How to Use the Podbean Podcast Hosting MCP in Windsurf

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Publish and Update Episodes Autonomously

This server gives Windsurf tools to publish new episodes or change existing ones. Just tell Cascade what you want to do, like, "Publish the new episode with this title and audio file, and set the logo to our new brand image." Windsurf will chain the `publish_episode` or `update_episode` command and report back when it's done. You don't have to prompt it for every step. It just handles the Podbean side of things.

Get Podcast Analytics with Windsurf

Ask Windsurf to pull download numbers for your show. You can ask about a single episode with `get_episode_analytics` or the entire podcast using `get_podcast_analytics`. Because Cascade can chain actions, you can set a higher-level goal. Try something like, "Find my top performing episode from last month and give me its download count." Windsurf will figure out the steps.

Manage Your Episode Catalog

These tools let Windsurf see and manage all your shows. It can use `list_podcasts` to see every show on your account, or `list_episodes` to get a specific show's content. This is great for cleanup. You can tell Windsurf, "Find any episodes with 'TEST' in the title from before last week and delete them." It will use `list_episodes` to find them and `delete_episode` to remove them. This MCP Server makes it simple.

Setup guide

Set up Podbean Podcast Hosting MCP in Windsurf

Prerequisites

Windsurf IDE installed (macOS, Windows, or Linux)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open MCP configuration

Click the Cascade assistant icon in the sidebar, then click the hammer icon (🔨) at the top of the panel. Select "Configure" to open ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
2

Add the Podbean Podcast Hosting MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Refresh MCPs

Go back to the hammer icon (🔨) in Cascade and click "Refresh". Windsurf will detect the new server. No full restart is needed — the connection is hot-reloaded.
4

Verify in Cascade

Start a new Cascade conversation and ask something like "Show my Podbean Podcast Hosting payment history." If connected, Cascade will call the Podbean Podcast Hosting tools directly. You will see a green dot next to the server name in the MCP panel.

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "podbean-podcast-hosting-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Podbean Podcast Hosting MCP in Windsurf

You don't need to step through the commands. Just tell Windsurf's Cascade agent, "Publish the episode titled 'My Draft Episode' from Podbean." Cascade will use the `publish_episode` tool to make it live.

Yes. Give Cascade a goal like, "For all episodes in my 'Tech Talks' podcast, add this sponsorship message to the end of the description." It will use `list_episodes` and `update_episode` in a loop to get it done.

Absolutely. You can set a recurring goal for Cascade. For instance, "Every Friday morning, get the download analytics for my main podcast and summarize them for me." It will use `get_podcast_analytics` automatically.

The MCP server handles that. When you give a command, Windsurf will either ask you which podcast you mean or you can specify it in your request, like "List episodes for the 'Daily Update' podcast." The `list_podcasts` tool shows all available shows.

Windsurf only accesses the data needed for the tools to work. This includes your podcast and episode metadata—titles, descriptions—and your download analytics. All communication is sent over a secure, encrypted channel directly to the Vinkius MCP endpoint.

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