/speak - Text-to-Speech
Speak text using edge-tts (high-quality neural voices) with fallback to macOS say .
Quick Start
/speak "Hello world" # Default English voice /speak --thai "สวัสดีครับ" # Thai voice /speak --voice "en-GB-RyanNeural" "Hi" # Specific voice /speak --mac "Hello" # Force macOS say
Options
Option Description
--thai
Use Thai voice (th-TH-NiwatNeural)
--female
Use female voice
--voice NAME
Specific edge-tts voice
--mac
Force macOS say command
--rate RATE
Speech rate (edge-tts: +/-50%, mac: 100-300)
--list
List available voices
Default Voices
Language Voice
English en-US-GuyNeural (male)
English en-US-JennyNeural (female)
Thai th-TH-NiwatNeural (male)
Thai th-TH-PremwadeeNeural (female)
Scripts
Located in src/skills/speak/scripts/ :
Script Purpose
speak.ts
Main TTS script
Run Script
cd src/skills/speak/scripts bun speak.ts "Text to speak" bun speak.ts --thai "ภาษาไทย" bun speak.ts --list
Requirements
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edge-tts: pip install edge-tts (optional, for high-quality voices)
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macOS say: Built-in (fallback)
How It Works
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Check if edge-tts is available
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If yes: Use edge-tts with neural voice
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If no: Fall back to macOS say command
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Play audio through default output
Examples
Speak Gemini response
/speak "The answer is 42"
Thai greeting
/speak --thai "สวัสดีครับ ยินดีต้อนรับ"
British accent
/speak --voice "en-GB-RyanNeural" "Brilliant!"
List all voices
/speak --list