• ALERTS
  • SUMMARY
  • RESEARCH
  • HUMAN

How to monitor specific news topics with your AI

Connect Miniflux to your agent to turn passive RSS feeds into a proactive monitoring system. Your AI watches the feeds so you don't have to.

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Short answer

How can I use my AI to track news via RSS?

Your AI uses Miniflux to pull recent entries and scan their content for specific keywords or technologies. It filters the noise and only alerts you when it finds a match. You get a filtered stream of intelligence.

Where your intelligence lands.

The outcomes of monitoring.

The AI categorizes every relevant update based on your instructions.

ALERTS

Keyword matches

The AI identifies specific mentions of technologies or names. It flags these immediately for your review.

SUMMARY

Daily briefings

The AI aggregates multiple entries into a single report. You get the gist of the day's news without clicking every link.

RESEARCH

Deep dives

When a topic hits a threshold, the AI pulls the full text. It prepares a detailed analysis of the specific event or trend.

HUMAN

Manual triage

The AI presents the most critical findings for you to verify. You decide which updates require further action or follow-up.

The workflow

What your AI does when the news arrives.

The AI handles the heavy lifting of reading and filtering through your feeds.

  1. Scan feeds

    The AI looks through your Miniflux account to find the latest available articles.

    list_entries

  2. Read content

    Once it finds a potential match, the AI pulls the full text of the article to ensure accuracy.

    fetch_entry_content

  3. Verify details

    The AI checks specific metadata or entry details to confirm the relevance of the news.

    get_entry

  4. Filter noise

    The AI compares the content against your specific keyword list and discards irrelevant updates.

    fetch_entry_content

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to kick off your monitoring task.

Starting points

Swap out the bracketed terms for your actual interests like 'semiconductors' or 'climate policy'.

Miniflux Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_euinv3QWj1f4TH8W5L7atkSxZeJf3F1wrmB7Rnlh/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 — Miniflux capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "miniflux-rss-reader-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_euinv3QWj1f4TH8W5L7atkSxZeJf3F1wrmB7Rnlh/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Scan my Miniflux feeds and alert me if you see anything about [topic].

  • Check my recent RSS entries and summarize any news regarding [technology].

  • Look through my Miniflux feeds for mentions of [company] and tell me why it matters.

  • Find all entries in my feeds from the last 24 hours that mention [keyword] and give me a bulleted list.

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Start here

Connect Miniflux once, then ask.

Just provide your Miniflux credentials. The connection is encrypted and stays secure on our end. Once connected, your agent can start reading your feeds immediately.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI delete entries from my Miniflux feed?

    No. The AI can only read and fetch content from your feeds. It cannot modify or delete your existing RSS entries.

  • 02

    Will the AI automatically subscribe to new feeds for me?

    No. The AI only monitors the feeds you have already added to your Miniflux account.

  • 03

    How often does the AI check for new news?

    The AI checks your feeds whenever you ask it to or when you trigger a monitoring task.

  • 04

    Can the AI read the full text of an article?

    Yes, it uses the fetch tool to pull the full content of an entry for analysis.

  • 05

    Does the AI know which feed an article came from?

    Yes, it can identify the source feed for any entry it retrieves.

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