codex-read-aloud vs io.github.jeet0007/mac-voice-mcp
codex-read-aloud is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑19.
codex-read-aloud is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Cobi. No marketplace we read lists it any more. io.github.jeet0007/mac-voice-mcp is an MCP server published by jeet0007. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, npm registry (MCP servers)). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-27. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  io.github.jeet0007/mac-voice-mcp | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace cobibean/codex-read-aloud | Removed on 2026-10-19 Version: 0.1.7 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 4 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.7.1 Downloads/month (npm): 1 735 Downloads/week (npm): 254 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.7.1 Downloads/month (npm): 1 735 Downloads/week (npm): 254 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | codex-read-aloudno longer listed · | io.github.jeet0007/mac-voice-mcp |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 2 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 4 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-27 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (mac-voice-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 3, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 1 | Not a bundle |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/cobibean/codex-read-aloud | github.com/jeet0007/mac-voice-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 5 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of codex-read-aloud
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Add Grok voice to an app: realtime speech-to-speech, speech-to-text dictation, text-to-speech read-aloud, and a log-driven fix loop for voice sessions.
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Give Claude Code a voice with multi-engine text-to-speech. Speaks responses aloud using 5 TTS engines (edge-tts, ElevenLabs, Kokoro, macOS say, espeak-ng). Free by default…
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Reads text aloud locally on Windows, macOS, and Linux. No API key, account, or cloud service.
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This skill converts text to high-quality audio files using ElevenLabs API. Use this skill when users request text-to-spe
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voicemode dev.voicemode/voicemode
Natural voice conversations for AI assistants - STT/TTS via MCP
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Make audiobooks locally with Kokoro voices from your AI assistant. Nothing leaves your computer.
What each says it does
codex-read-aloud
Speak assistant replies on demand with macOS speech or OpenAI TTS.
io.github.jeet0007/mac-voice-mcp
Talk with your AI assistant out loud on a Mac, with on-device speech recognition (whisper.cpp).
How to run each
codex-read-aloud
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
io.github.jeet0007/mac-voice-mcp As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio mac-voice-mcp -- npx -y mac-voice-mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of codex-read-aloud publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: codex-read-aloud · What it can do: io.github.jeet0007/mac-voice-mcp · Compare two other plugins
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