get_top_stories — SkimNews MCP Tool Read-only
get_top_stories
(get top stories) is one of 4 tools on the
SkimNews
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call get_top_stories from your client
- Claude Code SkimNews get_top_stories run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop SkimNews get_top_stories ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor SkimNews get_top_stories ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code SkimNews get_top_stories .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed SkimNews get_top_stories ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf SkimNews get_top_stories ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline SkimNews get_top_stories ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI SkimNews get_top_stories ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok SkimNews get_top_stories .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT SkimNews get_top_stories Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai SkimNews get_top_stories Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain SkimNews get_top_stories pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http news https://skimnews.com/mcpOther tools on this server
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 6 October 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.