🎙️ Lenny's Podcast Wisdom

MCP Server for AI-Powered Product Management Insights

Query 269 episodes of Lenny's Podcast directly from Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI assistant.

Credit: This tool is built on the incredible content from Lenny Rachitsky's Podcast — the #1 podcast for product people. Subscribe to support Lenny's work!

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Why?

Lenny's Podcast is a goldmine of product management wisdom from leaders at Airbnb, Stripe, Netflix, and more. This MCP server makes that knowledge accessible to AI assistants—so you can get expert advice while writing PRDs, planning roadmaps, or making product decisions.

No API keys. No LLM costs. Runs locally.

Installation

bash

# Install globally
npm install -g lennys-podcast-wisdom

# Add to Claude Code
claude mcp add lennys-wisdom -- lennys-wisdom

Or try instantly with npx:

Terminal

claude mcp add lennys-wisdom -- npx lennys-podcast-wisdom

Usage

Once installed, just ask naturally:

Code

"Search Lenny's podcast for advice on product-market fit"
"What does Brian Chesky say about design?"
"Give me random wisdom about leadership"

Tools

Tool	Description
`search_quotes`	Search 51,000+ transcript segments by keyword
`search_quotes_smart`	3-phase LLM-assisted search for nuanced topics
`list_guests`	Browse all 269 guests, filter by name or views
`get_episode`	Get episode details, description, YouTube link
`random_wisdom`	Get serendipitous inspiration by topic

Examples

Search for quotes

Code

User: Search for quotes about hiring PMs

Claude: Found 5 quotes about "hiring PMs":

1. **Shreyas Doshi** (The art of product management)
   > "The best PMs I've hired have this quality of being
   > relentlessly resourceful..."
   [Watch at 00:42:15](https://youtube.com/watch?v=...)

Get episode details

Code

User: Get episode details for Brian Chesky

Claude: # Brian Chesky's new playbook
**Guest:** Brian Chesky
**Duration:** 1:13:28
**Views:** 381,905
**YouTube:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=4ef0juAMqoE

How It Works

Code

┌─────────────────┐     MCP Protocol    ┌──────────────────┐
│   Claude Code   │ ◄─────────────────► │  lennys-wisdom   │
│   (or Cursor)   │    Tool Calls       │  (local search)  │
└─────────────────┘                     └──────────────────┘
                                               │
                                               ▼
                                        ┌──────────────┐
                                        │   Lunr.js    │
                                        │  Full-text   │
                                        │   Search     │
                                        └──────────────┘
                                               │
                                               ▼
                                        ┌──────────────┐
                                        │  269 Episode │
                                        │  Transcripts │
                                        └──────────────┘

Lunr.js for fast full-text search (no external APIs)
51,205 indexed segments with timestamps
YouTube deep links jump to exact moments

Use Cases

📝 Writing PRDs — Get frameworks and best practices
🗺️ Product Strategy — Learn from Airbnb, Stripe, Netflix leaders
🎯 Career Growth — Advice on leveling up as a PM
🤖 Building Tools — Power Slack bots, dashboards, or custom apps

Data Source

Transcripts from ChatPRD/lennys-podcast-transcripts.

Automatic Updates

This package stays current automatically:

Weekly checks for new Lenny's Podcast episodes (every Monday)
Auto-published to npm when new transcripts are available
No action required — just run npm update -g lennys-podcast-wisdom

License

MIT

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