feedkit
Allows fetching entries from any RSS/Atom URL, subscribing to feeds for ongoing collection, collecting new articles, and searching across collected articles.
Click on "Deploy Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@feedkitSearch my collected articles for 'quantum computing'."
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
FeedKit
RSS/Atom feed collection with 444 curated, verified feeds. CLI + Python API + MCP server.
Quick Start
pip install feedkit
feedkit search cloudflare # search the built-in catalog
feedkit subscribe-catalog -c technology # subscribe to all 68 tech feeds
feedkit collect # fetch all subscriptions (async parallel)
feedkit find "kubernetes" # full-text search collected articlesRelated MCP server: rss-news
Install
pip install feedkit # core (CLI + Python API)
pip install "feedkit[mcp]" # + MCP server
pip install "feedkit[all]" # + MCP + OPML import/exportRequirements: Python 3.11+
How It Works
flowchart LR
A["📋 Catalog\n444 curated feeds"] --> B["Subscribe\nselect feeds"]
B --> C["🔄 Collect\nfetch new entries"]
C --> D["📦 Store\nSQLite database"]
D --> E["🔍 Query\nfilter & retrieve"]CLI Reference
Catalog Commands
feedkit search [QUERY]
Search the built-in catalog of 444 curated feeds.
feedkit search aws # search by title or domain
feedkit search --category science # filter by category
feedkit search --language ko # filter by language
feedkit search -c finance -l en -n 50 # combine filters
feedkit search -j # JSON output (for piping)Option | Short | Default | Description |
|
| Filter by category | |
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| Filter by language code ( | |
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| 20 | Max results |
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| Output as JSON |
feedkit categories
List all available catalog categories.
$ feedkit categories
academia
finance
pets
science
society
technologyfeedkit stats
Show catalog and local subscription statistics.
$ feedkit stats
Catalog: 444 feeds
academia: 13
finance: 89
pets: 27
science: 128
society: 119
technology: 68
Local: 68 subscriptions, 1,247 articlesSubscription Commands
feedkit subscribe <URL>
Subscribe to a single feed.
feedkit subscribe https://blog.cloudflare.com/rss/
feedkit subscribe https://example.com/rss -c tech -t "My Feed"Option | Short | Description |
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| Category label |
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| Display title override |
feedkit subscribe-catalog -c <CATEGORY>
Subscribe to all feeds in a catalog category at once.
feedkit subscribe-catalog -c technology # subscribe to all 68 tech feeds
feedkit subscribe-catalog -c science # subscribe to all 128 science feedsfeedkit unsubscribe <URL>
Remove a feed subscription and its collected articles.
feedkit list
List all current subscriptions with fetch counts and error counts.
Collection Commands
feedkit collect
Fetch new articles from all subscribed feeds (async parallel).
feedkit collect # collect all
feedkit collect -c technology # collect only tech feeds
feedkit collect -n 50 # max 50 concurrent requestsOption | Short | Default | Description |
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| Only collect from this category | |
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| 20 | Max concurrent HTTP requests |
Output:
Collecting from 68 feeds...
67/68 feeds OK, 412 new articles, 8234msfeedkit latest
Show most recently collected articles.
feedkit latest # latest 20 articles
feedkit latest -n 50 # latest 50
feedkit latest -c finance # latest from finance onlyfeedkit find <QUERY>
Full-text search (SQLite FTS5) across all collected articles.
feedkit find "kubernetes deployment"
feedkit find "large language model" -n 50OPML Commands
feedkit import-opml <PATH>
Import feeds from an OPML file (Feedly, Inoreader, NetNewsWire, etc.).
feedkit import-opml subscriptions.opmlfeedkit export-opml <PATH>
Export current subscriptions to OPML.
