Show HN: Voice-Mode MCP – Conversational Coding for Claude Code, Gemini CLI

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"Natural voice conversations with AI"

Runs on: Linux • macOS • Windows (WSL) | Python: 3.10+ | Tested: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Fedora 42

Overview

Voice Mode brings natural voice conversations to AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT. Built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP), it provides a clean, reliable interface for adding voice capabilities to your AI workflows.

See It In Action

Voice Mode with Gemini CLI

Watch Voice Mode in action with Google's Gemini CLI (their implementation of Claude Code). This demo shows the seamless voice interaction capabilities that Voice Mode brings to AI coding assistants.

Quick Start

claude mcp add --scope user voice-mode uvx voice-mode
export OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-key
claude

> /converse

Featured LiveKit Integration

Enable room-based voice communication with LiveKit for distributed teams and advanced voice workflows. Perfect for multi-participant voice interactions and production deployments.

Optional Self-Hosted ASR & TTS

For complete privacy, run speech recognition and text-to-speech locally instead of using OpenAI. Both whisper.cpp and Kokoro-FastAPI provide OpenAI-compatible APIs for seamless integration.

Features

Voice Conversations

Natural voice interactions with Claude through your microphone and speakers

Multiple Transports

Local microphone access or LiveKit rooms for distributed voice communication

OpenAI Compatible

Works with OpenAI's API and compatible services for speech processing

Simple Integration

Clean MCP protocol implementation that works seamlessly with Claude Desktop

Requirements

OpenAI API key (or self-hosted STT & TTS services)
Microphone and speakers for voice I/O (or LiveKit)
Python 3.8+ (handled by uvx)

Resources

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