A side-by-side look at the Aetherwave MCP and Sonicaura MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Aetherwave MCP for multimedia process work as a local process; choose Sonicaura MCP for multimedia process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
AETHERWAVE_API_KEY.aetherwave_list_characters, aetherwave_get_job, aetherwave_balance.list_audio_tools, get_upload_url, upload_audio.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | S Sonicaura MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Multimedia Process | Multimedia Process |
| Quality signal | 64/100 · Good | 52/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | API key required | OAuth 2.0 |
| Pricing | Freemium | Not declared |
| Required env vars | AETHERWAVE_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 6 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 7 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 29 | 10 |
| Full listing | View Aetherwave MCP | View Sonicaura MCP |
aetherwave_list_charactersYour saved UGC characters with identity block, reference pack, voice and personalityaetherwave_get_jobPoll any job a tool handed back as `state: "running"` (or submitted with `async: true`), or recover one whose call timed out. Covers image, video, video-edit, music, merch-mockup and comic-exportaetherwave_balanceCurrent credit balance + planaetherwave_list_image_modelsEnumerate every image model with cost, speed, I2I supportaetherwave_list_video_modelsEnumerate every video model with cost-per-second, durations, resolutionsaetherwave_list_master_presetsEnumerate the 12 mastering presets with target LUFS, tags, descriptionsaetherwave_generate_imageT2I or I2I across 8+ models. Default `grok-imagine-t2i` (6 cr, 2 outputs)aetherwave_generate_videoT2V or I2V across 7+ model families. Native audio, reference-image identity lock, async submitaetherwave_generate_musicSuno V5.5 by default. Two tracks per submission, lyrics + instrumentalaetherwave_edit_imageI2I editing. Default `grok-imagine-i2i` (10 cr, one image)aetherwave_upscale_image2x or 4x upscale, 4 craetherwave_reframe_imageIdeogram V3 Reframe to a new aspect ratio (outpaints edges)list_audio_toolsList all audio processing capabilities offered by SonicAura.get_upload_urlGet a presigned URL to upload an audio file directly to R2 storage.upload_audioUpload a small audio file (under 1MB) via base64 encoding.process_audioProcess an uploaded audio file. Main entry point for all SonicAura features.extract_vocals
Extract the vocals from a song — a convenient shortcut for process_audio
with task_type='2stems'. Returns two stems: the isolated vocals and the
instrumental. Ideal for a cappella, karaoke, covers or vocal practice.
Args:
source_key: The source_key returned by upload_audio or get_upload_url.
format: Output format, 'mp3' (default) or 'wav'.
check_task_statusCheck the status of a task started by process_audio.get_my_creditsCheck the current user's remaining credits.check_service_statusCheck if the SonicAura audio service is currently available.submit_separation[Deprecated] Use process_audio instead.check_separation_status[Deprecated] Use check_task_status instead.Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"aetherwave-studio-aetherwave-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@aetherwave-studio/mcp"
],
"env": {
"AETHERWAVE_API_KEY": "YOUR_AETHERWAVE_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for Sonicaura MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.