNING, ERROR) ## Usage with Claude for Desktop 1. Make sure you have Claude for Desktop installed and updated. 2. Open your Claude for Desktop App configuration: - On macOS: `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json` - On Windows: `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` 3. Add your news server to the configuration: ```json { "mcpServers": { "news": { "command": "python", "args": [ "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/news_mcp.py" ] } } } ``` 4. Restart Claude for Desktop. 5. Look for the hammer icon (🔨) in Claude for Desktop to access your tools. ## Available Tools The server provides the following tools: ### `health_check()` Check if th…