About Giggy Speech MCP
Giggy Speech MCP is a remote MCP server for using Giggy text-to-speech and recorded-audio transcription from coding agents and AI clients. It provides voice discovery, asynchronous generation and transcript retrieval; live microphone transcription uses a separate SDK or WebSocket workflow.
Key features
- 01Discover available and personal voices
- 02Generate speech from text
- 03Retrieve speech generation status and results
- 04Transcribe recorded audio asynchronously
Use cases
- 01Choose a voice for generated speech
- 02Create a queued speech sample
- 03Retrieve a completed recording transcript
MCP support
The server exposes five speech tools over Streamable HTTP at https://giggy.ai/mcp. Clients authenticate with a Giggy API key; MCP supports recorded transcription, not live microphone audio transport.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://giggy.ai/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http ai-giggy-speech https://giggy.ai/mcp{"mcpServers":{"ai-giggy-speech":{"type":"http","url":"https://giggy.ai/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"ai-giggy-speech":{"type":"http","url":"https://giggy.ai/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"ai-giggy-speech":{"type":"http","url":"https://giggy.ai/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"ai-giggy-speech":{"serverUrl":"https://giggy.ai/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
https://giggy.ai/mcpAuth requiredTools
Details
From the project READMEGiggy MCP — text-to-speech and recorded transcription for AI agents
Giggy MCP is a remote Streamable HTTP Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for using Giggy text-to-speech and recorded-audio speech-to-text from coding agents and AI clients.
It provides Giggy speech tools to Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Cline, Windsurf-compatible clients, and other MCP clients.
MCP registry and plugin directories
Giggy's remote speech MCP endpoint is:
https://giggy.ai/mcp
This repository contains the publication artifacts for:
- Official MCP Registry:
server.json - OpenAI / Codex:
openai-plugin/ - Claude Code:
.claude-plugin/plugin.json
See directory submission status and requirements.
A public registry listing, plugin submission, and approved plugin publication are separate steps. Consult the submission document for verified status.
Install for AI coding agents
Agent Skill — Codex and Claude Code
npx skills add giggy-ai/giggy-mcp --skill giggy-speech
The skill guides TTS, recorded STT, live microphone WebSocket STT, SDK and Pipecat integrations without requiring an MCP connection. Executing MCP tools still requires an authenticated connection. Check the current package and workflow guide at https://giggy.ai/llms-full.txt before implementing.
Claude Code plugin
claude plugin marketplace add giggy-ai/giggy-mcp
claude plugin install giggy-speech@giggy
Codex
Follow the existing Codex MCP setup below.
Example prompt
"Use Giggy to list available English voices, generate a short Batch speech sample saying 'Hello from Giggy', and return the completed audio URL."
Discover Giggy
Choose guidance, tool execution or publication
| Goal | Existing path | Check |
|---|---|---|
| Write integration code | Install the skill and read the current SDK/API guide | No MCP connection or inference is needed for code-only work. |
| Execute speech tools | Configure MCP for your client with its own key | Inspect tools/list; expect the five tools below. Read-only discovery is separate from billable generation. |
| Run live microphone STT | Use the documented server-side WebSocket or SDK live workflow | MCP recorded transcription is not the live transport. |
| Install a local plugin | Use the existing plugin/client instructions | Local installation does not establish marketplace approval. |
| Check public availability | Read the dated directory-status document | A prepared archive or historical portal sign-in does not prove approval today. |
For Codex, use the environment-backed TOML below. Claude Code has its JSON example below. Cursor, VS Code, Cline and Windsurf client examples are in examples/. Use the configuration format supported by your installed client; do not paste a shared key into manifests or chat.
The API-key bearer setup is the documented path in this repository. OAuth is separate: verify the hosted server, client and per-user authorization together before claiming it works. Candidate OAuth source code is not a verified hosted flow. Respect the user's budget and existing authorization; validating setup does not authorize paid Fast/Streaming or microphone calls.
For a code-only first task ask: "Use the Giggy skill to implement explicit Batch TTS that saves SDK audio bytes, or recorded STT that retrieves final text. MCP workflows poll the returned UUID for their completed result URL. Check current docs; do not execute requests." For a live integration ask: "Implement the documented live WebSocket flow, preserving readiness, stop and final verification; write code only."
Quick setup
Use Giggy MCP with Codex
Set GIGGY_API_KEY in your environment, then add to ~/.codex/config.toml:
[mcp_servers.giggy-speech]
url = "https://giggy.ai/mcp"
bearer_token_env_var = "GIGGY_API_KEY"
Use Giggy MCP with Claude Code
Set GIGGY_API_KEY, then configure:
{
"mcpServers": {
"giggy-speech": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://giggy.ai/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${GIGGY_API_KEY}" }
}
}
}
Keep API keys out of configuration files committed to source control.
Remote MCP server
https://giggy.ai/mcp
Transport:
Streamable HTTP
The current Giggy MCP endpoint is stateless and accepts POST requests.
