ScanBrief MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives your AI agent access to ScanBrief — daily tech intelligence deduplicated, scored, and summarized from 20+ sources.

Stop reading 20 sites. Get the signal.

What is ScanBrief?

ScanBrief scans Hacker News, GitHub Trending, ArXiv, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google AI, Reddit, and more — every morning at 6:30 AM ET. It deduplicates across sources, scores by relevance, and delivers a ranked brief.

Tools

Tool	Description
get_latest_brief	Get today's full brief — top 10 items with titles, URLs, sources, scores, and AI summaries
get_brief_item	Get a specific item by rank (1-10)

Quick Start

Claude Code

# Install
git clone https://github.com/prime001/scanbrief-mcp.git
cd scanbrief-mcp
python3 -m venv venv
venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt

# Register with Claude Code
claude mcp add scanbrief $(pwd)/run.sh

Manual Setup

git clone https://github.com/prime001/scanbrief-mcp.git
cd scanbrief-mcp
python3 -m venv venv
venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json or .claude.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scanbrief": {
      "command": "/path/to/scanbrief-mcp/run.sh"
    }
  }
}

Configuration

Variable	Default	Description
SCANBRIEF_API_URL	https://scanbrief.dev	API base URL

Example Usage

Once connected, ask your AI assistant:

• "What's in today's ScanBrief?"
• "What's the top tech signal today?"
• "Show me item 3 from today's brief"

Sources

ScanBrief ingests from 20+ sources daily:

• Hacker News (API)
• GitHub Trending (scrape)
• ArXiv CS (API — cs.AI, cs.LG, cs.SE)
• Anthropic Blog (scrape)
• OpenAI Blog (RSS)
• Google AI Blog (RSS)
• Mistral Blog (scrape)
• TechCrunch AI (RSS)
• Ars Technica (RSS)
• The Verge AI (RSS)
• Reddit — r/MachineLearning, r/LocalLLaMA, r/programming (JSON API)

Scoring

Each item is scored 0-100 based on:

• Source authority — OpenAI/Anthropic/HN rank highest
• Multi-source appearance — same story on 3+ sources = signal, not noise
• Community engagement — HN points, comments, GitHub stars
• Velocity — how fast it's spreading

License

MIT

Links

• ScanBrief — sign up for the daily brief
• Prime Automation Solutions — built by PAS