Bring Text To Speech
to Windsurf
Learn how to connect Cartesia (Voice AI) to Windsurf and start using 20 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 Cartesia (Voice AI) MCP Server?
Connect Cartesia to your AI agent to unlock high-performance voice synthesis and speech recognition. Cartesia's Sonic models provide industry-leading latency and quality for real-time applications.
What you can do
- Text-to-Speech (TTS) — Generate high-fidelity audio bytes or stream via SSE using models like Sonic 3.5 and Sonic 3.
- Speech-to-Text (STT) — Transcribe audio files into text using the Ink Whisper model with multi-language support.
- Voice Cloning — Create custom voice models from as little as 5 seconds of audio input.
- Voice Management — List, retrieve, and update voices, or use the Voice Changer to transform existing audio.
- Pronunciation Control — Manage custom pronunciation dictionaries for specialized terminology or accents.
- Agent Orchestration — List and manage AI agents and monitor call logs and usage credits.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your Cartesia API Key
- Start generating audio or transcribing speech from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Developers — integrate real-time voice synthesis into applications without managing complex infrastructure.
- Content Creators — automate voiceovers and audio localization using high-quality cloned voices.
- Product Teams — build conversational AI agents that sound human and respond with sub-second latency.
Built-in capabilities (20)
Clone a voice from a 5s audio clip
Create a new pronunciation dictionary
Delete a pronunciation dictionary
Delete a voice
Generate a short-lived access token for client-side requests
Get details for a specific voice agent
Get credit usage statistics
Get details for a specific voice
Generate audio to smoothly connect two existing segments
List calls and transcripts for a specific agent
List all voice agents
List pronunciation dictionaries
List available voices
Adapt a voice to a new language/dialect
Transcribe audio file to text (Batch STT)
Generate text-to-speech audio bytes
Generate text-to-speech via Server-Sent Events
Update a pronunciation dictionary
Update voice metadata
Change voice of an audio clip while preserving intonation
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Cartesia (Voice AI) tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 20 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
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Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention
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Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively
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JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 20 tools are immediately available
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Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
Cartesia (Voice AI) in Windsurf
Cartesia (Voice AI) and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Cartesia (Voice AI) to Windsurf 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 Cartesia (Voice AI) in Windsurf
The Cartesia (Voice 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 20 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Windsurf 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
Cartesia (Voice AI) for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the Cartesia (Voice AI) MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I generate audio in different formats like MP3 or WAV?
Yes. Using the tts_bytes tool, you can specify the output_format_container as 'mp3', 'wav', or 'raw', and configure the sample rate and encoding to match your needs.
How do I transcribe an existing audio file to text?
Use the stt_batch tool. Provide the base64 encoded audio file, specify the model (e.g., 'ink-whisper'), and the language code to receive a full transcription.
Is it possible to clone a voice using this integration?
Absolutely. The clone_voice tool allows you to create a new voice model by uploading a short (approx. 5s) base64 encoded audio clip.
How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?
Windsurf reads the mcp_config.json file on startup and connects to each configured server via Streamable HTTP. Tools are listed in the MCP panel and available to Cascade automatically.
Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?
Yes. Cascade is an agentic system. it can plan and execute multi-step workflows, calling several tools in sequence to accomplish complex tasks without manual prompting between steps.
Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?
Yes. Add as many servers as needed in mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.
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