ElevenLabs runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 89 installs a week from npm. Last commit 13 Sep 2026.
ElevenLabs MCP server: TTS, music, sound effects, voices, and audio transcription
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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.
claude mcp add mcp-server-elevenlabs -- npx -y @mindstone/mcp-server-elevenlabs{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-elevenlabs": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@mindstone/mcp-server-elevenlabs"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp-server-elevenlabs]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@mindstone/mcp-server-elevenlabs"]{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-elevenlabs": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@mindstone/mcp-server-elevenlabs"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-server-elevenlabs": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@mindstone/mcp-server-elevenlabs"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}This one needs environment variables set before it will start:
ELEVENLABS_API_KEY (ElevenLabs API key (starts with sk_)), MCP_WORKSPACE_PATH (Workspace directory for transcription audio file inputs. Defaults to os.tmpdir() when unset.).
The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.
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