Personal Insights Feed MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides AI agents with access to the Personal Insights curated tech and investor news feed.

Articles are AI-classified with editorial verdicts, canonical topics, normalized entity mentions, and one-line investor theses. The feed covers tech, venture capital, semiconductors, AI, open source, and 20 canonical investment themes.

Installation

npm install @personalinsights/feed-mcp

Or clone and build from source:

cd mcp
npm install
npm run build

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "personalinsights-feed": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@personalinsights/feed-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Or if running from a local build:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "personalinsights-feed": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/mcp/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

Tools

get_feed

Returns AI-classified tech and investor news articles from the curated feed.

Parameters:

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | | --------- | -------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | | topics | string | No | Comma-separated canonical topics (e.g. "AI,Semiconductors") | | verdict | string | No | Filter by verdict: must_read, worth_reading, skim, or skip | | section | string | No | Filter by feed section: news, research, newsletters, podcasts | | since | string | No | ISO 8601 date. Only articles published after this date | | mode | string | No | top (ranked by quality + recency, default) or latest (newest first) | | limit | number | No | Max articles to return, 1-100 (default 20) |

Example calls:

Get today's top stories:

{ "name": "get_feed", "arguments": { "mode": "top", "limit": 10 } }

Get must-read AI articles from the past week:

{
  "name": "get_feed",
  "arguments": {
    "topics": "AI",
    "verdict": "must_read",
    "since": "2026-03-18T00:00:00Z",
    "limit": 20
  }
}

Get latest semiconductor and infrastructure articles:

{
  "name": "get_feed",
  "arguments": {
    "topics": "Semiconductors,Infrastructure",
    "mode": "latest"
  }
}

Example response:

[
  {
    "title": "OpenAI raises $40B at $300B valuation",
    "url": "https://example.com/article",
    "published_at": "2026-03-25T08:30:00Z",
    "source_name": "TechCrunch",
    "verdict": "must_read",
    "thesis": "Largest private funding round ever signals AI infrastructure buildout entering new phase",
    "topics": ["AI", "Fundraising"],
    "entities": ["@OpenAI"],
    "source_count": 3,
    "paywalled": false
  }
]

get_topics

Returns the 20 canonical topics used to classify feed articles. Use these values when filtering with get_feed.

Parameters: None

Example call:

{ "name": "get_topics", "arguments": {} }

Response:

[
  "AI",
  "SaaS",
  "Fundraising",
  "M&A",
  "IPO",
  "Infrastructure",
  "Semiconductors",
  "Open Source",
  "Regulation",
  "Security",
  "Crypto",
  "Robotics",
  "Defence Tech",
  "Fintech",
  "Climate Tech",
  "Enterprise",
  "Developer Tools",
  "Biotech",
  "Hardware",
  "Consumer Tech"
]

Available Filters

Verdicts

Articles are editorially triaged into four categories:

• must_read -- High-signal articles that materially affect the tech/investor landscape
• worth_reading -- Informative articles with solid analysis or notable developments
• skim -- Minor updates or incremental news worth a glance
• skip -- Low-signal content filtered out of the default feed

Topics

20 canonical investment themes. Call get_topics for the full list. Examples: AI, Semiconductors, Fundraising, M&A, Open Source.

Web App

Browse the full feed with a visual interface at personalinsights.app.

License

MIT