Media List MCP¶

Remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP, OAuth 2.1 or API key) - find the right journalists, editors, podcast hosts and creators to pitch, straight from your AI assistant. Search Media List by beat, outlet, location and role, open a contact, and work with your saved lists and campaigns. Built for PR agencies, publicists and founders who pitch their own story; read only.

Server type: Remote (Streamable HTTP)
Auth: OAuth 2.1 (sign in with Media List, dynamic client registration) or an API key as a Bearer header
Endpoint: https://medialist.com/mcp
Tools: 9 (search_contacts, search_outlets, get_contact, get_filter_values, list_lists, get_list, list_campaigns, get_campaign, get_account)
Pricing: paid Media List plan (see medialist.com/pricing); no free tier for API access
Category: Marketing / PR
Built by: Media List (medialist.com, hosted service)
Website: medialist.com
Listing: chatmcp/mcpso issue #5211 (Oct 12, 2026 evening sweep)

Why This Matters for Operators¶

Media outreach is a research problem wearing a writing problem's clothes. The pitch is easy; knowing which 40 journalists across 12 outlets actually cover your category, and which podcast hosts take founder guests, is the work. That research normally means a subscriptions spreadsheet, a browser and an hour per campaign.

Media List moves it into the assistant. Ask who covers your sector at the outlets that matter, filter by beat and location, open a contact to check the fit, and pull the campaign and list context you already maintain. The catalog's Comunicate entry handles press-release distribution once the story goes out; Media List is the targeting layer before that, for the founders and agencies choosing who to approach.

Tools & Capabilities¶

Tool group	Purpose
Search	search_contacts, search_outlets, get_filter_values: find journalists, hosts and outlets by beat, role, location and other filters
Contacts	get_contact: one contact record with their details and outlets
Lists and campaigns	list_lists, get_list, list_campaigns, get_campaign: work with the lists and campaigns you maintain in Media List
Account	get_account: the account behind the connection

Installation¶

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user media-list https://medialist.com/mcp

Then sign in with Media List when the client opens the OAuth flow, or send an API key as a Bearer header.

Configuration¶

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "media-list": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://medialist.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${MEDIA_LIST_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Business Relevance¶

Founders pitching their own story can build a targeted journalist and podcast list in one conversation instead of hiring an agency for the first pass.
PR agencies and publicists can research beats and outlets for a new client fast, then work from their existing lists and campaigns.
In-house marketing teams covering launches can find the right reporters per announcement without keeping a media database current by hand.
Content and SEO teams doing digital PR can match link-building targets to actual journalists covering the beat.

Integration with CorpusIQ¶

CorpusIQ answers from the business systems; Media List answers who to pitch. Pull the story material from your connected sources - Stripe for growth numbers you can disclose, the frontend or content source for what shipped - then have the assistant match the story angle to the journalists who cover that beat and open the contact. The pair turns "we should get coverage" into a named list with the story facts behind it.

Limitations¶

Requires a paid Media List plan; the MCP endpoint itself answers initialize keyless but tool calls need the plan's credentials.
Read only: it does not send pitches or manage replies; combine it with your outreach tool for sending.
Coverage is only as good as Media List's database; spot-check a contact before a critical pitch.

FAQ¶

What do I need to get started?¶

A Media List plan and an account. Connect the server with OAuth or an API key, and the assistant can work with contacts, lists and campaigns on your plan.

Is it read only?¶

Yes. The nine tools search and read contacts, outlets, lists and campaigns; nothing in the API surface writes to your account.

How is this different from the catalog's Comunicate entry?¶

Comunicate distributes a release once it is written; Media List is where you decide who to pitch in the first place. Use them as a pair: target with Media List, distribute with Comunicate.