What is loudkit?
loudkit is a MCP server by loudreader that local text-to-speech from an on-device model with multiple voices and languages, cloned voice profiles and WAV, FLAC, MP3 or Opus output. It is listed under Media & design and has 27 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | loudreader |
| Repository | loudreader/loudkit |
| Popularity | 27 GitHub stars |
| Category | Media & design |
| Security | Low risk (96/100) |
| Rank | #1,150 of 4,418 MCP servers; #74 in Media & design |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Last commit | 2026-10-14 |
| Runs | Locally |
| Language | Python |
| Platforms | macOS, Windows, Linux |
Is loudkit safe to install?
loudkit 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 loudkit?
- 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/loudreader/loudkit
- 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 loudkit -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http loudkit <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 loudkit for you:
Add the "loudkit" MCP server from https://github.com/loudreader/loudkit 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.