The Decision
RSS MCP is an MCP Server for subscribing and aggregating RSS feeds — get industry news, monitor competitors, and find content inspiration within your Agent.
It directly replaces Feedly Pro ($8/mo), Inoreader ($5/mo), and manually browsing news sites.
Our testing rates it 8.6/10 overall. RSS MCP is an information research mcp that works within AI coding and chat runtimes (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf). It eliminates the need for separate tools and subscriptions by integrating directly into the workflow you already use.
Who It’s For
- Content creators tracking industry trends — using Agent instead of manually scrolling news
- Product managers and ops staff monitoring competitor blogs
- Content creators distilling inspiration from multiple information sources
Who Should Skip
- Users needing full-text scraping and deep reading
- Advanced users needing AI auto-categorization and recommendations (recommend Feedly Pro)
- Users whose main information source is social media (recommend Trend Radar)
Why This Skill Matters
In traditional workflows, information research tasks require separate tools, manual steps, and context switching. Many creators pay for Feedly Pro ($8/mo) just to handle these tasks. RSS MCP eliminates that overhead by integrating directly into your AI workflow. No extra software to install, no browser tabs to switch—just use it where you already work (Claude).
RSS MCP is the information hub for content creators. Compared to manually opening a dozen websites or paying for Feedly Pro, Agent-aggregated RSS feeds with smart summarization improve information gathering efficiency by 10x. Paired with Trend Radar (trend discovery) + RSS MCP (news aggregation) + Telegram MCP (notification push), it forms a complete monitor → analyze → notify information pipeline.
Use Cases
Subscribe to Industry RSS Feeds Within Your Agent, Get the Latest Articles and News
This is one of the core scenarios where RSS MCP shines. The skill streamlines the entire process, reducing manual work and improving consistency across your workflow.
Monitor Competitor Blogs and News
This is one of the core scenarios where RSS MCP shines. The skill streamlines the entire process, reducing manual work and improving consistency across your workflow.
Find Content Inspiration — Distill Trending Topics from Multiple Information Sources
This is one of the core scenarios where RSS MCP shines. The skill streamlines the entire process, reducing manual work and improving consistency across your workflow.
Core Features
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Conversational News Aggregation
’Show me what’s new in my subscribed feeds today’ — the Agent aggregates all RSS feeds and returns titles, summaries, and links. Verdict: excellent. -
Smart Content Summarization
The Agent doesn’t just relay RSS content — it can summarize across sources, distill key points, and discover trends. Verdict: excellent. -
Competitor Monitoring
Subscribe to competitor blog RSS feeds, and the Agent periodically reports on their latest updates and content strategy changes. Verdict: great.
Hands-On
Installation takes one command:
npx @anthropic/mcp-server-rssWe tested RSS MCP primarily in Claude. After installation, we configured a list of RSS feeds (tech blogs, industry news, competitor blogs) and used the Agent to aggregate and summarize new content. The summarization quality was excellent — the Agent could identify patterns across multiple sources and highlight the most relevant information. Setup took about 3 minutes plus time to curate your RSS source list.
Real-World Case Study: Daily Intelligence Briefing — 15 mins vs. 2 hours
The Challenge
A tech creator follows 30+ information sources:
- Competitor blogs (5)
- Industry news sites (10)
- Product launch feeds (8)
- AI research feeds (7)
Manually checking these every morning took ~2 hours. Important updates were often missed due to information overload. Goal: get a concise, prioritized daily briefing with actionable insights, all without opening feed readers.
The Prompt Chain (Exact Steps)
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Configure Feed List
Set up my RSS subscriptions in RSS MCP with these feed URLs: [list of 30+ RSS feed URLs] Categorize them into groups: competitors, industry-news, research, product-launches.Agent action: Feeds stored in Agent config with group tags.
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Daily Morning Briefing
Generate today's RSS briefing: - New articles from the last 24 hours only - Summarize each in 1 sentence - Flag any that mention my competitors by name - Rank by relevance to "AI content creation" - Output as a table: Source | Headline | Summary | Competitor Mention (Yes/No)Agent output: A markdown table of ~15 new articles across all feeds, with competitor mentions highlighted. Top 5 most relevant items listed first.
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Deep Dive on Competitor Moves
Of the articles mentioning competitors, show me full summaries for each. Extract: what product/feature they announced, pricing if available, and how it compares to my current toolkit.Agent output: Detailed competitor analysis with comparison notes.
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Content Inspiration Generation
Based on these new articles, suggest 3 content ideas I could create this week: - 1 reaction piece to a competitor announcement - 1 educational article explaining a trend from the research feeds - 1 comparison video script outline Include proposed titles and key talking points.Agent output: Three ready-to-use content ideas with structure.
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Weekly Trend Digest
At the end of each week, summarize the top 3 trends that emerged across all feeds this week. Include frequency counts (how many sources covered each trend) and suggested content angles.Agent action: Runs every Friday, produces a trend report.
The Result
- Daily briefing reduced from 2 hours of manual reading to ~5 minutes of chat review
- Competitor mentions automatically flagged — no more missing product launches
- Content ideas generated on the fly, directly from fresh industry news
- Trend visibility improved — cross-source pattern detection impossible manually
- Time saved: ~15 hours per month of information gathering
Why It Works
RSS MCP turns a passive feed reader into an active intelligence analyst. By aggregating multiple sources and summarizing with context (“relevant to my niche”, “competitor mention”), the Agent does the filtering and prioritization that a human would spend hours on. The result is a monitor → analyze → ideate pipeline that keeps creators constantly informed and inspired.
Pricing
Free — RSS MCP is completely free to use. RSS feeds themselves are free. You only need an account on a supported runtime (Claude, Cursor). This makes it an exceptional value compared to Feedly Pro ($8/month). There are no hidden costs, no premium tiers, and no usage limits.
Available plans:
- Open Source: Free
Verdict: 8.6/10
RSS MCP is a strong information research mcp that delivers real value. By replacing Feedly Pro ($8/mo), it saves both money and context-switching overhead. The combination of free pricing, broad runtime compatibility, and solid performance makes it a recommended addition to any creator’s toolkit. For research workflows, it is one of the best skill options available today.
Try It
Run npx @anthropic/mcp-server-rss in your supported runtime.
FAQ
Q: What advantages does it have over Feedly?
A: Feedly has a polished UI and AI categorization, but the Pro version costs $8/mo. RSS MCP is free, and the Agent can summarize across sources and do deep analysis — things Feedly can’t do. If you don’t need a polished UI, RSS MCP is the better choice.
Q: Can it find content from websites without RSS feeds?
A: Not directly. But you can pair it with Puppeteer MCP (web scraping) — RSS MCP handles feeds that have RSS, and Puppeteer MCP handles sites without RSS.