Fun ASR MCP Server

Transcribe local audio with FunASR and SenseVoice using private, on-device inference.

People who need AI & ML tools inside Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in Python.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-24 · ★ 20,003 · #7 OF 95 MAINTAINED AI & ML · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · Python servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Fun ASR

Docker

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/modelscope/funasr-mcp:0.1.2

Claude Desktop - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "modelscope-funasr": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/modelscope/funasr-mcp:0.1.2"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as container (OCI image) - can be sandboxed away from your filesystem

license MIT - declared in the repository

registry namespace io.github.modelscope is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Fun ASR can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v1.4.3 · 2026-08-21

FunASR 1.4.3 · Install or upgrade the Python package: · bash · python -m pip install -U "funasr==1.4.3" · Enable the optional Silero VAD adapter: · bash · python -m pip install -U "funasr[silero]==1.4.3" · Python…

v1.4.2 · 2026-08-14

FunASR 1.4.2 · Install or upgrade the Python package: · bash · pip install -U funasr==1.4.2 · Python package · Fixes split punctuation-token alignment in AutoModel so punctuation results remain aligned with ASR output.…

runtime-llamacpp-v0.2.0 · 2026-08-11

FunASR llama.cpp runtime v0.2.0 · Prebuilt, self-contained FunASR llama.cpp / GGUF binaries for Fun-ASR-Nano, SenseVoiceSmall, and Paraformer, with built-in FSMN-VAD. No Python ASR runtime or local C++ build is…

04 · Who maintains Fun ASR

FunASR is maintained by modelscope. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Nov 2022.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/modelscope/funasr
website: https://github.com/modelscope/FunASR/tree/main/examples/mcp_server
category: AI & ML - ranked #7 of 95 actively-maintained AI & ML servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-21)
registry: io.github.modelscope/funasr-mcp (active, first published 2026-07-23 · 2 versions)
packages: oci:ghcr.io/modelscope/funasr-mcp:0.1.2

06 · Fun ASR FAQ

What is Fun ASR?

Transcribe local audio with FunASR and SenseVoice using private, on-device inference.

Is Fun ASR still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-24 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Fun ASR?

Run `docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/modelscope/funasr-mcp:0.1.2`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

07 · Alternatives to Fun ASR

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