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Macwhisper MCP Server

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Macwhisper MCP Server runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 116 installs a week from pypi. Last commit 17 Aug 2026.

MacWhisper transcription for Claude Desktop. Fully local, no cloud, audio stays on your Mac.

Installs per day peak 260 · avg 28 · -28% w/w
a month agotoday
116
Installs / week
pypi · macwhisper-mcp-server
2
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0 open issues
17 Aug 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
Python

What the code does

We read the source, 21 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

        proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, text=True)

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add macwhisper-mcp-server -- uvx macwhisper-mcp-server
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "macwhisper-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "macwhisper-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.macwhisper-mcp-server]
command = "uvx"
args = ["macwhisper-mcp-server"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "macwhisper-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "macwhisper-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "macwhisper-mcp-server": {
      "args": [
        "macwhisper-mcp-server"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS (Colon-separated list of directories the server may read audio files from (e.g. ~/Desktop:~/Downloads)), MACWHISPER_CLI (Path to the mw binary. Auto-detected from /Applications/MacWhisper.app if omitted.), MACWHISPER_LOG_PATH (Log file path. Defaults to ~/Library/Logs/macwhisper-mcp.log). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.

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Macwhisper MCP Server — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Macwhisper MCP Server?
Macwhisper MCP Server runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the pypi package macwhisper-mcp-server was installed 116 times last week.
How do I connect Macwhisper MCP Server?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls macwhisper-mcp-server straight from pypi; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Macwhisper MCP Server?
The pypi package macwhisper-mcp-server was installed 116 times in the last week. Week over week that is -28%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Macwhisper MCP Server open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in Python and 2 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.