Podgist
REMOTE · API.PODGIST.COM
Search, ask and order podcast transcripts; answers cite the episode and minute.
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Scores higher than 43% of remote servers
Reachable. Last reached 5 Nov 2026.
Category Search and Retrieval
Recent critical change
Authorization (1 Nov 2026). See the changelog before you install this server.
How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security57
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- Authorisation check failed: no authorisation is required to call this server, and it exposes a tool marked destructive (cancel_subscription). See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path. View diagnostics → Pass
- HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability65
- AI-judged instruction clarity (good).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 2327 tokens (~58/item across 40 items; 40 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management17
- Stability observed for 5 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage74
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 21% of tool parameters carry a description.Partial
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- All 2 tool(s) whose name or description implies an irreversible operation declare an MCP destructiveHint annotation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 41 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities60
- Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28. See how to fix → Fail
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 4 Nov 26 +1
- Schema quality: 2114 → 2327 ▼ functional
- New tool “find_people” functional
- New tool “follow_person” functional
- New tool “get_person” functional
- New tool “list_people_follows” functional
- New tool “unfollow_person” functional
- 3 Nov 26 0
- Tool “ask_question” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “start_topup” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- “ask_question” added an optional parameter “episode_id” cosmetic
- 2 Nov 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 1 Nov 26 0
- Authorization: unverified → fail ▼ critical
- The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads security
- New tool “cancel_subscription”, which the server declares destructive security
- New tool “revoke_this_key”, which the server declares destructive security
- Schema quality: 81 → 59 ▲ functional
- Tool coverage: 10% → 24% ▲ functional
- Stability: unverified → 0.03 ▲ functional
- Destructive annotations: pass → 100 functional
- Server version: 1.0.0 → 1.1.0 functional
- New tool “analyze_feed” functional
- New tool “billing_portal_link” functional
- New tool “checkout_quote” functional
- New tool “delete_ask” functional
- New tool “follow_podcast” functional
- New tool “get_account” functional
- New tool “get_news” functional
- New tool “get_order” functional
- New tool “get_podcast” functional
- New tool “get_topics” functional
- New tool “list_ask_history” functional
- New tool “list_credit_tiers” functional
- New tool “list_episodes” functional
- New tool “list_follows” functional
- New tool “list_orders” functional
- New tool “order” functional
- New tool “quote_credits” functional
- New tool “quote_episode” functional
- New tool “quote_index” functional
- New tool “quote_subscription” functional
- New tool “request_password_reset” functional
- New tool “restore_ask” functional
- New tool “set_email_settings” functional
- New tool “share_ask” functional
- New tool “start_topup” functional
- New tool “unfollow_podcast” functional
- 31 Oct 26 59
First indexed and scored.
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 5 Nov 2026 · Probed https://api.podgist.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=podgist.com | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 30 Sept 2026 | 29 Dec 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | dd13c2f4733ebd150e04f8d62256793f |
| SANs: podgist.com, *.podgist.com | ||||||
| CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3 |
| CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 15 Nov 2023 | 28 Jan 2028 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of api.podgist.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| podgist.com. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
| x-frame-options | DENY |
| referrer-policy | same-origin |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://api.podgist.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://api.podgist.com/mcp | HTTPS enforced | 301 | https://api.podgist.com/mcp |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
analyze_feed Analyze a podcast feed for indexing ~60
Reads a public RSS feed (or Apple/Spotify link) and lists its episodes with which are already on Podgist and the price to transcribe the rest. Free; no key needed; at most 10 a minute.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
ask_question Ask the transcripts a question ~87
Starts a cited answer drawn only from what was said on podcasts, or from one episode when episode_id (the pid of a search result) is given. Returns a job_id; call get_answer with it until status is complete (usually under a minute). Needs an API key; billed per question (see list_services).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| episode_id | string | – | – |
| question | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
billing_portal_link Card billing portal ~35
A link for a person to change the card, see invoices or cancel a card subscription. Needs the "billing" scope.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
cancel_subscription Cancel a card subscription ~82
