# Podcast Parser (npm · @pipeworx/mcp-podcast-parser)

podcast-parser (CanonCannon) — what gets repeated across 162 tracked podcasts.

- Trust score: 80/100 (high trust)
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `gateway.pipeworx.io`: 64/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-podcast-parser/podcast-parser-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-podcast-parser/podcast-parser-mcp)
- npm · `@pipeworx/mcp-podcast-parser`: 80/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-podcast-parser/pipeworx-mcp-podcast-parser.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-podcast-parser/pipeworx-mcp-podcast-parser)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@pipeworx/mcp-podcast-parser`
- Version: `0.2.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

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

Scored 2026-11-05.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 100/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - No production dependencies, so there is no dependency health to assess.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 97/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to pipeworx-io/mcp-podcast-parser).
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 1 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 68/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1442 tokens (~180/item across 8 items; 8 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 0/100
  - Stability not yet verified: not enough scan history yet (needs a 30-day window).
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% 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 8 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 9 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.

**Unverified: 1 category.** A category scored 0 because we could not verify it: a data source with nothing on this package, evidence we could not reach, or a check we could not run. We only credit what we can confirm.

## Install

### How do I install the Podcast Parser MCP server?

Podcast Parser runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-podcast-parser. 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 pipeworx-io-podcast-parser -- npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-podcast-parser
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-podcast-parser": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-podcast-parser"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "pipeworx-io-podcast-parser": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-podcast-parser"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add pipeworx-io-podcast-parser -- npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-podcast-parser
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "pipeworx-io-podcast-parser": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-podcast-parser"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add pipeworx-io-podcast-parser --command npx --arg -y --arg @pipeworx/mcp-podcast-parser
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  pipeworx-io-podcast-parser:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-podcast-parser"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-podcast-parser": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-podcast-parser"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add pipeworx-io-podcast-parser -t stdio -c npx -a -y @pipeworx/mcp-podcast-parser
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-podcast-parser": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-podcast-parser"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## 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.

### 2026-11-05 (score 80, +15)

- [security improvement] Malware scan: unverified → pass
- [functional regression] Security disclosure: unverified → fail

### 2026-11-04 (score 65)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (8)

### `canon_search` (~305 tokens)

Search CanonCannon for ideas that recur across podcasts — claims extracted from 10,000+ episodes of 162 tracked shows, each with the MEASUREMENT behind its status: how many independent podcasts and speakers repeat it (excluding whoever originated it) and the bar in force. Use this to tell real cross-show consensus from one author on a book tour. Requires a CanonCannon API key via _apiKey. Example: canon_search({ query: "longevity" }) — `q` is matched as a PHRASE upstream, so prefer one or two words ("zone 2", not "zone 2 training").

Input parameters:

- `_apiKey` (string): CanonCannon API key (cc_live_...). Every /api/v1 endpoint refuses without it. Keys are issued by CanonCannon — https://canoncannon.com
- `cursor` (string): Keyset cursor from a previous call's next_cursor. Not an offset.
- `label` (string): Filter to one label, e.g. "Canon", "Curious", "Novel", or an editorial label.
- `limit` (number): Entries per page, 1-100. Default 25.
- `query` (string): Free-text search over canon titles, claims and summaries, e.g. "creatine cognition".
- `tier` (string): "canon" = cleared the independent-spread bar; "observed" = extracted but not cleared. Omitting this returns both.

### `canon_get` (~157 tokens)

The full CanonCannon entry for one idea — the claim, the evidence behind it, the nuance and gaps, related entries and books — alongside its measurement (independent podcast count, independent speaker count, the bar in force, and when it was last verified). Get the slug from canon_search. Requires a CanonCannon API key via _apiKey. Example: canon_get({ slug: "circadian-rhythm-health-foundation" }).

Input parameters:

- `_apiKey` (string): CanonCannon API key (cc_live_...). Every /api/v1 endpoint refuses without it. Keys are issued by CanonCannon — https://canoncannon.com
- `slug` (string, required): CanonCannon canon slug, from canon_search.

### `canon_episode_search` (~216 tokens)

Search the CanonCannon episode corpus — 10,000+ podcast episodes with the ideas, guests and books extracted from each. Filter by show, by publication date, or by free text. Requires a CanonCannon API key via _apiKey. Example: canon_episode_search({ query: "sleep apnea", since: "2026-01-01" }).

