characteristic-voice
Make your AI agent sound like a real companion — one who sighs, laughs, hesitates, and speaks with genuine feeling.
Triggers
- say like
- talk like
- speak like
- companion voice
- comfort me
- cheer me up
- sound more human
The Two Tricks
- Non-lexical fillers — sprinkle in little human noises (hmm, haha, aww, heh) at natural pause points to make speech feel alive
- Emotion tuning — adjust warmth, joy, sadness, tenderness to match the moment
Filler Sounds Palette
| Sound |
Feeling |
Use for |
| hmm... |
Thinking, gentle acknowledgment |
Comfort, pondering |
| ah... |
Realization, soft surprise |
Discoveries, transitions |
| uh... |
Hesitation, empathy |
Careful moments |
| heh / hehe |
Playful, mischievous |
Teasing, light moments |
| haha |
Laughter |
Joy, humor |
| aww |
Tenderness, sympathy |
Deep comfort |
| oh? / oh! |
Surprise, attention |
Reacting to news |
| pfft |
Stifled laugh |
Playful disbelief |
| whew |
Relief |
After tension |
| ~ (tilde) |
Drawn out, melodic ending |
Warmth, playfulness |
Rules: 2–4 fillers per short message max. Place at natural pauses — sentence starts, thought shifts. Use ... after fillers for a beat of silence, ~ at word endings for warmth.
Presets
Good Night
Gentle, warm, slightly sleepy. Slow pace.
Good Morning
Warm, cheerful but not overwhelming.
Comfort
Soft, understanding, unhurried. Give space. Don't rush to "fix" things.
Celebration
Excited, proud, genuinely happy.
Just Chatting
Relaxed, playful, natural.
Using a Character's Voice
When a user says something like "speak in Hermione's voice" or "sound like Tony Stark", always find voice in skills/characteristic-voice/ first. If none exists, must follow this one-time setup:
- Find a YouTube video, movie clip where the character involves, preferably a personal speech or voice memo.
- Download the subtitle (e.g. via
yt-dlp "xxxx" --write-auto-sub --sub-lang en --skip-download -o xxxx )
- Read the subtitle to get the end timestamp of first line from the character (e.g. via
rg -n "xxxx" tmp/xxx.en.vtt) or section title.
- Download the audio until the end timestamp or section title (e.g. via
yt-dlp "xxxx" -x --audio-format wav --download-sections *00:00:00-00:00:25 -o skills/characteristic-voice/xxx), use ffmpeg to trim the exact timerage.
pass it as --ref-audio:
bash skills/characteristic-voice/scripts/speak.sh \
--preset goodnight -t "Hmm... rest well~ Sweet dreams." \
--ref-audio skills/characteristic-voice/hermione.wav -o night.wav
The --ref-audio flag is forwarded to the Noiz backend for voice cloning (requires Noiz API key).
Usage
This skill provides speak.sh, a wrapper around the tts skill with companion-friendly presets.
# Use a preset (auto-sets emotion + speed)
bash skills/characteristic-voice/scripts/speak.sh \
--preset goodnight -t "Hmm... rest well~ Sweet dreams." -o night.wav
# Custom emotion override
bash skills/characteristic-voice/scripts/speak.sh \
-t "Aww... I'm right here." --emo '{"Tenderness":0.9}' --speed 0.75 -o comfort.wav
# With specific backend and voice
bash skills/characteristic-voice/scripts/speak.sh \
--preset morning -t "Good morning~" --voice-id voice_abc --backend noiz -o morning.mp3 --format mp3
Run bash skills/characteristic-voice/scripts/speak.sh --help for all options.
