ElevenLabs MCP Server vs Spotify MCP Server

Updated June 2026

Compare these two MCP servers to find which one fits your needs best.

ElevenLabs MCP Server

by ElevenLabs

✓ Official
Spotify MCP Server

by Marcel Marais

Description
The official ElevenLabs MCP server (elevenlabs/elevenlabs-mcp) connects AI assistants like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and OpenAI Agents directly to ElevenLabs' text-to-speech and audio-processing APIs. Once installed, an AI client can generate natural-sounding speech from text in dozens of voices and languages, clone a voice from a short audio sample, design and save new synthetic voices to a personal voice library, transcribe spoken audio with automatic speaker diarization, isolate vocals from background noise, and compose layered soundscapes (e.g. "a thunderstorm in a dense jungle with animals reacting") from a text prompt. It also exposes ElevenLabs' Conversational AI agent-creation tools, so a client can spin up a voice agent with a defined persona and have it answer questions in character. Install via PyPI/uv with `uvx elevenlabs-mcp` and an `ELEVENLABS_API_KEY` from the ElevenLabs dashboard — the free tier includes 10k credits/month, enough for testing. Optional environment variables (`ELEVENLABS_MCP_BASE_PATH`, `ELEVENLABS_MCP_OUTPUT_MODE`) control whether generated audio is saved to disk, returned as base64-encoded MCP resources for containerized/serverless environments, or both, and `ELEVENLABS_API_RESIDENCY` supports enterprise data-residency requirements. With 1,450+ GitHub stars, it is the most widely adopted way to give an AI coding assistant real audio-generation capabilities without hand-rolling API calls.
Marcel Marais's Spotify MCP Server is a lightweight TypeScript bridge between AI assistants and the Spotify Web API, letting Claude control playback and search a listener's library through natural language. It exposes tools for searching tracks/albums/artists/playlists, controlling playback (play, pause, skip, queue management), reading and modifying the current queue, and browsing a user's playlists and saved library. Authentication uses standard Spotify OAuth (client ID/secret from the Spotify Developer Dashboard) with a one-time login flow to obtain a refresh token, after which the server runs locally via the MCP stdio transport. Typical use: ask Claude to "queue up some upbeat workout music" or "what's currently playing," and it calls the Spotify API directly rather than requiring the user to switch to the Spotify app.
Install Type
pip
npm
Categories
🎬 media🤖 ai
🎬 media
Integrations
🟣 claude-desktop cursor💙 vs-code🏄 windsurf🤖 cline
🟣 claude-desktop cursor💙 vs-code🏄 windsurf🤖 cline

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between ElevenLabs MCP Server and Spotify MCP Server?
ElevenLabs MCP Server and Spotify MCP Server are both MCP servers but differ in their categories and capabilities. ElevenLabs MCP Server (media, ai) is The official ElevenLabs MCP server (elevenlabs/elevenlabs-mcp) connects AI assistants like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and OpenAI Agents directly to ElevenLabs' text-to-speech and audio-processing APIs. Once installed, an AI client can generate natural-sounding speech from text in dozens of voices and languages, clone a voice from a short audio sample, design and save new synthetic voices to a personal voice library, transcribe spoken audio with automatic speaker diarization, isolate vocals from background noise, and compose layered soundscapes (e.g. "a thunderstorm in a dense jungle with animals reacting") from a text prompt. It also exposes ElevenLabs' Conversational AI agent-creation tools, so a client can spin up a voice agent with a defined persona and have it answer questions in character. Install via PyPI/uv with `uvx elevenlabs-mcp` and an `ELEVENLABS_API_KEY` from the ElevenLabs dashboard — the free tier includes 10k credits/month, enough for testing. Optional environment variables (`ELEVENLABS_MCP_BASE_PATH`, `ELEVENLABS_MCP_OUTPUT_MODE`) control whether generated audio is saved to disk, returned as base64-encoded MCP resources for containerized/serverless environments, or both, and `ELEVENLABS_API_RESIDENCY` supports enterprise data-residency requirements. With 1,450+ GitHub stars, it is the most widely adopted way to give an AI coding assistant real audio-generation capabilities without hand-rolling API calls. while Spotify MCP Server (media) is Marcel Marais's Spotify MCP Server is a lightweight TypeScript bridge between AI assistants and the Spotify Web API, letting Claude control playback and search a listener's library through natural language. It exposes tools for searching tracks/albums/artists/playlists, controlling playback (play, pause, skip, queue management), reading and modifying the current queue, and browsing a user's playlists and saved library. Authentication uses standard Spotify OAuth (client ID/secret from the Spotify Developer Dashboard) with a one-time login flow to obtain a refresh token, after which the server runs locally via the MCP stdio transport. Typical use: ask Claude to "queue up some upbeat workout music" or "what's currently playing," and it calls the Spotify API directly rather than requiring the user to switch to the Spotify app..
Which MCP server should I choose: ElevenLabs MCP Server or Spotify MCP Server?
Choose ElevenLabs MCP Server if you need media capabilities and prefer pip installation. Choose Spotify MCP Server if you need media capabilities and prefer npm installation. Consider your specific use case and integration requirements.
Can I use both ElevenLabs MCP Server and Spotify MCP Server together?
Yes, you can use multiple MCP servers together in Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients.ElevenLabs MCP Server and Spotify MCP Servercan complement each other if their capabilities don't overlap.