Fyyd vs Pod Researcher
A side-by-side look at the Fyyd and Pod Researcher MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Fyyd for podcasts work as a local process; choose Pod Researcher for podcasts as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Fyyd when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Podcasts domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
search_podcasts, search_episodes, get_podcast.
Choose Pod Researcher when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Podcasts domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You want tools like
best_route, data_as_of, purpose.
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) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 7 | 6 |
| Full listing | View Fyyd | View Pod Researcher |
Tools & capabilities
Fyyd tools 7
search_podcastsfyyd, the open podcast directory — search podcast shows by title term, optionally restricted to a language code, up to 30 per page. Returns each show's fyyd podcast id, title, author, description, RSS feed URL, artwork and episode count. Answers which podcast shows exist under a name and where the RSS feed is.search_episodesfyyd, the open podcast directory — search individual podcast episodes, matching the term against episode titles and show-note descriptions, optionally filtered by language. Returns each episode's fyyd id, title, description, publication date, duration, audio enclosure URL and its parent podcast id. Answers which podcast episode covered a subject and where to listen to it.get_podcastPodcast metadata + recent episodes.get_podcast_by_urlResolve an RSS feed URL to its fyyd id.latest_episodesLatest episodes for a podcast.top_podcastsReturn the most popular podcasts on fyyd, optionally filtered by category slug and language code, with up to 30 results per call.categoriesCategory tree.
Pod Researcher tools 6
best_routedata_as_ofpurposeguestsponsorid
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.
Fyyd
{
"mcpServers": {
"fyyd": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-fyyd"
]
}
}
}
Pod Researcher
{
"mcpServers": {
"pod-researcher": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-pod-researcher"
]
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Fyyd is categorized under Podcasts and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pod Researcher belongs to Podcasts and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Fyyd for podcasts work and Pod Researcher 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.
Fyyd has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Pod Researcher 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 fyyd and pod-researcher as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Fyyd has a quality signal of 56/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Pod Researcher has 55/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.