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Create Forced Alignment

An MCP tool from the ElevenLabs API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Create Forced Alignment Force align an audio file to text. Use this endpoint to get the timing information for each character and word in an audio file based on a provided text transcript. [POST /v1/forced-alignment]

Name on the gateway: elevenlabs_api__forced_alignment · may change things.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
file requiredstringThe file to align. All major audio formats are supported. The file size must…
text requiredstringThe text to align with the audio. The input text can be in any format, however…

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "elevenlabs_api__forced_alignment",
  "arguments": {
    "file": "…",
    "text": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the ElevenLabs API server directly, which lists 487 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-elevenlabs-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/elevenlabs-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the create forced alignment tool with file set to ….

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