Install guide and config at curatedmcp.com

OpenAI MCP: Use GPT-4o, DALL-E, and Whisper Directly in Claude or Cursor

The official OpenAI MCP server connects any MCP-compatible AI client to OpenAI's full model suite. Instead of switching between tools, you can now orchestrate GPT-4o, DALL-E 3, Whisper, and embeddings directly from Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf.

What It Does

This server exposes OpenAI's APIs as tools your AI agent can call natively. You get:

• Chat completions with GPT-4o, o1, and o3-mini
• Image generation via DALL-E 3
• Audio transcription with Whisper
• Text embeddings for semantic search and RAG
• Content moderation checks
• Batch processing for high-volume requests
• Full function-calling support and streaming responses

The practical upside: deploy Claude as your orchestrator while delegating specialized tasks to OpenAI's best-in-class models. Need an image? Call DALL-E. Need voice transcription? Use Whisper. Need embeddings for a knowledge base? Generate them on the fly—all without leaving your MCP workflow.

How to Install

npx -y @openai/mcp

Then add to your Claude Desktop claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openai-mcp": {
      "command": "npx -y @openai/mcp",
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "sk-your-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop and the tools appear in your tool palette.

Real-World Use Cases

• Multi-model workflows: Have Claude reason through a problem, then hand off image generation to DALL-E 3 without context switching. Perfect for design reviews or content pipelines.
• Voice-to-text processing: Transcribe audio with Whisper inside a Cursor workflow, then pass the transcript to Claude for summarization or action item extraction—all in one agent flow.
• RAG pipelines: Generate embeddings and semantic search over your docs directly from Claude, eliminating the need for separate embedding services. Build intelligent search without leaving your IDE.

All endpoints are supported with full API compatibility, so you're not limited to a subset. Setup takes minutes; the payoff is a unified AI toolkit without tool-switching overhead.

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