Whissle MCP Server

A Python-based server that provides access to Whissle API endpoints for speech-to-text, diarization, translation, and text summarization.

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Whissle MCP MCP server?

Whissle mcp mcp server lets Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients work with Whissle MCP directly. A Python-based server that provides access to Whissle API endpoints for speech-to-text, diarization, translation, and text summarization.

What Whissle MCP does

A Python-based server that provides access to Whissle API endpoints for speech-to-text, diarization, translation, and text summarization.

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 2 tools directly:

  • Translation — The Translation tool exposed by this server
  • Summarization — The Summarization tool exposed by this server

Installing the whissle 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 2 environment variables: WHISSLE_AUTH_TOKEN, WHISSLE_MCP_BASE_PATH. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Requirements

  • Python 3.8 or higher - pip (Python package installer) - A Whissle API authentication token

Where it fits

AI-service servers chain other models into your assistant, turning a single chat into a small production pipeline. Whissle MCP sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Translation, Summarization — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other ai services 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 WhissleAI, written in Python.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the whissle 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
TranslationThe Translation tool exposed by this server.
SummarizationThe Summarization tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Whissle MCP MCP server

{
       "mcpServers": {
           "Whissle": {
               "command": "/path/to/your/venv/bin/python",
               "args": [
                   "/path/to/whissle_mcp/server.py"
               ],
               "env": {
                   "WHISSLE_AUTH_TOKEN": "insert_auth_token_here"
               }
           }
       }
   }

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

Configuration

  • Python 3.8 or higher - pip (Python package installer) - A Whissle API authentication token
VariableDescriptionRequired
WHISSLE_AUTH_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
WHISSLE_MCP_BASE_PATHFilesystem location the server is allowed to use.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Whissle MCP to Translation.
  • Use Whissle MCP to Summarization.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Whissle MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 2 tools (Translation, Summarization) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Whissle MCP directly.