Paxa Labs runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 335 installs a week from npm. Last commit 5 Nov 2026.
Thai, English, Mandarin speech AI: TTS with playback, transcription, translation, OCR, extraction
What the code does
We read the source, 1 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
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.
return spawnSync(probe, [command], { stdio: "ignore" }).status === 0;
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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.
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.
claude mcp add mcp -e 'PAXA_API_KEY=<PAXA_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @paxalabs/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@paxalabs/mcp"
],
"env": {
"PAXA_API_KEY": "<PAXA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@paxalabs/mcp"]
env = { PAXA_API_KEY = "<PAXA_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@paxalabs/mcp"
],
"env": {
"PAXA_API_KEY": "<PAXA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@paxalabs/mcp"
],
"env": {
"PAXA_API_KEY": "<PAXA_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<PAXA_API_KEY> (Paxa Labs API key, created at https://paxalabs.com/app/keys).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
PAXA_OUTPUT_DIR (Directory where text_to_speech and dialogue_to_speech save files (default: the working directory)), PAXA_DEFAULT_VOICE (Voice id used when a call does not pick one (default: foithong)).
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Paxa Labs — questions
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