• CONTENT
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  • CLEANUP
  • HUMAN

How to summarize unread news feeds with your AI

Connect Feedly to your AI client once. After that, your agent handles the reading and condensing for you.

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Short answer

How can I use my AI to summarize my Feedly feeds?

Your AI uses the Feedly MCP to pull the latest content from specific categories and extract the full text of articles. It then generates concise summaries so you don't have to click through every link. You'll get a clear breakdown of what matters most in your feed.

The results

What your AI delivers

The AI handles the heavy lifting of scanning and reading, leaving you with the essential info.

CONTENT

Instant summaries

The AI pulls full article text and condenses it. You get the core facts without the fluff.

CURATION

Filtered updates

The AI looks only at the specific Feedly categories you care about. It ignores the noise in other feeds.

CLEANUP

Marked as read

Once the AI processes an article, it can mark it as read. This keeps your feed organized and ready for the next run.

HUMAN

Final review

You decide which summaries are worth keeping or which deep dives require you to read the original source.

The workflow

What your AI does when the news arrives.

The AI acts as your personal news editor, moving from scanning to summarizing in a few steps.

  1. Scan your feeds

    The AI looks through your Feedly streams to find the latest unread items in your chosen categories.

    get_stream_contents

  2. Fetch article text

    It goes into specific entries to grab the full body text of the articles.

    get_entry

  3. Summarize content

    Your agent reads the text and writes a short version of the news.

    get_entry

  4. Clear the queue

    The AI marks the processed articles as read so they don't show up in your next summary request.

    mark_as_read

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to kick off the process with your AI.

Starting points

These are starting points. Swap out the category names for the specific Feedly folders you use.

Feedly Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ooLZVkjAZ9WwmzotygpoSY42ob7jkQABBk2RUF1I/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Feedly capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "feedly-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ooLZVkjAZ9WwmzotygpoSY42ob7jkQABBk2RUF1I/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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Start here

Connect Feedly once, then ask.

Just click the link to connect your account. Your login stays encrypted on our side, and you can find the full technical details on the Connector page.

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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can my AI delete articles from my Feedly feed?

    No. The AI can only mark articles as read; it cannot delete them.

  • 02

    Will the AI summarize every single feed I have?

    No. It only summarizes the specific categories or streams you tell it to look at.

  • 03

    Does the AI read the whole article or just the snippet?

    The AI uses a tool to pull the full article text so it can provide a real summary rather than just reading the headline.

  • 04

    Can I ask the AI to post these summaries to another app?

    No. This specific task is limited to reading and marking Feedly content. It cannot send data to other services.

  • 05

    Can the AI create new Feedly feeds for me?

    No. The AI can only interact with existing feeds and entries.

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