A side-by-side look at the Distribea MCP and FreeTTS MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Distribea MCP for text-to-speech work as a local process; choose FreeTTS for text-to-speech as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
DISTRIBEA_MCP_KEY.bring_alive, generate_image, generate_with_model.FREETTS_API_KEY.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | F FreeTTS | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Text-to-Speech | Text-to-Speech |
| Quality signal | 48/100 · Fair | 40/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Freemium |
| Required env vars | DISTRIBEA_MCP_KEY | FREETTS_API_KEY |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 13 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Distribea MCP | View FreeTTS |
bring_aliveMake an existing site feel alive: add images where sections have none and replace stock/old pictures on-brand (free proposal first, reversible)generate_imageOne on-brand image (auto-switches to UGC selfie mode for review avatars)generate_with_modelStandalone image with a chosen model + settings, downloaded as a native png/jpggenerate_videoStandalone video with a chosen model, downloaded as a native mp4generate_musicStandalone music track, downloaded as mp3generate_voiceStandalone voice-over (text-to-speech), downloaded as mp3edit_imageRetouch, redo, remove background, upscale ×4, extendblog_coverGenerate an on-brand cover image for a blog articlesite_styleLock, refine or anchor the site's visual identitybrand_packLogo, favicon pack and og:image in one callcreate_referenceLock a recurring character (real photo supported) or productfinish_imagesFix missing ALT texts and convert heavy images to WebP (free)No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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": {
"distribea-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"distribea-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"DISTRIBEA_MCP_KEY": "YOUR_DISTRIBEA_MCP_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"freetts": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@freetts/mcp"
],
"env": {
"FREETTS_API_KEY": "YOUR_FREETTS_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}