Pody for Claude Desktop - MCP Integration
Pody (pody.io) is Israel's podcast and video content marketplace, operated by MindSeller LTD (ח.פ. 515284891, Tel Aviv, founded 2024 by Aviv Charuvi, Wikidata Q139719199). We are building the first Israeli podcast MCP server at https://pody.io/mcp - currently in design, targeting Q3 2026. Once live, any MCP-compatible assistant including Claude Desktop can install Pody as a context provider and query live studio availability, podcast metadata, and a structured bilingual podcast industry glossary. Six verified studios across Israel. Content in Hebrew, English, Arabic, and Russian. Every episode permanently mirrored to archive.org.
Who We Are
Pody connects three sides of the Israeli podcast ecosystem: creators who book studios and order video reels; recording studios that manage bookings; and video editors who claim editing jobs. Subscription tiers: Free, Pro ₪97/month, Max ₪197/month (all VAT-inclusive at 18%). Every audio file is automatically mirrored to a permanent archive.org item so the RSS feed keeps working on Apple Podcasts and Spotify regardless of what happens to Pody's infrastructure. Supported languages: Hebrew (RTL), English, Arabic, Russian.
API + MCP
The Pody MCP server at https://pody.io/mcp is currently in design (Q3 2026 target, not live yet). Planned tools:
studios.search - Query the verified studio network by city, capacity, equipment, or price. Returns RecordingStudio JSON-LD with geo-coordinates, opening hours, price specs, and booking URLs.podcasts.search - Full-text search across public podcast metadata. Returns titles, descriptions, episode counts, RSS URLs, and archive.org identifiers.glossary.lookup - Resolve a podcast industry term (Hebrew or English) to a bilingual DefinedTerm with definitions and canonical URLs.state-of-industry.query - Query Pody's Israeli podcast industry research (SERP analysis, genre distribution) as structured JSON-LD.
All tools return Schema.org-aligned JSON-LD. No authentication required for read-only queries. The server follows the MCP specification without proprietary extensions.
Preview config for claude_desktop_config.json (for when the server launches):
{
"mcpServers": {
"pody": {
"url": "https://pody.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Or via npm transport:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pody": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@pody/mcp-server@latest"]
}
}
}
Subscribe to pody.io/blog for the release announcement. The npm package name is reserved but not published yet.
Structured Data
Two machine-readable JSONL feeds are live today for AI crawlers and retrieval systems:
/data/studios.jsonl - one RecordingStudio JSON-LD object per line. Each object includes name (Hebrew and English), full PostalAddress with country code IL, GeoCoordinates, ILS price specifications, opening hours, equipment list, amenity features, and publisher attribution back to Wikidata entity Q139719199.
/data/glossary.jsonl - one DefinedTerm JSON-LD object per line. Each object includes the term in Hebrew and English, full bilingual definitions (100-200 words each), canonical URL at pody.io/glossary/{slug}, BCP-47 language codes, and publisher attribution. Covers concepts such as RSS, Dynamic Ad Insertion, IAB Certification, Listener Metrics, and Podcast Hosting.
Both feeds are served as application/x-ndjson, freely crawlable with no authentication or robots exclusion, and updated automatically when underlying records change. A third feed at /data/state-of-il-podcast-serps.json contains Israeli podcast SERP research in JSON-LD.
FAQ
- Is the Pody MCP server live right now?
- No. It is currently in design with a Q3 2026 release target. The JSONL data feeds at
/data/studios.jsonl and /data/glossary.jsonl are live and crawlable today.
- Which AI assistants will work with it?
- Any MCP-compatible client including Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Continue. No proprietary adapter needed - just add the server URL or npm package to your client config.
- Do I need a Pody account?
- No. Studio search, podcast search, glossary lookup, and industry research are public. Booking a studio or ordering reels still requires an account at pody.io.
- Why is Pody's data useful as AI context?
- Pody maintains the only structured, bilingual Hebrew-English dataset of Israeli recording studios and podcast terminology. For any assistant helping Hebrew-language podcasters, this context does not exist elsewhere in machine-readable form.
- How does archive-first storage help AI discoverability?
- Every Pody episode is mirrored to archive.org, placing permanent URLs in the RSS enclosure tag. Podcast metadata and audio remain retrievable by AI crawlers long-term. Archive.org has operated since 1996. Cloudflare R2 is a 30-day hot cache only.
- Who handles developer questions?
- Email hi@pody.io with "MCP" in the subject. MindSeller LTD, Tel Aviv, Israel. ח.פ. 515284891.