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MCP Feed Reader

by crunchtoolsversion 0.1.2i★ 0iRuns on your computer
Registry nameio.github.crunchtools/feed-reader

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

RSS/Atom feed reader MCP server with SQLite backend

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What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

  • Connection: Runs on your computer
  • Transport: stdio
  • Category: Databases & datasets

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

  • Basic checks: 2 of 2 passed
  • Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
  • The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

Which app do you use?

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "feed-reader": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-feed-reader-crunchtools"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add feed-reader -- uvx mcp-feed-reader-crunchtools

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "feed-reader": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-feed-reader-crunchtools"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "feed-reader": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-feed-reader-crunchtools"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

Which apps can use it

Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.

Run on your computer in

ClaudeGooseLM StudioMsty StudioCherry StudioCursorVS Code + GitHub CopilotVisual StudioWindsurf (Devin Desktop)ZedKiroClineContinueJetBrains AI AssistantClaude CodeCodex CLIGemini CLIOpenCodenodecodeWarpLibreChatRaycast

All apps, with pros and cons →

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 11, 2026

  • ✓ Pass

    Maker matches the repo

    The registry name was verified with the GitHub account crunchtools, which owns the repo

  • ✓ Pass

    Still maintained

    Code last changed today

  • … Not checked yet

    Has a licence

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

  • – Not applicable

    Endpoint responds

    This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint

  • – Not applicable

    Sign-in with OAuth

    Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead

  • … Not checked yet

    No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

    Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Databases & datasetsi

  • More stars than 0% of the other 1161 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 5% of the other 1161 servers in this category
  • Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 1161 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is MCP Feed Reader safe?

It passed 2 of 2 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed today, and the latest version (0.1.2) reached the registry 8 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Python (uv) on your computer.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: Dbx, MCP Toolbox for Databases, MCP Toolbox for Databases

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README from the maker

Open the README

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mcp-feed-reader-crunchtools

Secure MCP server for RSS/Atom feed reading with SQLite backend.

Installation

uvx (recommended)
uvx mcp-feed-reader-crunchtools
pip
pip install mcp-feed-reader-crunchtools
Container
podman run -v feedreader-data:/data quay.io/crunchtools/mcp-feed-reader

Configuration

VariableDefaultDescription
FEED_READER_DB~/.local/share/mcp-feed-reader/feeds.dbSQLite database path
HTTP_PROXY / HTTPS_PROXY / NO_PROXY(none)Standard httpx proxy variables, honoured for every feed fetch. Useful when a publisher rate-limits your egress IP — Reddit returns 429 to datacentre ranges regardless of User-Agent

Tools (17)

Feed Management
  • add_feed_tool — Add an RSS/Atom feed by URL
  • list_feeds_tool — List all feeds with unread counts
  • get_feed_tool — Get feed details
  • delete_feed_tool — Remove a feed
  • refresh_feeds_tool — Crawl feed sources for new content (slow, prefer systemd timer)
Entry Management
  • list_entries_tool — List entries (filterable, paginated)
  • read_entry_tool — Read full entry content (auto-marks read)
  • mark_read_tool — Mark entries as read
  • mark_unread_tool — Mark entry as unread
  • search_entries_tool — Full-text search (FTS5)
Category Management
  • list_categories_tool — List categories with counts
  • create_category_tool — Create category
  • rename_category_tool — Rename category
  • delete_category_tool — Delete category
Import/Export
  • import_opml_tool — Import from OPML file
  • export_opml_tool — Export as OPML
  • get_stats_tool — Dashboard stats

Background Fetching

Nothing in the server crawls on its own. list_entries_tool and friends read a cache; if no one calls --fetch, that cache goes stale and every reader sees an empty feed with no error anywhere. A deployment without a crawl trigger is a broken deployment — this bit the daily briefing, which reported "no news" for days while all 61 feeds sat unfetched.

# Fetch all feeds via CLI

mcp-feed-reader-crunchtools --fetch

systemd timer (recommended)

deploy/ ships the two units used in production. Copy them to /etc/systemd/system/, adjust the container name in the service if yours differs, then:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload

sudo systemctl enable --now mcp-feeds-refresh.timer

The service runs --fetch *inside* the running container (podman exec), so the database keeps the SELinux category of the process that owns it. Do not bind-mount the data directory into a second container with :Z to run the crawl — that relabels the volume and locks the live server out.

The timer fires hourly, plus once at 05:45. That second entry is not redundant: consumers window entries on publication time, so an entry published between the last crawl and a 06:00 report is missing from that report *and* already older than the next day's window start — it is lost for good. Any consumer on a fixed schedule wants a crawl shortly before it.

Feeds are fetched conditionally (ETag / If-Modified-Since). A rate limit, gateway 5xx, or dropped connection is retried with exponential backoff, up to three attempts in all, before the feed is recorded as failed.

License

AGPL-3.0-or-later

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