The Verge News MCP Server

An MCP server that provides tools to fetch and search news from The Verge's RSS feed.

Features

Fetch today's news from The Verge
Fetch a random selection of news from The Verge's past week
Search for news articles by keyword

Installation

# 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

Running the server

npm start

Using with Claude for Desktop

Install Claude for Desktop
Open your Claude for Desktop App configuration at:
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Add the following configuration:

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

Restart Claude for Desktop

Using with Smithery

You can also use this MCP server with Smithery, which allows you to easily share and use MCP servers:

Make sure you have Smithery installed:

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/smithery

To use this server via Smithery, run:

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

Once installed, you can use it with Claude or any other MCP-compatible application.

Smithery Configuration

This repository includes the necessary configuration files for Smithery:

Dockerfile: Defines how to build the Docker container for the MCP server
smithery.yaml: Configures the MCP server for Smithery, including its capabilities

For more information about Smithery configuration, see the Smithery documentation.

Available Tools

get-daily-news

Fetches the latest news articles from The Verge published in the last 24 hours.

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

get-weekly-news

Fetches news articles from The Verge published in the last 7 days.

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

Note: This tool randomly selects 10 news items from the past week, providing variety each time it's used.

search-news

Searches for news articles containing a specific keyword.

Parameters:

keyword: The term to search for
days (optional): Number of days to look back (default: 30)

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

Development

# Run in development mode
npm run dev

License

ISC

Install Server

HTTP connection URL

security – no known vulnerabilities

license - permissive license

quality - confirmed to work

How are these scores calculated?

remote-capable server

The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.

Tools

Provides tools to fetch and search news from The Verge's RSS feed, allowing users to get today's news, retrieve random articles from the past week, and search for specific keywords in recent Verge content.

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