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

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:

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

Sources

Articles

Fetch & Stats

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