FreshRSS MCP

A Model Context Protocol server for FreshRSS that allows agents to list feeds, read and triage articles, and manage subscriptions and categories. It supports narrow tool filtering via environment variables and runs via stdio or Docker.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by Willi Thiel

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What you can do with it

List RSS feeds and categories
Read and triage unread articles
Manage feed subscriptions
Mark articles as read

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.3.2

mcp-registry: io.github.ni-c/freshrss-mcp@0.3.2 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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@ni-c/freshrss-mcp 0.3.2

npm

@ni-c/freshrss-mcp package definition

{
  "version": "0.3.2",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@ni-c/freshrss-mcp",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "FRESHRSS_URL",
      "format": "string",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Root URL of the FreshRSS instance, e.g. https://rss.example.com"
    },
    {
      "name": "FRESHRSS_USER",
      "format": "string",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "FreshRSS user name"
    },
    {
      "name": "FRESHRSS_API_PASSWORD",
      "format": "string",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "API password from Settings -> Profile -> API management, not the web login password"
    },
    {
      "name": "FRESHRSS_READ_ONLY",
      "format": "boolean",
      "description": "Set to true to register only the read tools"
    },
    {
      "name": "FRESHRSS_INSECURE_TLS",
      "format": "boolean",
      "description": "Set to true to accept a self-signed certificate for this connection only"
    },
    {
      "name": "FRESHRSS_ALLOW_TOOLS",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to register; 'essential' selects a curated preset (default: all tools)"
    },
    {
      "name": "FRESHRSS_DENY_TOOLS",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to remove from whatever FRESHRSS_ALLOW_TOOLS left"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "freshrss-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ni-c/freshrss-mcp@0.3.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FRESHRSS_URL": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_URL>",
        "FRESHRSS_USER": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_USER>",
        "FRESHRSS_API_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_API_PASSWORD>",
        "FRESHRSS_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_READ_ONLY>",
        "FRESHRSS_INSECURE_TLS": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_INSECURE_TLS>",
        "FRESHRSS_ALLOW_TOOLS": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_ALLOW_TOOLS>",
        "FRESHRSS_DENY_TOOLS": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_DENY_TOOLS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "freshrss-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ni-c/freshrss-mcp@0.3.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FRESHRSS_URL": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_URL>",
        "FRESHRSS_USER": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_USER>",
        "FRESHRSS_API_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_API_PASSWORD>",
        "FRESHRSS_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_READ_ONLY>",
        "FRESHRSS_INSECURE_TLS": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_INSECURE_TLS>",
        "FRESHRSS_ALLOW_TOOLS": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_ALLOW_TOOLS>",
        "FRESHRSS_DENY_TOOLS": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_DENY_TOOLS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "freshrss-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ni-c/freshrss-mcp@0.3.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FRESHRSS_URL": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_URL>",
        "FRESHRSS_USER": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_USER>",
        "FRESHRSS_API_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_API_PASSWORD>",
        "FRESHRSS_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_READ_ONLY>",
        "FRESHRSS_INSECURE_TLS": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_INSECURE_TLS>",
        "FRESHRSS_ALLOW_TOOLS": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_ALLOW_TOOLS>",
        "FRESHRSS_DENY_TOOLS": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_DENY_TOOLS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "freshrss-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ni-c/freshrss-mcp@0.3.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FRESHRSS_URL": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_URL>",
        "FRESHRSS_USER": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_USER>",
        "FRESHRSS_API_PASSWORD": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_API_PASSWORD>",
        "FRESHRSS_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_READ_ONLY>",
        "FRESHRSS_INSECURE_TLS": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_INSECURE_TLS>",
        "FRESHRSS_ALLOW_TOOLS": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_ALLOW_TOOLS>",
        "FRESHRSS_DENY_TOOLS": "<YOUR_FRESHRSS_DENY_TOOLS>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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