Captivate MCP by usefulapi MCP Server

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Captivate MCP by usefulapi is answering right now. Last checked 9 min ago. It exposes 17 tools. Last commit 2 Nov 2026.

Read shows, episodes, media and download analytics; update episode text in Captivate.

Uptime history 21 hours of history

21 hours agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

76 of 76 checks

Tools

read from the server

199 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 2 Nov 2026

What changed 1

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 2 November 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

2 Nov a tool changed version

Nothing serious here today

Today is the operative word: we check Captivate MCP by usefulapi every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 9 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add captivate --transport http https://captivate.usefulapi.io/mcp

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://captivate.usefulapi.io/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.captivate]
url = "https://captivate.usefulapi.io/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "captivate": {
      "url": "https://captivate.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "captivate": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://captivate.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 17

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

captivate

captivate_get_average_analytics

Average downloads per interval of a show (default 28-day intervals). Captivate API: GET /insights/{show}/averages.

captivate_get_episode

Get the full record of one episode by id. Captivate API: GET /episodes/{id}.

captivate_get_episode_monthly_analytics

Month-by-month downloads of one episode. Captivate API: GET /insights/{show}/monthly/{episode}.

captivate_get_episode_overview_analytics

Download analytics overview of one episode for a date range. Captivate API: GET /insights/{show}/overview/{episode}.

captivate_get_episode_total_analytics

All-time download total of one episode. Captivate API: GET /insights/{show}/total/{episode}.

captivate_get_media

Get the record of one uploaded media (audio) file by id. Captivate API: GET /media/{id}.

captivate_get_monthly_analytics

Month-by-month downloads of a show for the past 12 months. Captivate API: GET /insights/{show}/monthly.

captivate_get_overview_analytics

Download analytics overview of a show for a date range, optionally with top episodes. Captivate API: GET /insights/{show}/overview.

captivate_get_show

Get a podcast show by id: title, description, categories, artwork, status and settings. Captivate API: GET /shows/{id}.

captivate_get_show_feed

Get the public RSS feed URL of a show. Captivate API: GET /shows/{id}/feed.

captivate_get_total_analytics

All-time download total of a show. Captivate API: GET /insights/{show}/total.

captivate_get_user

Get a Captivate user profile by user id (the id shown in the dashboard API section). Captivate API: GET /users/{id}.

captivate_list_episodes

List the episodes of a show with their status, publish date, titles and shownotes, plus a total count. Captivate API: GET /shows/{id}/episodes.

captivate_list_scheduled_episodes

List the episodes of a show that are scheduled for a future publish date. Captivate API: GET /shows/{id}/episodes/scheduled.

captivate_list_show_media

List the uploaded media files of a show (20 per page) with totalCount. Captivate API: GET /shows/{id}/media.

captivate_list_user_shows

List the podcasts (shows) a user can access in any role. Good first call to find show ids. Captivate API: GET /users/{id}/shows.

captivate_update_episode

WRITE. Change the text fields of an existing episode (title, shownotes, summary, subtitle). Only the fields you pass are sent. It does not publish, delete or change media. Captivate API: PUT /episodes/{id}.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://captivate.usefulapi.io/mcp	streamable-http	answering	153 ms	9 min ago

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Captivate MCP by usefulapi — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Captivate MCP by usefulapi do?

It exposes 17 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: captivate_get_average_analytics, captivate_get_episode, captivate_get_episode_monthly_analytics, captivate_get_episode_overview_analytics, captivate_get_episode_total_analytics, captivate_get_media and 11 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

Is Captivate MCP by usefulapi working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 76 of 76 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 199 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect Captivate MCP by usefulapi?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does Captivate MCP by usefulapi need an API key?

No. Captivate MCP by usefulapi completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 17 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is Captivate MCP by usefulapi?

It answers our handshake in 199 ms on average, which is faster than 71% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is Captivate MCP by usefulapi open source?

The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript, 1 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at captivate.usefulapi.io, which runs on its operator's own terms.