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ChipsNews MCP Server

MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for ChipsNews — manage news configuration, sources, articles, and fetch triggers from Claude Code, Claude Desktop, or any MCP client.

Requirements

  • Python 3.11+

  • uv (recommended) or pip

  • A ChipsNews API key

Related MCP server: mcp-rss

Quick Start

No installation needed with uv:

uv run --script server.py

Or install manually:

pip install "mcp[cli]" httpx
python server.py

Configuration

The server uses environment variables for authentication:

Variable

Description

Default

CHIPSNEWS_API_URL

API base URL

https://news.chipsbuilder.com

CHIPSNEWS_API_KEY

Your API key (Bearer token)

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Claude Code

Add to your project's .mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chipsnews": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "--script", "/path/to/chipsnews-mcp/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "CHIPSNEWS_API_URL": "https://news.chipsbuilder.com",
        "CHIPSNEWS_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chipsnews": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "--script", "/path/to/chipsnews-mcp/server.py"],
      "env": {
        "CHIPSNEWS_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Configuration

Tool

Description

get_config

Get news configuration (keywords, language, frequency, etc.)

update_config

Update configuration fields (keywords, language, frequency, auto_publish, notification_email, pin_duration_hours, etc.)

Sources

Tool

Description

list_sources

List all news sources

create_source

Create a new source (rss, google, reddit)

update_source

Update an existing source

delete_source

Delete a source

Articles

Tool

Description

list_articles

List articles with optional filters (status, keyword, source, page)

get_article

Get full details of a single article

approve_article

Approve and publish an article

reject_article

Reject an article

pin_article

Pin an article to the top (TOP)

unpin_article

Remove pin from an article

lock_article

Lock an article to protect from rotation cleanup

unlock_article

Unlock an article

delete_article

Delete an article

delete_all_articles

Delete ALL articles (use with caution)

Fetch & Stats

Tool

Description

trigger_fetch

Trigger a manual news fetch from all active sources

get_stats

Get usage statistics: article counts, API calls, fetch history

Usage Examples

Once configured, use natural language in Claude:

  • "List all news sources"

  • "Add an RSS feed for TechCrunch"

  • "Show published articles"

  • "Approve article 42"

  • "Pin the top article"

  • "Trigger a news fetch"

  • "Show news stats"

  • "Update keywords to AI, startup, fintech"

Authentication

The server uses API key authentication (Bearer token). Pass your key via the CHIPSNEWS_API_KEY environment variable.

License

MIT

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