# MacWhisper MCP in 2026: No Official Server, 3 Workarounds

> There's no official MacWhisper MCP, but Claude Code can already drive its mw CLI. Two unofficial servers fill the gaps, and off the Mac you need a remote one.

- URL: https://www.getvoibe.com/resources/macwhisper-mcp/
- Author: Ayush
- Published: 2026-11-03 · Updated: 2026-11-04

[MacWhisper](https://www.getvoibe.com/resources/macwhisper-review/) has no MCP server, and if you work in Claude Code you probably won’t miss it. The app ships an official command-line tool called `mw`, and its docs pitch it as a natural fit for coding agents like Claude Code and Cursor.

MacWhisper’s site and help docs never mention MCP, and Anthropic’s connector directory has no listing either. That leaves three workarounds, and all of them run on your Mac with the audio staying there:

- **The mw CLI**, for Claude Code, Cursor and any other agent with a shell.
- **docdyhr/macwhisper-mcp-server**, an unofficial server for Claude Desktop, which has no terminal.
- **marcuslannister/macwhisper-mcp**, an unofficial server for agents running inside a Docker container.

In your place, I’d start with the CLI. It’s MacWhisper’s own tool, there’s nothing extra to install, and the servers only earn their keep when your client can’t run commands.

None of the three helps Claude on the web, ChatGPT or your phone, because those run in the cloud and can’t see your Mac. For them you need a remote server such as [Voibe’s MCP](https://www.getvoibe.com/resources/voibe-speech-to-text-api/), which I cover near the end. Voibe is the app I help build.

> **Key takeaway:** TL;DR: MacWhisper has no official MCP server, and on a Mac you may not need one, because Claude Code and Cursor can run its own mw command-line tool. If your agent lives anywhere else, such as Claude on the web or ChatGPT, you need a remote transcription server instead.

## MacWhisper MCP at a Glance

I set up the `mw` CLI, both unofficial servers and Voibe’s MCP myself. I also went through MacWhisper’s site, its CLI help article, its App Store listing and both GitHub repos. The prices and the rating in this table were re-checked on November 3, 2026.

| Question | Answer |
| --- | --- |
| **Does MacWhisper have an MCP server?** | No official one. MacWhisper’s site and docs don’t mention MCP, and Anthropic’s connector directory has no MacWhisper page |
| **Official agent route** | The `mw` CLI, installed at `/usr/local/bin/mw` from Settings › Advanced › Command-Line Tool |
| **Unofficial MCP servers** | Two, both MIT: `docdyhr/macwhisper-mcp-server` (stdio, PyPI 1.2.1) and `marcuslannister/macwhisper-mcp` (HTTP on loopback) |
| **Clients** | CLI: Claude Code, Cursor and other agents with a terminal. docdyhr: Claude Desktop. marcuslannister: agents in containers |
| **Authentication** | None for the CLI or docdyhr (local only). marcuslannister uses a bearer token |
| **What it can do** | Transcribe audio and video files on your Mac, list and switch models, export txt, srt, vtt, csv, json, md and more |
| **What it can’t do** | Read past MacWhisper transcripts or recorded meetings; take a file dragged into the Claude chat; run on Windows or from Claude on the web |
| **Where the audio goes** | Nowhere. MacWhisper transcribes with local models; the transcript text goes to your AI app |
| **Price** | MacWhisper Free €0; Pro €64 (~$69) once. json, md, html and avid CLI exports need Pro |
| **Platforms** | macOS only |
| **App Store rating** | Whisper Transcription, MacWhisper’s App Store version: 3.92/5 from 172 ratings |

## Why MacWhisper Has No MCP (and What It Ships Instead)

MacWhisper is built by Jordi Bruin, an indie developer, and its agent story is a command-line tool, not a server. The homepage says you can control the app from the CLI and hook it into agent workflows.

The CLI talks to the running app over a local socket and uses its models and settings. If MacWhisper isn’t open, the CLI launches it.

