# PodLexicon (remote · podlexicon.com)

Search and read AI summaries of 75,000+ podcast episodes across 130+ mostly long-form shows.

- Trust score: 76/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-25

## Components

- remote · `podlexicon.com`: 76/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-podlexicon-podlexicon/podlexicon.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-podlexicon-podlexicon/podlexicon)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://podlexicon.com/mcp/`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.1`

## Trust breakdown

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. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-09-25.

- **Endpoint Security**: 63/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 6 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 70/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 417 tokens (~69/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 93/100
  - Stability observed for 28 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 67/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 0% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 6 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 7 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the PodLexicon MCP server?

PodLexicon is a hosted endpoint at https://podlexicon.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.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-podlexicon-podlexicon 'https://podlexicon.com/mcp/'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-podlexicon-podlexicon": {
      "url": "https://podlexicon.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-podlexicon-podlexicon": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://podlexicon.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-podlexicon-podlexicon]
url = "https://podlexicon.com/mcp/"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-podlexicon-podlexicon": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://podlexicon.com/mcp/",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-podlexicon-podlexicon --url 'https://podlexicon.com/mcp/' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-podlexicon-podlexicon:
    url: "https://podlexicon.com/mcp/"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-podlexicon-podlexicon": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://podlexicon.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-podlexicon-podlexicon -t streamable-http -u 'https://podlexicon.com/mcp/'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-podlexicon-podlexicon": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://podlexicon.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-09-25 (score 76, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-09-24 (score 76, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-22 (score 75, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 80 to 83. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 24 days of observed history at the previous scan, 25 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-20 (score 74, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 73 to 77. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 22 days of observed history at the previous scan, 23 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-17 (score 73, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 19 days of observed history at the previous scan, 20 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-15 (score 72, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 57 to 60. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 17 days of observed history at the previous scan, 18 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-13 (score 71, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 50 to 53. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 15 days of observed history at the previous scan, 16 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-11 (score 70, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

## MCP tools (6)

### `search_episodes` (~58 tokens)

Find podcast episodes about a topic.

    Returns a ranked shortlist with a one-line hook per episode - call
    `get_episode_summary` to read one in full.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer)
- `query` (string, required)

### `get_episode_summary` (~60 tokens)

Read an AI-generated summary of one episode.

    `detail` is "brief" (~400 tokens), "detailed" (~2,500 tokens), or "topics".

Input parameters:

- `detail` (string)
- `episode_id` (string, required)

### `get_episode` (~33 tokens)

Get an episode's metadata: title, show, date, duration, audio URL.

Input parameters:

- `episode_id` (string, required)

### `find_similar_episodes` (~49 tokens)

Find episodes covering similar ground to a given one.

    Nearest-neighbour over the episodes' summary embeddings.

Input parameters:

- `episode_id` (string, required)
- `limit` (integer)

### `browse_catalogue` (~60 tokens)

List what PodLexicon covers.

    `kind` is "podcasts", "topics", or "guests". `query` filters by name.

Input parameters:

- `kind` (string, required)
- `limit` (integer)
- `query`

### `get_episodes_by` (~73 tokens)

List the episodes belonging to one podcast, topic, or guest.

    `kind` is "podcast", "topic", or "guest"; `slug` comes from
    `browse_catalogue`.

Input parameters:

- `kind` (string, required)
- `limit` (integer)
- `slug` (string, required)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-podlexicon-podlexicon/podlexicon#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-09-25: 76
- 2026-09-24: 76
- 2026-09-23: 75
- 2026-09-22: 75
- 2026-09-21: 74
- 2026-09-20: 74
- 2026-09-19: 73
- 2026-09-18: 73
- 2026-09-17: 73
- 2026-09-16: 72
- 2026-09-15: 72
- 2026-09-14: 71
- 2026-09-13: 71
- 2026-09-12: 70
- 2026-09-11: 70
- 2026-09-10: 69
- 2026-09-09: 69
- 2026-09-08: 68
- 2026-09-07: 68
- 2026-09-06: 67
- 2026-09-05: 67
- 2026-09-04: 66
- 2026-09-03: 66
- 2026-09-02: 66
- 2026-09-01: 65
- 2026-08-31: 65
- 2026-08-30: 64
- 2026-08-29: 64
- 2026-08-28: 63

## Common questions

### What is the PodLexicon MCP server?

PodLexicon is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.podlexicon/podlexicon. Search and read AI summaries of 75,000+ podcast episodes across 130+ mostly long-form shows. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://podlexicon.com/mcp/).

### Is the PodLexicon MCP server safe to use?

PodLexicon scores 76 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 PodLexicon MCP server expose?

PodLexicon exposes 6 tools: search_episodes, get_episode_summary, get_episode, find_similar_episodes, browse_catalogue, get_episodes_by. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 333 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the PodLexicon MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to PodLexicon without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the PodLexicon MCP server still maintained?

PodLexicon is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 25 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://podlexicon.com/mcp/
- Website: https://podlexicon.com/agents
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-podlexicon-podlexicon/podlexicon.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-podlexicon-podlexicon/podlexicon.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-podlexicon-podlexicon/podlexicon