# conorbronsdon/Transistor-MCP [Health: Active]

**Category:** 🎙️ Podcasts  
**Repository:** https://github.com/conorbronsdon/Transistor-MCP  
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**Directory Page:** https://allmcps.com/mcp/conorbronsdon-transistor-mcp

## Description
Manage Transistor.fm podcasts: episodes, analytics, download summaries, episode comparisons, transcripts, and webhooks.

## Tools
Capabilities this server exposes over MCP:

- **get_authenticated_user** — Get details of the authenticated user account
- **authorize_upload** — Get a pre-signed URL for uploading an audio file
- **list_shows** — List all shows in your Transistor.fm account
- **list_episodes** — List episodes for a specific show. Use 'fields' to request only specific attributes and reduce response size (e.g. {"episode": ["title", "number", "status", "season"]}). Use 'query' to search by title.
- **create_episode** — Create a new episode
- **update_episode** — Update an existing episode
- **get_analytics** — Get analytics for a show or episode. Defaults to last 14 days if no dates provided.
- **get_episode** — Get a single episode
- **get_all_episode_analytics** — Get analytics for all episodes of a show. Defaults to last 7 days if no dates provided.
- **list_webhooks** — List all webhooks for a show
- **subscribe_webhook** — Subscribe to a webhook for a show
- **unsubscribe_webhook** — Unsubscribe from a webhook
- **get_download_summary** — Get a computed download summary for a show or episode. Returns total downloads, daily average, week-over-week trend, and best/worst days — no manual calculation needed.
- **compare_episodes** — Compare download performance across 2 or more episodes. Returns side-by-side stats: total downloads, daily average, peak day, and days since publish for each episode.
- **publish_episode** — Publish, schedule, or unpublish an episode. Use this to change an episode's publish status separately from updating its metadata.
- **get_show** — Get details of a single show by ID
- **update_show** — Update a show's metadata
- **list_subscribers** — List subscribers for a private podcast. Returns a paginated list.
- **get_subscriber** — Get details of a single subscriber
- **create_subscriber** — Add a subscriber to a private podcast
- **create_subscribers_batch** — Add multiple subscribers to a private podcast at once
- **update_subscriber** — Update a subscriber's email address
- **delete_subscriber** — Delete a subscriber by ID or by show_id + email. Provide either subscriber_id alone, or both show_id and email.

## Claude Desktop Quick Installation
Install path detected from listing signals. Uses `npx` (confidence: high):

```json
"mcpServers": {
  "transistor-mcp": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y","transistor-mcp"],
    "env": {
      "TRANSISTOR_API_KEY": ""
    }
  }
}
```

**Requires environment variables:** `TRANSISTOR_API_KEY` — the values above are empty placeholders; fill in real credentials before running (see the repository for what each one is for).

## Documentation

## What conorbronsdon/Transistor-MCP MCP server does

conorbronsdon/Transistor-MCP MCP server exposes Transistor.fm account operations as MCP tools. It can retrieve the authenticated account, list and inspect shows and episodes, create or update episode metadata, and change an episode's publication state. Episode creation and updates accept transcript text, so an agent can include or revise transcripts as part of the publishing workflow.

The server also covers podcast performance and automation tasks. It retrieves show- or episode-level analytics, calculates download summaries, compares two or more episodes, and manages show webhooks. For private podcasts, it lists, creates, updates, and deletes subscribers, including batch creation.

## How it works

The server runs as a local stdio process and sends requests to the Transistor.fm API using the configured API key. The npm package can be launched with `npx`, while a locally built clone can be started with Node. MCP client configuration passes `TRANSISTOR_API_KEY` to the process.

Audio publishing uses a two-step flow. First, `authorize_upload` returns a temporary upload URL, content type, expiration information, and the final audio URL. That resulting audio URL can then be supplied to `create_episode`. Episode publishing is separate from metadata changes: `publish_episode` can publish, schedule, or unpublish an existing episode.

## Setup and configuration

Install or run the published package with `npx -y transistor-mcp`, then add it to the MCP client's server configuration. Set `TRANSISTOR_API_KEY` to a valid Transistor API key. The repository also documents running a local clone after installing dependencies and building it, using the generated `build/index.js` entry point.

The API supports pagination for show, episode, and subscriber lists. Episode listings can be filtered by search text and status, and can request selected fields to reduce response size. Analytics use recent default windows when dates are omitted: 14 days for `get_analytics` and 7 days for all-episode analytics.

## Tools and capabilities

- Inspect the authenticated Transistor account and show records.
- Search, filter, paginate, create, and update episodes.
- Upload audio through a pre-signed URL workflow.
- Add transcript text during episode creation or updates.
- Publish, schedule, or unpublish episodes.
- Retrieve analytics, computed download summaries, and episode comparisons.
- Subscribe and remove webhooks for a show.
- Manage private-podcast subscribers individually or in batches.

## Limitations and notes

conorbronsdon/Transistor-MCP MCP server is a community implementation and is no longer actively maintained. The README identifies Transistor's official remote MCP server at `https://mcp.transistor.fm` as the maintained alternative; it uses OAuth and does not require a local installation. This repository remains relevant when a local, API-key-based process is preferred, including headless or automated environments where an OAuth browser flow is unsuitable.

The server depends on access to the Transistor.fm API and therefore requires a Transistor API key. Date arguments for the main analytics tool use the `dd-mm-yyyy` format when supplied. The download summary and comparison tools return computed metrics, but their results still depend on the analytics data available from Transistor.

_Full upstream README: https://allmcps.com/mcp/conorbronsdon-transistor-mcp/readme_