rss-digest-bot
Fetches RSS feeds from tech blogs and news sites and returns AI-generated summaries via Claude.
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A Python-based RSS Digest Bot powered by the Model Context Protocol (MCP) that fetches items from your favorite tech blogs and news sites, and returns AI-generated summaries via Claude.
Features
- Pulls the latest posts from:
- On-demand summaries driven by Claude (or any other LLM client)
- Easy to run under:
- STDIO (for direct stdin/stdout JSON-RPC)
- HTTP (via
mcp dev+ Inspector / Claude Desktop HTTP mode) - Uvicorn (expose as ASGI app)
- Minimal dependencies:
feedparser,mcp[cli],uvicorn
Installation
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Clone this repo:
git clone https://github.com/padmapriyavj/rss-digest-bot.git cd rss-digest-bot
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Create & activate a virtual environment:
python3 -m venv .venv source .venv/bin/activate
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Install dependencies:
pip install mcp[cli] feedparser uvicorn
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Running the app
uv run main.py
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Restart Claude Desktop to view the tool added to it
Configuration for Claude Desktop
Add or edit claude_desktop_config.json in:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
to include:
jsonc { "mcpServers": { "rss-digest-bot": { "command": "/full/path/to/your/project/.venv/bin/mcp", "args": ["run", "main.py"], "transport": "stdio" } } }
- Quit & relaunch Claude Desktop.
- Under Developer → rss-digest-bot, ensure it’s Enabled.
- In chat, click ⚙️ (Search & tools) → confirm rss-digest-bot appears → On.
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