AI News Podcast Generator with Ollama Interface

This project consists of two main components:

1. MCP AI News Podcast Server: A Flask-based server that generates podcast scripts about AI news using local Ollama models.
2. Ollama News Interface: A React application that provides a user interface to interact with both local Ollama models and the MCP AI News Podcast Server.

Project Structure

/news_search_mcp
├── mcp_ai_news_podcast_server/     # Flask server for podcast generation
│   ├── src/                        # Server source code
│   │   ├── main.py                 # Flask app entry point
│   │   ├── news_fetcher.py         # News fetching module (conceptual)
│   │   ├── ollama_interactor.py    # Ollama API interaction
│   │   └── script_generator.py     # Podcast script generation
│   ├── requirements.txt            # Python dependencies
│   └── README.md                   # Server documentation
├── ollama-news-interface/          # React frontend
│   ├── src/                        # React source code
│   │   ├── App.js                  # Main React component
│   │   ├── App.css                 # Styling
│   │   └── setupProxy.js           # Proxy configuration
│   ├── package.json                # Node.js dependencies
│   └── README.md                   # Frontend documentation
├── mcp_server_architecture.md      # System architecture document
└── README.md                       # This file

Prerequisites

1. Python 3.10+ for the Flask server
2. Node.js and npm for the React application
3. Ollama installed and running locally
4. curl for API requests

Setup and Running

1. Start the MCP AI News Podcast Server

cd mcp_ai_news_podcast_server
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python src/main.py

The server will start on http://127.0.0.1:5000

2. Start the Ollama News Interface

cd ollama-news-interface
npm install
npm start

The React application will start on http://localhost:3000

How to Use

1. Open the React application in your browser at http://localhost:3000
2. Select an Ollama model from the dropdown list
3. Enter your query in the input text box:
   • For general queries, the application will send them directly to the selected Ollama model
   • For AI news-related queries (containing keywords like "news", "AI news", etc.), the application will send the request to the MCP AI News Podcast Server
4. Click "Submit" to process your query
5. The response will appear in the output box below

Features

• Model Selection: Choose from locally installed Ollama models
• Automatic Query Routing: Detects AI news queries and routes them to the podcast server
• Podcast Script Generation: Creates structured podcast scripts about AI news
• Error Handling: Provides clear error messages for troubleshooting

Notes

• The news fetching functionality is conceptual and uses mock data for testing
• In a real scenario, an AI agent would handle the actual news fetching using web search tools
• The podcast server requires Ollama to be installed and running locally