What is kokoro-tts-mcp?
kokoro-tts-mcp is a MCP server by mberg that text-to-speech with the open-weight Kokoro TTS models, saving MP3s locally or uploading them to an S3 bucket. It is listed under Media & design and has 82 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | mberg |
| Repository | mberg/kokoro-tts-mcp |
| Popularity | 82 GitHub stars |
| Category | Media & design |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #667 of 4,418 MCP servers; #46 in Media & design |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2025-09-12 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
Is kokoro-tts-mcp safe to install?
kokoro-tts-mcp scores 96/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 5 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Runs on your machine only | Pass |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install kokoro-tts-mcp?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/mberg/kokoro-tts-mcp
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add kokoro-tts-mcp -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http kokoro-tts-mcp <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs kokoro-tts-mcp for you:
Add the "kokoro-tts-mcp" MCP server from https://github.com/mberg/kokoro-tts-mcp to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.