Read RSS/Atom feeds to get latest articles, news, and updates from any source. Use when the user wants to monitor news feeds, check blog updates, or pull latest posts from a website.
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name: rss-reader
description: Read RSS/Atom feeds to get latest articles, news, and updates from any source. Use when the user wants to monitor news feeds, check blog updates, or pull latest posts from a website.
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# RSS Reader
Use the `rss_reader` tool to fetch and parse RSS/Atom feeds.
## Tool: `rss_reader`
### Basic usage
```
rss_reader(url="https://www.coindesk.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/")
```
### Limit entries
```
rss_reader(url="https://cointelegraph.com/rss", count=5)
```
## Common Feeds
### Crypto & Web3
- CoinDesk: `https://www.coindesk.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/`
- CoinTelegraph: `https://cointelegraph.com/rss`
- The Block: `https://www.theblock.co/rss.xml`
- Decrypt: `https://decrypt.co/feed`
### Tech
- TechCrunch: `https://techcrunch.com/feed/`
- Hacker News: `https://hnrss.org/frontpage`
- The Verge: `https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml`
- Ars Technica: `https://feeds.arstechnica.com/arstechnica/index`
### General News
- BBC World: `https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world/rss.xml`
- NPR: `https://feeds.npr.org/1001/rss.xml`
## Tips
- Each entry returns: `title`, `link`, `published`, `summary`.
- Use `count` to limit entries when you only need recent headlines.
- Combine with `cron` to set up recurring feed monitoring.
- HTML tags are automatically stripped from summaries.
- If a site's feed URL is unknown, try `/feed`, `/rss`, `/atom.xml`, or `/rss.xml`.