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Lenny's Podcast▌

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Search Lenny's Podcast transcripts and product management podcast transcripts—fast full text search of pricing, growth,

Provides searchable access to Lenny's Podcast transcripts for product management insights, using FlexSearch for fast full-text search across topics like pricing strategies, growth tactics, and product leadership advice.

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284 episodes indexedRemote — zero setupFast full-text search with FlexSearch

best for

/ Product managers researching best practices
/ Learning from industry experts on specific PM topics
/ Finding quotes and insights from notable product leaders

capabilities

/ Search across all podcast transcripts by topic or keyword
/ Get full transcripts for specific episodes by guest name
/ List all available episodes and guests
/ Find relevant excerpts with guest attribution

what it does

Provides searchable access to 284 episodes of Lenny's Podcast transcripts, letting you quickly find product management insights from guests like Shreyas Doshi, Julie Zhuo, and Brian Chesky.

how to install

You can install Lenny's Podcast in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server supports remote connections over HTTP, so no local installation is required.

license

NOASSERTION

Lenny's Podcast is released under the NOASSERTION license.

readme

Lenny's Podcast MCP

Search 284 episodes of Lenny's Podcast transcripts directly from Claude. Get instant access to product wisdom from guests like Shreyas Doshi, Julie Zhuo, Brian Chesky, and hundreds more.

Quick Start

Option 1: Claude Desktop / Claude.ai

Open Claude Desktop or go to claude.ai
Go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
Enter the URL: https://lenny-mcp.onrender.com/mcp
Click Add and enable the connector
Start asking questions!

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Option 2: ChatGPT

Go to Settings → Apps → Enable Developer Mode
Click Create App
Add a name and paste the URL: https://lenny-mcp.onrender.com/mcp
Save and start using it!

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Option 3: Claude Code CLI

claude mcp add -t http -s user lenny-transcripts https://lenny-mcp.onrender.com/mcp

Then restart Claude Code.

What You Can Ask

Once connected, try asking Claude things like:

"What do product leaders say about pricing strategy?"
"How should I think about user onboarding?"
"What has Shreyas Doshi said about prioritization?"
"Search Lenny's podcast for advice on building growth teams"
"What do guests say about the transition from IC to manager?"

Available Tools

Tool	Description
`search_transcripts`	Search all 284 episodes by topic/keyword
`get_episode`	Get full transcript for a specific guest
`list_episodes`	List all available episodes

How It Works

The server downloads Lenny's publicly shared transcripts from Dropbox on startup, indexes them using FlexSearch for fast keyword search, and exposes three MCP tools that Claude can use to search and retrieve content.

Credits

Transcripts from Lenny Rachitsky's public archive
Built with Model Context Protocol

License

MIT - See LICENSE for details.

The podcast transcripts are property of Lenny Rachitsky and are used with his public permission.