Oruk Speech vs OpenTranscribe MCP
A side-by-side look at the Oruk Speech and OpenTranscribe MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Oruk Speech for speech-to-text work over a hosted endpoint; choose OpenTranscribe MCP for speech-to-text over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
OChoose Oruk Speech when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Speech-to-Text domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
Choose OpenTranscribe MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Speech-to-Text domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
OT_ENVIRONMENT, OT_HOST, OT_DEFAULT_PROVIDER, OT_DEFAULT_MODEL, OT_MICROSOFT__ENDPOINT, OT_MICROSOFT__API_KEY, OT_SECURITY__AUTH_MODE, OT_SECURITY__BEARER_TOKEN.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | O Oruk Speech | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Speech-to-Text | Speech-to-Text |
| Quality signal | 42/100 · Fair | 39/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | OT_ENVIRONMENTOT_HOSTOT_DEFAULT_PROVIDEROT_DEFAULT_MODELOT_MICROSOFT__ENDPOINTOT_MICROSOFT__API_KEYOT_SECURITY__AUTH_MODEOT_SECURITY__BEARER_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 1 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Oruk Speech | View OpenTranscribe MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Oruk Speech tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
OpenTranscribe MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
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.
Oruk Speech
{
"mcpServers": {
"oruk-speech": {
"url": "https://oruk.ai/docs/mcp"
}
}
}
OpenTranscribe MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"opentranscribe-mcp": {
"url": "http://localhost:8000/mcp"
}
}
}