Podcast Index MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 43 installs a week from npm. Last commit 20 Oct 2026.
Search the Podcast Index: podcasts, episodes, person appearances, trending, feed health.
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Today is the operative word: we check Podcast Index MCP Server every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add podcastindex-mcp -e 'PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY=<PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY>' -e 'PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET=<PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET>' -- npx -y podcastindex-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"podcastindex-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"podcastindex-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY": "<PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY>",
"PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET": "<PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.podcastindex-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "podcastindex-mcp"]
env = { PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY = "<PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY>", PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET = "<PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"podcastindex-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"podcastindex-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY": "<PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY>",
"PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET": "<PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"podcastindex-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"podcastindex-mcp"
],
"env": {
"PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY": "<PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY>",
"PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET": "<PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<PODCASTINDEX_API_KEY> (Podcast Index API key — free at https://api.podcastindex.org), <PODCASTINDEX_API_SECRET> (Podcast Index API secret issued with your API key).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
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