installer: oracle-skills-cli v1.6.6
name: speak
description: v1.6.6 L-SKLL | Text-to-speech using edge-tts or macOS say. Use when user says "speak", "say", "read aloud", or wants text spoken.
/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
- edge-tts:
pip install edge-tts (optional, for high-quality voices)
- macOS say: Built-in (fallback)
How It Works
- Check if edge-tts is available
- If yes: Use edge-tts with neural voice
- If no: Fall back to macOS
say command
- 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
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