Official ElevenLabs Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables interaction with powerful Text to Speech and audio processing APIs. This server allows MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, OpenAI Agents and others to generate speech, clone voices, transcribe audio, and more.
Quickstart with Claude Desktop
- Get your API key from ElevenLabs. There is a free tier with 10k credits per month.
- Install
uv(Python package manager), install withcurl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | shor see theuvrepo for additional install methods. - Go to Claude > Settings > Developer > Edit Config > claude_desktop_config.json to include the following:
{
"mcpServers": {
"ElevenLabs": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["elevenlabs-mcp"],
"env": {
"ELEVENLABS_API_KEY": "<insert-your-api-key-here>"
}
}
}
}
If you're using Windows, you will have to enable "Developer Mode" in Claude Desktop to use the MCP server. Click "Help" in the hamburger menu at the top left and select "Enable Developer Mode".






