A side-by-side look at the RiverScript and Whispernotes MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose RiverScript for speech-to-text work; choose Whispernotes for speech-to-text. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
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| Spec | R RiverScript | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Speech-to-Text | Speech-to-Text |
| Quality signal | 37/100 · Fair | 43/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | — | — |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 0 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 6 |
| Full listing | View RiverScript | View Whispernotes |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
list_transcriptsRecent transcripts with ids, dates, titlessearch_transcriptsFull-text matches with snippetsget_transcriptOne transcript's textget_latest_transcriptYour most recent transcripttranscribe_fileTranscribes an audio or video file, saves it to historylist_modelsInstalled models and which one is activePaste 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.
No confirmed install command for RiverScript yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
No confirmed install command for Whispernotes yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.