zeroix07 Podcast Generate Skill (TypeScript version)
Podcast scripts and audio are automatically generated based on information provided by users or Internet search results.
This Skill is suitable for:
- Quick understanding and podcasting of long text content
- Audio presentation of knowledge-based content
- In-depth interpretation and discussion of hot topics
- Real-time information search and podcast production
Capability description
What can this Skill do?
- Generate from file: Receive a piece of information (txt/md/docx/pdf and other text formats) and generate conversation podcast scripts and audio
- Internet search generation: Based on user-specified topics, search the latest information online and generate podcast scripts and audios
- Automatically control the duration and automatically adjust according to the length of the content (3-20 minutes)
- Generate podcast scripts in Markdown format (can be manually edited)
- Use z-ai TTS to synthesize high-quality audio and stitch it into the final podcast
What this Skill is not currently doing
- No mp3/subtitles/time stamps generated
- Does not support podcast roles of three or more people
- No background music or sound effects added
Documents and Responsibilities
This Skill consists of the following files:
generate.tsUnified entrance (supports file mode and search mode)- File Mode: Read text files uploaded by users → generate podcasts
- Search mode: Call web-search skill to obtain information → generate podcasts
- Use z-ai-web-dev-sdk for LLM script generation
- Use z-ai-web-dev-sdk for TTS audio generation
- Automatically splice audio clips
- Only output the final file
readme.mdInstructions for useSKILL.mdCurrent file describing Skill capabilities, boundaries and usage conventionspackage.jsonNode.js project configuration and dependenciestsconfig.jsonTypeScript compilation configuration
Input and output conventions
Enter (choose one of the two)
Method 1: File upload
- An information document (txt / md / docx / pdf and other text formats)
- There is no limit to the data length, Skill will automatically compress it to the appropriate length
Method 2: Online search
- User specifies a search topic
- Automatically call web-search skill to obtain relevant content
- Integrate multiple search results as data sources
Output (only output 2 files)
podcast_script.mdPodcast script (Markdown format, manually editable)podcast.wavThe final spliced podcast audio
Do not output intermediate files (such as segments.jsonl, meta.json, etc.)
Operation mode
Depends on the environment
- Node.js 18+
- z-ai-web-dev-sdk (installed)
- web-search skill (for network search mode)
Not required z-ai CLI
Install dependencies
npm install
Usage example
Generate podcasts from files
npm run generate -- --input=test_data/material.txt --out_dir=out
Internet search generates podcasts
# Search and generate podcasts based on topics
npm run generate -- --topic="The latest AI technology breakthrough" --out_dir=out
#Specify search topic and duration
npm run generate -- --topic="Quantum computing application scenarios" --out_dir=out --duration=8
# Search and generate single-player podcasts
npm run generate -- --topic="Impact of climate change" --out_dir=out --mode=single-male
Parameter description
| Parameters | Description | Default value |
|---|---|---|
--input |
Input data file path (optional with --topic) | - |
--topic |
Search topic keywords (optional with --input) | - |
--out_dir |
Output directory (required) | - |
--mode |
Podcast mode: dual / single-male / single-female | dual |
--duration |
Manually specify the number of minutes (3-20); 0 means automatic | 0 |
--host_name |
Host/anchor name | Xiaopu |
--guest_name |
Guest name | Hammer |
--voice_host |
Host voice | xiaochen |
--voice_guest |
Guest voice | chuichui |
--speed |
Speech speed (0.5-2.0) | 1.0 |
--pause_ms |
Inter-segment pause in milliseconds | 200 |
Available sounds
| Sound | Features |
|---|---|
| xiaochen | Calm and professional |
| chuichui | lively and cute |
| tongtong | warm and friendly |
| jam | English gentleman |
| kazi | clear standards |
| douji | natural and smooth |
| luodo | Infectious |
Technical architecture
generate.ts (unified entrance)
- File Mode: Read user uploaded files → generate podcasts
- Search mode: Call web-search skill → Get information → Generate podcast
- LLM: use
z-ai-web-dev-sdk(chat.completions.create) - TTS: Use
z-ai-web-dev-sdk(audio.tts.create) - Not required z-ai CLI
- Automatically splice audio clips
- Only the final file is output, intermediate files are automatically cleaned
LLM call
- System prompt: Podcast script writer role
- User prompt: contains information + hard constraints + breathing requirements
- Output verification: word count, structure, role tags
- Automatic retries: up to 3 times
TTS call
- Use
zai.audio.tts.create() - Support custom timbre and speaking speed
- Automatically splice multiple wav clips
- Temporary files are automatically cleaned
Output example
podcast_script.md (snippet)
**Xiaopu**: Hello everyone, welcome to today’s podcast. Today we are going to talk about an interesting topic...
**Hai Chui**: Yes, this topic is really interesting. I've also been paying attention recently...
**Xiaopu**: Speaking of which, I would like to give you an example...
License
MIT