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Lenny Rachitsky Podcast Transcripts MCP Server

By mcp.com.ai Verified namespace

MCP server for structured access to Lenny Rachitsky podcast transcripts. For content creators.

WebsiteSource codeDesign & media
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Checks passed
12 / 22

3 failed · 7 not measured

Median response
390 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
8

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
220
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
411

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 390 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-06-18, serverInfo.name lenny-rachitsky.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 8 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-06-18. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 390 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 390 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Fail
    Parameters documented

    2 of 42 parameters have a description (5%). The bar is 80%.

  • Fail
    Safety hints

    8 tools set neither readOnlyHint nor destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Pass
    Source repo linked

    A repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Fail
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-01-16T11:08:36.481149Z, which is older than 180 days.

  • Pass
    Open-source licence

    GitHub reports an OSI licence.

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Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http lenny-rachitsky-podcast-transcripts-mcp-server https://lenny-rachitsky.run.mcp.com.ai/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 8

getEpisodes

List episodes - Lists episodes with parsed frontmatter (guest, title, duration, youtube_url, etc.) and their canonical resource URIs.

Discovered
getEpisodesGuest

Get an episode card (metadata + key URIs)

Discovered
getEpisodesGuestChunks

List chunk descriptors for an episode - Returns chunk boundaries and URIs for chunk retrieval. Chunks may be computed on-demand using size/overlap parameters.

Discovered
getEpisodesGuestChunksChunkIdtxt

Get a specific transcript chunk as plain text

Discovered
getEpisodesGuestMetadatajson

Get episode metadata as JSON (frontmatter)

Discovered
getEpisodesGuestTranscriptformat

Get transcript in a specific format - Returns the transcript in the requested format: - md: markdown (may include or exclude frontmatter based on include_frontmatter) - txt: clean text (best for LLM ingestion) - json: structured form (metadata + transcript text)

Discovered
getSearch

Search episodes and transcripts - Searches across metadata (D1) and transcript text (Vectorize). Returns matches as resources, including per-hit URIs pointing to episode cards and transcript chunks. Note: pagination cursor applies to metadata search only. Example (vector search with filters): GET /search?q=pricing&mode=vector&guest=Marty%20Cagan&keywords=pricing,monetization&top_k=5

Discovered
postSearch

Search episodes and transcripts (POST body) - Same search as GET /search, but parameters are provided in the request body. This is useful for longer filter payloads.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected390 ms8

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