SpeechWeave runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 122 installs a week from npm. Last commit 22 Oct 2026.
Transcribe local files and URLs with SpeechWeave's OpenAI-compatible Speech-to-Text API.
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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.
claude mcp add mcp -e 'SPEECHWEAVE_API_KEY=<SPEECHWEAVE_API_KEY>' -- npx -y @speechweave/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@speechweave/mcp"
],
"env": {
"SPEECHWEAVE_API_KEY": "<SPEECHWEAVE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@speechweave/mcp"]
env = { SPEECHWEAVE_API_KEY = "<SPEECHWEAVE_API_KEY>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@speechweave/mcp"
],
"env": {
"SPEECHWEAVE_API_KEY": "<SPEECHWEAVE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@speechweave/mcp"
],
"env": {
"SPEECHWEAVE_API_KEY": "<SPEECHWEAVE_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<SPEECHWEAVE_API_KEY> (SpeechWeave API key (sk_live_...)).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
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