Whisper Windows MCP vs MCP Listen

In-depth architectural comparison of the Whisper Windows MCP and MCP Listen MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Whisper Windows MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Speech-to-Text domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• You have access to required keys: WHISPER_CLI_PATH, WHISPER_MODEL.
• Primary tools included: transcribe_audio, check_progress, start_batch.

Explore Whisper Windows MCP Details

Choose MCP Listen when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Speech-to-Text domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: list_audio_devices, capture_audio, voice_query.

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Whisper Windows MCP eviscerations Speech-to-Text	MCP Listen Speech-to-Text
Summary	Windows-native local audio and video transcription using whisper.cpp with Vulkan GPU acceleration. No cloud APIs, no Python. Batch processing, multilingual support, model management, and background job handling built in.	Give your AI agents the ability to listen. Microphone capture and speech-to-text.
Category & Scope	Speech-to-Text

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eviscerations-whisper-windows-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "whisper-windows-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WHISPER_CLI_PATH": "YOUR_WHISPER_CLI_PATH_HERE",
        "WHISPER_MODEL": "YOUR_WHISPER_MODEL_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-listen": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-listen"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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