Getting Started with Claude
Speak AI's MCP server gives Claude access to your entire media library — transcripts, AI insights, recordings, folders, and more. Choose the Claude client that fits your workflow.
What you'll get access to
83 tools across 10 categories (upload, transcribe, analyze, search, export, and more)
3 built-in prompts: analyze-meeting, research-across-media, meeting-brief
5 media resources: your library, folders, languages, per-file transcripts, and per-file insights
Step 1: Get your API key
Go to app.speakai.co/developers, sign in, and copy your API key.
Option A — Claude.ai (web)
Open claude.ai and go to Settings → Integrations
Click Add integration
Paste the MCP URL:
https://mcp.speakai.co/mcpName it Speak AI and enter your API key when prompted
Tell Claude: "List my recent Speak AI recordings" to verify the connection.
Option B — Claude Desktop (macOS / Windows)
Open your Claude Desktop config file:
macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonWindows:
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Add this block inside "mcpServers" (create the key if it doesn't exist):
{ "mcpServers": { "speakai": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@speakai/mcp-server"], "env": { "SPEAK_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here" } } }}
Replace your-api-key-here with your key, then restart Claude Desktop. Node.js 18+ is required — download Node.js if not installed.
Option C — Claude Code CLI
Recommended — official plugin:
Type the following commands inside Claude Code:
/plugin install speakai@claude-plugins-official
Then activate:
/reload-plugins
Then follow the getting-started skill to connect your Speak AI API key. Get your key from app.speakai.co/developers.
You can also browse to it: type /plugins in Claude Code, go to the Discover tab, and search "speak". It shows as speakai · claude-plugins-official.
Alternative — manual HTTP transport:
claude mcp add --transport http speakai https://api.speakai.co/v1/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer $SPEAK_API_KEY"
Set SPEAK_API_KEY in your shell environment first, or replace $SPEAK_API_KEY with your actual key.
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