Locus product guide · Updated November 11, 2026

ElevenLabs MCP server: hosted setup, tools and credits

ElevenLabs runs an official hosted MCP server at https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/mcp. You sign in with OAuth, and an agent can generate speech, transcribe audio, design voices, make sound effects, music, images and video, and manage ElevenLabs agents, all paid from your workspace credits. The free plan gives 10,000 credits a month, and paid plans add credits and a commercial license. The older local elevenlabs-mcp package is deprecated.

Setup, step by step

Step 1
Open the connector menu in Claude
Go to Settings, then Connectors, and select Add custom connector. You can also use the + button in a new chat.
Step 2
Enter the server URL
Name the connector ElevenLabs and enter the URL below. The custom connector gets every tool. The ElevenLabs entry in the Claude connector directory cannot make images, video or music.
```
https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/mcp
```
Step 3
Sign in and authorize
Complete the OAuth flow with your ElevenLabs account, choose a workspace, review the permissions and select Authorize.
Step 4
Connect other MCP clients the same way
Point the client at the same URL and complete OAuth. No client registration is needed for clients that support hosted client metadata. Workspaces in an isolated data residency region use their own regional URL.

What can the ElevenLabs MCP server do?

It has two groups of tools. Creative tools make media, and each generation lands on a Flow, an editable canvas you can open in the ElevenLabs app. Agent tools manage ElevenAgents voice agents.

Speech from text with any voice in your workspace, and transcription of audio.
Sound effects and music through Flow nodes.
Voice design from a text description, then saving the voice you pick.
Image and video generation and image edits, with brand kits for colors, fonts and logos.
Agent settings, conversations and transcripts, tools, knowledge base documents, tests and deployments.

What should you watch out for?

These come from the ElevenLabs MCP docs.

Speech returns two takes by default, and image and video return several variations. Ask for one if that is all you need.
Each retry of a generation that is still running starts and charges a new generation.
Generated files come back as signed links on elevenlabsusercontent.com that expire about two hours after the assistant receives them.
The docs describe OAuth sign-in only, with no API key copied into the client. For a headless job with no browser, ElevenLabs points you to its API and SDKs.
The old local server, run with uvx elevenlabs-mcp, is deprecated in favor of the hosted one.

How does the MCP server use your ElevenLabs credits?

The server is free. Generations spend workspace credits the same way as generating in the ElevenLabs app. Paid plans are billed monthly or yearly and differ in credits and features. Plans checked November 10, 2026.

Through the API, text to speech bills per 1,000 characters, and Flash and Turbo models bill at a lower rate than v4, v3 and Multilingual v2.
Speech to text bills by the hour of audio. Sound effects and music bill by the minute.
The free plan has no commercial license. Starter is the first plan that includes one.

How does the MCP server use your ElevenLabs credits?
Plan	Credits a month	Adds
Free	10,000	Speech, transcription, sound effects, music
Starter	30,000	Commercial license, instant voice cloning
Creator	121,000	Professional voice cloning
Pro	600,000	44.1kHz PCM output through the API
Scale	1,800,000	3 workspace seats
Business	6,000,000	10 workspace seats

ElevenLabs API pricing in detail

How do you call ElevenLabs through Locus Pro?

Locus Pro sells ElevenLabs text to speech per call, with no ElevenLabs account or plan. Your agent uses the one Locus Pro MCP connection and pays from a prepaid credit balance at 1,000 credits per $1. Catalog search and describe are free. Live catalog prices on November 10, 2026:

The ElevenLabs endpoint on Locus Pro does text to speech only. Voice design, music, sound effects, images, video and agents need your own ElevenLabs account.
MCP URL: https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/credits/mcp
Or tell your agent: Install Locus Pro by following https://paywithlocus.com/SKILL.md

How do you call ElevenLabs through Locus Pro?
Locus endpoint	What it does	Price per call
elevenlabs/tts	Text to speech with eleven_turbo_v2_5, eleven_flash_v2_5 or eleven_multilingual_v2, as MP3 or PCM	From 1 credit, priced by text length and model; typically 3.8 ($0.0038), 17.2 at the 90th percentile
deepgram/speak	Text to speech from Deepgram	20.2 credits ($0.0202)
openai/tts	Text to speech from OpenAI	1 to 142.7 credits, typically 1
deepgram/transcribe	Speech to text from an audio URL	About 4.34 credits ($0.0043) per audio minute with Nova-3

Should you use ElevenLabs' MCP server or Locus Pro?

Use ElevenLabs' server for creative work in Claude or another assistant: voiceovers in several takes, voice design, music, sound effects, video and agent management. It is the only way to reach those tools by MCP. At steady volume, speech can also cost less with your own ElevenLabs account and API key.

Use Locus Pro when an agent only needs short speech clips now and then, runs headless, or also calls search, data and model APIs from the same balance. Longer text costs more per call, so set max_credits.

Frequently asked questions

Is the ElevenLabs MCP server free?

The server has no fee. Generations use your workspace credits, and the free plan gives 10,000 credits a month without a commercial license.

Why can the ElevenLabs connector in Claude not make music or video?

The connector in the Claude directory is a restricted version without image, video and music generation. Add a custom connector with the server URL to get every tool.

Should I still use the uvx elevenlabs-mcp package?

No. ElevenLabs deprecated the local server in favor of the hosted one at api.elevenlabs.io/v1/mcp, which needs no install and no API key in your client.

How long do ElevenLabs MCP download links last?

About two hours after the assistant receives them. Ask the assistant to fetch the generation again, or open its Flow in the ElevenLabs app, to get a new link.

Implementation references

Use these first-party references for current request contracts and account requirements. Tool availability, prices, and negotiated terms can change.

Sources

Third-party details were checked on November 11, 2026. Vendors change pricing and features often, so confirm on their site before you decide.