Install OpenTranscribe MCP for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
- Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows, or ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Linux.
- Paste the JSON config below.
- Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"fbossiere-open-transcribe-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"open-transcribe-mcp"
],
"env": {
"OT_HOST": "",
"OT_PORT": "8000",
"OT_SECURITY__BEARER_TOKEN": "YOUR_OT_SECURITY__BEARER_TOKEN",
"OT_MICROSOFT__ENDPOINT": "",
"OT_MICROSOFT__API_KEY": "YOUR_OT_MICROSOFT__API_KEY",
"OT_ELEVENLABS__API_KEY": "YOUR_OT_ELEVENLABS__API_KEY",
"OT_GROQ__API_KEY": "YOUR_OT_GROQ__API_KEY"
}
}
}
}