# kyutai-tts-mcp

> MCP server wrapping Kyutai Pocket TTS for Claude Code (ONNX Runtime, no PyTorch, streaming, gap-free playback, French + English)

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/kyutai-tts-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Vincent Caudron
- homepage: https://github.com/Vincweb/kyutai-tts-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/Vincweb/kyutai-tts-mcp
- version: 0.9.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: claude, claude-code, kyutai, mcp, onnx, pocket-tts, speech, tts, voice
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:kyutai-tts-mcp

### Description (declared)

# kyutai-tts-mcp

Local-only voice for any MCP client (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor,
etc.) via [Kyutai Pocket TTS](https://github.com/kyutai-labs/pocket-tts).
No cloud, no API keys, no rate limits.

- 🇫🇷 French (Estelle) and 🇬🇧 English (Alba), plus 24 other Kyutai voices usable in both
- **No PyTorch**: runs on ONNX Runtime with int8 exports of Kyutai's 6-layer model
- **TTFA ~20 ms**, ~9× real-time on an Apple Silicon CPU, frame-by-frame streaming
- Pass `language=` per `speak()` call; models load lazily and cache
- Non-blocking `speak()`, gap-free playback via `sounddevice` write-mode
- ~160 MB venv, ~115 MB model per language, ~330 MB RAM

## Install

```bash
uvx kyutai-tts-mcp --help
```

Or persistent:

```bash
uv tool install kyutai-tts-mcp
```

Then add to your MCP client's `.mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kyutai-tts": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["kyutai-tts-mcp", "--language", "french"]
    }
  }
}
```

Replace `french` with `english` for your default language. Per-call
`language=` overrides this default. Older names such as `french_24l` are
accepted as aliases.

## MCP tools

| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
| `speak(text, voice?, language?, interrupt?)` | Generate audio for `text` and queue it for background playback. Returns immediately, streaming generation. By default, calls queue and play sequentially (including across turns). Pass `interrupt=True` to abort current playback and clear the queue first. Pass `language=` (`french` / `english`) to switch model on the fly. |
| `stop_speaking()` | Stop current playback, drop queue, cancel in-flight generation. Use for explicit "mute" requests. For mid-turn interruption + new speech, use `speak(..., interrupt=True)` instead. |
| `status()` | Report loaded languages, queue depths, sample rate, last error. |

## Configuration

The default language is set via `--language` (CLI) or `KYUTAI_TTS_LANGUAGE`
(env var). Other knobs (all env):

- `KYUTAI_TTS_VOICE` — default voice name …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- media.speech-synthesis (1, declared)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/kyutai-tts-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T23:24:50.208Z)

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