Entra.Chat Podcast MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPENAI_API_KEY | No | Optional API key for OpenAI to enable semantic/hybrid search. Without it, BM25 keyword search is used. | |
| ENTRA_PODCAST_DB_PATH | No | Optional path to a local database file to use instead of the default cached version. |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_entra_podcastsA | Search transcripts of the Entra.Chat podcast (Merill Fernando's Microsoft Entra podcast on YouTube) using natural language or keywords. Returns transcript excerpts with episode metadata, guest names, and timestamped YouTube deep links that start playback at the relevant moment. Hybrid mode fuses BM25 keyword search with semantic vector search via Reciprocal Rank Fusion (semantic requires OPENAI_API_KEY; keyword works with no configuration). |
| get_episodeA | Retrieve a specific Entra.Chat episode by YouTube video ID or publication date. Returns full metadata (guests with profile links, chapters with timestamped links) and the complete transcript with [mm:ss] time markers. |
| list_episodesA | Browse the Entra.Chat episode archive with optional year/month/guest filtering. Returns title, date, duration, guests, and URL. Use this to discover what episodes exist before using get_episode or search_entra_podcasts. |
| list_guestsA | Browse the directory of Entra.Chat podcast guests. Returns each guest with profile links (LinkedIn, Twitter/X, GitHub, Bluesky, website), how many episodes they appeared on, and their latest appearance date. Use get_guest for a full per-guest episode list. |
| get_guestA | Get a specific Entra.Chat guest by name: their profile links (LinkedIn, Twitter/X, GitHub, Bluesky, website) and every episode they appeared on, enumerated with episode number, title, date, and URL. Partial names match; returning guests show all their appearances. |
| find_tool_mentionsA | Find community tools and open-source projects discussed on Entra.Chat episodes. Returns tool names, the episodes where they were discussed, and timestamped YouTube links to hear the discussion. Optionally filter by keyword. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 6 tools
Each tool has a largely distinct purpose: listing vs. getting episodes and guests, plus a dedicated tool-mention finder. The only mild overlap is between search_entra_podcasts and find_tool_mentions, since a general transcript search could also surface tool discussions, but the descriptions make the intended scope clear.
The set follows a clear verb_noun pattern (get_episode, list_episodes, get_guest, list_guests, find_tool_mentions). search_entra_podcasts is the one deviation, embedding the domain name where others don't, but it remains readable and predictable.
Six tools is well-scoped for a podcast archive: browse/list and fetch/get for both episodes and guests, plus transcript search and a tool-mention finder. Every tool earns its place with no redundancy.
The surface covers episode discovery, retrieval, transcript search, guest profiles, and community tool mentions, which is thorough for this domain. Minor gap: no explicit full tool/project directory separate from keyword-filtered find_tool_mentions, but this is workable.