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CLI client for podwise.ai — turn any podcast episode into AI-powered insights, designed for use in AI agents and skills workflows.

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Podwise CLI – Search and ask questions across podcasts

Name: Podwise CLI – Search and ask questions across podcasts
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Author: SaitoWu

by SaitoWu·Mar 25, 2026·1 point·0 comments

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●MidNiche Gem

CLI wrapper around podwise.ai service with MCP support, but the intelligence lives in the SaaS backend.

Strengths

•MCP server and agent skills integration enables LLM automation workflows.
•Multiple install methods including Homebrew, binary releases, and source build.
•Supports YouTube and 小宇宙 URLs beyond just podwise.ai episodes.

Weaknesses

•Requires podwise.ai API key—the CLI is just a thin wrapper around their service.
•Podcast search and Q&A already exists in NotebookLM, Snipd, and similar tools.

Post Description

Hi HN,

I built a CLI tool to search and ask questions across podcast transcripts.

Example:

podwise ask "What does Peter Thiel say about competition?"

Output：

Found in 8 podcasts:

Lex Fridman #392 01:12:40

"Competition is for losers..."

Dwarkesh Patel #104 00:33:12

"If you want to build a monopoly..."

podwise popular podwise search "startup advice"

podwise get summary https://youtu.be/abc123 podwise get transcript https://youtu.be/abc123

GitHub: https://github.com/hardhackerlabs/podwise-cli

Would love feedback!

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