Bring Podcasting
to Vercel AI SDK
Learn how to connect Hiro.fm to Vercel AI SDK and start using 10 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Hiro.fm MCP Server?
Connect your Hiro.fm creator account to any AI agent and take full control of your private podcasting workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Listener Management — Create new contacts and manage your listener database with direct access to profiles and metadata
- Access Control — Programmatically grant or revoke access to specific private shows for any contact in your database
- Content Automation — Add new audio episodes to your shows by providing titles and direct media URLs directly through your agent
- Show Monitoring — List all your private podcast shows and retrieve detailed metadata including subscriber counts and IDs
- Tagging & Segmentation — Manage contact tags to organize your audience for targeted content delivery and automation
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Hiro.fm API Key from your Creator Settings (Integrations tab)
3. Start managing your audio platform and listeners from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual access management or episode uploading through complex dashboards. Your AI acts as your dedicated podcast producer.
Who is this for?
- Course Creators — automatically grant access to audio lessons immediately after purchase or user action
- Membership Owners — manage exclusive podcast feeds for your community tiers without leaving your workspace
- Marketing Teams — deliver personalized audio experiences and track listener engagement through automated reporting
Built-in capabilities (10)
Add a new audio episode
Create a new contact
Get contact details
Get show details
Grant access to a show
List audio episodes for a show
fm account. List all contacts (listeners)
List all podcast shows
List all contact tags
Revoke access from a show
Why Vercel AI SDK?
The Vercel AI SDK gives every Hiro.fm tool full TypeScript type inference, IDE autocomplete, and compile-time error checking. Connect 10 tools through Vinkius and stream results progressively to React, Svelte, or Vue components. works on Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and any Node.js runtime.
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TypeScript-first: every MCP tool gets full type inference, IDE autocomplete, and compile-time error checking out of the box
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Framework-agnostic core works with Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, or any Node.js runtime. same Hiro.fm integration everywhere
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Built-in streaming UI primitives let you display Hiro.fm tool results progressively in React, Svelte, or Vue components
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Edge-compatible: the AI SDK runs on Vercel Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and other edge runtimes for minimal latency
Hiro.fm in Vercel AI SDK
Hiro.fm and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Hiro.fm to Vercel AI SDK through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 3,400+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for Hiro.fm in Vercel AI SDK
The Hiro.fm MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 10 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Vercel AI SDK only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
Hiro.fm for Vercel AI SDK
Every tool call from Vercel AI SDK to the Hiro.fm MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I get my Hiro.fm API Key?
Log in to your Hiro.fm creator account, navigate to Creator Settings > Integrations, and copy your Bearer Token.
Can I grant access to multiple shows?
Yes, you can use the grant_access tool multiple times for different show_id values to give a contact access to several podcasts.
Does it support adding audio from URLs?
Yes, the add_audio tool requires a direct media URL to the audio file you want to add as a new episode.
How does the Vercel AI SDK connect to MCP servers?
Import createMCPClient from @ai-sdk/mcp and pass the server URL. The SDK discovers all tools and provides typed TypeScript interfaces for each one.
Can I use MCP tools in Edge Functions?
Yes. The AI SDK is fully edge-compatible. MCP connections work on Vercel Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and similar runtimes.
Does it support streaming tool results?
Yes. The SDK provides streaming primitives like useChat and streamText that handle tool calls and display results progressively in the UI.
createMCPClient is not a function
Install: npm install @ai-sdk/mcp