Captivate MCP by usefulapi

What you can do with it

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• Connection: Runs in the cloud
• Transport: Streamable HTTP
• Category: Marketing & social media

Install

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You need

• Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

https://captivate.usefulapi.io/mcp

claude mcp add --transport http captivate https://captivate.usefulapi.io/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "captivate": {
      "url": "https://captivate.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "captivate": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://captivate.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

https://captivate.usefulapi.io/mcp

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What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 6, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

• captivate_get_user

  Get a Captivate user profile by user id (the id shown in the dashboard API section). Captivate API: GET /users/{id}.

• captivate_list_user_shows

  List the podcasts (shows) a user can access in any role. Good first call to find show ids. Captivate API: GET /users/{id}/shows.

• captivate_get_show

  Get a podcast show by id: title, description, categories, artwork, status and settings. Captivate API: GET /shows/{id}.

• captivate_get_show_feed

  Get the public RSS feed URL of a show. Captivate API: GET /shows/{id}/feed.

• captivate_list_episodes

  List the episodes of a show with their status, publish date, titles and shownotes, plus a total count. Captivate API: GET /shows/{id}/episodes.

• captivate_list_scheduled_episodes

  List the episodes of a show that are scheduled for a future publish date. Captivate API: GET /shows/{id}/episodes/scheduled.

• captivate_get_episode

  Get the full record of one episode by id. Captivate API: GET /episodes/{id}.

• captivate_get_media

  Get the record of one uploaded media (audio) file by id. Captivate API: GET /media/{id}.

• captivate_list_show_media

  List the uploaded media files of a show (20 per page) with totalCount. Captivate API: GET /shows/{id}/media.

• captivate_get_overview_analytics

  Download analytics overview of a show for a date range, optionally with top episodes. Captivate API: GET /insights/{show}/overview.

• captivate_get_episode_overview_analytics

  Download analytics overview of one episode for a date range. Captivate API: GET /insights/{show}/overview/{episode}.

• captivate_get_average_analytics

  Average downloads per interval of a show (default 28-day intervals). Captivate API: GET /insights/{show}/averages.

• captivate_get_total_analytics

  All-time download total of a show. Captivate API: GET /insights/{show}/total.

• captivate_get_episode_total_analytics

  All-time download total of one episode. Captivate API: GET /insights/{show}/total/{episode}.

• captivate_get_monthly_analytics

  Month-by-month downloads of a show for the past 12 months. Captivate API: GET /insights/{show}/monthly.

• captivate_get_episode_monthly_analytics

  Month-by-month downloads of one episode. Captivate API: GET /insights/{show}/monthly/{episode}.

• captivate_update_episode

  WRITE. Change the text fields of an existing episode (title, shownotes, summary, subtitle). Only the fields you pass are sent. It does not publish, delete or change media. Captivate API: PUT /episodes/{id}.

Basic checksi

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• ✓ Pass

  Maker matches the repo

  The registry name was verified against the domain usefulapi.io (the registry checks domain ownership)

• … Not checked yet

  Still maintained

  We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

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  Has a licence

  We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

• ✓ Pass

  Endpoint responds

  Responded in 440 ms (HTTP 200)

• – Not applicable

  Sign-in with OAuth

  No sign-in needed

• ✓ Pass

  No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

  Read 17 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

• More stars than 0% of the other 2954 servers in this category
• Published to the registry more recently than 98% of the other 2954 servers in this category
• Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2954 servers in this category

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