Iceland News MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that fetches the latest news from Icelandic news sources via RSS feeds.

Features

Fetch news from 6 Icelandic news sources
60+ different news feeds across categories
Support for Icelandic, English, and Polish language feeds
Configurable number of articles (1-50)
Built-in tool to list all available feeds

Supported Sources

RÚV (Ríkisútvarpið - Icelandic National Broadcasting Service)

| Feed | Description | |------|-------------| | frettir | All news | | innlent | Domestic news | | erlent | International news | | ithrottir | Sports | | menning-og-daegurmal | Culture & current affairs | | audskilid | Plain language Icelandic | | english | English news | | polski | Polish news |

Morgunblaðið (mbl.is)

Main News

| Feed | Description | |------|-------------| | fp | Front page news | | innlent | Domestic news | | erlent | International news | | togt | Tech & science | | english | English news | | helst | Top stories | | nyjast | Latest news | | sjonvarp | TV news |

Sports

| Feed | Description | |------|-------------| | sport | All sports | | fotbolti | Football | | enski | English Premier League | | golf | Golf | | handbolti | Handball | | korfubolti | Basketball | | pepsideild | Pepsi league (Icelandic football) | | formula | Formula 1 | | hestar | Horses | | rafithrottir | Esports |

Business & Industry

| Feed | Description | |------|-------------| | vidskipti | Business | | 200milur | Marine & fishing | | fasteignir | Real estate |

Culture & Lifestyle

| Feed | Description | |------|-------------| | menning | Culture | | folk | People | | verold | World/Celebrities | | matur | Food | | ferdalog | Travel | | bill | Cars |

Smartland (Lifestyle)

| Feed | Description | |------|-------------| | smartland | Smartland | | stars | Celebrities | | tiska | Fashion | | heimili | Home & design | | utlit | Beauty | | heilsa | Health & nutrition | | frami | Success stories | | samkvaemislifid | Social life | | fjolskyldan | Family |

Morgunblaðið Newspaper

| Feed | Description | |------|-------------| | mogginn-idag | Today's paper | | mogginn-featured | Featured articles | | mogginn-leidarar | Editorials | | mogginn-sunnudagur | Sunday edition | | mogginn-netgreinar | Selected articles |

Other

| Feed | Description | |------|-------------| | k100 | K100 radio | | smaaugl | Classifieds | | blog | Blog discussions |

Heimildin

| Feed | Description | |------|-------------| | frettir | All news |

Mannlíf

| Feed | Description | |------|-------------| | frettir | All news |

Landsbankinn

| Feed | Description | |------|-------------| | frettir | News & announcements |

Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland)

University-wide

| Feed | Description | |------|-------------| | frettir | University news | | vidburdir | University events |

School of Social Sciences

| Feed | Description | |------|-------------| | felagsvisindasvid-frettir | Social Sciences news | | felagsvisindasvid-vidburdir | Social Sciences events |

School of Health Sciences

| Feed | Description | |------|-------------| | heilbrigdisvisindasvid-frettir | Health Sciences news | | heilbrigdisvisindasvid-vidburdir | Health Sciences events |

School of Humanities

| Feed | Description | |------|-------------| | hugvisindasvid-frettir | Humanities news | | hugvisindasvid-vidburdir | Humanities events |

School of Education

| Feed | Description | |------|-------------| | menntavisindasvid-frettir | Education news | | menntavisindasvid-vidburdir | Education events |

School of Engineering and Natural Sciences

| Feed | Description | |------|-------------| | verkfraedi-natturuvisindasvid-frettir | Engineering & Natural Sciences news | | verkfraedi-natturuvisindasvid-vidburdir | Engineering & Natural Sciences events |

Installation

Prerequisites

Node.js 18 or higher
npm

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/olibuijr/iceland-news-mcp.git
cd iceland-news-mcp
npm install
npm run build

Configuration

Claude Code

Add to your Claude Code configuration file ~/.claude/claude_code_config.json:

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

Then restart Claude Code or run /mcp to refresh MCP servers.

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

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

Then restart Claude Desktop.

Cursor

Add to your Cursor MCP configuration file ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

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

Then restart Cursor or use the command palette to reload MCP servers.

VS Code with Continue Extension

Add to your Continue configuration file ~/.continue/config.json:

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

Windsurf

Add to your Windsurf MCP configuration file ~/.windsurf/mcp.json:

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

Zed

Add to your Zed settings file ~/.config/zed/settings.json:

{
  "context_servers": {
    "iceland-news": {
      "command": {
        "path": "node",
        "args": ["/absolute/path/to/iceland-news-mcp/dist/index.js"]
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage

Once configured, you can ask your AI assistant to fetch Icelandic news:

"Get the latest news from Iceland"
"Show me sports news from Morgunblaðið"
"What's the latest international news from RÚV?"
"Fetch 5 articles from the MBL English feed"
"List all available feeds"
"Get news from the University of Iceland"

Tool: `get_news`

Fetch news articles from a specific source and feed.

Parameters:

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | source | string | ruv | News source: ruv, mbl, heimildin, mannlif, landsbankinn, or hi | | feed | string | frettir | The feed to fetch (see tables above) | | limit | number | 10 | Number of articles to return (1-50) |

Example:

{
  "name": "get_news",
  "arguments": {
    "source": "mbl",
    "feed": "sport",
    "limit": 5
  }
}

Tool: `list_feeds`

List all available feeds for one or all sources.

Parameters:

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | source | string | all | Source to list: ruv, mbl, heimildin, mannlif, landsbankinn, hi, or all |

Example:

{
  "name": "list_feeds",
  "arguments": {
    "source": "hi"
  }
}

Development

Project Structure

iceland-news-mcp/
├── src/
│   └── index.ts      # Main MCP server source
├── dist/
│   └── index.js      # Compiled JavaScript
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
└── README.md

Scripts

# Build the project
npm run build

# Run the server (for testing)
npm start

Testing

You can test the server manually by sending JSON-RPC messages:

# Test fetching news
echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2024-11-05","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"test","version":"1.0.0"}}}
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_news","arguments":{"source":"mbl","feed":"sport","limit":3}}}' | node dist/index.js

# Test listing feeds
echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2024-11-05","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"test","version":"1.0.0"}}}
{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"list_feeds","arguments":{"source":"all"}}}' | node dist/index.js

Author

Ólafur Búi Ólafsson Email: olibuijr@olibuijr.com GitHub: @olibuijr

Changelog

v1.2.0 (2025-12-03)

Breaking Changes:

Removed ElevenLabs Conversational AI integration
Replaced with Google Gemini Live API for lower latency

New Features:

Gemini Live API: Direct WebSocket streaming for minimal latency voice responses
Hybrid STT: Whisper for accurate Icelandic transcription, Gemini for fast response
VAD Auto-Stop: Automatically ends recording after 1.5s of silence
Audio Level Visualization: Real-time input level display while recording
Search News: New search_news tool for keyword search across all sources
More Sources: Added Vísir, DV, Stundin, Fréttablaðið, Kjarninn, Iceland Review, Grapevine, Veðurstofa (14 total)

Technical:

AudioWorklet for efficient real-time audio processing
Parallel Whisper transcription for accurate text display
Removed @elevenlabs/client and @elevenlabs/react dependencies
Simplified UI without ElevenLabs settings panel

v1.1.0 (2025-12-03)