@techsnif/mcp-server

@techsnif/mcp-server

MCP server for TechSnif — access tech news articles from AI assistants like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible client.

What it does

This server gives your AI assistant access to TechSnif's tech news feed. It can:

• Get latest articles — optionally filtered by category (AI, Startups, Venture, Robotics) or tag (Crypto, Space, EVs, etc.)
• Read full articles — get the complete text of any article
• Get trending stories — see what's hot in the last 48 hours
• Search articles — find articles by keyword

Setup

Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop config file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "techsnif": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@techsnif/mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Add this to .cursor/mcp.json in your project (or globally):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "techsnif": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@techsnif/mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Other MCP clients

Run the server directly:

npx @techsnif/mcp-server

The server uses stdio transport, compatible with any MCP client.

Available tools

Tool	Description
get_latest_articles	Get latest articles with optional category/tag filters
get_article	Get full article content by slug
get_trending_articles	Get trending articles from the last 48 hours
search_articles	Search articles by keyword

Available resources

Resource	Description
techsnif://categories	List of all categories with descriptions
techsnif://tags	List of all tags with descriptions

Example prompts

Once connected, try asking your AI assistant:

• "What's the latest AI news on TechSnif?"
• "Search TechSnif for articles about OpenAI"
• "What's trending in tech right now?"
• "Get me the full article about [topic]"
• "Summarize the latest robotics news from TechSnif"

Configuration

Set TECHSNIF_API_URL to override the default API base URL (defaults to https://api.techsnif.com).

Set TECHSNIF_SITE_URL if you also want article and category links to point somewhere other than the main site (defaults to https://techsnif.com):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "techsnif": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@techsnif/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "TECHSNIF_API_URL": "http://localhost:4321",
        "TECHSNIF_SITE_URL": "http://localhost:4321"
      }
    }
  }
}

License

MIT