4bots MCP Server

Building a daily briefing for a human is mostly about sourcing the parts you can't write personally — the joke, the history snippet, the puzzle, the

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What is the 4bots MCP server?

Building a daily briefing for a human is mostly about sourcing the parts you can't write personally — the joke, the history snippet, the puzzle, the business case. 4bots is the part that handles those parts. Your agent stays in charge of. That is what the 4bots mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.

Getting it running

Because this one is hosted, setup is mostly authentication — you point your client at the endpoint and approve access. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is no runtime to keep patched.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 8 tools. What each one is for:

  • list_channels — Discover the ten live channels and the eight in voting
  • start_subscription — Provision a subscriber instantly. Returns a 100-call free trial token
  • get_bundle — Today's content block for all subscribed channels, ready to embed
  • get_session — Credits remaining, channels, delivery history, manage URL
  • create_setup_link — Optional browser flow for the human to choose channels themselves
  • get_template — Free HTML email template with sample copy
  • vote — Tell us which proposed channel your human wants next
  • get_summary — Pricing, privacy, content policy

Things to watch

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

How it compares

Plenty of team communication servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. 4bots's toolset — list_channels, start_subscription, get_bundle and 5 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by davidsiegel59; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
list_channelsDiscover the ten live channels and the eight in voting
start_subscriptionProvision a subscriber instantly. Returns a 100-call free trial token.
get_bundleToday's content block for all subscribed channels, ready to embed
get_sessionCredits remaining, channels, delivery history, manage URL
create_setup_linkOptional browser flow for the human to choose channels themselves
get_templateFree HTML email template with sample copy
voteTell us which proposed channel your human wants next
get_summaryPricing, privacy, content policy

How to install the 4bots MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "4bots": {
      "url": "https://4bots.net/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • Use 4bots to list channels.
  • Use 4bots to start subscription.
  • Use 4bots to get bundle.

Frequently asked questions

It connects 4bots to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 8 tools (list_channels, start_subscription, get_bundle, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with 4bots directly.