MCP Voice Assistant

A voice-enabled AI personal assistant that leverages the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to integrate multiple tools and services through natural voice interactions.

Features

• 🎤 Voice Input: Real-time speech-to-text using OpenAI Whisper
• 🔊 Voice Output: High-quality text-to-speech using ElevenLabs (with pyttsx3 fallback)
• 🤖 AI-Powered: Conversational AI with memory persistence
• 🌐 Multiple Model Providers: Works with any LLM provider that supports tool calling (OpenAI, Anthropic, Groq, LLama, etc.)
• 🛠️ Multi-Tool Integration: Seamlessly connects to any MCP servers:
• 💾 Conversational Memory: Maintains context across interactions
• 🎯 Extensible: Easy to add new MCP servers and capabilities

Architecture

┌─────────────┐     ┌──────────────┐     ┌─────────────┐     ┌──────────────┐
│ User Voice  │ --> │ Speech-to-   │ --> │  LLM with   │ --> │ Text-to-     │
│   Input     │     │ Text (STT)   │     │  MCPAgent   │     │ Speech (TTS) │
└─────────────┘     └──────────────┘     └─────────────┘     └──────────────┘
                         Whisper                 │                ElevenLabs
                                                 │
                                          ┌──────▼──────┐
                                          │ MCP Servers │
                                          ├─────────────┤
                                          │ • Linear    │
                                          │ • Playwright│
                                          │ • Filesystem│
                                          └─────────────┘

Installation

Prerequisites

1. Python 3.11+
2. uv (Python package manager): pip install uv or pipx install uv
3. Node.js (for MCP servers)
4. System dependencies:
   • macOS: brew install portaudio
   • Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get install portaudio19-dev
   • Windows: PyAudio wheel includes PortAudio

Install from Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mcp-voice-assistant.git
cd mcp-voice-assistant

# Create a virtual environment with uv
uv venv

# Activate the virtual environment
# On Linux/macOS:
source .venv/bin/activate
# On Windows:
# .venv\Scripts\activate

# Install in development mode
uv pip install -e .

# Or install directly
uv pip install .

Configuration

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in your project root (see .env.example for a complete template):

# Required
OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key

# Optional but recommended for better voice output
ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=your-elevenlabs-api-key

# Optional - Model Provider Settings
# You can use any model provider that supports tool calling
OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key              # For OpenAI models
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-anthropic-api-key        # For Claude models
GROQ_API_KEY=your-groq-api-key                  # For Groq models

# Model selection (defaults to gpt-4)
OPENAI_MODEL=gpt-4                              # OpenAI: gpt-4, gpt-4-turbo, gpt-3.5-turbo
# Or use other providers:
# ANTHROPIC_MODEL=claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620   # Anthropic Claude
# GROQ_MODEL=llama3-8b-8192                    # Groq LLama

# Voice Settings
ELEVENLABS_VOICE_ID=ZF6FPAbjXT4488VcRRnw      # Default: Rachel voice

# Optional - Audio Configuration
VOICE_SILENCE_THRESHOLD=500                     # Lower = more sensitive
VOICE_SILENCE_DURATION=1.5                      # Seconds to wait after speech

# Optional - Assistant Configuration
ASSISTANT_SYSTEM_PROMPT="You are a helpful voice assistant..."  # Customize personality

# Optional - MCP Server Specific
LINEAR_API_KEY=your-linear-api-key              # For Linear integration

All environment variables can be overridden via command-line arguments when using the CLI.

MCP Server Configuration

The assistant loads MCP server configurations from mcp_servers.json in the project root. By default, it includes:

• playwright: Web automation and browser control
• linear: Task and project management

To add more servers, edit mcp_servers.json or copy mcp_servers.example.json which includes additional servers like:

• filesystem, github, gitlab, google-drive, postgres, sqlite, slack, memory, puppeteer, brave-search, fetch

Environment variables in the config (like ${GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN}) are automatically substituted from your .env file.

To override the default configuration programmatically:

config = {
    "mcpServers": {
        "your_server": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": ["-y", "@your-org/mcp-server"],
            "env": {"YOUR_API_KEY": "${YOUR_API_KEY}"}
        }
    }
}

Running the Assistant

After installation, run the assistant:

# Using uv
uv run python voice_assistant/agent.py

# Or using python directly
python voice_assistant/agent.py

# Override specific settings via command line
python voice_assistant/agent.py --model gpt-3.5-turbo --silence-threshold 300

# Provide all settings via command line (no .env needed)
python voice_assistant/agent.py \
  --openai-api-key YOUR_KEY \
  --elevenlabs-api-key YOUR_ELEVENLABS_KEY \
  --model gpt-4 \
  --voice-id ZF6FPAbjXT4488VcRRnw \
  --silence-threshold 500 \
  --silence-duration 1.5

# See all available options
python voice_assistant/agent.py --help

Note: Command-line arguments take precedence over environment variables.

Changing Model Provider

The voice assistant supports multiple LLM providers through LangChain. Any model with tool calling capabilities can be used:

from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI
from langchain_anthropic import ChatAnthropic
from langchain_groq import ChatGroq

# Using OpenAI (default)
assistant = VoiceAssistant(
    openai_api_key="your-key",
    model="gpt-4"  # or gpt-4-turbo, gpt-3.5-turbo
)

# Using Anthropic Claude
llm = ChatAnthropic(
    api_key="your-anthropic-key",
    model="claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620"
)
assistant = VoiceAssistant(
    llm=llm,  # Pass custom LLM instance
    elevenlabs_api_key="your-key"
)

# Using Groq
llm = ChatGroq(
    api_key="your-groq-key",
    model="llama3-8b-8192"
)
assistant = VoiceAssistant(
    llm=llm,
    elevenlabs_api_key="your-key"
)

Note: Only models with tool calling capabilities can be used. Check your model provider's documentation for supported models.

Changing Voice Settings

Pass different parameters when initializing:

assistant = VoiceAssistant(
    openai_api_key="your-key",
    elevenlabs_api_key="your-key",
    elevenlabs_voice_id="different-voice-id",  # Change voice
    silence_threshold=300,  # More sensitive
    silence_duration=2.0,   # Wait longer
    model="gpt-3.5-turbo"  # Faster model
)

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. No Audio Input Detected

   • Check microphone permissions
   • Lower the silence_threshold value
   • Verify PyAudio: python -c "import pyaudio; pyaudio.PyAudio()"

2. TTS Not Working

   • Verify API keys are set correctly
   • Check API quotas
   • System will fall back to pyttsx3 if ElevenLabs fails

3. MCP Server Connection Issues

   • Ensure Node.js is installed
   • Check internet connection for npx downloads
   • Verify API keys for specific servers

4. High Latency

   • Use faster LLM model (e.g., gpt-3.5-turbo)
   • Reduce max_steps in MCPAgent
   • Consider using local models

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guidelines for details.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Built on top of mcp-use
• Uses OpenAI Whisper for speech recognition
• Voice synthesis powered by ElevenLabs
• MCP servers from the Model Context Protocol ecosystem

Support

• 📧 Email: your.email@example.com
• 💬 Discord: Join our server
• 🐛 Issues: GitHub Issues
• 📖 Documentation: Full Docs