RSS News Sources Reference

Verified RSS/Atom feeds for use with capcat add-source.

Active Built-in Sources

Config-driven sources included out of the box:

Source Category
BBC News news
BBC Sport sport
Google Research tech
The Guardian news
IEEE Spectrum tech
InfoQ tech
Mashable tech
MIT News science
Nature science
Scientific American science

Adding More Sources

capcat add-source --url <feed-url>

Any standard RSS 2.0 or Atom 1.0 feed works. Capcat auto-detects feed format.

Finding RSS Feeds

Most news sites expose a feed at predictable paths:

  • /feed
  • /rss
  • /feed.xml
  • /rss.xml
  • /atom.xml

Browser extensions like “RSS Feed Finder” locate feeds on any page.

Validated Sources (Not Built-in)

Feeds verified as of late 2025 that work well with Capcat:

U.S. News

  • NPR: https://feeds.npr.org/1002/rss.xml
  • AP News: https://rsshub.app/apnews/topics/apf-topnews
  • Reuters: https://feeds.reuters.com/reuters/topNews

Tech

  • Ars Technica: https://feeds.arstechnica.com/arstechnica/index
  • The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/rss/index.xml
  • Wired: https://www.wired.com/feed/rss
  • TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/feed/

Science

  • New Scientist: https://www.newscientist.com/feed/home/
  • Phys.org: https://phys.org/rss-feed/

Note: RSS feed URLs change. Verify before adding.