### What the mw CLI can do

- `mw transcribe <files>` transcribes files or whole folders.
- `mw models list` and `mw models select` show and switch models.
- `--format` picks txt, srt, vtt, json, csv, md, html or avid.
- `--speakers` turns speaker detection on.
- `--persist` saves the result into MacWhisper’s history.
- `--stream` prints segments as they finish.

Four formats need Pro: json, md, html and avid. The rest work on the free tier.

### What no route reaches

No documented CLI command reads MacWhisper’s history, and neither unofficial server has a history tool. An agent can make new transcripts but can’t search old ones.

Meetings are the same. MacWhisper records Zoom, Teams and Webex calls with no bot, a feature its docs still call beta, and no tool hands those recordings to an agent.

### Automation outside MCP

For hands-off transcription, you may not need an agent at all. Watched folders transcribe anything dropped into them, and integrations push transcripts to Notion, Obsidian, Zapier, n8n, Make.com or a webhook.

## How to Use MacWhisper From Claude Code Without an MCP

Claude Code and Cursor can run terminal commands, so for them the CLI is the integration. There’s nothing else to install.

### Set it up in four steps

1. Open MacWhisper › Settings › Advanced.
2. Click Install under Command-Line Tool; macOS may ask for your password.
3. Open a new Terminal window and run `mw version`.
4. In Claude Code, ask for a transcript in plain words.

The agent then runs something like this:

```
mw transcribe ~/Downloads/interview.m4a --speakers --format md -o ~/Notes/interview.md
```

MacWhisper’s docs suggest pointing the agent at `mw help transcribe` first, so it knows every flag.

### Things that trip people up

A sandboxed agent may be blocked from MacWhisper’s socket, so run `mw` outside the sandbox or from Terminal. If a command hangs, quit and relaunch MacWhisper. On the free tier, ask for txt or srt rather than a Pro-only format.

Claude Desktop has no terminal, so it needs an MCP server, which the next section covers. Our [MacWhisper pricing breakdown](https://www.getvoibe.com/resources/macwhisper-pricing/) shows what Pro adds for €64.

## The Two Unofficial MacWhisper MCP Servers

Two open-source projects wrap the `mw` CLI as MCP servers. Neither is made or supported by MacWhisper, and I’d treat both as hobby code.

### docdyhr/macwhisper-mcp-server: seven tools for Claude Desktop

[This project](https://github.com/docdyhr/macwhisper-mcp-server) targets Claude Desktop, and its README says it’s fully local with no network calls. Install it with `brew install docdyhr/tap/macwhisper-mcp-server` or `pip install macwhisper-mcp-server`.

It needs macOS, a licensed MacWhisper, the CLI enabled and Python 3.13. The first release was April 25, 2026, and version 1.2.1 reached PyPI on October 15, 2026. It’s MIT-licensed, with 3 stars and 69 commits on GitHub.

It can also call whisper.cpp instead, a path that needs no MacWhisper license. These are the tools it exposes:

| Tool | What an agent can do |
| --- | --- |
| `transcribe_audio` | Transcribe a file and return plain text, with optional model, language and engine |
| `list_models` | List installed models and mark the active one |
| `cancel_transcription` | Stop the running job |
| `list_allowed_paths` | Show which folders it may read |
| `start_watch` / `stop_watch` | Auto-transcribe new audio in a folder |
| `get_watch_results` | Collect finished watch-folder transcripts |

It reads only folders listed in `MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS`, and the default is `~/Desktop`.

### marcuslannister/macwhisper-mcp: one tool over loopback HTTP

[This one](https://github.com/marcuslannister/macwhisper-mcp) solves a narrower problem: an agent in a Linux container can’t run `mw` or reach its socket. The server runs on the Mac on port 10256, and the container reaches it at `host.docker.internal:10256/mcp`.

