Podcast Index MCP Server

Overview

Podcast Index MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol server that lets you search the Podcast Index directly from your AI assistant. Query podcasts, episodes, and person appearances, check trending content, and monitor feed health—all as native tools your AI can invoke on demand.

The server runs locally via the npm package podcastindex-mcp, communicating over stdio. You'll need a Podcast Index API key and secret, supplied through the PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY and PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET environment variables. Version v0.3.0 is available now under the MIT license; the source code lives at conorbronsdon/podcastindex-mcp on GitHub.

Podcast Index MCP Server is listed in the Development category and works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, and other MCP clients. If you maintain this server, claim your listing here to verify ownership and keep information up to date.

Installation

// claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "podcast_index_mcp_server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "podcastindex-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY": "<podcastindex-api-key>",
        "PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET": "<podcastindex-api-secret>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY, PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET