Listennotes MCP for AI Agents

Securely connect your AI agents and chatbots (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc) with Listennotes MCP or direct API to search podcasts, fetch episodes, curate playlists, and explore trending shows through natural language.

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TOOLS

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Every Listennotes action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Post episodes by ids

The listennotestest_episodes_post endpoint allows users to retrieve metadata for multiple podcast episodes in a single request.

Create podcast via form data

The listennotestest_podcasts_post endpoint allows users to retrieve information about multiple podcasts using various identifiers such as Listen Notes IDs, RSS feed URLs, Apple Podcasts IDs, or Spotify IDs.

Retrieve curated podcast by id

Retrieves detailed information about a specific curated podcast using its unique identifier.

Fetch best podcasts list

The getBestPodcasts endpoint retrieves a curated list of the best podcasts from the Listen Notes platform.

Retrieve genre list

The GetGenres endpoint retrieves a comprehensive list of available genres within the listennotestest platform.

Get playlists

Retrieves a list of playlists from the Listen Notes platform.

Listen to just listen endpoint

The 'just_listen' endpoint is a basic listener or health check mechanism for the listennotestest app.

Get podcast audience by id

Retrieves audience information for a specific podcast identified by its unique ID.

Get curated podcasts

Retrieves a list of curated podcasts from the Listen Notes platform.

Retrieve episode by id

Retrieves detailed information about a specific episode using its unique identifier.

Fetch Podcast Details And Episodes

Retrieves detailed information about a specific podcast using its unique identifier.

Fetch podcast languages

Retrieves a list of supported languages in the Listen Notes API.

Get podcast domains by name

Retrieves a list of podcasts associated with a specified domain name.

Get episode recommendations by id

Retrieves a list of recommended podcast episodes based on a specific episode ID.

Get podcast recommendations by id

Retrieves a list of podcast recommendations based on a specified podcast ID.

Fetch related searches data

Retrieves a list of related search queries based on the current context or user's recent search activity.

Fetch Supported Regions

Retrieves information about available regions in the listennotestest platform.

Retrieve trending searches

Retrieves a list of currently trending search terms related to podcasts.

Search Episode Titles

The search_episode_titles endpoint allows users to search for and retrieve episode titles based on specified criteria.

Search operation endpoint

The search endpoint allows users to query notifications or events within the listennotestest platform.

Fetch Playlist Info

Retrieves detailed information about a specific playlist using its unique identifier.

Post podcast rss by id

Retrieves or generates an RSS feed for a specific podcast identified by its unique ID.

Delete podcast by id

Deletes a specific podcast from the system based on its unique identifier.

Spell check retrieval

The spellcheck endpoint provides a spell-checking service for text input.

Submit podcast rss url

The submit_podcast endpoint allows users to submit a podcast for inclusion in the Listen Notes database.

Get typeahead suggestions

The typeahead endpoint provides real-time search suggestions as users type their queries.

SETUP GUIDE

Connect Listennotes MCP Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/core ai @ai-sdk/openai @ai-sdk/mcp
Install the Composio SDK and Claude Agent SDK
2

Create Tool Router Session

typescript
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';

const composio = new Composio({ apiKey: 'your-api-key' });

console.log("Creating Tool Router session...");
const { mcp } = await composio.create('your-user-id');
console.log(`Tool Router session created: ${mcp.url}`);
Initialize the Composio client and create a Tool Router session
3

Connect to AI Agent

typescript
import { openai } from '@ai-sdk/openai';
import { experimental_createMCPClient as createMCPClient } from '@ai-sdk/mcp';
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from 'ai';

const client = await createMCPClient({
  transport: {
    type: 'http',
    url: mcp.url,
    headers: { 'x-api-key': 'your-composio-api-key' }
  }
});

const tools = await client.tools();

const { text } = await generateText({
  model: openai('gpt-4o'),
  tools,
  messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Fetch best podcasts list in technology genre' }],
  stopWhen: stepCountIs(5)
});

console.log(`Agent: ${text}`);
Use the MCP server with your AI agent
SETUP GUIDE

Connect Listennotes API Tool with your Agent

1

Install Composio

typescript
npm install @composio/openai
Install the Composio SDK
2

Initialize Composio and Create Tool Router Session

typescript
import OpenAI from 'openai';
import { Composio } from '@composio/core';
import { OpenAIResponsesProvider } from '@composio/openai';

const composio = new Composio({
  provider: new OpenAIResponsesProvider(),
});
const openai = new OpenAI({});
const session = await composio.create('your-user-id');
Import and initialize Composio client, then create a Tool Router session
3

Execute Listennotes Tools via Tool Router with Your Agent

typescript
const tools = session.tools;
const response = await openai.responses.create({
  model: 'gpt-4.1',
  tools: tools,
  input: [{
    role: 'user',
    content: 'Find top podcasts in the technology genre'
  }],
});
const result = await composio.provider.handleToolCalls(
  'your-user-id',
  response.output
);
console.log(result);
Get tools from Tool Router session and execute Listennotes actions with your Agent

Why Use Composio?

AI Native Listennotes Integration

  • Supports both Listennotes MCP and direct API based integrations
  • Structured, LLM-friendly schemas for reliable tool execution
  • Rich coverage for searching, browsing, and curating podcasts and episodes

Managed Auth

  • Built-in API key management and secure storage
  • Central place to manage, scope, and revoke Listennotes access
  • Per user and per environment credentials instead of hard-coded keys

Agent Optimized Design

  • Tools are tuned using real error and success rates to improve reliability over time
  • Comprehensive execution logs so you always know what ran, when, and on whose behalf

Enterprise Grade Security

  • Fine-grained RBAC so you control which agents and users can access Listennotes
  • Scoped, least privilege access to Listennotes resources
  • Full audit trail of agent actions to support review and compliance
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes, Listennotes requires you to configure your own API key. Once set up, Composio handles secure credential storage and API request handling for you.

Yes! Composio's Tool Router enables agents to use multiple toolkits. Learn more.

Composio is SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant with all data encrypted in transit and at rest. Learn more.

Composio maintains and updates all toolkit integrations automatically, so your agents always work with the latest API versions.

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