# iflow-mcp_ltejedor-newsfeed-mcp

> A Model Context Protocol server that provides news information from various RSS feeds

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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/iflow-mcp-ltejedor-newsfeed-mcp/claim

## Declared
- version: 1.0.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:iflow-mcp_ltejedor-newsfeed-mcp

### Description (declared)

# 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…

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

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/iflow-mcp_ltejedor-newsfeed-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T19:25:00.145Z)

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