The README documents one `transcribe` tool that takes a file name, not a path. A September 11, 2026 commit message says it was split into start and status-polling tools. Requests need a bearer token from a local `.token` file, and with no token set, it accepts every request.

It’s MIT-licensed, with 0 stars and 6 commits, and the latest commit is from October 26, 2026. It’s built with bun and kept running by launchd. Its author warns that loopback is not an access boundary, because every local process can reach the port.

> **Warning:** Both servers are hobby projects with no vendor support. Read the code before connecting either to a work Mac, and keep the allowed folder list short.

## Setting It Up in Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor

Pick the route by client. The CLI covers anything with a terminal, and the servers cover the rest.

### Claude Desktop (docdyhr server)

The repo documents only this client. Add the server to `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`, then restart Claude:

```
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "macwhisper": { "command": "macwhisper-mcp" }
  }
}
```

By default it reads `~/Desktop` only. To widen that, add an `env` entry where `MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS` takes a colon-separated folder list. The README’s full example also turns off `FASTMCP_CHECK_FOR_UPDATES`.

### Claude Code

Use the CLI directly, since it needs no server. The repo doesn’t document Claude Code, but for a standard stdio server, Anthropic’s [Claude Code MCP docs](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/mcp) give this shape:

```
claude mcp add --env MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS=~/Desktop --transport stdio macwhisper -- macwhisper-mcp
```

### Cursor

Cursor’s agent can run `mw` in its terminal. Neither repo documents Cursor as an MCP client.

### Agents in Docker (marcuslannister server)

Run `sh install.sh` on the Mac. It sets up a launchd agent and prints a wiring command with your token, and the README’s example uses NanoClaw.

### ChatGPT, Codex and Claude on the web

Neither project documents ChatGPT or Codex. Claude on the web and on phones runs in Anthropic’s cloud, so it can’t reach a server on your Mac.

## Prompts That Work With MacWhisper's Agent Tools

These prompts match what the CLI and the docdyhr tools actually expose.

- “Transcribe ~/Desktop/memo.m4a” (the docdyhr README’s own test prompt).
- Transcribe every file in ~/Downloads/interviews with speaker labels and save each as markdown.
- Transcribe the standup recording, then list decisions and owners.
- Make English subtitles for talk.mp4 as an srt file next to the video.
- Which MacWhisper models are installed, and which is active?
- Watch ~/Desktop/inbox and summarize each new recording when it lands.

### Tips from the docs

Name the file by path, because the agent needs it on disk and inside an allowed folder. For non-English audio, set the language; the marcuslannister README notes that Parakeet is English-only. Add `--persist` if you want the result in MacWhisper’s history too.

## What MacWhisper's Agent Routes Can't Do

Every route runs on the Mac, and nearly every limit follows from that. MacWhisper documents a CLI, not an MCP server, so the servers get no official support, and each route needs that Mac switched on with the app installed.

Cloud clients are out, including Claude on the web and on a phone. Files dragged into a Claude chat are out too, because the docdyhr README says they live in Claude’s container, beyond the CLI’s reach.

Nothing reads past transcripts or recorded meetings. MacWhisper’s docs list a sandboxed-process error when an agent calls `mw` from a sandbox. And json, md, html and avid exports need the €64 license.

> **Info:** If your agent runs anywhere but that Mac, MacWhisper can't help it. The cheat sheet below maps each job to a server that can.

## Before You Install: What a MacWhisper MCP Can See

Audio is MacWhisper’s strongest point. Its site says it transcribes with local models, so sensitive files can stay on the Mac.

### What you grant

- **CLI in Claude Code:** the agent can run `mw` on any file your shell can read.
- **docdyhr server:** read access to the folders in `MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS`. It resolves symlinks before checking.
- **marcuslannister server:** one folder, file names only, no symlinks out. Any local process with the token can call it.

