Agent skill
tts
Text-to-speech on macOS -- make the device speak text aloud. Use for voice announcements, reading content aloud, or accessibility.
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/mikeyobrien/rho/tree/main/platforms/macos/skills/tts
SKILL.md
Text-to-Speech
Speak text
say "Hello, this is a test"
Pipe text
echo "Hello world" | say
Choose a voice
say -v Alex "Hello"
say -v Samantha "Hello"
say -v Daniel "Hello"
List available voices
say -v '?'
Adjust rate (words per minute)
say -r 200 "Speaking faster"
say -r 100 "Speaking slower"
Save to audio file
say -o output.aiff "Text to save"
say -o output.aiff --data-format=LEF32@22050 "Text to save"
Command blocks until speech completes.
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