feedkit export-opml backup.opmlPython API
from feedkit import search_catalog, fetch_feed, get_catalog_stats, FeedStore
from feedkit.core import collect
# Search the built-in catalog
feeds = search_catalog("cloudflare")
feeds = search_catalog(category="technology", language="en", limit=50)
# Fetch a single feed (async)
entries = await fetch_feed("https://blog.cloudflare.com/rss/")
for entry in entries:
print(entry.title, entry.url, entry.published)
# Subscribe and collect
store = FeedStore() # SQLite at ~/.feedkit/feedkit.db
store.subscribe("https://blog.cloudflare.com/rss/", category="tech")
result = await collect(store, concurrency=20) # async parallel fetch
print(f"{result.new_articles} new, {result.feeds_ok}/{result.feeds_total} OK")
# Search collected articles (FTS5)
articles = store.search("kubernetes", count=10)
# Latest articles
articles = store.get_latest(count=20, category="tech")
# Feed health
health = store.get_health() # fetch/error counts per feed
# Catalog stats
stats = get_catalog_stats() # {total_feeds, categories, languages}
store.close()Key Classes
Class | Description |
| SQLite-backed subscription + article store ( |
| Single entry from a fetched feed (title, url, summary, published, author) |
| Bulk collection result (feeds_ok, feeds_error, new_articles, duration_ms) |
| Entry from the built-in catalog (url, title, category, subcategory, language, domain) |
MCP Server
pip install "feedkit[mcp]"
feedkit-mcp # starts stdio MCP serverConfiguration
Claude Code (~/.claude/settings.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"feedkit": {
"command": "feedkit-mcp"
}
}
}Tools Reference
# | Tool | Parameters | Description |
1 |
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| Fetch entries from any RSS/Atom URL (no subscription needed) |
2 |
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| Search the built-in 444-feed catalog |
3 |
| Get catalog statistics (total, by category, by language) | |
4 |
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| Subscribe to a feed for ongoing collection |
5 |
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| Remove a subscription |
6 |
| List all subscriptions with status | |
7 |
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| Collect new articles from all subscriptions |
8 |
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| Full-text search across collected articles |
9 |
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| Get most recently collected articles |
MCP Workflow Example
User: "What are the latest AI papers on arXiv?"
1. search_feed_catalog(query="arxiv", category="science")
→ finds arXiv cs.AI, cs.LG, cs.CL feeds
2. subscribe_feed(url="https://rss.arxiv.org/rss/cs.AI")
3. collect_feeds(category="science")
→ fetches new entries
4. get_latest_articles(category="science", count=10)
→ returns latest papersBuilt-in Catalog
444 verified feeds across 6 categories. All audited — hard paywalls (Bloomberg, FT, WSJ) and broken URLs removed.
Category | Feeds | Subcategories | Highlights |
technology | 68 | ai_ml, developer, it_news, security, startup, ... | AWS, Cloudflare, Stripe, Netflix, HN, Go Blog, Rust Blog |
science | 128 | journal, preprint, news, government | Nature, Science, arXiv, bioRxiv, medRxiv, NASA, PLOS |
society | 119 | news_us, news_ko, news_uk, news_intl, factcheck, ... | BBC, NPR, NYT, NHK, JTBC, PolitiFact, Snopes |
finance | 89 | markets, central_bank, regulatory, crypto | Fed, BOE, BOJ, SEC, CNBC, CoinDesk, Yahoo Finance |
pets | 27 | veterinary, community, blog, health | AKC, PetMD, ASPCA, dvm360, r/dogs, r/cats |
academia | 13 | ai_ml, research, institution | Google AI, DeepMind, Stanford HAI, Hugging Face |
Languages: English (381), Korean (47), Japanese (14), Chinese (2)
Full feed list: CATALOG.md
Why FeedKit?
awesome-rss-feeds (2.1K★) | engineering-blogs (37.5K★) | FeedKit | |
Type | Markdown list | Markdown list | Python package |
Feeds | ~500 | ~600 | 444 |
Scope | General | Tech blogs only | Tech + Science + Finance + News + Factcheck |
Last update | 2021 (stale) | 2022 (stale) | Active (daily collection) |
Verified working | No | No | Yes (778K+ articles collected) |
Legal audit | No | No | Yes (paywall/ToS feeds removed) |
CLI | No | No | Yes (12 commands) |
Programmatic API | No | No | Yes (async Python) |
MCP server | No | No | Yes (9 tools) |
OPML | No | No | Yes (import/export) |
FTS search | No | No | Yes (SQLite FTS5) |
Disclaimer
This package distributes a catalog of publicly available RSS feed URLs, not the feed content itself. RSS is a syndication standard — publishing an RSS feed is an explicit invitation for readers to subscribe. FeedKit fetches feeds on the user's behalf and does not store or redistribute copyrighted content.
Feeds behind hard paywalls (Bloomberg, FT, WSJ, Barron's) and feeds with aggressive terms of service have been removed from the catalog.
Used in
newswatch — RSS news monitoring pipeline (feedkit → markgrab → embgrep → diffgrab)
License
Part of the QuartzUnit ecosystem — composable Python libraries for data collection, extraction, search, and AI agent safety.
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