### Where the transcript goes

Local transcription protects the audio, not the text. Once the agent reads a transcript, it’s part of your chat, and it goes to the company behind the AI app, such as Anthropic for Claude. That company’s terms apply from there.

Our [Claude privacy guide](https://www.getvoibe.com/resources/is-claude-safe/) covers what Anthropic keeps. MacWhisper’s own AI features are separate; they use your API keys, or local models through Ollama and LM Studio.

## Which Route Do You Actually Need?

If you work in Claude Code or Cursor on your Mac, the first row is all you need.

| Your job | Use | Why |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Transcribe a file on your Mac from Claude Code or Cursor | MacWhisper `mw` CLI | Official, local, no server to install |
| Transcribe a file on your Mac from Claude Desktop | docdyhr/macwhisper-mcp-server | Claude Desktop has no shell; this wraps the CLI |
| Transcribe from an agent in a Docker container | marcuslannister/macwhisper-mcp | Bridges the container to the Mac over loopback |
| Transcribe from Claude on the web or ChatGPT | Voibe MCP | Remote server; chat apps get an upload link |
| Transcribe on Windows, Linux or a server | Voibe MCP | MacWhisper is macOS only |
| Transcribe with no MacWhisper license | Voibe MCP, or the docdyhr server’s whisper.cpp engine | 15 free minutes, or fully local open source |
| Let Claude search transcripts you already made | Whisper Notes’ MCP, or export to a folder | Its server has search tools; MacWhisper has none |
| Ask Claude about your recorded meetings | Voibe Work’s Meeting MCP, Wispr Flow MCP | Built to read meetings |
| Answer an agent’s questions out loud | Spokenly’s MCP | Agent asks, you speak, text returns |
| Talk to Claude Code instead of typing | No MCP: `/voice` or a dictation app | Input, not transcription |

For the last row, see [how to dictate in Claude Code](https://www.getvoibe.com/resources/dictate-in-claude-code/).

## Voibe MCP: For Agents That Aren't on Your Mac

When the agent isn’t on your Mac, you need a remote server. Voibe’s MCP is one: it sits on the Voibe speech-to-text API, launched August 2026, and transcribes files for agents on any machine.

The privacy deal differs. MacWhisper keeps audio on your Mac, while Voibe sends it to a zero-retention cloud and deletes it after transcription.

### Connect it

Claude Code needs one command, then a browser sign-in:

```
claude mcp add --transport http voibe https://api.getvoibe.com/mcp
```

- **Claude Code sign-in:** type `/mcp`, pick voibe and approve in the browser.
- **No browser:** add `--header "Authorization: Bearer $VOIBE_KEY"` with a key from the API keys page.
- **Claude desktop, web and Cowork:** Customize › Connectors › + › Add custom connector. Paste the address, then Connect.
- **Cursor:** add the URL to `~/.cursor/mcp.json`. Cursor opens the browser to sign in.
- **Codex:** `codex mcp add voibe --url https://api.getvoibe.com/mcp`, then `codex mcp login voibe`.
- **ChatGPT:** turn on Developer mode, add the address under ChatGPT Plugins and sign in.

A new email address gets 15 free minutes on first sign-in, with no card.

### How the audio gets there

A coding tool reads the file from disk and uploads it. A chat app can’t read your disk, so it hands you a link to a Send your audio page. The link works for 5 hours and takes one file up to 200 MB.

### Four tools

| Tool | Does |
| --- | --- |
| `create_transcription_job` | Starts a job, returns the upload address and upload page link |
| `get_transcript` | Status, then the summary and transcript |
| `list_transcripts` | Your jobs, newest first |
| `get_balance` | Minutes remaining |

The connected app can’t see or create your API keys, and it can’t buy minutes.

### What happens to the audio

Audio is transcribed by open-source models on [zero-retention](https://www.getvoibe.com/resources/zero-data-retention/) providers, with no third-party AI lab in the path. It’s deleted after transcription and never used to train any model. Transcripts and summaries are kept for 24 hours after the job finishes, then deleted.

