Rephonic's podcast MCP turns ChatGPT and Claude into podcast research tools
Connect your AI assistant to podcast search, listener demographics, episode transcripts and contact data.
Connect Your AI
Add this URL to any MCP-compatible client. Your AI assistant will handle the rest.
https://mcp.rephonic.com
Use Cases
Research & Outreach
"Find true crime podcasts with 50k+ listeners in the US"
Pull guest lists, plan pitches and draft outreach
Build media lists with emails and social handles
Monitoring & Analysis
"Has anyone mentioned our brand this week?"
Track chart movements and listener growth over time
Spot which sponsors are active across your market
Audience Intelligence
"What does the Lex Fridman audience look like?"
Compare listener overlap between any two shows
Search transcripts for topics, people or products
Quick Start
ChatGPT
- Go to Settings → Apps → Advanced settings and enable Developer mode
- Click Create app
- Enter Name:
Rephonic - Enter MCP Server URL:
https://mcp.rephonic.com - Click Create and enter your Rephonic API key when prompted
Claude.ai
- Go to Settings → Connectors
- Click Add custom connector and enter name
Rephonicand MCP server URLhttps://mcp.rephonic.com - Click Add and enter your Rephonic API key when prompted
Claude Desktop
Add the following to your config file, then restart Claude Desktop:
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"rephonic": {
"url": "https://mcp.rephonic.com"
}
}
}Claude Code
Add the following to your project's .mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"rephonic": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.rephonic.com"
}
}
}Cursor
- Go to Settings → MCP → Add new MCP server
- Set type to URL
- Enter
https://mcp.rephonic.com
Available Tools
25 tools your AI assistant can call on its own. Just ask a question and it picks the right ones. View on GitHub
search_podcastsSearch for podcasts by topic, title, or publisher with advanced filters
search_episodesSearch for episodes by keyword across titles, show notes, and transcripts
autocompleteGet suggested keywords and matching podcasts for a search query
lookup_podcastLook up a podcast's metadata, chart rankings, and latest episodes
podcast_peopleGet hosts and guests with contact details and social profiles
podcast_demographicsGet estimated listener demographics: age, education, profession, income, location
podcast_promotionsGet sponsors and cross-promotions from a podcast's episodes
list_episodesList all episodes for a podcast in chronological order
get_episodeLook up metadata for an individual episode
episode_transcriptGet the full transcript for an episode
contactsGet email contacts, contact pages, and social accounts for a podcast
social_accountsGet social media accounts with follower and engagement metrics
feedbackGet overall ratings and AI-generated review summaries
reviewsGet individual listener reviews from various apps
trendsGet historical trends for podcast metrics over time
shared_audience_graphGet podcasts with overlapping listeners
chart_categoriesList available chart categories and countries for Apple, Spotify, or YouTube
chart_rankingsGet the latest chart rankings for a platform, country, and category
list_categoriesList podcast categories for search filters
list_countriesList countries for search filters
list_languagesList languages for search filters
list_sponsorsList commonly seen sponsors for search filters
list_professionsList common listener professions for search filters
list_interestsList common listener interests for search filters
api_quotaCheck your API request quota and usage