Lenny's Podcast Wisdom

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3# 🎙️ Lenny's Podcast Wisdom
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5**MCP Server for AI-Powered Product Management Insights**
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7[![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/lennys-podcast-wisdom.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/lennys-podcast-wisdom)
8[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
9 
10*Query 269 episodes of [Lenny's Podcast](https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/podcast) directly from Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI assistant.*
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12> **Credit:** This tool is built on the incredible content from [Lenny Rachitsky's Podcast](https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/podcast) — the #1 podcast for product people. Subscribe to support Lenny's work!
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14![Demo](demo.gif)
15 
16[Installation](#installation) · [Usage](#usage) · [Tools](#tools) · [Examples](#examples)
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20---
21 
22## Why?
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24Lenny's Podcast is a goldmine of product management wisdom from leaders at Airbnb, Stripe, Netflix, and more. This MCP server makes that knowledge accessible to AI assistants—so you can get expert advice while writing PRDs, planning roadmaps, or making product decisions.
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26**No API keys. No LLM costs. Runs locally.**
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28---
29 
30## Installation
31 
32```bash
33# Install globally
34npm install -g lennys-podcast-wisdom
35 
36# Add to Claude Code
37claude mcp add lennys-wisdom -- lennys-wisdom
38```
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40Or try instantly with npx:
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42```bash
43claude mcp add lennys-wisdom -- npx lennys-podcast-wisdom
44```
45 
46---
47 
48## Usage
49 
50Once installed, just ask naturally:
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52```
53"Search Lenny's podcast for advice on product-market fit"
54"What does Brian Chesky say about design?"
55"Give me random wisdom about leadership"
56```
57 
58---
59 
60## Tools
61 
62| Tool | Description |
63|------|-------------|
64| `search_quotes` | Search 51,000+ transcript segments by keyword |
65| `search_quotes_smart` | 3-phase LLM-assisted search for nuanced topics |
66| `list_guests` | Browse all 269 guests, filter by name or views |
67| `get_episode` | Get episode details, description, YouTube link |
68| `random_wisdom` | Get serendipitous inspiration by topic |
69 
70---
71 
72## Examples
73 
74### Search for quotes
75```
76User: Search for quotes about hiring PMs
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78Claude: Found 5 quotes about "hiring PMs":
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801. **Shreyas Doshi** (The art of product management)
81   > "The best PMs I've hired have this quality of being
82   > relentlessly resourceful..."
83   [Watch at 00:42:15](https://youtube.com/watch?v=...)
84```
85 
86### Get episode details
87```
88User: Get episode details for Brian Chesky
89 
90Claude: # Brian Chesky's new playbook
91**Guest:** Brian Chesky
92**Duration:** 1:13:28
93**Views:** 381,905
94**YouTube:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=4ef0juAMqoE
95```
96 
97---
98 
99## How It Works
100 
101```
102┌─────────────────┐     MCP Protocol    ┌──────────────────┐
103│   Claude Code   │ ◄─────────────────► │  lennys-wisdom   │
104│   (or Cursor)   │    Tool Calls       │  (local search)  │
105└─────────────────┘                     └──────────────────┘
106                                               │
107                                               ▼
108                                        ┌──────────────┐
109                                        │   Lunr.js    │
110                                        │  Full-text   │
111                                        │   Search     │
112                                        └──────────────┘
113                                               │
114                                               ▼
115                                        ┌──────────────┐
116                                        │  269 Episode │
117                                        │  Transcripts │
118                                        └──────────────┘
119```
120 
121- **Lunr.js** for fast full-text search (no external APIs)
122- **51,205 indexed segments** with timestamps
123- **YouTube deep links** jump to exact moments
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125---
126 
127## Use Cases
128 
129- 📝 **Writing PRDs** — Get frameworks and best practices
130- 🗺️ **Product Strategy** — Learn from Airbnb, Stripe, Netflix leaders
131- 🎯 **Career Growth** — Advice on leveling up as a PM
132- 🤖 **Building Tools** — Power Slack bots, dashboards, or custom apps
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134---
135 
136## Data Source
137 
138Transcripts from [ChatPRD/lennys-podcast-transcripts](https://github.com/ChatPRD/lennys-podcast-transcripts).
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141 
142## Automatic Updates
143 
144This package stays current automatically:
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146- **Weekly checks** for new Lenny's Podcast episodes (every Monday)
147- **Auto-published** to npm when new transcripts are available
148- **No action required** — just run `npm update -g lennys-podcast-wisdom`
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150[![Update Status](https://github.com/bluzername/lennys-quotes/actions/workflows/update-transcripts.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/bluzername/lennys-quotes/actions/workflows/update-transcripts.yml)
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153 
154## License
155 
156MIT
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162**Built with ❤️ for the product community**
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