### What it costs next to MacWhisper

Minutes are prepaid and never expire, from **$10 for 2,000 minutes ($0.30/hour)** up to **$100 for 24,000 minutes ($0.25/hour)**. Billing is per second and charged only when a job reaches `DONE`, so a 47-minute meeting costs $0.24 at the $10 tier.

MacWhisper Pro’s €64 (~$69) buys about 230 hours at that tier. Under 230 hours of audio, the API costs less. Past that, MacWhisper’s one-time price wins, and it never uploads anything.

It’s a batch API, not streaming, and the [Voibe API launch post](https://www.getvoibe.com/resources/voibe-speech-to-text-api/) has the details. [Our speech-to-text API comparison](https://www.getvoibe.com/resources/best-speech-to-text-api/) ranks it against other vendors.

### And if you came for MacWhisper’s app

Voibe Dictation types into any app on Mac and Windows, and it runs on-device on Apple Silicon Macs or on the zero-retention cloud. Voibe Free is $0 with 2,000 cloud words a week on one device.

Voibe Dictation is $9.90 a month, $99 a year or $199 lifetime. That lifetime price is $130 (188.4%) more than MacWhisper Pro’s ~$69, and [Voibe vs MacWhisper](https://www.getvoibe.com/resources/voibe-vs-macwhisper/) lays out when each fits.

Voibe Work ($19/month, $149/year or $399 lifetime) adds meeting notes with no bot in the call, on Mac and Windows. Meeting audio is deleted after processing, and the notes are saved on your computer.

The moment you start recording, Voibe prompts you to tell the others on the call that you’re taking notes. Staying within your local [recording-consent laws](https://www.getvoibe.com/resources/ai-notetaker-recording-consent-laws/) is still your job. Its [Meeting MCP](https://www.getvoibe.com/resources/voibe-meeting-mcp/) lets Claude, ChatGPT and other AI apps read your meetings, and what they read goes to the company behind that AI.

## Three Other Servers People Use Instead

Three more servers turn up in the same setups, sometimes in place of MacWhisper and sometimes beside it. Their facts come from each vendor’s own pages, and the App Store ratings from Apple’s US store, read on the same day as my other checks.

| Server | Best for | Where it runs | Free tier | Reads past transcripts? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Voibe MCP** | Transcribing files from any client | Remote, zero-retention cloud | 15 free minutes | Your jobs, for 24 hours |
| Whisper Notes | A local transcription app with an official MCP | Local, Unix socket, Mac | 5,000 words a week | Yes (search tools) |
| Spokenly | Answering an agent’s questions by voice | Local, `localhost:51089`, Mac | Yes | No |
| Wispr Flow | Reading meetings Wispr recorded | Remote | Listed on Free | Meetings, not dictation |

For meetings, [Voibe Work’s Meeting MCP](https://www.getvoibe.com/resources/voibe-meeting-mcp/) is built for the job. More options are in our [roundup of AI note takers with MCP](https://www.getvoibe.com/resources/best-ai-note-takers-with-mcp/).

### Whisper Notes: The Local Transcription App That Does Ship an MCP

[Whisper Notes](https://whispernotes.app/) is the closest thing to what people hope MacWhisper has: its Mac app builds in a CLI and an MCP server. The tools are `list_transcripts`, `search_transcripts`, `get_transcript`, `get_latest_transcript`, `transcribe_file` and `list_models`.

In Claude Code it’s one command: `claude mcp add whispernotes -- whispernotes mcp`. It uses a Unix socket with no network port and stays off until you enable it.

The CLI and MCP come only with the website build of the Mac app, not the App Store one, and need Apple Silicon. It’s free for 5,000 words a week or $14 once, and the iPhone app holds [4.68/5 from 687 ratings](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/whisper-notes-speech-to-text/id6447090616) on the App Store.

