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conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp

Apple Podcasts Connect Reporter analytics over MCP: plays, followers, and per-episode consumption -- the owner-side data Apple's hosting API does not expose.

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About conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp

An MCP server that exposes Apple Podcasts Connect analytics, including plays, followers, and per-episode consumption data. It provides access to owner-side metrics that Apple's public hosting API does not offer. Built in TypeScript, it integrates with MCP-compatible clients.

Best for

Podcast creators who want to access Apple analytics via MCP.

Use cases

Retrieve podcast play counts and follower trends
Monitor per-episode consumption metrics
Integrate podcast analytics into MCP-based workflows

Notes

1 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-08-02. Licensed Apache-2.0.

Pros

Provides data not available through Apple's official API
TypeScript implementation for type safety
Simple MCP integration for existing tools

Cons

Low adoption (1 star) may indicate limited testing
Requires Apple Podcasts Connect credentials
May lack comprehensive documentation or support

Key facts

What we have checked

Not checked yet. Dated facts such as prices, releases and repository activity appear here once we have confirmed them from a source.

How to use

How to set it up

As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.

Tools exposed

max_periods
apple_podcasts_check_access
apple_podcasts_summary
apple_podcasts_episodes
apple_podcasts_followers

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Claude Desktop, Claude Code

Install

Add conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp to your client

Not verified yet

Our lab has not run this server yet. "Config checked" on a client means the recipe matches that client's documented config format; it does not mean we ran it.

Claude Code

Config checked

Run in your terminal (runs on your computer)

claude mcp add --env APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN=YOUR_APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN --env APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID=YOUR_APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID --transport stdio conorbronsdon-apple-podcasts-mcp -- npx -y @conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp@0.2.0

Needs APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN and APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.2.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Claude Code's config docs

Claude Desktop

Config checked

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "conorbronsdon-apple-podcasts-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        "APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID": "YOUR_APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN and APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.2.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Claude Desktop's config docs

Cursor

Config checked

Add to .cursor/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "conorbronsdon-apple-podcasts-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "YOUR_APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN",
        "APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID": "YOUR_APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN and APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.2.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Cursor's config docs

VS Code

Config checked

Add to .vscode/mcp.json (runs on your computer)

{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "apple-podcasts-access-token",
      "description": "Reporter access token from Apple Podcasts Connect (Settings > Access Token). Expires 180 days after it is generated.",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "apple-podcasts-vendor-id",
      "description": "Vendor number from Apple Podcasts Connect Settings, e.g. 87654321",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "conorbronsdon-apple-podcasts-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${input:apple-podcasts-access-token}",
        "APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID": "${input:apple-podcasts-vendor-id}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN and APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.2.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against VS Code's config docs

Codex

Config checked

Add to ~/.codex/config.toml (runs on your computer)

[mcp_servers.conorbronsdon-apple-podcasts-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp@0.2.0"]
env_vars = ["APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN", "APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID"]

Needs APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN and APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.2.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Codex's config docs

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Works with

What conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp connects to

5 clients, each with how we know and when we checked.

Works with	Type	How we know	Checked
Claude Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.2.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Code docs
Claude Desktop	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.2.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Desktop docs
Cursor	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.2.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026Cursor docs
VS Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.2.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026VS Code docs
Codex	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.2.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026Codex docs

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