What is the key difference between Vox and MCP Fish?

Vox belongs to the Text-to-Speech category with cloud HTTP/SSE execution, while MCP Fish belongs to the Text-to-Speech category with local stdio execution.

How do I install Vox or MCP Fish in Claude Desktop or Cursor?

Copy the mcpServers JSON configuration snippet provided on this page into your claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json file and restart your AI client.

Are Vox and MCP Fish free or paid?

Vox operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required). MCP Fish operates under a Free / Open Source model (No auth required).

Which MCP server has more tools and community activity?

Vox lists 0 tools with 0 views and 1 GitHub stars. MCP Fish lists 6 tools with 1 views and 1 GitHub stars.

Can I use both Vox and MCP Fish together in the same MCP host?

Yes! MCP hosts like Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code support configuring multiple servers under the mcpServers object simultaneously.

Side-by-Side Model Context Protocol Comparison

Vox vs MCP Fish

In-depth architectural comparison of the Vox and MCP Fish 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.

At a Glance & Executive Verdict

Vox

Text-to-Speech · Remote HTTP/SSE

Quality: 36/100 (Fair) | Auth: No auth required

MCP Fish

Text-to-Speech · Local stdio

Quality: 52/100 (Good) | Auth: No auth required

Verdict Summary: Choose Vox if you need specialized Text-to-Speech tools running via a hosted cloud SSE transport. Choose MCP Fish if your workspace requires Text-to-Speech integration with local subprocess execution. Both servers can be configured concurrently in your client's mcpServers manifest.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose Vox when:

You need dedicated capabilities in the Text-to-Speech domain.
You prefer remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport architecture.
Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

Explore Vox Details

Choose MCP Fish when:

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

Explore MCP Fish Details

Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Vox Text-to-Speech	MCP Fish Text-to-Speech
Summary	Native macOS MCP server for voice I/O — Swift binary, SFSpeechRecognizer + ElevenLabs TTS.	MCP server exposing the AceDataCloud Fish Audio API (text-to-speech with voice conditioning)
Category & Scope	Text-to-Speech	Text-to-Speech
Quality signal

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Vox Tools (0)

No explicit tool names declared in metadata yet. Check project README on main listing page.

MCP Fish Tools (6)

fish_generate_audio

Generate speech from text via a Fish voice model

fish_list_models

List available Fish voice models

fish_get_model

Fetch metadata for a specific Fish voice model

fish_get_task

Get the status / result of a generation task

fish_get_tasks_batch

Batch-fetch the status / result of multiple tasks

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).

Vox Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vox": {
      "url": "https://claude.ai/code"
    }
  }
}

MCP Fish Configuration

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-fish": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-fish"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently Asked Questions

Vox is categorized under Text-to-Speech and uses a remote streaming HTTP/SSE transport. In contrast, MCP Fish belongs to Text-to-Speech using local stdio subprocess. Select Vox when you need capabilities focused on text-to-speech and MCP Fish when you require tools for text-to-speech.

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