Apple Podcasts Connect Reporter analytics over MCP: plays, followers, and per-episode consumption -- the owner-side data Apple's hosting API does not expose.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add apple-podcasts --env APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN='<APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN>' --env APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID='<APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID>' -- npx -y @conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.apple-podcasts]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp"]
env = { APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN = "<APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN>", APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID = "<APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID>" }
# codex mcp add apple-podcasts --env APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN='<APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN>' --env APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID='<APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID>' -- npx -y @conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apple-podcasts": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp"
],
"env": {
"APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID": "<APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"apple-podcasts": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp"
],
"env": {
"APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID": "<APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apple-podcasts": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp"
],
"env": {
"APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID": "<APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apple-podcasts": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp"
],
"env": {
"APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID": "<APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apple-podcasts": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@conorbronsdon/apple-podcasts-mcp"
],
"env": {
"APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKEN>",
"APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID": "<APPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
APPLE_PODCASTS_ACCESS_TOKENAPPLE_PODCASTS_VENDOR_ID
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.