generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://github.com/samuelclay/NewsBlur/blob/master/README.md
status: published
description: NewsBlur ships an official hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI agents
  (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client) interact with a user's feeds, stories
  and classifiers. On first use a browser window opens to log in to NewsBlur and authorize access (OAuth).
  Self-hosted NewsBlur runs the MCP server as a separate container on port 8099 at https://<your-newsblur-domain>/mcp/.
server:
  name: newsblur
  transport: http
  url: https://newsblur.com/mcp/
  auth: oauth
install:
  claude_code: claude mcp add --transport http newsblur https://newsblur.com/mcp/
  codex: '[mcp_servers.newsblur]

    url = "https://newsblur.com/mcp"

    '
tools:
- name: newsblur_list_feeds
  description: List the user's subscribed feeds with unread counts.
  source_operation: openapi/newsblur-openapi.yml#getFeeds
- name: newsblur_get_stories
  description: Get stories for a feed or the multi-feed river.
  source_operation: openapi/newsblur-openapi.yml#getRiverStories
- name: newsblur_search_stories
  description: Search stories.
  source_operation: openapi/newsblur-openapi.yml#getFeedStories
- name: newsblur_save_story
  description: Save (star) a story.
  source_operation: openapi/newsblur-openapi.yml#markStoryHashAsStarred
- name: newsblur_train_classifier
  description: Train the intelligence classifier for a feed.
  source_operation: openapi/newsblur-openapi.yml#saveClassifier
- name: newsblur_discover_feeds
  description: Discover and search for new feeds.
  source_operation: openapi/newsblur-openapi.yml#searchFeed
notes: 'Tool list is partial: the README states "15 tools" and names the six above. The live server at
  https://newsblur.com/mcp/ returns HTTP 401 without an authorized session (confirmed 2026-07-20), consistent
  with the documented OAuth browser flow.'
deployment:
  mode: remote
  endpoint: https://newsblur.com/mcp/
  verified: probed
  probe: gated
  checked: '2026-08-12'
  source: catalog MCP census