mcp-edge-tts - Give Claude a Voice!

Minimal cross-platform MCP server for text-to-speech using Microsoft Edge TTS.

Let Claude speak! Works with Claude Code and Claude Desktop.

Слава Україні!

Features

• 🎙️ 300+ voices in 50+ languages
• 🖥️ Cross-platform: Windows, macOS, Linux
• 🔑 Zero API keys required
• ⚙️ Customizable: speed, volume, pitch
• 🤖 Works with Claude Code and Claude Desktop

Installation

Via pip (recommended)

pip install mcp-edge-tts

From source

Windows

git clone https://github.com/s-n-n/edge-tts-mcp.git
cd edge-tts-mcp
python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -e .

macOS / Linux

git clone https://github.com/s-n-n/edge-tts-mcp.git
cd edge-tts-mcp
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -e .

Setup

Add to your MCP configuration:

If installed via pip

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "edge-tts": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "mcp_edge_tts"]
    }
  }
}

If installed from source

Claude Code (.mcp.json)

Windows:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "edge-tts": {
      "command": "C:\\path\\to\\edge-tts-mcp\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe",
      "args": ["-m", "mcp_edge_tts"]
    }
  }
}

macOS / Linux:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "edge-tts": {
      "command": "/path/to/edge-tts-mcp/venv/bin/python",
      "args": ["-m", "mcp_edge_tts"]
    }
  }
}

Usage

speak

Speak text aloud.

speak("Hello, world!")
speak("Привіт!", voice="uk-UA-PolinaNeural")
speak("Fast!", rate="+50%")

Parameters:

Parameter	Description	Example
text	Text to speak	"Hello"
voice	Voice name	"en-US-AriaNeural"
rate	Speed (-50% to +100%)	"+20%"
volume	Volume (-50% to +100%)	"+10%"
pitch	Pitch (-50Hz to +50Hz)	"+5Hz"

list_available_voices

List voices, optionally filtered by language.

list_available_voices()
list_available_voices("uk")

get_config

Show current settings and available audio players.

Configuration

Set defaults via environment variables or .env file:

EDGE_TTS_VOICE=uk-UA-OstapNeural
EDGE_TTS_RATE=+0%
EDGE_TTS_VOLUME=+0%
EDGE_TTS_PITCH=+0Hz
EDGE_TTS_PLAYER=auto

Audio Players

Auto-detected by platform:

Platform	Default Player	Alternatives
Windows	PowerShell MediaPlayer (built-in)	ffplay, mpv
macOS	afplay (built-in)	ffplay, mpv
Linux	ffplay	mpv, paplay

Popular Voices

Language	Voice	Gender
Ukrainian	uk-UA-OstapNeural	Male
Ukrainian	uk-UA-PolinaNeural	Female
English (US)	en-US-AriaNeural	Female
English (US)	en-US-GuyNeural	Male
German	de-DE-ConradNeural	Male
French	fr-FR-DeniseNeural	Female
Spanish	es-ES-AlvaroNeural	Male
Chinese	zh-CN-XiaoxiaoNeural	Female

Run list_available_voices() for full list.

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• No additional software on Windows/macOS (uses built-in players)
• Linux: ffmpeg or mpv recommended

License

MIT

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