How do I install the deapi mcp server?

Use a recorded configuration for your client, replace example credential values and paths, and verify the documented runtime. Restart or reconnect the client, then inspect the available tools.

What credentials does it need?

The recorded environment keys are `DEAPI_API_BASE_URL`. Keep credentials outside committed files and confirm the configuration required by your installed version.

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DeAPI MCP Server

29 AI tools: audio/video transcription, image generation, TTS, OCR, embeddings via deAPI

Local serverstdioPython

What is the DeAPI MCP Server?

29 AI tools: audio/video transcription, image generation, TTS, OCR, embeddings via deAPI

What it actually does

Production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the deAPI REST API. This server exposes all deAPI AI capabilities as MCP tools, enabling LLMs to perform audio transcription, image generation, OCR, video generation, text-to-speech, and more.

Complete API Coverage — 39 deAPI tools exposed via MCP, covering every v2 client endpoint
Smart Adaptive Polling — Automatically polls async jobs with optimized intervals based on job type
OAuth 2.0 Authentication — Secure token exchange via OAuth Authorization Code flow with PKCE
Error Recovery — Automatic retry logic with exponential backoff
Progress Reporting — Real-time progress updates to MCP clients
Type Safety — Full Pydantic schema validation

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Maintainer setup documentation.

Recorded tools

Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.

Tool	What it does
audio_transcription	Transcribe audio files to text using Whisper models
audio_transcription_price	Calculate transcription cost
text_to_audio	Convert text to natural speech (TTS)
text_to_audio_price	Calculate TTS cost
text_to_music	Generate music from text description and lyrics
text_to_music_price	Calculate music generation cost
audio_url_transcription	Transcribe audio from URLs of completed Twitter Spaces
audio_url_transcription_price	Calculate Twitter Spaces transcription cost
video_file_transcription	Transcribe video files to text
video_file_transcription_price	Calculate video file transcription cost
video_url_transcription	Transcribe videos from URLs (YouTube, Twitter/X, Twitch, Kick)
video_url_transcription_price	Calculate video URL transcription cost
text_to_image	Generate images from text prompts
image_to_image	Transform images with text guidance

How to install the DeAPI MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deapi": {
      "url": "http://your-server-ip:8000/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

For running the MCP server: - Python 3.10 or higher - uv, pip, or conda for package management For a deAPI account: - Sign up at deapi.ai and get your API token

Variable	Description	Required
DEAPI_API_BASE_URL	Endpoint or connection string the server talks to.	Yes

Example prompts to try

“Use DeAPI to audio transcription.”
“Use DeAPI to audio transcription price.”
“Use DeAPI to text to audio.”

Frequently asked questions

29 AI tools: audio/video transcription, image generation, TTS, OCR, embeddings via deAPI Confirm the tools offered by your installed version in the connected client. Tool availability and permissions depend on the server and account configuration.