# Show HN: Let your agents create custom pods

> Source: <https://thedaily.fm/docs/agents>
> Published: 2026-07-30 15:03:19+00:00

# Let your agents drive

The Daily FM has a remote [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server so AI agents (Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, OpenClaw, Hermes, etc.) can manage your account for you: create pods, track shows, combine feeds, and fire episodes, all by conversation.

Tell your agent *"find the top influencers in physical AI and robotics and give me a 2-minute recap of what they are saying every day"* and it can set the whole thing up.

## Create an access token

In [Account → Agent Access](/account), name a token (e.g. `claude-code`

) and create it. The token is **shown once** — copy it right away. Check **read-only** if the agent should only look, never change anything. You can hold up to 20 active tokens and revoke any of them at any time; the Account page shows when each was last used.

## Connect your agent

The endpoint is `https://mcp.thedaily.fm/mcp`

(streamable HTTP), authenticated with your token as a bearer header.

Claude Code:

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user thedailyfm \
  https://mcp.thedaily.fm/mcp \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
```

Any other MCP client, in its JSON config:

```
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "thedailyfm": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.thedaily.fm/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" }
    }
  }
}
```

## What your agent can do

| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
`list_my_pods` |
List your pods: config, episode counts, combined pods, feed URLs, and show-tracking progress. |
`get_latest_episodes` |
Latest episodes for one pod or across all of them, including generation status. |
`search_library` |
Browse or search the public pod library. |
`list_shows` |
Real-world podcasts already tracked, with ready-to-paste `pod:` source tokens. |
`create_pod` |
Create a pod: custom sources, combined feeds, or a private fork of a public pod. |
`edit_pod` |
Change a pod's title, sources, cadence, length, prompt, or visibility. |
`add_to_pod` / `remove_from_pod` |
Combine a pod into one of your feeds, or take it back out. |
`generate_episode_now` |
Fire an episode immediately (plan limits apply). |

Read-only tokens expose just the first four.

## Things to try

*"What's in my Daily FM feed lately?"**"Find the RSS feed for the Lex Fridman podcast and set up a daily recap pod."**"Combine all my pods into one morning feed I can put in Overcast."*