NewsBlur's Fresh Stride

samuelclay · March 27, 2026, 6:40pm

Working on getting the MCP server and CLI tool out next week!

github.com/samuelclay/NewsBlur

Add MCP server for AI agent access (#2091)

main ← mcp-server

opened 09:19PM - 16 Mar 26 UTC

samuelclay

+6965 -16

## Summary - **MCP server** (`newsblur_mcp/`): Standalone FastMCP service with 1…8 tools, 6 resources, and 6 prompt templates for AI agents to interact with feeds, stories, classifiers, and subscriptions - **Premium gating**: Free users can authenticate but get upgrade message; premium users get full access - **Infrastructure**: HAProxy routes (local Docker + production Consul), docker-compose service on port 8099, `mcp` OAuth scope - **Premium feature line**: "Connect AI agents with MCP server and CLI" added to welcome page, pricing pages, web upgrade dialog, iOS, with new SVG icon - **README**: MCP section with `claude mcp add` one-liner and Codex config, full tool reference table ## Test plan - [ ] `cd newsblur_mcp && uv venv --python 3.12 && uv pip install -e ".[dev]" && .venv/bin/pytest tests/ -v` (12 tests pass) - [ ] `fastmcp dev newsblur_mcp/newsblur_mcp/server.py` to test with MCP inspector - [ ] Verify premium feature line renders on pricing pages - [ ] Verify HAProxy routes `/mcp/` to MCP server in Docker - [ ] Test OAuth flow end-to-end with Claude Code --- Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)