Newsmind

RSS for Gemini

Gemini can't read RSS on its own. Newsmind connects your feeds to Google Gemini as a Spark custom app — so you can ask it to summarize, search, and brief you on the sources you trust, on web and mobile.

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Also works with ChatGPT, Claude, and any MCP client

"What's unread in my Newsmind feeds today? Give me the highlights."
Spark reads your unread queue and synthesizes a briefing, grouped by story.
"What did I miss this week about the EU AI Act?"
Spark searches across all your subscribed feeds and dedupes coverage of the same story.
"Watch for anything about the M5 Mac mini."
Save a watch; new matches surface each session, or arrive by email.
"Brief me on this morning's tech news, but skip crypto."
Spark filters and synthesizes on demand — no rules to configure.
Max"What's driving GPU prices up?"
Semantic search matches meaning — Spark finds the "AI chip supply crunch" coverage even though no article contains your words.
Max"When did the chip-export story actually start? Show me the earliest coverage."
Max looks back 90 days (Pro: 30) — far enough to find where a story began, not just where it is.

What Spark can do with your feeds

You never need to learn a tool name. Ask in plain language and Spark picks the right one — it even runs several at once.

How to connect RSS to Gemini

  1. Start a free trial — create a Newsmind account in under 30 seconds. 14 days free.
  2. Add your feeds — paste RSS URLs or import an OPML file from any existing reader (Feedly, Inoreader, NetNewsWire, Reeder) on your account page.
  3. Add the custom app — in the Gemini web app, open Connected Apps (Settings → Personal Intelligence → Connected Apps), choose Custom apps, and under "Custom apps for Spark" paste https://newsmind.app/mcp, then click Next and sign in once. OAuth handles it; there's no config file to edit and no API key to paste.
  4. Switch to Spark and ask — name Newsmind in the ask ("What's unread in my Newsmind feeds?") and Spark reads, summarizes, searches, and tracks what you've seen.
You need Google AI Pro or Ultra. Custom apps run in Gemini Spark, which requires a paid Google AI plan on a personal Google Account (currently US, 18+, with Keep Activity on) — that's a Google restriction, not a Newsmind one.

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Works in Spark, on web and mobile

Custom apps run in Gemini Spark — Google's agent surface — rather than the regular chat tab. Connect once in the web app and Spark can use Newsmind on web and mobile; there's no per-device configuration.

Newsmind is a hosted service, not a script on your machine, so the same connection works from your phone as from your laptop — and the same account also works with ChatGPT and Claude.

Why not just paste links into Gemini?

You can paste a single article into Gemini — but that doesn't scale to a morning's worth of news across dozens of sources. Newsmind keeps your feeds polled and full article text extracted, so Spark works from a live, complete picture instead of whatever you happened to paste. It tracks what you've already seen with resumable cursors, dedupes the same story across outlets, and exposes purpose-built tools so Spark spends its reasoning on your questions, not on plumbing. Built on open standards — the same hosted server speaks MCP to ChatGPT, Claude, and any other MCP client — so you're never locked to one model.

Frequently asked questions

Can Google Gemini read RSS feeds?

Not on its own — Gemini has no built-in RSS reader. Newsmind bridges the gap: it connects your RSS and Atom feeds to Gemini Spark as a custom app so Spark can read, summarize and search them.

How do I connect RSS to Gemini?

Sign up for Newsmind, add your feeds, then in the Gemini web app open Connected Apps → Custom apps and paste https://newsmind.app/mcp under "Custom apps for Spark". Sign in once with OAuth, switch to Spark, and ask — it reads your subscriptions on demand from that point on.

Do I need a paid Google AI plan?

Yes. Gemini Spark — where custom apps run — requires Google AI Pro or Ultra on a personal Google Account. That's a Google restriction, not a Newsmind one.

Does it work in regular Gemini chat?

Custom apps currently run in Spark, on web and mobile — not in the regular chat tab. If Gemini says it can't access your Newsmind account, check that you're in Spark, not Chat.

Do I need to install or run anything?

No. Newsmind is hosted. There's no config file to edit, no local process to keep running and nothing to update — you paste one URL and sign in.

Can I import my feeds from Feedly or Inoreader?

Yes. Newsmind imports standard OPML, which every major reader exports — Feedly, Inoreader, NetNewsWire, Reeder. Export works the same way, so you're never locked in.

Does it work with ChatGPT and Claude too?

Yes. The same Newsmind account works with ChatGPT via the plugin directory, with Claude over MCP, and with any MCP-compatible client — Cursor, Cline, Zed, Continue. One subscription, no lock-in to a single assistant.

Pricing

14-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

Newsmind Pro is $24/year (1,000 feeds, full-text search). Newsmind Max is $40/year (5,000 feeds, 90-day history, semantic search). Both work with Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude.

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