news-dashboard
Enables AI agents to read RSS/BlueSky feeds, clip and summarize articles, save to Obsidian, and post to BlueSky.
README
news-dashboard MCP Server
MCP server for the news-dashboard app. Lets AI agents (Claude Desktop, Claude Code) read feeds, clip articles, create Obsidian notes with summaries, post to BlueSky, and manage feeds/settings.
Requirements
- Node.js 20+
- The
news-dashboard-nestbackend running and reachable
Setup
npm install
npm run build
Claude Desktop integration
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):
{
"mcpServers": {
"news-dashboard": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["C:/Users/<user>/Documents/VS Code/news-dashboard/news-dashboard-mcp/dist/index.js"],
"env": {
"NEWS_DASHBOARD_API_URL": "https://your-deployed-backend.com"
}
}
}
}
For local development set NEWS_DASHBOARD_API_URL=http://localhost:3002.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
list_feeds |
List all configured feeds |
get_articles |
Get articles from one or all feeds |
get_top_stories |
Get the current newspaper layout |
find_articles_by_topic |
Search articles by keyword across feeds |
clip_article |
Fetch full article as Markdown |
summarize_article |
Get an AI summary of an article URL |
get_article_ogimage |
Extract og:image from any URL |
save_to_obsidian |
Build a rich Obsidian note with summary, tags, wikilinks |
create_digest_note |
Create a daily digest Obsidian note from top stories |
post_to_bluesky |
Share an article to BlueSky |
get_settings |
Read current app settings |
update_settings |
Update settings (font size, feed order, etc.) |
add_feed |
Add a new RSS or BlueSky profile feed |
remove_feed |
Remove a custom feed |
Resources
| URI | Description |
|---|---|
newsdash://feeds |
All configured feeds |
newsdash://feed/{feedId} |
Articles from a specific feed |
newsdash://top-stories |
Current newspaper layout |
newsdash://settings |
Current user settings |
Prompts
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
daily-briefing |
Generate a structured daily news briefing |
obsidian-research-note |
Research a topic and save to Obsidian |
bluesky-post-draft |
Draft a BlueSky post for an article |
Example agent workflows
Save an article to Obsidian with a summary:
"Clip https://... and save it to my Obsidian Research/Biotech folder with a summary and relevant tags"
Daily digest:
"Create a daily digest note from today's top stories and save it to my Daily Notes folder"
Topic research:
"Find all articles about GLP-1 drugs across my feeds and create an Obsidian research note"
Find and share:
"Find the most recent FDA approval news and post it to BlueSky"
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