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Voice Output by winsorllc — Agent Skill

Name: Voice Output
Author: winsorllc

Voice Output

Speak text aloud using system TTS (say command on macOS/Linux) or browser TTS via Chrome DevTools Protocol. Use when: (1) job completes and you want to announce results, (2) user asks to hear something spoken, (3) notifications that need audio alerts, (4) accessibility - reading content aloud.

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Voice Output Skill

Convert text to speech and speak it aloud using system TTS or browser TTS.

Setup

No additional setup required. Uses built-in system commands:

macOS: say command (built-in)
Linux: espeak or festival (install via apt install espeak)
Browser: Web Speech API via Chrome DevTools Protocol

Usage

Speak text via system TTS (say command)

{baseDir}/scripts/speak.sh "Hello, the job has completed successfully!"

Speak via browser TTS (requires Chrome with CDP)

{baseDir}/scripts/speak-browser.js "Hello from the browser!"

List available voices (browser)

{baseDir}/scripts/list-voices.js

Voice Options

System voices (macOS)

List available voices:

say -v "?"

Use a specific voice:

{baseDir}/scripts/speak.sh "Hello" --voice "Samantha"

Adjust speech rate:

{baseDir}/scripts/speak.sh "Hello" --rate 200

Browser voices

The browser TTS uses Web Speech API with available system voices. Default is usually the best available voice.

Trigger Patterns

Use this skill when:

User asks "say", "speak", "read aloud", "text to speech"
Job completes and you want to announce success/failure
User wants notifications spoken rather than just displayed
Accessibility - reading content aloud for visually impaired users
Creating audio summaries or reports

Examples

Announce job completion

{baseDir}/scripts/speak.sh "Job complete! Processed 50 files, found 3 issues."

Read a summary

{baseDir}/scripts/speak.sh "Summary: Four files were modified, two tests added."

Browser TTS (when Chrome is available)

{baseDir}/scripts/speak-browser.js "Speaking directly through the browser!"

Notes

System TTS (say) works on macOS out of the box
On Linux, install espeak: sudo apt install espeak
Browser TTS requires Chrome running with remote debugging (see browser-tools skill)
Both methods are synchronous - the command blocks until speech completes
For non-blocking speech, add & at the end of the command

---name: voice-outputdescription: Speak text aloud using system TTS (say command on macOS/Linux) or browser TTS via Chrome DevTools Protocol. Use when: (1) job completes and you want to announce results, (2) user asks to hear something spoken, (3) notifications that need audio alerts, (4) accessibility - reading content aloud.---# Voice Output SkillConvert text to speech and speak it aloud using system TTS or browser TTS.## SetupNo additional setup required. Uses built-in system commands:- **macOS**: `say` command (built-in)- **Linux**: `espeak` or `festival` (install via `apt install espeak`)- **Browser**: Web Speech API via Chrome DevTools Protocol## Usage### Speak text via system TTS (say command)```bash{baseDir}/scripts/speak.sh "Hello, the job has completed successfully!"```### Speak via browser TTS (requires Chrome with CDP)```bash{baseDir}/scripts/speak-browser.js "Hello from the browser!"```### List available voices (browser)```bash{baseDir}/scripts/list-voices.js```## Voice Options### System voices (macOS)List available voices:```bashsay -v "?" ```Use a specific voice:```bash{baseDir}/scripts/speak.sh "Hello" --voice "Samantha"```Adjust speech rate:```bash{baseDir}/scripts/speak.sh "Hello" --rate 200```### Browser voicesThe browser TTS uses Web Speech API with available system voices. Default is usually the best available voice.## Trigger PatternsUse this skill when:- User asks "say", "speak", "read aloud", "text to speech"- Job completes and you want to announce success/failure- User wants notifications spoken rather than just displayed- Accessibility - reading content aloud for visually impaired users- Creating audio summaries or reports## Examples### Announce job completion```bash{baseDir}/scripts/speak.sh "Job complete! Processed 50 files, found 3 issues."```### Read a summary```bash{baseDir}/scripts/speak.sh "Summary: Four files were modified, two tests added."```### Browser TTS (when Chrome is available)```bash{baseDir}/scripts/speak-browser.js "Speaking directly through the browser!"```## Notes- System TTS (`say`) works on macOS out of the box- On Linux, install espeak: `sudo apt install espeak`- Browser TTS requires Chrome running with remote debugging (see browser-tools skill)- Both methods are synchronous - the command blocks until speech completes- For non-blocking speech, add `&` at the end of the command

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