RSS Feed Manager MCP server

This MCP RSS server provides a Model Context Protocol (MCP) interface for interacting with RSS feeds, allowing you to manage and access content from your subscribed feeds through a structured API.

Installation Requirements

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• MySQL database

Setting Up MySQL

You can quickly set up a MySQL instance using Docker:

docker run -itd --name mysql-test -p 3306:3306 -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=123456 mysql

Installing MCP RSS

The MCP RSS server uses stdio for communication. You'll need to run it with the appropriate configuration:

For Claude Desktop, create a configuration like this:

{
  "command": "npx",
  "args": [
    "mcp_rss"
  ],
  "env": {
    "OPML_FILE_PATH": "/PATH/YOUR_FEED_FILE.opml"
  }
}

Configuration Options

You can customize the MCP RSS server behavior using environment variables:

Option	Description	Default Value
DB_HOST	Database host	localhost
DB_PORT	Database port	3306
DB_USERNAME	Database username	root
DB_PASSWORD	Database password	123456
DB_DATABASE	Database name	mcp_rss
OPML_FILE_PATH	Path to your OPML file with RSS feeds	"./feeds.opml"
RSS_UPDATE_INTERVAL	Interval to fetch RSS updates (in minutes)	1

Using the MCP API

Getting Articles

The get_content method retrieves articles from your subscribed RSS feeds.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
status	string	Filter by article status ("normal" or "favorite")	No
source	string	Filter by source (feed title)	No
limit	number	Maximum number of articles to return	No (default: 10)

Example Response:

{
  "articles": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "title": "Article Title",
      "content": "Article content...",
      "link": "https://example.com/article",
      "pubDate": "2023-01-01T12:00:00Z",
      "fetchDate": "2023-01-01T12:30:00Z",
      "status": "normal",
      "feedTitle": "Example Feed",
      "feedCategory": "Technology"
    }
  ],
  "success": true
}

Getting Feed Sources

The get_sources method retrieves all available RSS feed sources.

Parameters: None

Example Response:

{
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": 1,
      "title": "Example Feed",
      "category": "Technology"
    }
  ],
  "success": true
}

Marking Articles as Favorites

The set_tag method allows you to mark articles as favorites or restore them to normal status.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description	Required
status	string	Article status ("normal" or "favorite")	Yes
articleId	number	ID of the article to update	Yes

Example Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Article 1 status has been updated to favorite"
}

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "rss" '{"command":"npx","args":["mcp_rss"],"env":{"OPML_FILE_PATH":"./feeds.opml"}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "rss": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp_rss"
            ],
            "env": {
                "OPML_FILE_PATH": "./feeds.opml"
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "rss": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp_rss"
            ],
            "env": {
                "OPML_FILE_PATH": "./feeds.opml"
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect