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
Over 100 tools spanning your whole Speak AI workspace (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/apikeys, 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://api.speakai.co/v1/mcpName it Speak AI, then approve access in your browser when prompted (one-click OAuth). If your client asks for an API key instead, paste your key from app.speakai.co/developers/apikeys
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/apikeys.
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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