speech_to_text

Transcribes audio to text. Returns: transcript text or file path. Use when: converting speech recordings to text.

SERVERElevenLabs MCP Enhanced SOURCE199-mcp/mcp-elevenlabs

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/199-mcp-mcp-elevenlabs/speech-to-text.md

WHAT IT DOES

What speech_to_text does on ElevenLabs MCP Enhanced

AI agents call speech_to_text to retrieve information from ElevenLabs MCP Enhanced without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why speech_to_text is rated Low

speech_to_text performs audio-to-text conversion, which is fundamentally a data retrieval and transformation operation. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute arbitrary code/commands. The output is read-only transcript data.

From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Transcribes audio to text' and 'Returns: transcript text or file path.' This is a retrieval operation with no side effects—it reads/converts existing audio data to text format without modifying, deleting, or executing external…

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs speech_to_text safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and ElevenLabs MCP Enhanced, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For speech_to_text, this is the rule to start with:

speech_to_text Allowed

speech_to_text is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "speech_to_text": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect ElevenLabs MCP Enhanced, apply this rule, and every speech_to_text call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about speech_to_text

What does the speech_to_text tool do? +

Transcribes audio to text. Returns: transcript text or file path. Use when: converting speech recordings to text. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ElevenLabs MCP Enhanced MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on speech_to_text? +

Register the ElevenLabs MCP Enhanced MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for speech_to_text: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches ElevenLabs MCP Enhanced. Nothing to install.

What risk level is speech_to_text? +

speech_to_text is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit speech_to_text? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the speech_to_text rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block speech_to_text completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for speech_to_text. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides speech_to_text? +

speech_to_text is provided by the ElevenLabs MCP Enhanced MCP server (199-mcp/mcp-elevenlabs). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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