Authentication
Use a Giggy API key:
Authorization: Bearer $GIGGY_API_KEY
Giggy API keys begin with:
giggy_sk_
Keep the key in your MCP client's secret or environment configuration.
Do not:
- put it in ordinary prompts
- commit it to source control
- embed it in browser JavaScript
Speech tools
This repository documents these Giggy speech tools:
list_voices
list_my_voices
generate_speech
get_speech_generation
transcribe_audio
Read the connected server's tool schemas before calling these tools. Recorded transcription is asynchronous admission, followed by durable status/result retrieval. MCP does not transport live microphone frames; use the Python or Node.js SDK for that workflow.
Transcribe recorded audio with a coding assistant
Connect MCP with your own Giggy API key, then ask: "Use Giggy to transcribe my authorised recording with the available recorded-audio tool, retain the generation UUID, and retrieve the completed transcript."
The assistant must inspect transcribe_audio's current schema, prepare the supported input and use one idempotency key per intended operation. Poll get_speech_generation without resubmitting. Retrieve the canonical transcript only after completion; do not treat admission as final text. Check pricing and limits before paid usage. The current transcript contract does not provide speaker diarization, word timestamps, sentiment or PII redaction.
For SDKs, Pipecat, n8n and learning resources, use the developer tool guide.
Recommended speech workflow
- Call
list_voicesorlist_my_voices. - Select the exact returned
voice_id. - Call
generate_speechwith explicitmode=batchfor the free queued workflow; paid modes require authorization. - Supply a fresh
idempotency_keyfor each new intended generation. - Save
generation.generation_uuid. - Call
get_speech_generationwhile the status isqueuedorprocessing. - When the status becomes
completed, usegeneration.result.url.
Do not resubmit a new generation while polling an existing generation.
Use Giggy MCP with Codex
Set:
export GIGGY_API_KEY="giggy_sk_..."
Then add this to:
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.giggy-speech]
url = "https://giggy.ai/mcp"
bearer_token_env_var = "GIGGY_API_KEY"
A ready-to-copy version is included at:
examples/codex-config.toml
Verify:
codex mcp list
Use Giggy MCP with Claude Code
Set:
export GIGGY_API_KEY="giggy_sk_..."
A project MCP configuration is included at:
examples/claude-code.mcp.json
Its contents are:
{
"mcpServers": {
"giggy-speech": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://giggy.ai/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer ${GIGGY_API_KEY}"
}
}
}
}
Copy that configuration to:
.mcp.json
in the project where Claude Code should use Giggy.
Then run:
claude mcp list
or use:
/mcp
inside Claude Code.
Other MCP clients
Ready-to-copy client configurations are included for:
| Client | Example |
|---|---|
| Codex | examples/codex-config.toml |
| Claude Code | examples/claude-code.mcp.json |
| Cursor | examples/cursor.mcp.json |
| VS Code | examples/vscode.mcp.json |
| Cline | examples/cline.mcp.json |
| Windsurf-compatible clients | examples/windsurf.mcp.json |
Cursor
Set:
export GIGGY_API_KEY="giggy_sk_..."
Copy or merge:
examples/cursor.mcp.json
into:
.cursor/mcp.json
for project configuration, or:
~/.cursor/mcp.json
for global configuration.
VS Code
Copy or merge:
examples/vscode.mcp.json
into:
.vscode/mcp.json
This example uses the VS Code Local harness and its password-style ${input:giggy-api-key} prompt. It is not a universal Copilot-harness configuration: input/command secrets from the VS Code format are not forwarded to that harness. Check the official MCP configuration reference for the environment-variable header format supported by your selected harness. Do not replace a secret placeholder with a key in a committed file.
Cline
Open Cline's MCP server configuration and copy the contents of:
examples/cline.mcp.json
Replace:
YOUR_GIGGY_API_KEY
in your local configuration only.
Do not commit the configured file.
Windsurf-compatible clients
For installations that use:
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
merge the contents of:
examples/windsurf.mcp.json
and replace:
YOUR_GIGGY_API_KEY
in the local configuration only.
Raw MCP examples
Set:
export GIGGY_API_KEY="giggy_sk_..."
Initialize:
./examples/initialize.sh
List tools:
./examples/list-tools.sh
List public voices:
./examples/list-voices.sh
Important behavior
generate_speech returns durable generation metadata.
It does not return live MP3 or PCM audio bytes through MCP.
For progressive PCM audio, use:
POST https://api.giggy.ai/v1/text-to-speech
with:
mode=streaming
output_format=pcm_24000
Developer resources
Speech API documentation:
https://giggy.ai/docs/speech-api
OpenAPI:
https://api.giggy.ai/v1/openapi.json
Runnable examples:
https://github.com/giggy-ai/giggy-examples
Pricing:
https://giggy.ai/pricing
Official SDK and runnable examples:
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