Podcast Index MCP Server
NPM · PODCASTINDEX-MCP · SCANNED SEP 20
Search the Podcast Index: podcasts, episodes, person appearances, trending, feed health.
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How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Supply Chain Security98
- No malware found by supply-chain analysis.Pass
- No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.Pass
- No install/post-install scripts declared.Pass
- 34 of 108 dependencies flagged as unhealthy. View diagnostics → Partial
Provenance & Transparency100
- Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL. View diagnostics → Pass
- Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to conorbronsdon/podcastindex-mcp). View diagnostics → Pass
- Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).Pass
- Actively maintained (last published 73 days ago).Pass
- Publishes a security disclosure policy (SECURITY.md).Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability80
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Tool/resource definitions use about 1284 tokens (~71/item across 18 items; 18 tools + 0 resources), lean.Pass
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management97
- Stability observed for 29 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.Partial
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 18 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 18 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
How do I install the Podcast Index MCP Server server?
Podcast Index MCP Server runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y podcastindex-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
npm · podcastindex-mcp
claude mcp add conorbronsdon-podcastindex-mcp -- npx -y podcastindex-mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"conorbronsdon-podcastindex-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"podcastindex-mcp"
]
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"conorbronsdon-podcastindex-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"podcastindex-mcp"
]
}
}
} codex mcp add conorbronsdon-podcastindex-mcp -- npx -y podcastindex-mcp
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"conorbronsdon-podcastindex-mcp": {
"type": "local",
"command": [
"npx",
"-y",
"podcastindex-mcp"
],
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add conorbronsdon-podcastindex-mcp --command npx --arg -y --arg podcastindex-mcp
mcp_servers:
conorbronsdon-podcastindex-mcp:
command: "npx"
args: ["-y", "podcastindex-mcp"] {
"McpServers": {
"conorbronsdon-podcastindex-mcp": {
"Transport": "stdio",
"Command": "npx",
"Arguments": [
"-y",
"podcastindex-mcp"
]
}
}
} assistant mcp add conorbronsdon-podcastindex-mcp -t stdio -c npx -a -y podcastindex-mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"conorbronsdon-podcastindex-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"podcastindex-mcp"
]
}
}
} 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.
- 19 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 90 to 93. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 27 days of observed history at the previous scan, 28 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 17 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 83 to 87. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 25 days of observed history at the previous scan, 26 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 15 Sept 26 −3
- Stability: pass → 0.80 functional
- 14 Sept 26 +1
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 12 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 90 to 93. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 27 days of observed history at the previous scan, 28 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 10 Sept 26 +1
No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 83 to 87. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 25 days of observed history at the previous scan, 26 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.
- 8 Sept 26 −3
- Stability: pass → 0.80 functional
- 7 Sept 26 +1
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
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 20 Sept 2026 · Analysed npm/podcastindex-mcp@0.3.0
Provenance Verified
A signed build attestation was found and verified, binding this exact artifact to the source repository it claims to come from.
| Result | Verified |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | npm |
| Reason | Verified |
| Discovered via | Registry attestation endpoint |
| Source repo | conorbronsdon/podcastindex-mcp |
| Certificate issuer | https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com |
| Certificate SAN | https://github.com/conorbronsdon/podcastindex-mcp/.github/workflows/publish.yml@refs/heads/main |
| Rekor log index | 2112362021 |
| Predicate type | https://slsa.dev/provenance/v1 |
| Subject digest | sha512:b9896219c6bc4c861365f367684e7b4f60ebf5faaf5ff465d1fe99c6ece1e4d3b916986536dc12c93d4b43df1796bb91c9207b6d764c50c4abca9fa6d |
Background: How many MCP packages publish verified provenance →
Dependencies 108 packages
| Packages resolved | 108 |
|---|---|
| Stale | 34 |
| Tree resolution | Complete |
Background: SBOMs and build attestations, explained →
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 →
categories_list ~20
Get the full list of Podcast Index categories and their IDs.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
episode_by_id ~63
Look up a single episode by its Podcast Index episode ID. Returns full episode metadata including enclosure URL, duration, and transcript links where available.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fulltext | boolean | – | Return full text descriptions (default false) |
| id | number | yes | Podcast Index episode ID |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
episodes_by_feed_id ~91
Get episodes for a specific podcast by its Podcast Index feed ID. Use podcast_by_feed_url first to get the feed ID.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fulltext | boolean | – | Return full text descriptions (default false) |
| id | number | yes | Podcast Index feed ID |
| max | number | – | Maximum episodes to return (default 10) |
| since | number | – | Only return episodes published since this Unix timestamp |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
episodes_live ~48
Get episodes that are currently live (actively streaming right now) across the Podcast Index. Useful for finding live shows in progress.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| max | number | – | Maximum results to return (default 10) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
podcast_by_feed_id ~44
Look up a podcast by its Podcast Index feed ID. Returns full metadata including categories, language, and feed health.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | number | yes | Podcast Index feed ID |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
