> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.voicegateway.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

## Where VoiceGateway fits

VoiceGateway is purpose-built for LiveKit voice agents that want cost visibility per modality (audio-minutes for STT, tokens for LLM, characters for TTS) and reconciliation against actual provider invoices. For a longer breakdown of which tool fits which workload, see the [decision tree](/guide/decision-tree).

## Install

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  ```bash pip theme={null}
  pip install voicegateway[all]
  ```

  ```bash docker theme={null}
  git clone https://github.com/mahimailabs/voicegateway
  cd voicegateway
  docker compose up -d
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Use from Claude Code

```bash theme={null}
claude mcp add voicegateway --command "voicegw mcp --transport stdio"
```

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