Bring Speech To Text
to Claude Desktop
Learn how to connect Gladia (Speech AI) to Claude Desktop and start using 6 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
GDPR Free for SubscribersCompatible with every major AI agent and IDE
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What is the Gladia (Speech AI) MCP Server?
Connect Gladia to your AI agent to unlock enterprise-grade speech-to-text capabilities. Process audio files or live streams with advanced features like speaker diarization, multi-language translation, and automated summarization.
What you can do
- Audio Processing — Upload local files to generate secure URLs for immediate transcription processing.
- Advanced Transcription — Initiate jobs with speaker diarization (who said what), summarization, and translation across 100+ languages.
- Audio-to-LLM — Apply custom LLM prompts directly to your audio data to extract specific insights or structured data.
- Live Streaming — Initialize secure WebSocket sessions for real-time transcription of meetings or broadcasts.
- Job Management — List, retrieve, and manage your transcription history and results directly through conversation.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your Gladia API Key
- Start transcribing audio files or live streams from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Developers — Integrate speech-to-text workflows into apps without managing complex API calls manually.
- Content Creators — Quickly generate transcripts, summaries, and translations for podcasts or videos.
- Business Teams — Analyze meeting recordings to extract action items and speaker insights using natural language.
Built-in capabilities (6)
Delete a transcription job
Get status and results of a transcription job
Initiate a live transcription session
Start a pre-recorded transcription job
List pre-recorded transcriptions
Upload an audio file to Gladia
Why Claude Desktop?
Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Gladia (Speech AI) to your AI workflow. Add Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 6 tools in the chat interface. ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.
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Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client. it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available
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Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface
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Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions
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Enterprise-grade security with local config storage. your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to Vinkius Edge network
Gladia (Speech AI) in Claude Desktop
Gladia (Speech AI) and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Gladia (Speech AI) to Claude Desktop through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 4,000+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for Gladia (Speech AI) in Claude Desktop
The Gladia (Speech AI) MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 6 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Claude Desktop only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
Gladia (Speech AI) for Claude Desktop
Every tool call from Claude Desktop to the Gladia (Speech AI) MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I check the status of a transcription job I just started?
Use the get_transcription tool with the Job ID. It will return the current status (queued, processing, done, or error) and the results if completed.
Can I automatically identify different speakers in a recording?
Yes! When using init_transcription, set the diarization parameter to true. The AI will then distinguish between different voices in the transcript.
How do I handle a local audio file that isn't online yet?
First, use the upload_audio_file tool by providing the base64 data and filename. This will give you an audio_url that you can then pass to init_transcription.
How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?
When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.
What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?
Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully. if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.
Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?
Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.
Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?
Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.
Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?
Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL. Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.
Server not appearing after restart
Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).
Authentication error
Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.
Tools not showing in chat
Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting. wait a few seconds.
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