podcast_by_feed_url ~58
Look up a podcast by its RSS feed URL. Returns feed ID, iTunes ID, categories, last update time, and feed health. Useful for checking if your podcast is properly indexed.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | yes | RSS feed URL |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
podcast_by_guid ~62
Look up a podcast by its podcast:guid tag value — the globally unique identifier defined in the Podcast Namespace spec. Use this when you have the GUID rather than a feed URL or ID.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| guid | string | yes | The podcast:guid value from the feed |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
podcast_by_itunes_id ~47
Look up a podcast by its Apple Podcasts (iTunes) ID. Returns full Podcast Index feed metadata.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | number | yes | Apple Podcasts (iTunes) feed ID |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
recent_episodes ~91
Get the most recent episodes across the entire Podcast Index. Useful for seeing what is being published right now in the ecosystem.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| before | number | – | Only return episodes before this episode ID |
| excludeString | string | – | Exclude episodes containing this string in title |
| fulltext | boolean | – | Return full text descriptions (default false) |
| max | number | – | Maximum results (default 10) |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
recent_feeds ~123
Get the most recently updated podcast feeds across the entire Podcast Index, with optional language and category filters. Useful for spotting fresh activity in the ecosystem.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cat | string | – | Only include feeds with these categories (comma-separated names or IDs) |
| lang | string | – | Language code filter (e.g. "en") |
| max | number | – | Maximum results to return (default 40) |
| notcat | string | – | Exclude feeds with these categories (comma-separated names or IDs) |
| since | number | – | Only return feeds updated since this Unix timestamp |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
recent_new_feeds ~121
Get podcast feeds newly added to the Podcast Index, in the order they were added. Useful for discovering brand-new shows before they show up in other searches.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| desc | boolean | – | Return feeds in descending order (default false, only applies with feedid) |
| feedid | string | – | Podcast Index feed ID to start from. Takes precedence over since — if both are set, since is ignored. |
| max | number | – | Maximum results to return (default 40) |
| since | number | – | Only return feeds added since this Unix timestamp |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_by_person ~91
Search for podcast episodes where a specific person appeared as host or guest. Returns episodes across all indexed podcasts — useful for tracking appearances beyond your own show.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| fulltext | boolean | – | Return full text descriptions (default false) |
| max | number | – | Maximum results to return (default 10) |
| q | string | yes | Person name to search for (e.g. "Conor Bronsdon") |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_by_term ~86
Full-text search across all podcasts in the index. Search by topic, show name, or keyword to find relevant podcasts.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| clean | boolean | – | Exclude explicit content (default false) |
| fulltext | boolean | – | Return full text descriptions (default false) |
| max | number | – | Maximum results to return (default 10) |
| q | string | yes | Search term |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_by_title ~111
Search for podcasts by title. Narrower than search_by_term, which also matches descriptions and other feed metadata — use this when you already know (or are guessing at) the show name.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| clean | boolean | – | Exclude explicit content (default false) |
| fulltext | boolean | – | Return full text descriptions (default false) |
| max | number | – | Maximum results to return (default 10) |
| q | string | yes | Podcast title to search for (e.g. "Chain of Thought") |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
stats_current ~27
Get current aggregate statistics for the entire Podcast Index (total feeds, episodes, and related counts).
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
trending_podcasts ~95
Get trending podcasts with optional filters for language and category. Useful for competitive intelligence and content planning.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| cat | string | – | Category filter — name or ID (e.g. "Technology", "102") |
| lang | string | – | Language code filter (e.g. "en") |
| max | number | – | Maximum results (default 10) |
| since | number | – | Only return podcasts trending since this Unix timestamp |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
value_by_feed_id ~54
Get the value4value (lightning payment / streaming sats) information for a podcast by its Podcast Index feed ID, if the feed publishes a podcast:value block.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | number | yes | Podcast Index feed ID |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
value_by_feed_url ~52
Get the value4value (lightning payment / streaming sats) information for a podcast by its RSS feed URL, if the feed publishes a podcast:value block.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | yes | RSS feed URL |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
What is the Podcast Index MCP Server server?
Podcast Index MCP Server is listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.conorbronsdon/podcastindex-mcp. Search the Podcast Index: podcasts, episodes, person appearances, trending, feed health. This page covers its npm package (podcastindex-mcp).
Is the Podcast Index MCP Server server safe to use?
Podcast Index MCP Server scores 95 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 20 September 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. Its build provenance is signed and verified. 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 Podcast Index MCP Server server expose?
Podcast Index MCP Server exposes 18 tools: search_by_person, search_by_term, podcast_by_feed_url, podcast_by_feed_id, trending_podcasts, and 13 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,284 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Is the Podcast Index MCP Server server still maintained?
Podcast Index MCP Server is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.
What licence is the Podcast Index MCP Server server under?
Podcast Index MCP Server declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.