Entra News Podcast vs PodMule
A side-by-side look at the Entra News Podcast and PodMule MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Entra News Podcast for podcasts work as a local process; choose PodMule for podcasts over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Entra News Podcast when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Podcasts domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
search_entra_podcasts, get_episode, list_episodes.
Choose PodMule when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Podcasts domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You want tools like
ask_podmule, search, execute.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Podcasts | Podcasts |
| Quality signal | 56/100 · Good | 55/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 2 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 6 | 3 |
| Full listing | View Entra News Podcast | View PodMule |
Tools & capabilities
Entra News Podcast tools 6
search_entra_podcastsSearch all episode transcripts. Modes: `hybrid` (default, BM25 + semantic via RRF), `semantic`, `keyword`. Results include episode, guests, and timestamped YouTube links.get_episodeFull episode by `video_id` or `date` — metadata, guests with profile links, chapters with timestamped links, and the complete transcript with `[mm:ss]` markers.list_episodesBrowse the archive; filter by `year`, `month`, and/or `guest` name.list_guestsDirectory of all podcast guests with profile links, appearance counts, and latest appearance.get_guestOne guest by name: profile links and **every episode they appeared on**.find_tool_mentionsCommunity tools discussed on the show, with timestamped links to hear the discussion.
PodMule tools 3
ask_podmuleAsk PodMule for a concise read-only domain answer or an advisory route plan. Use this for quick questions, summaries, diagnostics, drafting, "what should I do?" prompts, and ambiguous action requests. This tool never performs writes. For exact capability contracts use search; for one selected action (read or write) use execute.searchSearch available PodMule capabilities for this OAuth token. Use this when you need the exact capability name or schema before calling execute. For ambiguous domain requests, call ask_podmule first.executeExecute one OAuth-visible PodMule capability. Reads run directly. Modern MCP 2026 clients with MRTR support may preview and affirm the allowlisted update_episode pilot; legacy clients and every other MCP write remain read-only. Dangerous writes are always blocked — do those in the PodMule app. Use ask_podmule for ambiguous requests and search for exact schemas.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Entra News Podcast
{
"mcpServers": {
"entra-news-podcast": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"entra-news-podcast-mcp"
]
}
}
}
PodMule
{
"mcpServers": {
"podmule": {
"url": "https://app.podmule.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Entra News Podcast is categorized under Podcasts and uses a local stdio subprocess. PodMule belongs to Podcasts and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Entra News Podcast for podcasts work and PodMule for podcasts.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Entra News Podcast has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. PodMule has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add entra-news-podcast and podmule as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Entra News Podcast has a quality signal of 56/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 2 GitHub stars. PodMule has 55/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.