personalinsights-feed-mcp

Personal Insights Feed MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides AI agents with access to the Personal Insights curated tech and investor news feed.

Articles are AI-classified with editorial verdicts, canonical topics, normalized entity mentions, and one-line investor theses. The feed covers tech, venture capital, semiconductors, AI, open source, and 20 canonical investment themes.

Installation

npm install @personalinsights/feed-mcp

Or clone and build from source:

cd mcp
npm install
npm run build

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "personalinsights-feed": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@personalinsights/feed-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Or if running from a local build:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "personalinsights-feed": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

get_feed

Returns AI-classified tech and investor news articles from the curated feed.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
topics	string	No	Comma-separated canonical topics (e.g. "AI,Semiconductors")
verdict	string	No	Filter by verdict: must_read, worth_reading, skim, or skip
section	string	No	Filter by feed section: news, research, newsletters, podcasts
since	string	No	ISO 8601 date. Only articles published after this date
mode	string	No	top (ranked by quality + recency, default) or latest (newest first)
limit	number	No	Max articles to return, 1-100 (default 20)

Example calls:

Get today's top stories:

{ "name": "get_feed", "arguments": { "mode": "top", "limit": 10 } }

Get must-read AI articles from the past week:

{
  "name": "get_feed",
  "arguments": {
    "topics": "AI",
    "verdict": "must_read",
    "since": "2026-03-18T00:00:00Z",
    "limit": 20
  }
}

Get latest semiconductor and infrastructure articles:

{
  "name": "get_feed",
  "arguments": {
    "topics": "Semiconductors,Infrastructure",
    "mode": "latest"
  }
}

Example response:

[
  {
    "title": "OpenAI raises $40B at $300B valuation",
    "url": "https://example.com/article",
    "published_at": "2026-03-25T08:30:00Z",
    "source_name": "TechCrunch",
    "verdict": "must_read",
    "thesis": "Largest private funding round ever signals AI infrastructure buildout entering new phase",
    "topics": ["AI", "Fundraising"],
    "entities": ["@OpenAI"],
    "source_count": 3,
    "paywalled": false
  }
]

get_topics

Returns the 20 canonical topics used to classify feed articles. Use these values when filtering with get_feed.

Parameters: None

Example call:

{ "name": "get_topics", "arguments": {} }

Response:

[
  "AI",
  "SaaS",
  "Fundraising",
  "M&A",
  "IPO",
  "Infrastructure",
  "Semiconductors",
  "Open Source",
  "Regulation",
  "Security",
  "Crypto",
  "Robotics",
  "Defence Tech",
  "Fintech",
  "Climate Tech",
  "Enterprise",
  "Developer Tools",
  "Biotech",
  "Hardware",
  "Consumer Tech"
]

Available Filters

Verdicts

Articles are editorially triaged into four categories:

• must_read -- High-signal articles that materially affect the tech/investor landscape
• worth_reading -- Informative articles with solid analysis or notable developments
• skim -- Minor updates or incremental news worth a glance
• skip -- Low-signal content filtered out of the default feed

Topics

20 canonical investment themes. Call get_topics for the full list. Examples: AI, Semiconductors, Fundraising, M&A, Open Source.

Web App

Browse the full feed with a visual interface at personalinsights.app.

License

MIT