### Spokenly: An MCP That Lets Your Agent Ask, and You Answer Out Loud

[Spokenly](https://www.getvoibe.com/resources/spokenly-review/) runs a local MCP server at `http://localhost:51089` with one tool, `ask_user_dictation`. When Claude Code, Codex or Cursor needs input, you speak the answer and the text goes back to the agent.

Claude Code connects through a stdio bridge script in Spokenly’s Application Support folder. It’s macOS only, needs version 2.18.0 or later and the direct-download build, and holds [4.34/5 from 68 ratings](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spokenly-audio-to-text-ai-app/id6740315592) on the App Store.

It handles live voice input, not file transcription. Setup details are in [our Spokenly MCP guide](https://www.getvoibe.com/resources/spokenly-mcp/).

### Wispr Flow: An MCP for Meetings, Not Files

Wispr Flow’s official MCP reads Notetaker meetings, transcripts, tasks and calendar events, but none of its 16 tools takes an audio file. It’s a remote server with browser sign-in and no API key, and it can’t read dictation history.

On the App Store it holds [4.85/5 from 18,733 ratings](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wispr-flow-ai-voice-keyboard/id6497229487). Our [Wispr Flow MCP guide](https://www.getvoibe.com/resources/wispr-flow-mcp/) covers setup in every client, and [MacWhisper vs Wispr Flow](https://www.getvoibe.com/resources/macwhisper-vs-wispr-flow/) compares the two apps.

## MacWhisper MCP Not Working? Errors and Fixes

These fixes come from MacWhisper’s CLI docs, the docdyhr README and Voibe’s MCP docs.

| Symptom | Cause | Fix |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `mw: command not found` | CLI not installed | Settings › Advanced › Command-Line Tool › Install, then open a new Terminal |
| Sandboxed process error | The agent’s sandbox blocks MacWhisper’s socket | Run `mw` outside the sandbox or from Terminal |
| `mw` hangs | The app is stuck | Quit and relaunch MacWhisper |
| Export format refused | json, md, html and avid need Pro | Use txt, srt, vtt or csv, or buy Pro |
| Claude Desktop can’t find the file | It was dragged into the chat | Save it to an allowed folder and name the path |
| Path refused by the server | Folder not in `MACWHISPER_ALLOWED_PATHS` | Add it to the env value and restart Claude |
| Voibe: This connection request has expired | The approve page waited over 10 minutes | Start again from the app |
| Voibe: old job has no transcript | Transcripts are deleted after 24 hours | Send the recording again |

The docdyhr server writes its logs to `~/Library/Logs/macwhisper-mcp.log`.

## MacWhisper MCP FAQ

### The basics

**Does MacWhisper have an MCP server?** Not an official one. MacWhisper’s site and docs don’t mention MCP, and Anthropic’s connector directory has no listing, so agents use its mw CLI instead.

**Is there an unofficial MacWhisper MCP?** There are two, both MIT-licensed. The docdyhr server gives Claude Desktop seven tools, and the marcuslannister server serves container agents over loopback.

### Setup

**How do I use MacWhisper with Claude Code?** Install the CLI from Settings › Advanced › Command-Line Tool and run mw version. Then ask Claude Code for a transcript, and it runs mw transcribe for you.

**How do I connect MacWhisper to Claude Desktop?** Install the unofficial macwhisper-mcp-server with Homebrew or pip, add it to claude_desktop_config.json and restart Claude. MacWhisper itself doesn’t support it.

### Clients and history

**Does MacWhisper work with ChatGPT or Claude on the web?** Not directly, because every route runs on your Mac, out of a cloud client’s reach. A remote server such as Voibe’s MCP gives chat apps an upload link instead.

**Can Claude read my old MacWhisper transcripts?** Not through any documented tool. The CLI makes new transcripts but has no command that reads history, while Whisper Notes’ MCP has search tools.

**Can an agent transcribe meetings MacWhisper recorded?** Only as saved audio files. Meeting recording is in beta and no tool exposes the recordings, so point the agent at the file itself.

