Search, ask and order podcast transcripts; answers cite the episode and minute.
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claude mcp add --transport http podgist https://api.podgist.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"{
"mcpServers": {
"podgist": {
"url": "https://api.podgist.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"podgist": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.podgist.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://api.podgist.com/mcpReplace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools 45 found in our last check
list_servicesLists the tools, which need an API key, and the current price per call. Free; no key needed.
find_podcastsPublic podcasts whose name contains the text, most-transcribed first, with their slug (for the podcast filter of search_transcripts). Free; no key needed. At most 20 results.
search_transcriptsFull-text search across transcripts: matching episodes with snippets, newest relevance first, 20 a page. Optional speaker person slug, podcast/topic slugs, publication year and UTC dates (YYYY-MM-DD). Speaker mode requires literal words/quoted phrases in one qualified passage an…
ask_questionStarts a cited answer drawn only from what was said on podcasts, or from one episode when episode_id (the pid of a search result) is given. Returns a job_id; call get_answer with it until status is complete (usually under a minute). Needs an API key; billed per question (see lis…
get_answerThe status and, once complete, the answer and its cited passages for a job from ask_question. Needs the API key that asked. Not billed.
get_transcriptOne episode's transcript, with speaker turns and timestamps, by podcast and episode id (the sid and pid of a search result). Only what the key's account may read. Needs an API key; billed per transcript (see list_services).
get_usageThe key's account balance and monthly allowance, and its calls and cost per day over the last 30 days. Needs an API key. Not billed.
get_podcastDescription, links, how many episodes are transcribed, the latest episode, and the price to transcribe an episode or subscribe. Free; no key needed.
list_episodesEpisodes newest first, 25 a page: title, date, length, whether transcribed (with its link) and, if not, the price to transcribe it. Page 1 is free with no key; each later page needs a key and is billed at the catalog rate (list_services).
analyze_feedReads a public RSS feed (or Apple/Spotify link) and lists its episodes with which are already on Podgist and the price to transcribe the rest. Free; no key needed; at most 10 a minute.
list_credit_tiersThe AI-question credit packs and their prices. Free.
get_topicsThis week's topics across podcasts, or one topic by slug. Free.
find_topicsFind up to10 currently public topic names and canonical slugs. Use a slug as the topic filter of search_transcripts. Free; no key needed.
get_newsPodgist's own news posts. Free.
find_peoplePeople podcasts talk to and talk about, by name: slug, one-line descriptor and appearance counts. Free.
get_personOne person's page data: bio, photo credit, counts, trend and the months with episodes; with month (YYYY-MM) and page, that month's episodes and how each names them. Free.
quote_episodeThe price for this account to transcribe one episode (or, if transcribed, to read it), held 30 minutes. Needs a key with the "order" scope. Not billed; nothing is bought until order.
quote_indexThe price to transcribe chosen episodes of a feed (episode ids from analyze_feed), with volume pricing. Needs a key with the "order" scope. Not billed until order.
quote_creditsA quote for one credit pack (tier from list_credit_tiers).
quote_subscriptionA prepaid term of one month or year, paid from the balance, that never renews by itself: "podcast" (every transcript of one show), "all" (every transcript) or "professional" (all access plus the API).
orderBuys what a quote is for, charging its price to the account's prepaid API balance (never a card). At most $50 an order and $200 a day. Episodes that are never transcribed are refunded automatically. Needs the "order" scope.
get_orderOne order and each episode's status (waiting, transcribed, refunded). Free.
list_ordersThis account's orders paid from the API balance, newest first. Free.
get_accountPlan, subscriptions, AI credits, follows, purchases and summary-email settings, as the account page shows them. Free.
list_followsThe podcasts this account follows. Free.
follow_podcastFollow a podcast (as the Follow button does). Needs the "account" scope. Free.
unfollow_podcastStop following a podcast. Needs the "account" scope. Free.
list_people_followsLegacy alias of list_saved_alerts. The saved targets this account follows, with their latest episodes and alert settings. Free.
follow_personFollow a person by slug (find_people), as the Follow button does. The free plan follows up to 3. Needs the "account" scope. Free.
unfollow_personStop following a person. Needs the "account" scope. Free.
list_saved_alertsCanonical saved person/topic/literal phrase alerts, pause state, restore links and Following consent/cadence. Free.
save_alertSave a person/topic slug or literal keyword phrase. RSS only by default; never enables Following consent. Paid email needs separate consent. Needs account scope. Free.
update_alertPause/resume a saved target or select email/RSS. Resume only matches future transcriptions; pause drops queued unsent alerts. Following cadence wins. Needs account scope. Free.
remove_alertRemove this account’s saved target. Needs account scope. Free.
set_email_settingsTurn the summary email on or off, set daily or weekly and the weekly day, or include one followed podcast (podcast + enabled). Needs the "account" scope. Free.
list_ask_historyThis account's questions, newest first, site and API alike. Free.
delete_askRemove a question from the Ask history (restore_ask puts it back). Needs the "account" scope.
restore_askPut a deleted question back in the Ask history. Needs the "account" scope.
share_askThe public link to one of this account's answered questions.
checkout_quoteA checkout link for a person to pay this quote by card (when the balance or a cap stops order). The quote can then only be paid by that link; asking again returns the same link. Needs the "billing" scope.
start_topupA checkout link for a person to add funds to the API balance by card; nothing is charged by the agent. The amount must be within the top-up limits list_services gives (orders.topup_min / topup_max). Needs the "billing" scope.
billing_portal_linkA link for a person to change the card, see invoices or cancel a card subscription. Needs the "billing" scope.
cancel_subscriptionCancel the account's card-paid Professional plan at period end (provider "stripe", undo to keep it), or its PayPal subscription (provider "paypal"), exactly as the account page does. Prepaid terms bought with the balance never renew, so need no cancelling. Needs the "billing" sc…
request_password_resetEmail the account's address a password-reset code, as "Forgot password" does; the person sets the new password. Needs the "account" scope.
revoke_this_keyRevoke the API key making this call, for good. Other keys are managed only by the person.
Headers
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
AuthorizationOptional, secret | Bearer pgk_... Podgist API key. Optional: lookups (podcasts, episodes, feeds) are free. |
Details
| Endpoint | https://api.podgist.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP) |
| First published | 1 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 1 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | com.podgist/podgist |
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