zdf-mcp 📺

mcp-name: io.github.mohammad-abbasi-sh/zdf-mcp

Unofficial read-only MCP server for zdfheute.de — ZDF heute news from zdfheute.de (free, no key, no login): latest headlines, news by topic, keyword search and full article text. No key, no login.

Built by Mohammad Abbasi as part of the "Germany MCP factory". Not affiliated with zdfheute.de.

For AI agents

Add to your MCP client config (stdio):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zdf": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["zdf-mcp==0.1.0"]
    }
  }
}

Or run locally: python -m zdf_mcp.server (needs mcp<2, httpx).

Tools

Tool	Description
zdf_headlines	Latest headlines from the ZDF heute RSS feed — limit 1..50
zdf_news_by_topic	News by topic — topic: politik, sport, wissen, kultur; limit 1..50
zdf_search_news	Keyword search over the latest headlines — query, limit 1..50
zdf_get_article	Full article text — article (zdfheute.de URL or slug)
zdf_health	Reachability probe (ok / blocked / error) — one polite request

Development

python3 -m venv .venv && .venv/bin/pip install "mcp<2" httpx pytest
.venv/bin/pip install -e .
.venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/ -q

License

MIT

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Built by Mohammad Abbasi — Almanibama · mabbasi.ir