Matthewdailey Rime Mcp

# Rime MCP [](https://www.rime.ai) A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides text-to-speech capabilities using the Rime API. This server downloads audio and plays it using the system's native audio player. ## Features - Exposes a `speak` tool that converts text to speech and plays it through system audio - Uses Rime's high-quality voice synthesis API ## Requirements - Node.js 16.x or higher - A working audio output device - macOS: Uses `afplay` There's sample code from Claude for the following that is not tested 🤙✨ - Windows: Built-in Media.SoundPlayer (PowerShell) - Linux: mpg123, mplayer, aplay, or ffplay ## MCP Configuration ``` "ref": { "command": "npx", "args": ["rime-mcp"], "env": { RIME_API_KEY=your_api_key_here # Optional configuration RIME_GUIDANCE="<guide how the agent speaks>" RIME_WHO_TO_ADDRESS="<your name>" RIME_WHEN_TO_SPEAK="<tell the agent when to speak>" RIME_VOICE="cove" } } ``` All of the optional env vars are part of the tool definition and are prompts to All voice options are [listed here](https://users.rime.ai/data/voices/all-v2.json). You can get your API key from the [Rime Dashboard](https://rime.ai/dashboard/tokens). The following environment variables can be used to customize the behavior: - `RIME_GUIDANCE`: The main description of when and how to use the speak tool - `RIME_WHO_TO_ADDRESS`: Who the speech should address (default: "user") - `RIME_WHEN_TO_SPEAK`: When the tool should be used (default: "when asked to speak or when finishing a command") - `RIME_VOICE`: The default voice to use (default: "cove") ## Example use cases [](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYqTACgijxk) ### Example 1: Coding agent announcements ``` "RIME_WHEN_TO_SPEAK": "Always conclude your answers by speaking.", "RIME_GUIDANCE": "Give a brief overview of the answer. If any files were edited, list them." ``` ### Example 2: Learn how the kids talk these days ``` RIME_GUIDANCE="Use phrases and slang common among Gen Alpha." RIME_WHO_TO_ADDRESS="Matt" RIME_WHEN_TO_SPEAK="when asked to speak" ``` ### Example 3: Different languages based on context ``` RIME_VOICE="use 'cove' when talking about Typescript and 'antoine' when talking about Python" ``` ## Development 1. Install dependencies: ```bash npm install ``` 2. Build the server: ```bash npm run build ``` 3. Run in development mode with hot reload: ```bash npm run dev ``` ## License MIT ## Badges <a href="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/@MatthewDailey/rime-mcp"> <img width="380" height="200" src="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/@MatthewDailey/rime-mcp/badge" alt="Rime MCP server" /> </a> <a href="https://smithery.ai/server/@MatthewDailey/rime-mcp"><img alt="Smithery Badge" src="https://smithery.ai/badge/@MatthewDailey/rime-mcp"></a> ### Installing via Smithery To install Rime Text-to-Speech Server for Claude Desktop automatically via [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/@MatthewDailey/rime-mcp): ```bash npx -y @smithery/cli install @MatthewDailey/rime-mcp --client claude ```