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conorbronsdon/podcastindex-mcp

MCP server for the Podcast Index API — search podcasts, track appearances, monitor trending shows, check feed health

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About conorbronsdon/podcastindex-mcp

MCP server that wraps the Podcast Index API. Provides tools for searching podcasts, tracking guest appearances, monitoring trending shows, and checking feed health. Written in TypeScript.

Best for

Developers building podcast tools that need search, trend, and feed health data via MCP.

Use cases

Search podcasts by keyword or category
Track when a guest appears across shows
Monitor feed health for subscribed podcasts

Notes

1 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-08-29. Licensed MIT.

Pros

Exposes multiple Podcast Index features through one MCP interface
TypeScript implementation fits standard Node.js tooling
Open source and self-hostable

Cons

Requires Podcast Index API credentials
Limited to Podcast Index data only
Early-stage project with minimal community adoption

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

search_by_person
search_by_term
search_by_title
podcast_by_feed_url
podcast_by_feed_id
podcast_by_itunes_id
podcast_by_guid
trending_podcasts
episodes_by_feed_id
episode_by_id
episodes_live
recent_episodes
recent_feeds
recent_new_feeds
value_by_feed_id
value_by_feed_url
categories_list
stats_current

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Claude Desktop, Claude Code

Example client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "podcastindex": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/podcastindex-mcp/build/index.js"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
        "PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET": "your-api-secret"
      }
    }
  }
}

Install

Add conorbronsdon/podcastindex-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 PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY=YOUR_PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY --env PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET=YOUR_PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET --transport stdio conorbronsdon-podcastindex-mcp -- npx -y podcastindex-mcp@0.3.0

Needs PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY and PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.3.0 · 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-podcastindex-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "podcastindex-mcp@0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY": "YOUR_PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY",
        "PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET": "YOUR_PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY and PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.3.0 · 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-podcastindex-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "podcastindex-mcp@0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY": "YOUR_PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY",
        "PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET": "YOUR_PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY and PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.3.0 · 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": "podcastindex-api-key",
      "description": "Podcast Index API key — free at https://api.podcastindex.org",
      "password": true
    },
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "podcastindex-api-secret",
      "description": "Podcast Index API secret issued with your API key",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "conorbronsdon-podcastindex-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "podcastindex-mcp@0.3.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY": "${input:podcastindex-api-key}",
        "PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET": "${input:podcastindex-api-secret}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Needs PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY and PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.3.0 · 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-podcastindex-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "podcastindex-mcp@0.3.0"]
env_vars = ["PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY", "PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET"]

Needs PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY and PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET: replace each YOUR_ value with your own.

Version 0.3.0 · From the Official MCP registry, read 24 Oct 2026 · Format checked against Codex's config docs

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Works with

What conorbronsdon/podcastindex-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 0.3.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Code docs
Claude Desktop	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.3.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026Claude Desktop docs
Cursor	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.3.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026Cursor docs
VS Code	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.3.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026VS Code docs
Codex	Client	Install recipe matches the client's documented formatRuns locally, version 0.3.0Config checked	24 Oct 2026Codex docs

Sources

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