MCP Feed Reader

RSS/Atom feed reader MCP server with SQLite backend

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Client Config & Setup

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Target File:~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

claude_desktop_config.json

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

💡 Paste the JSON block into your client's configuration file under mcpServers, then restart the application.

Documentation Overview

mcp-feed-reader-crunchtools

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

Installation

uvx (recommended)

bash

uvx mcp-feed-reader-crunchtools

pip

Terminal

pip install mcp-feed-reader-crunchtools

Container

bash

podman run -v feedreader-data:/data quay.io/crunchtools/mcp-feed-reader

Configuration

Variable	Default	Description
`FEED_READER_DB`	`~/.local/share/mcp-feed-reader/feeds.db`	SQLite database path

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

bash

# Fetch all feeds via CLI
mcp-feed-reader-crunchtools --fetch

License

AGPL-3.0-or-later

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Add the following block to your claude_desktop_config.json under mcpServers: "mcpServers": { "mcp-feed-reader": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "MCP Feed Reader"] } }

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Documentation Overview

mcp-feed-reader-crunchtools

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

Installation

uvx (recommended)

bash

uvx mcp-feed-reader-crunchtools

pip

Terminal

pip install mcp-feed-reader-crunchtools

Container

bash

podman run -v feedreader-data:/data quay.io/crunchtools/mcp-feed-reader

Configuration

Variable	Default	Description
`FEED_READER_DB`	`~/.local/share/mcp-feed-reader/feeds.db`	SQLite database path

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

bash

# Fetch all feeds via CLI
mcp-feed-reader-crunchtools --fetch

License

AGPL-3.0-or-later