Input parameters:

- `_apiKey` (string): CanonCannon API key (cc_live_...). Every /api/v1 endpoint refuses without it. Keys are issued by CanonCannon — https://canoncannon.com
- `cursor` (string): Keyset cursor from a previous call's next_cursor.
- `limit` (number): Episodes per page, 1-100. Default 25.
- `podcast` (string): CanonCannon podcast slug, from canon_podcast_list.
- `query` (string): Free-text search over episode titles and extracted content.
- `since` (string): Only episodes published on or after this date, YYYY-MM-DD.

### `canon_episode_get` (~134 tokens)

One podcast episode from CanonCannon with everything extracted from it — the ideas it raised, its guests, and the books mentioned. Get the slug from canon_episode_search. Requires a CanonCannon API key via _apiKey. Example: canon_episode_get({ slug: "pa-392-sleep-apnea" }).

Input parameters:

- `_apiKey` (string): CanonCannon API key (cc_live_...). Every /api/v1 endpoint refuses without it. Keys are issued by CanonCannon — https://canoncannon.com
- `slug` (string, required): CanonCannon episode slug, from canon_episode_search.

### `canon_person_get` (~158 tokens)

What one person has actually said across podcasts, per CanonCannon — their appearances by show and the ideas attributed to them, drawn from 3,800+ people in the corpus. Answers "does this person keep making this claim, and where" rather than "who is this person". Requires a CanonCannon API key via _apiKey. Example: canon_person_get({ slug: "peter-attia" }).

Input parameters:

- `_apiKey` (string): CanonCannon API key (cc_live_...). Every /api/v1 endpoint refuses without it. Keys are issued by CanonCannon — https://canoncannon.com
- `slug` (string, required): CanonCannon person slug, from canon_search or canon_episode_get.

### `canon_podcast_list` (~151 tokens)

Every podcast CanonCannon tracks, with its episode count — the roster that forms the denominator of the canon bar (an idea needs ceil(5%) of these shows to clear it). Requires a CanonCannon API key via _apiKey. Example: canon_podcast_list({ limit: 100 }).

Input parameters:

- `_apiKey` (string): CanonCannon API key (cc_live_...). Every /api/v1 endpoint refuses without it. Keys are issued by CanonCannon — https://canoncannon.com
- `cursor` (string): Keyset cursor from a previous call's next_cursor.
- `limit` (number): Podcasts per page, 1-100. Default 50.

### `canon_podcast_get` (~125 tokens)

One tracked show from CanonCannon, with its episode count and metadata. Get the slug from canon_podcast_list. Requires a CanonCannon API key via _apiKey. Example: canon_podcast_get({ slug: "peter-attia-drive" }).

Input parameters:

- `_apiKey` (string): CanonCannon API key (cc_live_...). Every /api/v1 endpoint refuses without it. Keys are issued by CanonCannon — https://canoncannon.com
- `slug` (string, required): CanonCannon podcast slug, from canon_podcast_list.

### `canon_corpus_stats` (~143 tokens)

CanonCannon corpus size and the canon bar CURRENTLY in force — entry, episode, idea and person counts, the tracked-podcast count, and the independent-podcast threshold an idea must clear. Call this to state the standard you are quoting: the bar is ceil(5% of tracked podcasts), so it rises as the corpus grows. Requires a CanonCannon API key via _apiKey. Example: canon_corpus_stats({}).

Input parameters:

- `_apiKey` (string): CanonCannon API key (cc_live_...). Every /api/v1 endpoint refuses without it. Keys are issued by CanonCannon — https://canoncannon.com

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-podcast-parser/pipeworx-mcp-podcast-parser#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 80
- 2026-11-04: 65

## Common questions

### What is the Podcast Parser MCP server?

Podcast Parser is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.pipeworx-io/podcast-parser. podcast-parser (CanonCannon), what gets repeated across 162 tracked podcasts. This page covers its npm package (@pipeworx/mcp-podcast-parser).

### Is the Podcast Parser MCP server safe to use?

Podcast Parser scores 80 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 5 November 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 Parser MCP server expose?

Podcast Parser exposes 8 tools: canon_search, canon_get, canon_episode_search, canon_episode_get, canon_person_get, and 3 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,389 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the Podcast Parser MCP server still maintained?

Podcast Parser 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.

### What licence is the Podcast Parser MCP server under?

Podcast Parser declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pipeworx/mcp-podcast-parser
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@pipeworx/mcp-podcast-parser
- Repository: https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-podcast-parser
- Website: https://pipeworx.io/packs/podcast-parser
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-podcast-parser/pipeworx-mcp-podcast-parser.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-podcast-parser/pipeworx-mcp-podcast-parser.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-podcast-parser/pipeworx-mcp-podcast-parser