Kokoro TTS Server
Integrate text-to-speech capabilities into your applications effortlessly. Generate speech from text with customizable voices and adjustable speed, and enjoy cross-platform audio playback. Enhance user experience by converting written content into spoken words seamlessly.
Installation
Installing for Claude Desktop
Manual Configuration Required
This MCP server requires manual configuration. Run the command below to open your configuration file:
npx mcpbar@latest edit -c claude
This will open your configuration file where you can add the Kokoro TTS Server MCP server manually.
Kokoro TTS MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides text-to-speech capabilities using the Kokoro TTS engine. This server exposes TTS functionality through MCP tools, making it easy to integrate speech synthesis into your applications.
Prerequisites
- Python 3.10 or higher
uv
package manager
Installation
- First, install the
uv
package manager:
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
- Clone this repository and install dependencies:
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate # On Windows, use: .venv\Scripts\activate
uv pip install .
Features
- Text-to-speech synthesis with customizable voices
- Adjustable speech speed
- Support for saving audio to files or direct playback
- Cross-platform audio playback support (Windows, macOS, Linux)
Usage
The server provides a single MCP tool generate_speech
with the following parameters:
text
(required): The text to convert to speechvoice
(optional): Voice to use for synthesis (default: "af_heart")speed
(optional): Speech speed multiplier (default: 1.0)save_path
(optional): Directory to save audio filesplay_audio
(optional): Whether to play the audio immediately (default: False)
Example Usage
from mcp.client import Client
async with Client() as client:
await client.connect("kokoro-tts")
# Generate and play speech
result = await client.call_tool(
"generate_speech",
{
"text": "Hello, world!",
"voice": "af_heart",
"speed": 1.0,
"play_audio": True
}
)
Dependencies
- kokoro >= 0.8.4
- mcp[cli] >= 1.3.0
- soundfile >= 0.13.1
Platform Support
Audio playback is supported on:
- Windows (using
start
) - macOS (using
afplay
) - Linux (using
aplay
)
MCP Configuration
Add the following configuration to your MCP settings file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"kokoro-tts": {
"command": "/Users/giannisan/pinokio/bin/miniconda/bin/uv",
"args": [
"--directory",
"/Users/giannisan/Documents/Cline/MCP/kokoro-tts-mcp",
"run",
"tts-mcp.py"
]
}
}
}
License
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