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Article MCP Server

MCP server that fetches article data (title, text, author, date) from a URL using newspaper3k

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What is the Article MCP Server?

MCP server that fetches article data (title, text, author, date) from a URL using newspaper3k

What it actually does

  • Extract article title, text, author, and publication date
  • Robust error handling and URL validation
  • Structured data output
  • Built with FastMCP for easy integration

Configuration

  • Python 3.11+ - newspaper3k - requests - loguru - mcp[cli]

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Maintainer setup documentation.

How to install the Article MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "article-scraper": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["article-scraper-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  • Python 3.11+ - newspaper3k - requests - loguru - mcp[cli]

Frequently asked questions

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