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Ping Me by tomevault-io — Agent Skill

Name: Ping Me
Author: tomevault-io

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Ping Me - TTS Notification Skill

Generate text-to-speech notifications and play them on macOS. Uses ElevenLabs API for premium voices, or falls back to macOS's built-in say command for zero-configuration usage.

Usage

This skill can be invoked with an optional message argument:

/ping-me message="Task completed successfully"
/ping-me message="Build finished with all tests passing"
/ping-me  # Default notification

Parameters

message: Custom message to speak via TTS (must be a single sentence, maximum one sentence only)

Message Guidelines

Important: All messages must be single sentences only.

Keep messages concise and focused
If you have multiple pieces of information, summarize into one sentence
Example: Instead of "Build completed. Tests passed. Ready for deployment." use "Build completed successfully with all tests passing"

Requirements

macOS: Required for audio playback

TTS Backends

ElevenLabs (Optional - Premium Quality)

Set the API key for high-quality neural voices:

export ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

ElevenLabs settings:

TTS_VOICE_ID - ElevenLabs voice ID (default: Rachel)
TTS_MODEL - Model to use (default: eleven_turbo_v2_5)
TTS_STABILITY - Voice stability 0-1 (default: 0.5)
TTS_SIMILARITY_BOOST - Similarity boost 0-1 (default: 0.75)

macOS `say` (Fallback - No Setup)

When ELEVENLABS_API_KEY is not set, the plugin automatically uses macOS's built-in say command. No configuration required.

macOS say settings:

TTS_SAY_VOICE - Voice name (default: Samantha). Run say -v ? to list available voices.
TTS_SAY_RATE - Words per minute (default: 175)

Execution

Run the bundled notification script:

bash ./scripts/notify.sh $ARGUMENTS

Script Details

The bundled scripts/notify.sh handles:

ElevenLabs API integration for speech synthesis
macOS audio playback via afplay
Error handling and graceful failures
Automatic temp file cleanup after 20 seconds

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---name: ping-medescription: Generate a single-sentence TTS notification with contextual message using ElevenLabs API or macOS say Use when this capability is needed.---# Ping Me - TTS Notification SkillGenerate text-to-speech notifications and play them on macOS. Uses ElevenLabs API for premium voices, or falls back to macOS's built-in `say` command for zero-configuration usage.## UsageThis skill can be invoked with an optional message argument:```bash/ping-me message="Task completed successfully"/ping-me message="Build finished with all tests passing"/ping-me # Default notification```## Parameters- `message`: Custom message to speak via TTS (must be a single sentence, maximum one sentence only)## Message Guidelines**Important: All messages must be single sentences only.**- Keep messages concise and focused- If you have multiple pieces of information, summarize into one sentence- Example: Instead of "Build completed. Tests passed. Ready for deployment." use "Build completed successfully with all tests passing"## Requirements- **macOS**: Required for audio playback## TTS Backends### ElevenLabs (Optional - Premium Quality)Set the API key for high-quality neural voices:```bashexport ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=your_api_key_here```ElevenLabs settings:- `TTS_VOICE_ID` - ElevenLabs voice ID (default: Rachel)- `TTS_MODEL` - Model to use (default: eleven_turbo_v2_5)- `TTS_STABILITY` - Voice stability 0-1 (default: 0.5)- `TTS_SIMILARITY_BOOST` - Similarity boost 0-1 (default: 0.75)### macOS `say` (Fallback - No Setup)When `ELEVENLABS_API_KEY` is not set, the plugin automatically uses macOS's built-in `say` command. No configuration required.macOS say settings:- `TTS_SAY_VOICE` - Voice name (default: Samantha). Run `say -v ?` to list available voices.- `TTS_SAY_RATE` - Words per minute (default: 175)## ExecutionRun the bundled notification script:```bashbash ./scripts/notify.sh $ARGUMENTS```## Script DetailsThe bundled `scripts/notify.sh` handles:- ElevenLabs API integration for speech synthesis- macOS audio playback via `afplay`- Error handling and graceful failures- Automatic temp file cleanup after 20 seconds---> Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/jimmingcheng) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.

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