Audio Transcriber MCP Server

A MCP server to transcribe audio files using OpenAI Api

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What is the Audio Transcriber MCP MCP server?

Audio Transcriber MCP becomes available to MCP clients through the audio transcriber mcp mcp server. A MCP server to transcribe audio files using OpenAI Api.

What Audio Transcriber MCP does

A MCP server that provides audio transcription capabilities using OpenAI's API.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 5 tools directly:

  • transcribe_audio — Transcribe audio files using OpenAI's API
  • save_to_file — Boolean to save transcription to a file
  • language — ISO-639-1 language code (e.g., "en", "es")
  • Setup — 1. Clone the repository: bash git clone https://github.com/Ichigo3766/audio-transcriber-mcp.git cd audio-transcriber-mcp
  • Tools — The Tools tool exposed by this server

Installing the audio transcriber mcp mcp server

Setup follows the standard MCP pattern: clone or install the server, then register it in your client's configuration file and restart the client. The configuration snippets on this page cover Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 3 environment variables: OPENAI_API_KEY, OPENAI_BASE_URL, OPENAI_MODEL. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Where it fits

Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Audio Transcriber MCP sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — transcribe_audio, save_to_file, language among others — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • Maintained by Ichigo3766.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the audio transcriber mcp mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
transcribe_audioTranscribe audio files using OpenAI's API
save_to_fileBoolean to save transcription to a file
languageISO-639-1 language code (e.g., "en", "es")
Setup1. Clone the repository: bash git clone https://github.com/Ichigo3766/audio-transcriber-mcp.git cd audio-transcriber-mcp
ToolsThe Tools tool exposed by this server.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
OPENAI_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
OPENAI_BASE_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
OPENAI_MODELConfiguration value read at startup.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Audio Transcriber MCP to transcribe audio.
  • Use Audio Transcriber MCP to save to file.
  • Use Audio Transcriber MCP to language.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Audio Transcriber MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 5 tools (transcribe_audio, save_to_file, language, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Audio Transcriber MCP directly.