• CONTENT
  • FILTER
  • ACTION
  • MONITOR

How to summarize unread RSS feeds with your AI

Connect Miniflux to your agent to turn a cluttered list of subscriptions into a clean, written briefing.

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Short answer

How can I summarize my unread RSS feeds using AI?

Your agent accesses your Miniflux account to check for new posts and pull the full text of specific articles. It then writes a concise summary of the most important updates so you don't have to click through every link. You get a single briefing covering all your recent subscriptions.

The outcomes.

Where your updates land.

The AI handles the reading so you can focus on the signal.

CONTENT

Daily news digests

The AI scans your feeds and writes a single report covering all new articles from the last 24 hours.

FILTER

Topic-specific updates

Ask your agent to only summarize entries from specific feeds or those containing certain keywords.

ACTION

Human-led deep dives

The AI flags interesting stories, but you decide which full articles are worth reading in your browser.

MONITOR

Unread count alerts

Get a quick check on how many new items are waiting in each of your subscriptions.

The workflow

What your AI does when the feeds update.

The agent moves from checking your subscription status to reading the actual content.

  1. Check for new content

    The agent looks at your Miniflux account to see how many new items are waiting in each feed.

    get_feed_counters

  2. Identify recent posts

    It pulls a list of the most recent entries from your active subscriptions.

    list_feed_entries

  3. Read the full articles

    The agent goes into each specific entry to grab the full text for analysis.

    fetch_entry_content

  4. Write the briefing

    The agent processes the text and writes the summary you requested in your chat window.

    fetch_entry_content

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to begin summarizing your feeds.

Starting points

These are ideas to get you moving. Swap out the feed names for your actual Miniflux subscriptions.

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

  • Summarize the 5 most recent entries from my TechCrunch feed.

  • Check my Miniflux counters and tell me which feeds have the most unread posts.

  • Give me a bulleted briefing of all new entries in my 'Daily News' feed from today.

  • Read the full text of the latest entry in my 'Science' feed and explain it to me simply.

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Start here

Connect Miniflux once, then ask.

You only need to link your account once. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can immediately start asking your agent to read your feeds.

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FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI mark articles as read for me?

    No. The AI can only read and summarize content. You still manage your read/unread status within Miniflux.

  • 02

    Can the AI delete feeds or entries?

    No. This MCP only has tools to read data. It cannot delete, move, or modify anything in your Miniflux account.

  • 03

    Does the AI read every single article in my feed?

    Only if you ask it to. You can tell it to only look at the last 3 entries or only specific feeds.

  • 04

    How does the AI get the full text of an article?

    It uses the content fetching tool to pull the body text from the entry so it can read the whole story, not just the snippet.

  • 05

    Can I use this with any RSS reader?

    No, this specific MCP is built for Miniflux.

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