About MCP-TTS-Kokoro
A Gradio-based MCP server that converts English text to speech using the Kokoro TTS engine. It offers selectable male or female voices and adjustable playback speed.
Key features
- 01English text-to-speech
- 02Male or female voice selection
- 03Speed control from 0.5 to 1.5
- 04Gradio Share public URL
- 05SSE MCP communication
Use cases
- 01Generate spoken audio from English text
- 02Choose a voice and adjust speech speed
MCP support
Exposes English text-to-speech through an MCP server using SSE communication.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEMCP-TTS-Kokoro
A MCP Server built on Gradio that transforms English Text into Sound (TTS) English Text as
Features:
- Light enough to run on Apple M1 silicone
- Generate public URL via Gradio Share
- Uses SSE MCP communication standard
Options:
- Female or Male Voice
- Voice speed from 0.5 to 1.5
To install:
- clone repo
- install requirements (pip install -r 'requirements.txt')
- run program (cd to folder and then python app.py)
Notes:
- Built and tested on Python 3.12
- Built on the Kokoro TTS engine: https://github.com/hexgrad/kokoro
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