MCP: use Transistor with ChatGPT, Claude, and more

We've launched an MCP server for Transistor: https://mcp.transistor.fm/

It lets you connect your Transistor account to whatever AI tool you're already using (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok) and get work done without logging into the dashboard.

You can upload and publish an episode, generate a transcript, write show notes with chapters, and pull analytics and ask questions about them.

Here are some ideas for using the Transistor MCP once you've added it to Claude or ChatGPT.

Publish an episode. Tell Claude or ChatGPT to upload the file, transcribe it, write show notes with timestamps, save it as a draft, or make it public.
Analyze your show's performance. Ask Claude or ChatGPT which topics and guests resonate most. Have it build a chart for you based on your historical downloads.
Build a full publishing automation. Chain together multiple tools and processes (Auphonic, FFmpeg, social sharing, and the Transistor MCP) into a single reusable skill that is invoked when you ask Claude or ChatGPT to "publish my episode."

Learn more

Who uses Transistor?

Here are some new podcasts hosted on Transistor.fm.

You can submit your podcast to be featured in this newsletter. (We can't feature every submission, but we'll do our best!)

An update on video podcasting

Video podcast hosting is almost out of beta! Here's an update on how it works:

If you'd like to use our video features now (upload a video file, distribute video episodes to Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Pocket Casts, iHeart, and more), please contact customer support.

Request access to video podcasting

Cheers,
Jon and Justin

PS: Thanks to Jason Cohen for the kind words about Transistor's customer support!

Jason Cohen

@asmartbear

I just had an excellent support interaction over chat at https://transistor.fm.
Which made me realize how rare that is nowadays.
Kudos to them.
/cc @mijustin

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