Gandr-mcp Server

The official Gandr MCP server, text to speech inside any MCP-compatible agent (Claude Desktop, Cursor, and friends).

Local serverstdio

What is the Gandr-mcp Server?

gandr-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the gandr-ai/gandr-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “The official Gandr MCP server, text to speech inside any MCP-compatible agent (Claude Desktop, Cursor, and friends)”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using gandr-mcp. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Configuration values

The example declares GANDR_API_KEY. Secret-looking values have been replaced with placeholders. Required and optional labels are shown only when the documentation states them.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

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.

ToolWhat it does
synthesizeRender text to speech (WAV, base64). Voice, language, sample rate 8000-48000, pitch and pacing dials.
list_voicesThe six available voices.
list_languagesThe 23 supported languages and their codes.
get_usageTokens used by the configured key. One token is one character.

How to install the Gandr-mcp Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gandr": {
      "command": "gandr-mcp",
      "env": {
        "GANDR_API_KEY": "YOUR_GANDR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
GANDR_API_KEYDeclared in the maintainer’s client configuration.Check documentation