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Use search_transcripts as the default evidence tool. Pass the user’s whole question to get relevant transcript passages; it shares Ask’s retrieval and reranking, without generating an answer or clip playlist. Use search_quotes only when you need an exact literal phrase. Choose ask_channel when you want a finished AI answer.

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Code examples

MCP client config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "askchannelai": {
      "url": "https://askchannel.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer askchannelai_your_full_secret_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

List tools

curl -s 'https://askchannel.ai/mcp' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer askchannelai_your_full_secret_here' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json, text/event-stream' \
  -H 'MCP-Protocol-Version: 2025-06-18' \
  -d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/list",
  "params": {}
}' | jq

Find channels

curl -s 'https://askchannel.ai/mcp' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer askchannelai_your_full_secret_here' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json, text/event-stream' \
  -H 'MCP-Protocol-Version: 2025-06-18' \
  -d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "askchannelai_find_channels",
    "arguments": {
      "query": "Apple",
      "limit": 5
    }
  }
}' | jq

Search transcripts (recommended default)

curl -s 'https://askchannel.ai/mcp' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer askchannelai_your_full_secret_here' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json, text/event-stream' \
  -H 'MCP-Protocol-Version: 2025-06-18' \
  -d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 3,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "askchannelai_search_transcripts",
    "arguments": {
      "channel_id": "@apple",
      "query": "How does Apple describe laptop performance improvements?",
      "format": "compact"
    }
  }
}' | jq

Search quotes (optional exact phrase)

curl -s 'https://askchannel.ai/mcp' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer askchannelai_your_full_secret_here' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json, text/event-stream' \
  -H 'MCP-Protocol-Version: 2025-06-18' \
  -d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "askchannelai_search_quotes",
    "arguments": {
      "channel_id": "@apple",
      "query": "\"privacy matters\"",
      "limit": 5
    }
  }
}' | jq

Ask channel (optional generated answer)

curl -s 'https://askchannel.ai/mcp' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer askchannelai_your_full_secret_here' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json, text/event-stream' \
  -H 'MCP-Protocol-Version: 2025-06-18' \
  -d '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 4,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "askchannelai_ask_channel",
    "arguments": {
      "channel_id": "@apple",
      "question": "What is the latest MacBook Pro model and what upgrades does it have?"
    }
  }
}' | jq