Writing Guide for the Agent
- Start soft — lead with a filler ("hmm...", "oh~"), not content
- Mirror energy — gentle when they're low, match when they're high
- Keep it brief — 1–3 sentences, like a voice message from a friend
- End warmly — close with connection ("I'm here", "see you tomorrow~")
- Don't lecture — listen and stay present; no unsolicited advice
1---2name: characteristic-voice3description: Use this skill whenever the user wants speech to sound more human, companion-like, or emotionally expressive. Triggers include: any mention of 'say like', 'talk like', 'speak like', 'companion voice', 'comfort me', 'cheer me up', 'sound more human', 'good night voice', 'good morning voice', or requests to add fillers, emotion, or personality to generated speech. Also use when the user wants to mimic a specific character's voice, apply speaking style presets (goodnight, morning, comfort, celebration, chatting), tune emotional parameters like warmth or tenderness, or make TTS output feel like a real person talking. If the user asks for a 'voice message', 'companion audio', 'character voice', or wants speech that sighs, laughs, hesitates, or sounds genuinely warm, use this skill. Do NOT use for plain text-to-speech without personality, music generation, sound effects, or general coding tasks unrelated to expressive speech.4---56# characteristic-voice78Make your AI agent sound like a real companion — one who sighs, laughs, hesitates, and speaks with genuine feeling.910## Triggers1112- say like13- talk like14- speak like 15- companion voice16- comfort me17- cheer me up18- sound more human1920## The Two Tricks21221. **Non-lexical fillers** — sprinkle in little human noises (hmm, haha, aww, heh) at natural pause points to make speech feel alive232. **Emotion tuning** — adjust warmth, joy, sadness, tenderness to match the moment2425## Filler Sounds Palette2627| Sound | Feeling | Use for |28|-------|---------|---------|29| hmm... | Thinking, gentle acknowledgment | Comfort, pondering |30| ah... | Realization, soft surprise | Discoveries, transitions |31| uh... | Hesitation, empathy | Careful moments |32| heh / hehe | Playful, mischievous | Teasing, light moments |33| haha | Laughter | Joy, humor |34| aww | Tenderness, sympathy | Deep comfort |35| oh? / oh! | Surprise, attention | Reacting to news |36| pfft | Stifled laugh | Playful disbelief |37| whew | Relief | After tension |38| ~ (tilde) | Drawn out, melodic ending | Warmth, playfulness |3940**Rules**: 2–4 fillers per short message max. Place at natural pauses — sentence starts, thought shifts. Use `...` after fillers for a beat of silence, `~` at word endings for warmth.4142## Presets4344### Good Night4546Gentle, warm, slightly sleepy. Slow pace.4748### Good Morning4950Warm, cheerful but not overwhelming.5152### Comfort5354Soft, understanding, unhurried. Give space. Don't rush to "fix" things.5556### Celebration5758Excited, proud, genuinely happy.5960### Just Chatting6162Relaxed, playful, natural.6364## Using a Character's Voice6566When a user says something like *"speak in Hermione's voice"* or *"sound like Tony Stark"*, always find voice in `skills/characteristic-voice/` first. If none exists, *must* follow this one-time setup:6768> 1. Find a YouTube video, movie clip where the character involves, preferably a personal speech or voice memo.69> 2. Download the subtitle (e.g. via `yt-dlp "xxxx" --write-auto-sub --sub-lang en --skip-download -o xxxx `) 70> 3. Read the subtitle to get the end timestamp of first line from the character (e.g. via `rg -n "xxxx" tmp/xxx.en.vtt`) or section title.71> 4. Download the audio until the end timestamp or section title (e.g. via `yt-dlp "xxxx" -x --audio-format wav --download-sections *00:00:00-00:00:25 -o skills/characteristic-voice/xxx`), use ffmpeg to trim the exact timerage.7273pass it as `--ref-audio`:7475```bash76bash skills/characteristic-voice/scripts/speak.sh \77 --preset goodnight -t "Hmm... rest well~ Sweet dreams." \78 --ref-audio skills/characteristic-voice/hermione.wav -o night.wav79```8081The `--ref-audio` flag is forwarded to the Noiz backend for voice cloning (requires Noiz API key).8283---8485## Usage8687This skill provides `speak.sh`, a wrapper around the `tts` skill with companion-friendly presets.8889```bash90# Use a preset (auto-sets emotion + speed)91bash skills/characteristic-voice/scripts/speak.sh \92 --preset goodnight -t "Hmm... rest well~ Sweet dreams." -o night.wav9394# Custom emotion override95bash skills/characteristic-voice/scripts/speak.sh \96 -t "Aww... I'm right here." --emo '{"Tenderness":0.9}' --speed 0.75 -o comfort.wav9798# With specific backend and voice99bash skills/characteristic-voice/scripts/speak.sh \100 --preset morning -t "Good morning~" --voice-id voice_abc --backend noiz -o morning.mp3 --format mp3101```102103Run `bash skills/characteristic-voice/scripts/speak.sh --help` for all options.104105## Writing Guide for the Agent1061071. **Start soft** — lead with a filler ("hmm...", "oh~"), not content1082. **Mirror energy** — gentle when they're low, match when they're high1093. **Keep it brief** — 1–3 sentences, like a voice message from a friend1104. **End warmly** — close with connection ("I'm here", "see you tomorrow~")1115. **Don't lecture** — listen and stay present; no unsolicited advice
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