rnkflow MCP Server

rnkflow-mcp

MCP server for RNKFLOW — real-time ranked tech intelligence feed.

Get live-ranked stories from Hacker News, arXiv, Dev.to, Ars Technica, Product Hunt, and more, directly inside Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP-compatible agent.

Requirements

• Node.js 18+
• An active RNKFLOW Pro subscription
• An RNKFLOW API key (Settings > API Keys after subscribing)

Setup

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{ "mcpServers": { "rnkflow": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "rnkflow-mcp"], "env": { "RNKFLOW_API_KEY": "rnk_your_key_here" } } } }

Config file location:

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

Cursor

Add to your ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

Other MCP clients

Run directly:

RNKFLOW_API_KEY=rnk_your_key_here npx rnkflow-mcp

Tools

get_feed

Get the current ranked tech feed.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
category	string	all	all, ai, tech, code, science, space, robotics, security, showhn
limit	number	20	Stories to return (1-50)
offset	number	0	Pagination offset

list_sources

List all available feed categories with descriptions.

search_feed

Search the current feed by keyword.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
query	string	—	Keyword or phrase to search for
category	string	all	Limit search to a specific category
limit	number	10	Maximum results to return

Example prompts

• "What are the top tech stories right now?"
• "Show me the latest AI research papers from RNKFLOW"
• "Search the feed for anything about Rust"
• "What are people on Hacker News talking about today?"
• "Show me the top 5 Show HN projects this hour"

Data sources

RNKFLOW aggregates and ranks stories from:

• Hacker News
• arXiv (cs.AI, cs.LG, cs.CL, cs.RO, and more)
• Dev.to
• Ars Technica
• Product Hunt
• New Atlas
• IEEE Spectrum
• SpaceNews
• CISA security alerts
• and more

Rankings update every 5-30 seconds.

License

MIT