| name | creative-studio |
| description | Generate and edit media through the connected ElevenLabs MCP server — speech, images, video, music, and transcription. Use when the user asks to generate a voiceover, image, video, or soundtrack, edit an image, or transcribe audio directly, rather than writing application code. Requires the ElevenLabs MCP server bundled with this plugin. |
| license | MIT |
ElevenLabs Creative Studio (via MCP)
Workflow guidance for the creative_* tools on the ElevenLabs MCP server. Every
tool takes a context parameter — briefly state the user's goal in it. For
building media features into the user's own codebase (SDK, API), use the general
skills instead (text-to-speech, music, sound-effects, speech-to-text).
How generations work
creative_generate_speech, creative_generate_image, and
creative_generate_video return immediately with a flow_id, node_id,
session_ids, and a canvas url the user can open to keep editing. If the
result doesn't render in a view, poll creative_get_flow_run_status until
all_completed or has_failures is true.- Generations spend credits. Pass
estimate_only: true to price a long
video or a batch of variations before committing. Never call a generation
tool a second time to "retry" — that starts and charges a second generation.
generations_count defaults to 4 variations so the user can pick; keep the
default unless they ask for a specific number.
Speech
voice_id is required and only ever comes from creative_list_voices (or
the user) — never from memory. Pick a voice matching what the user described;
if they gave no hint, pick a clear general-purpose voice rather than asking.- Default model:
eleven_multilingual_v2. Use eleven_v3 when the script uses
inline audio direction tags like [whispering] or [laughs softly].
Images
- Default model:
gemini-2.5-flash-image. Pick by need: gpt-image-2 for
rendered text, infographics, UI mockups, or reference-driven edits;
flux-2-pro for fine detail and strict prompt adherence.
creative_get_flow_node_types lists what the workspace can run;
creative_get_model_guide explains how to prompt a specific model.
Flows: combining generations
- Nodes on different flows cannot be connected. When one generation feeds
another (lipsync, a voiceover over video), call
creative_create_flow first
and pass that flow_id to every related call.
- Wire upstream nodes with
connect_from. A node_id only ever comes from a
tool result or creative_get_flow — never invent one.
creative_edit_image requires connect_from: a node from an earlier
generation on the same flow, a library asset, or an upload.
Reference files and transcription
- For a file already reachable (attached to the conversation, or a direct
link):
creative_attach_reference_file — returns a node with content.
- For a file on the user's machine:
creative_upload_flow_reference — the node
stays empty until the user picks a file, so confirm it has an asset (via
creative_get_flow) before generating from it.
- Transcribe with
creative_transcribe_audio, passing the audio node's id as
connect_from; without it, a picker handles upload and transcription on its
own — don't call the tool again or poll while it's open.
