# podcast-summarizer-mcp

> MCP server for natural-language YouTube channel discovery + Gemini-powered video summaries. Zero YouTube API key required.

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/podcast-summarizer-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Kai Ding
- homepage: https://github.com/kaiding-ucb/podcast-summarizer-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/kaiding-ucb/podcast-summarizer-mcp
- version: 0.3.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: anthropic, claude, gemini, mcp, summarization, youtube
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:podcast-summarizer-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Podcast Summarizer MCP 📝

MCP that works with **OpenClaw, Claude Desktop, Claude Code**. Search & discover YouTube channels via natural language and summarize videos with **no transcripts or subtitles required**.

[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-yellow.svg)](LICENSE)
[![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.10+-blue.svg)](https://www.python.org/)
[![MCP](https://img.shields.io/badge/MCP-Ready-brightgreen.svg)](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/)
[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-0.3.0-blue.svg)](https://github.com/kaiding-ucb/podcast-summarizer-mcp/releases)

[![Claude Desktop](https://img.shields.io/badge/Claude_Desktop-Ready-D97757.svg)](https://claude.ai/download)
[![Claude Code](https://img.shields.io/badge/Claude_Code-Ready-CB785C.svg)](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/claude-code)
[![OpenClaw](https://img.shields.io/badge/OpenClaw-Ready-7C3AED.svg)](https://github.com/openclawai)

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## Quick start (5 minutes)

Python 3.10+ and a Gemini API key (free) from
<https://aistudio.google.com>.

### 1. Install from source

```bash
git clone https://github.com/kaiding-ucb/podcast-summarizer-mcp
cd podcast-summarizer-mcp
python3 -m venv .venv && .venv/bin/pip install -e .

# Note the absolute path — you'll paste it into your host config below.
echo "$(pwd)/.venv/bin/podcast-summarizer-mcp"
```

### 2. Configure ONE host

Pick whichever you use. Replace `/ABSOLUTE/PATH` with what step 1 echoed,
and `AIza...` with your Gemini key.

#### Claude Desktop
Edit `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`
(macOS) or `%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json` (Windows):
```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "podcast-summarizer": {
      "command": "/ABSOLUTE/PATH",
      "env": { "GEMINI_API_KEY": "AIza..." }
    }
  }
}
```
Quit Claude Desktop fully (⌘Q) and reopen. Click the 🔌 icon —
`podcast-summarizer` should be listed.

#### Claude Code
```bash
claude mcp add podcast-summarizer \
  --env GEMINI_API_KEY=…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- content.writing (1, declared)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/podcast-summarizer-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T10:23:21.443Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/podcast-summarizer-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/podcast-summarizer-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:podcast-summarizer-mcp