The Verge News MCP server

This MCP server provides tools to fetch and search news from The Verge's RSS feed, making it easy to stay updated with the latest technology news or find specific articles through simple commands.

Installation

Prerequisites

Before installing, ensure you have Node.js installed on your system.

Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/manimohans/verge-news-mcp.git
cd verge-news-mcp

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

Usage

Starting the Server

To run the MCP server:

npm start

Integration with Claude for Desktop

1. Download and install Claude for Desktop

2. Locate your Claude configuration file:

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

3. Add the server configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "verge-news": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/verge-news-mcp/build/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

4. Restart Claude for Desktop to apply the changes

Using with Smithery

Smithery offers an easier way to install and manage MCP servers:

1. Install Smithery if you haven't already:

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/smithery

2. Add this MCP server:

smithery use https://github.com/manimohans/verge-news-mcp

3. The server will now be available for use with Claude or other MCP-compatible applications

Available Tools

get-daily-news

This tool fetches the latest news articles from The Verge published within the last 24 hours.

Example prompt: "What's in the news today from The Verge?"

get-weekly-news

This tool retrieves news articles published by The Verge over the past week. It randomly selects 10 news items for variety.

Example prompt: "Show me The Verge's news from the past week."

search-news

This tool allows you to search for specific news articles by keyword.

Parameters:

• keyword: The term you want to search for
• days (optional): How many days to look back (defaults to 30)

Example prompt: "Find news articles about AI from The Verge."

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 "verge-news" '{"command":"node","args":["/absolute/path/to/verge-news-mcp/build/index.js"]}'

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": {
        "verge-news": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "/absolute/path/to/verge-news-mcp/build/index.js"
            ]
        }
    }
}

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": {
        "verge-news": {
            "command": "node",
            "args": [
                "/absolute/path/to/verge-news-mcp/build/index.js"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect