Setup Telegram Voice

Setup Telegram Voice

Check if voice message handling is properly configured. Use ONLY the Read tool.

Files to check

1. Read .env in the project root. Check for:

   • ELEVENLABS_API_KEY — ElevenLabs TTS key (primary)
   • ELEVENLABS_VOICE_ID — optional, defaults to George voice
   • OPENAI_API_KEY — OpenAI TTS fallback (needed if no ElevenLabs key)
   • WHISPER_MODEL — optional, defaults to medium
   • TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN — required (same as base telegram setup)

2. Read .claude/skills/enable-telegram/SKILL.md to confirm the skill exists.

Report format

Telegram Voice Setup:
  [x] Base Telegram: configured (run /setup-telegram for details)
  [x] ElevenLabs API key: configured
  [ ] ElevenLabs voice ID: using default (George - JBFqnCBsd6RMkjVDRZzb)
  [ ] OpenAI API key: not set (optional fallback)
  [x] Whisper model: medium (default)
  [x] Voice skill: installed

If things are missing

• No ElevenLabs AND no OpenAI key: "You need at least one TTS provider. Add ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=<key> (from elevenlabs.io) or OPENAI_API_KEY=<key> (from platform.openai.com) to .env"
• No Whisper: "The transcribe-anything pip package is needed for speech-to-text. Run pip install transcribe-anything to install."
• Base Telegram not configured: "Run /setup-telegram first to configure the bot."

When everything passes

Tell the user: "Voice pipeline ready! Run /enable-telegram to activate. Voice messages sent to the bot will be transcribed and responded to with audio."

Important

• Use ONLY the Read tool — no Bash, no pip commands
• Don't attempt to validate API keys against external services
• The voice pipeline requires the base Telegram daemon to be running (/enable-telegram)