### Privacy

**Is a MacWhisper MCP private?** The audio is, because MacWhisper transcribes with local models. The transcript text then goes to your AI app’s company, such as Anthropic for Claude.

**Are the unofficial servers safe?** They are small hobby projects with no vendor support. Read the code, keep the allowed folders narrow and set the loopback server’s token.

### Price and alternatives

**Does the MacWhisper CLI cost extra?** MacWhisper lists no separate price for it. Its docs say json, md, html and avid exports need Pro, which is €64 (about $69) once.

**Is the Voibe API cheaper than MacWhisper Pro?** It is for up to about 230 hours of audio. At $0.30 an hour, $69 buys roughly 230 hours, and past that MacWhisper’s one-time license costs less.

**What's the best MacWhisper MCP alternative?** For any client, Voibe’s MCP at api.getvoibe.com/mcp: $10 buys 2,000 minutes, the first 15 minutes are free, and the audio is deleted after transcription. For a local app with search, Whisper Notes.

## Which Route I'd Set Up

In Claude Code on your Mac, I’d skip the servers and let it run the `mw` CLI. It’s MacWhisper’s own tool, it works today, and the audio never leaves the machine.

The unofficial servers fill the Claude Desktop and container gaps, as long as you treat them as hobby code. When the agent isn’t on that Mac, add a remote server. Voibe’s deletes the audio after transcription, and the first 15 minutes are free.

> **Tip:** Connect Voibe in Claude Code with one command: claude mcp add --transport http voibe https://api.getvoibe.com/mcp, then type /mcp to sign in.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does MacWhisper have an MCP server?

Not an official one. MacWhisper's site and docs don't mention MCP, and Anthropic's connector directory has no listing, so agents use its mw CLI instead.

### Is there an unofficial MacWhisper MCP?

There are two, both MIT-licensed. The docdyhr server gives Claude Desktop seven tools, and the marcuslannister server serves container agents over loopback.

### How do I use MacWhisper with Claude Code?

Install the CLI from Settings › Advanced › Command-Line Tool and run mw version. Then ask Claude Code for a transcript, and it runs mw transcribe for you.

### How do I connect MacWhisper to Claude Desktop?

Install the unofficial macwhisper-mcp-server with Homebrew or pip, add it to claude_desktop_config.json and restart Claude. MacWhisper itself doesn't support it.

### Does MacWhisper work with ChatGPT or Claude on the web?

Not directly, because every route runs on your Mac, out of a cloud client's reach. A remote server such as Voibe's MCP gives chat apps an upload link instead.

### Can Claude read my old MacWhisper transcripts?

Not through any documented tool. The CLI makes new transcripts but has no command that reads history, while Whisper Notes' MCP has search tools.

### Can an agent transcribe meetings MacWhisper recorded?

Only as saved audio files. Meeting recording is in beta and no tool exposes the recordings, so point the agent at the file itself.

### Is a MacWhisper MCP private?

The audio is, because MacWhisper transcribes with local models. The transcript text then goes to your AI app's company, such as Anthropic for Claude.

### Are the unofficial servers safe?

They are small hobby projects with no vendor support. Read the code, keep the allowed folders narrow and set the loopback server's token.

### Does the MacWhisper CLI cost extra?

MacWhisper lists no separate price for it. Its docs say json, md, html and avid exports need Pro, which is €64 (about $69) once.

### Is the Voibe API cheaper than MacWhisper Pro?

It is for up to about 230 hours of audio. At $0.30 an hour, $69 buys roughly 230 hours, and past that MacWhisper's one-time license costs less.

### What's the best MacWhisper MCP alternative?

For any client, Voibe's MCP at api.getvoibe.com/mcp: $10 buys 2,000 minutes, the first 15 minutes are free, and the audio is deleted after transcription. For a local app with search, Whisper Notes.