Show HN: T2T – Voice-to-text with MCP support local and cross-platform

Show HN: T2T – Voice-to-text with MCP support local and cross-platform(t2t.now)

4 points by acoyfellow 145 days ago | 2 comments

I've been building t2t, a voice-to-text app that works system-wide with a twist: it supports MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers for extensible automation.

*What it does:* - Hold `fn` → speak → text appears anywhere (local Whisper transcription) - Hold `fn+ctrl` → agent mode that connects to any MCP server - All processing is local except OpenRouter API calls for agent mode - Cross-platform: macOS, Windows, Linux

*Why I built it:* I wanted voice-to-text that wasn't tied to a specific app, and I got excited about MCP as a way to make the agent mode extensible. Instead of hardcoding integrations, you can connect to any MCP server (databases, APIs, file systems, etc.).

*Architecture:* - Rust + Tauri for the desktop app - Local Whisper model (whisper-rs) for transcription - Local MCP client (stdio/HTTP/SSE) - no remote workers - OpenRouter API for AI (direct calls from Rust) - Svelte 5 frontend

The MCP client runs entirely in Rust, so it works in both dev and production builds. Tool execution happens locally via JSON-RPC.

*Open source:* https://github.com/acoyfellow/t2t

I'd love feedback on the architecture, especially the local MCP client approach. Also curious if others find the MCP integration useful or if I'm overcomplicating things.

What do you think?

yoan9224 145 days ago |

Like the website ! I'd be nice to download directly from the website instead of being redirected to the github. Otherwise product works great!

acoyfellow 145 days ago | |

Thanks!

I agree. that's next on my list. Wanted to get it out there early. Thanks for checking it out!