MCP server

Speechmatics MCP by usefulapi

io.usefulapi/speechmatics

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Transcribe audio and video with Speechmatics speech-to-text from Claude and any MCP client.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

usefulapi.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

7

Token cost

About 1,541 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http speechmatics https://speechmatics.usefulapi.io/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.speechmatics]
url = "https://speechmatics.usefulapi.io/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"speechmatics":{"httpUrl":"https://speechmatics.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"speechmatics":{"url":"https://speechmatics.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"speechmatics":{"type":"http","url":"https://speechmatics.usefulapi.io/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add speechmatics https://speechmatics.usefulapi.io/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"speechmatics","server_url":"https://speechmatics.usefulapi.io/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"speechmatics","server_url":"https://speechmatics.usefulapi.io/mcp"}

Tools

• speechmatics_delete_job Deletes data · ~134 tokens
  ⚠️ Permanently deletes a job and its transcript. Set force=true to delete even while it is still running. Batch API: DELETE /jobs/{job_id}.
• speechmatics_get_job ~129 tokens
  Get a single job's details and status (running | done | rejected | deleted | expired). Poll this until status is "done", then fetch the transcript. Batch API: GET /jobs/{job_id}.
• speechmatics_get_job_log ~99 tokens
  Get a job's plain-text processing log — useful for debugging a rejected job. Batch API: GET /jobs/{job_id}/log.
• speechmatics_get_transcript ~182 tokens
  Get a completed job's transcript. format=txt (default, human-readable) | srt (subtitles) | json-v2 (structured words, timings, speakers, translations, summary). Only works once the job status is "done". Batch API: GET /jobs/{job_id}/transcript.
• speechmatics_get_usage ~111 tokens
  Get usage statistics (transcription minutes) for the account over a date range. Batch API: GET /usage.
• speechmatics_list_jobs ~167 tokens
  List transcription jobs (most recent first), with status/data_name/duration. Batch API: GET /jobs.
• speechmatics_transcribe_url ~719 tokens
  Submit a publicly reachable audio/video URL for speech-to-text transcription (optionally with diarization, translation, and summarization). ASYNC: returns a job id immediately — poll speechmatics_get_job until status is "done", then call speechmatics_get_transcript. Batch API: POST /jobs.

Browse

• Claude tools
• Speech to text
• Translation
• Government and public data

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