Create rule
Create an automation rule: trigger, conditions and actions. Pro plan.
MCP tool inoreader_write → create_rule
write Confirm
Creates a rule in the Automate tab. Scope sets the trigger (account, feed, folder or tag), conditions match on title and/or content, author, URL, language or RSS category and are joined with any (OR) or all (AND), and actions can assign a tag, save to Read later, mark as read, send by email, notify or call a webhook. Rules need the Pro plan and count against its 30 rules. Email and webhook actions reach other people and services. By default you confirm each call; you can switch that off for this tool.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name string required | string | Rule name. |
| scope enum required | enum | account, feed, folder or tag: where the rule watches for new articles. |
| scope_name string | string | Folder or tag name, or feed ID. Required unless scope is account. |
| operator enum | enum | all (AND) or any (OR) for the conditions. Default: all. |
| conditions array required | array | Objects with field (title_or_content, author, url, language, rss_category) and contains. |
| actions array required | array | Objects with type (assign_tag, read_later, mark_as_read, email, notification, webhook) and value where one is needed. |
| run_on_existing boolean | boolean | Also run the rule on articles you already have. Default: false. |
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "inoreader_write",
"arguments": {
"operation": "create_rule",
"arguments": {
"name": "Competitor pricing",
"scope": "folder",
"scope_name": "Competitors",
"operator": "any",
"conditions": [
{
"field": "title_or_content",
"contains": "pricing"
},
{
"field": "title_or_content",
"contains": "price increase"
}
],
"actions": [
{
"type": "assign_tag",
"value": "pricing-watch"
},
{
"type": "email"
}
]
}
}
}
}Example response
{
"content": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
}
],
"structuredContent": {
"rule_id": "r_219",
"name": "Competitor pricing",
"enabled": true,
"slots_used": 12,
"slots_total": 30
},
"isError": false
}