Voicemode

dev.voicemode/voicemode · v9.0.2

Natural voice conversations for AI assistants - STT/TTS via MCP

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Terminal

claude mcp add voicemode -e OPENAI_API_KEY=<OPENAI_API_KEY> -e VOICEMODE_DEBUG=<VOICEMODE_DEBUG> -e VOICEMODE_SKIP_TTS=<VOICEMODE_SKIP_TTS> -e VOICEMODE_PREFER_LOCAL=<VOICEMODE_PREFER_LOCAL> -e VOICEMODE_AUDIO_FORMAT=<VOICEMODE_AUDIO_FORMAT> -e VOICEMODE_WHISPER_MODEL=<VOICEMODE_WHISPER_MODEL> -e VOICEMODE_DISABLE_SILENCE_DETECTION=<VOICEMODE_DISABLE_SILENCE_DETECTION> -- uvx voice-mode==9.0.2

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "voicemode": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "voice-mode==9.0.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<OPENAI_API_KEY>",
        "VOICEMODE_DEBUG": "<VOICEMODE_DEBUG>",
        "VOICEMODE_SKIP_TTS": "<VOICEMODE_SKIP_TTS>",
        "VOICEMODE_PREFER_LOCAL": "<VOICEMODE_PREFER_LOCAL>",
        "VOICEMODE_AUDIO_FORMAT": "<VOICEMODE_AUDIO_FORMAT>",
        "VOICEMODE_WHISPER_MODEL": "<VOICEMODE_WHISPER_MODEL>",
        "VOICEMODE_DISABLE_SILENCE_DETECTION": "<VOICEMODE_DISABLE_SILENCE_DETECTION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "voicemode": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "voice-mode==9.0.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<OPENAI_API_KEY>",
        "VOICEMODE_DEBUG": "<VOICEMODE_DEBUG>",
        "VOICEMODE_SKIP_TTS": "<VOICEMODE_SKIP_TTS>",
        "VOICEMODE_PREFER_LOCAL": "<VOICEMODE_PREFER_LOCAL>",
        "VOICEMODE_AUDIO_FORMAT": "<VOICEMODE_AUDIO_FORMAT>",
        "VOICEMODE_WHISPER_MODEL": "<VOICEMODE_WHISPER_MODEL>",
        "VOICEMODE_DISABLE_SILENCE_DETECTION": "<VOICEMODE_DISABLE_SILENCE_DETECTION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "voicemode": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "voice-mode==9.0.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<OPENAI_API_KEY>",
        "VOICEMODE_DEBUG": "<VOICEMODE_DEBUG>",
        "VOICEMODE_SKIP_TTS": "<VOICEMODE_SKIP_TTS>",
        "VOICEMODE_PREFER_LOCAL": "<VOICEMODE_PREFER_LOCAL>",
        "VOICEMODE_AUDIO_FORMAT": "<VOICEMODE_AUDIO_FORMAT>",
        "VOICEMODE_WHISPER_MODEL": "<VOICEMODE_WHISPER_MODEL>",
        "VOICEMODE_DISABLE_SILENCE_DETECTION": "<VOICEMODE_DISABLE_SILENCE_DETECTION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

Name	Description
`OPENAI_API_KEY` Optional, secret	OpenAI API key for cloud-based STT/TTS (optional - local services can be installed)
`VOICEMODE_DEBUG` Optional	Enable debug mode with detailed logging (true/false)
`VOICEMODE_SKIP_TTS` Optional	Skip TTS and show text only for faster response (true/false)
`VOICEMODE_PREFER_LOCAL` Optional	Prefer local services over cloud when available (true/false, default: true)
`VOICEMODE_AUDIO_FORMAT` Optional	Audio format: pcm, mp3, wav, flac, aac, opus (default: pcm)
`VOICEMODE_WHISPER_MODEL` Optional	Whisper model: tiny, base, small, medium, large (default: base)
`VOICEMODE_DISABLE_SILENCE_DETECTION` Optional	Disable silence detection for continuous recording (true/false)

Details

Package	`[email protected]` (PYPI, stdio)
First published	29 Oct 2026
Last updated	29 Oct 2026
Registry name	`dev.voicemode/voicemode`

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