Cancel the account's card-paid Professional plan at period end (provider "stripe", undo to keep it), or its PayPal subscription (provider "paypal"), exactly as the account page does. Prepaid terms bought with the balance never renew, so need no cancelling. Needs the "billing" scope.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| provider | string | yes | – |
| undo | boolean | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
checkout_quote Pay a quote by card instead ~63
A checkout link for a person to pay this quote by card (when the balance or a cap stops order). The quote can then only be paid by that link; asking again returns the same link. Needs the "billing" scope.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| quote_id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
delete_ask Delete a question ~39
Remove a question from the Ask history (restore_ask puts it back). Needs the "account" scope.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| job_id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
find_people Find people ~37
People podcasts talk to and talk about, by name: slug, one-line descriptor and appearance counts. Free.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
find_podcasts Find podcasts by name ~55
Public podcasts whose name contains the text, most-transcribed first, with their slug (for the podcast filter of search_transcripts). Free; no key needed. At most 20 results.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
follow_person Follow a person ~48
Follow a person by slug (find_people), as the Follow button does. The free plan follows up to 3. Needs the "account" scope. Free.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
follow_podcast Follow a podcast ~45
Follow a podcast (as the Follow button does). Needs the "account" scope. Free.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| podcast | string | yes | A slug or podcast_id from find_podcasts. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_account The account ~32
Plan, subscriptions, AI credits, follows, purchases and summary-email settings, as the account page shows them. Free.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_answer Get an answer ~46
The status and, once complete, the answer and its cited passages for a job from ask_question. Needs the API key that asked. Not billed.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| job_id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_news Podgist news ~17
Podgist's own news posts. Free.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_order An order ~33
One order and each episode's status (waiting, transcribed, refunded). Free.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| order_id | integer | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_person A person ~68
One person's page data: bio, photo credit, counts, trend and the months with episodes; with month (YYYY-MM) and page, that month's episodes and how each names them. Free.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| month | string | – | – |
| page | integer | – | – |
| person | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_podcast A podcast's page ~58
Description, links, how many episodes are transcribed, the latest episode, and the price to transcribe an episode or subscribe. Free; no key needed.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| podcast | string | yes | A slug or podcast_id from find_podcasts. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_topics Topics ~29
This week's topics across podcasts, or one topic by slug. Free.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| topic | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_transcript Read one transcript ~73
One episode's transcript, with speaker turns and timestamps, by podcast and episode id (the sid and pid of a search result). Only what the key's account may read. Needs an API key; billed per transcript (see list_services).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| episode_id | string | yes | – |
| podcast_id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_usage Balance and usage ~39
The key's account balance and monthly allowance, and its calls and cost per day over the last 30 days. Needs an API key. Not billed.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_ask_history Ask history ~39
This account's questions, newest first, site and API alike. Free.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| before | string | – | – |
| q | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_credit_tiers AI credit packs ~21
The AI-question credit packs and their prices. Free.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_episodes A podcast's episodes ~103
Episodes newest first, 25 a page: title, date, length, whether transcribed (with its link) and, if not, the price to transcribe it. Page 1 is free with no key; each later page needs a key and is billed at the catalog rate (list_services).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| page | integer | – | – |
| podcast | string | yes | A slug or podcast_id from find_podcasts. |
| transcribed_only | boolean | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_follows Followed podcasts ~17
The podcasts this account follows. Free.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_orders Orders ~30
This account's orders paid from the API balance, newest first. Free.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| before | integer | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_people_follows Followed people ~30
The people, names and keywords this account follows, with their latest episodes and alert settings. Free.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_services What Podgist offers, and the price of each call ~31
Lists the tools, which need an API key, and the current price per call. Free; no key needed.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
order Pay a quote from the API balance ~90
