Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) vs ElevenLabs MCP Server (Official)

A side-by-side comparison of two Design & Media servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) Official Cloudinary server to upload, transform, and manage media assets via natural language. Verified stdio (local) API key TypeScript	ElevenLabs MCP Server (Official) Official ElevenLabs server for text-to-speech, voice cloning, sound effects, and audio. Verified stdio (local) API key Python
Category	Design & Media	Design & Media
Language	TypeScript	Python
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	30	1.4k
Last commit	1 month ago	5 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y --package @cloudinary/asset-management-mcp -- mcp start`	`uvx elevenlabs-mcp`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) if you prefer its approach (official cloudinary server to upload, transform, and manage media assets via natural language).

Pick ElevenLabs MCP Server (Official) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official)

Install / run

npx -y --package @cloudinary/asset-management-mcp -- mcp start

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cloudinary-asset-management-mcp-official": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "--package",
        "@cloudinary/asset-management-mcp",
        "--",
        "mcp",
        "start"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CLOUDINARY_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>",
        "CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET": "<your-api-secret>",
        "CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME": "<your-cloud-name>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add ElevenLabs MCP Server (Official)

Install / run

uvx elevenlabs-mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elevenlabs-mcp-server-official": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "elevenlabs-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ELEVENLABS_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires `uv` (the Python package runner). Install it from https://docs.astral.sh/uv/ if `uvx` is not found.

FAQ

Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) or ElevenLabs MCP Server (Official) — which is better?

Pick Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) if you prefer its approach (official cloudinary server to upload, transform, and manage media assets via natural language). Pick ElevenLabs MCP Server (Official) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) and ElevenLabs MCP Server (Official)?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do Cloudinary Asset Management MCP (Official) and ElevenLabs MCP Server (Official) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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