Grep.FM

npx add-mcp 'https://grep.fm/mcp'

See it in action

Two requests handed to Codex, one for guest spots and one for podcast ads. It picks the searches, reads the episodes and show notes it needs, and comes back with an answer you can act on.

A real Codex CLI run: 18 Grep.FM calls, then one table and a saved list. Tool calls are grouped; the words are unedited. A real Codex CLI run: 32 Grep.FM calls, reading the show notes for offers. Tool calls are grouped; the words are unedited.

Connect your AI app

Pick your app and follow the steps. You sign in to Grep.FM once and click Allow.

1. 1 In Claude, open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector (paid Claude plans).
2. Name it Grep.FM and paste the connector URL:

   https://grep.fm/mcp
   

3. 3
4. 1 In ChatGPT, open Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings and turn on Developer mode.
5. Click Create, name it Grep.FM and paste the connector URL:

   https://grep.fm/mcp
   

6. 3 Sign in to Grep.FM and click Allow. Codex signed in with the same ChatGPT account can use it too.
7. Run in your terminal:

   claude mcp add --transport http --scope user grepfm https://grep.fm/mcpclaude mcp login grepfm
   

8. 2 Your browser opens. Sign in to Grep.FM and click Allow. Already inside Claude Code? Run /mcp, pick grepfm and choose Authenticate instead.
9. 3 Start claude and ask. It calls Grep.FM when it needs to.
10. Run in your terminal:

    codex mcp add grepfm --url https://grep.fm/mcpcodex mcp login grepfm
    

11. 2 Your browser opens. Sign in to Grep.FM and click Allow.
12. 3 Start codex and ask. It calls Grep.FM when it needs to.
13. Add Grep.FM to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

    {  "mcpServers": {    "grepfm": { "url": "https://grep.fm/mcp" }  }}
    

14. 2 Cursor asks you to sign in to Grep.FM. Click Allow.
15. 3 Ask in Agent chat.

Each account keeps one connection each for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor's cloud agents, and one for a local app; connecting again replaces the earlier one.

What it can do

10 tools over 3,585,865 podcasts and 141,445,350 episodes. The AI picks them on its own as it works through your request, and every search comes with a link that opens the same results in Grep.FM.

Find shows

Every filter in the app: category, language, audience size, guests, sponsors, contact email and more. Search within one of your lists, or widen a shortlist from one good show.

search_podcasts find_similar_podcasts

Read a show in depth

Ratings, charts, recent guests and sponsors, social accounts, latest episodes and Apple Podcasts reviews. Apple Podcasts, Spotify and RSS links work too.

get_podcast get_podcast_reviews

Episodes and mentions

Episodes that mention a brand, product, topic or person, and an episode's full show notes with its guests, sponsors and links.

search_episodes get_episode

Charts

Today's Apple Podcasts or Spotify chart for a country, overall or by category.

get_chart

Contact emails

Emails for the shows you want to reach, from the same monthly quota as CSV exports.

get_podcast_contacts

Your lists

Read your lists and saved searches, and save shows to a list to review, export or follow in the app.

get_lists add_podcasts_to_list

Things to ask

Copy a prompt into your AI app, or hand it to an agent.

Guest spots

Find English business podcasts with at least 1,000 Apple ratings that had a guest in the last 30 days, and save the 20 biggest to a list called Q4 pitches.

Shows ranked by audience with their recent guests, saved to a list you can export.

Sponsors

Which brands sponsor true crime podcasts right now, and on which shows?

Brands from recent episodes, each with the shows that carry it.

Brand mentions

List the episodes from the past month that mention Notion, with the promo codes from their show notes.

Episodes with their dates, shows and the offer codes in their notes.

Charts

What are the top 10 business podcasts on Spotify in Germany, and how big is each on Apple?

Today's chart places, with each show's Apple ratings beside them.

Reviews

What do listeners complain about in the reviews of my competitor's show?

The recurring complaints in its Apple Podcasts reviews, with quotes.

Hand it to an agent

Find shows like the ones in my Q4 pitches list that I haven't added yet, and add the best 10.

Codex or Claude Code works through the list and saves the new shows to it.

Limits

• Contact emails come out of your monthly export quota, the same one CSV exports use: 10,000 shows on Pro and 50,000 on Team. Each show counts once in 30 days, and shows without an email cost nothing.
• The AI reads up to 200 results per search. Open the search link it gives you to see or export every result in Grep.FM.
• Up to 120 requests a minute per account, far more than a conversation needs.
• The AI can add shows to your lists but never removes or deletes anything.

Questions

Which plans include it?

Pro and Team. On the Free and Starter plans, signing in from your AI app ends at an upgrade page instead of connecting. Your AI app has its own rules too: Claude's custom connectors need a paid Claude plan, and ChatGPT needs developer mode turned on.

What can the AI see and change?

It searches the same podcast, episode and chart data you see in Grep.FM, and reads your lists. The only change it can make is adding shows to a list. It can't remove shows, delete lists, export files or change your account.

Do contact emails count toward my quota?

Yes, the monthly export quota that CSV exports use: each show whose emails come back counts once in 30 days. Shows without an email cost nothing, and searches, show details, episodes and reviews never count.

Why did my connection stop working?

Each account keeps one connection each for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor's cloud agents, and one for a local app such as Codex, Claude Code or Cursor. Connecting the same kind of app again, from another device or another person, ends the earlier connection, and so does disconnecting the app in Settings. When the plan ends the app stays connected, but its searches ask you to renew until you do.

How do I disconnect?

In Grep.FM, open Settings, then AI connector: it lists every connected app with a Disconnect button, which ends its access at once. Then remove Grep.FM from the app's connector or MCP settings.