Readwise vs Fast News MCP
Readwise is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Cursor. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Cursor: cursor/plugins). Fast News MCP is an MCP server published by wllrdev. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Fast News MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Cursor: cursor/plugins | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 1 107 Stars (GitHub): 11 352 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.1 Downloads/month (npm): 146 Downloads/week (npm): 23 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Readwise | Fast News MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 11 352 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 1 107 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp2.readwise.io/mcp) | On your machine (@wllrdev/fast-news-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Streamable HTTP | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cursor/plugins | github.com/wllrdev/fast-news-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 30 h ago, requires a key | no remote endpoint we check |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Readwise
Search highlights and Reader documents, save articles.
Fast News MCP
Free search, trending, topics & local news via the Fast News with Previews API on RapidAPI.
How to run each
Readwise
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Fast News MCP As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "RAPIDAPI_KEY=<YOUR_RAPIDAPI_KEY>" --transport stdio fast-news -- npx -y @wllrdev/fast-news-mcpRequires: RAPIDAPI_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only Readwise has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of Readwise publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Readwise · What it can do: Fast News MCP · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/cursor/plugins/blob/HEAD/.cursor-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.