Buys what a quote is for, charging its price to the account's prepaid API balance (never a card). At most $50 an order and $200 a day. Episodes that are never transcribed are refunded automatically. Needs the "order" scope.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| idempotency_key | string | yes | Any unique string; retrying with the same one never pays twice. |
| quote_id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
quote_credits Price an AI credit pack ~30
A quote for one credit pack (tier from list_credit_tiers).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| tier | integer | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
quote_episode Price one episode ~84
The price for this account to transcribe one episode (or, if transcribed, to read it), held 30 minutes. Needs a key with the "order" scope. Not billed; nothing is bought until order.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| episode | string | yes | An episode_id from list_episodes. |
| podcast | string | yes | A slug or podcast_id from find_podcasts. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
quote_index Price indexing a podcast ~60
The price to transcribe chosen episodes of a feed (episode ids from analyze_feed), with volume pricing. Needs a key with the "order" scope. Not billed until order.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| episode_ids | array | yes | – |
| feed_url | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
quote_subscription Price a subscription term ~89
A prepaid term of one month or year, paid from the balance, that never renews by itself: "podcast" (every transcript of one show), "all" (every transcript) or "professional" (all access plus the API).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| interval | string | yes | – |
| podcast | string | – | A slug or podcast_id from find_podcasts. |
| product | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
request_password_reset Password reset email ~40
Email the account's address a password-reset code, as "Forgot password" does; the person sets the new password. Needs the "account" scope.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
restore_ask Restore a question ~34
Put a deleted question back in the Ask history. Needs the "account" scope.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| job_id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
revoke_this_key Revoke this key ~30
Revoke the API key making this call, for good. Other keys are managed only by the person.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_transcripts Search every transcript ~97
Full-text search across transcripts: matching episodes with snippets, newest relevance first, 20 a page. Optional podcast slug and date range (YYYY-MM-DD). Needs an API key; billed per search (see list_services).
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| date_from | string | – | – |
| date_to | string | – | – |
| page | integer | – | – |
| podcast | string | – | A slug from find_podcasts. |
| query | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
set_email_settings Summary-email settings ~91
Turn the summary email on or off, set daily or weekly and the weekly day, or include one followed podcast (podcast + enabled). Needs the "account" scope. Free.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| enabled | boolean | – | – |
| frequency | string | – | – |
| podcast | string | – | A slug or podcast_id from find_podcasts. |
| points | integer | – | – |
| start | string | – | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
share_ask Share an answer ~29
The public link to one of this account's answered questions.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| job_id | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
start_topup Add funds (a link for a person) ~91
A checkout link for a person to add funds to the API balance by card; nothing is charged by the agent. The amount must be within the top-up limits list_services gives (orders.topup_min / topup_max). Needs the "billing" scope.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| amount | number | yes | – |
| idempotency_key | string | yes | Any unique string; retrying with the same one never pays twice. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
unfollow_person Unfollow a person ~30
Stop following a person. Needs the "account" scope. Free.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | string | yes | – |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
unfollow_podcast Unfollow a podcast ~41
Stop following a podcast. Needs the "account" scope. Free.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| podcast | string | yes | A slug or podcast_id from find_podcasts. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
How do I install the Podgist MCP server?
Podgist is a hosted endpoint at https://api.podgist.com/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · api.podgist.com
claude mcp add --transport http com-podgist-podgist 'https://api.podgist.com/mcp'
What is the Podgist MCP server?
Podgist is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.podgist/podgist. Search, ask and order podcast transcripts; answers cite the episode and minute. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://api.podgist.com/mcp).
Is the Podgist MCP server safe to use?
Podgist scores 61 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.
What tools does the Podgist MCP server expose?
Podgist exposes 40 tools: list_services, find_podcasts, search_transcripts, ask_question, get_answer, and 35 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 2,053 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the Podgist MCP server require authentication?
No. We connected to Podgist without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the Podgist MCP server still maintained?
Podgist is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.