A side-by-side look at the Mac Voice MCP and Saliga data tools (Apify) MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Mac Voice MCP for speech-to-text work as a local process; choose Saliga data tools (Apify) for speech-to-text. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
APIFY_TOKEN.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | S Saliga data tools (Apify) | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Speech-to-Text | Speech-to-Text |
| Quality signal | 40/100 · Fair | 36/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | BYOK (pay the provider) |
| Required env vars | None listed | APIFY_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Mac Voice MCP | View Saliga data tools (Apify) |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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": {
"mac-voice-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mac-voice-mcp@latest"
]
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for Saliga data tools (Apify) yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.