Podcast Index MCP Server

Name: Podcast Index MCP Server
Author: conorbronsdon

conorbronsdon

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

Setup

Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude mcp add podcast-index --env PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY='<PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY>' --env PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET='<PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET>' -- npx -y podcastindex-mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.podcast-index]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "podcastindex-mcp"]
env = { PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY = "<PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY>", PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET = "<PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET>" }

# codex mcp add podcast-index --env PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY='<PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY>' --env PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET='<PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET>' -- npx -y podcastindex-mcp

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "podcast-index": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "podcastindex-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY": "<PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY>",
        "PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET": "<PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "podcast-index": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "podcastindex-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY": "<PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY>",
        "PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET": "<PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.gemini/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "podcast-index": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "podcastindex-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY": "<PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY>",
        "PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET": "<PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "podcast-index": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "podcastindex-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY": "<PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY>",
        "PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET": "<PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.trae/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "podcast-index": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "podcastindex-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY": "<PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY>",
        "PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET": "<PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY
PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET

Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.

Setup

Environment variables

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