# c-voice

Gives the agent two voice tools: transcription through sag and text-to-speech through the macOS say command.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 173
- Author: daxaur
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/daxaur/openpaw/tree/HEAD/skills/c-voice/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/c-voice

## What it does

The skill wires two command-line tools into the agent's toolbox. `sag` handles speech recognition on top of ElevenLabs: hand it a file or a microphone capture and it returns a transcript. Input can be MP3, WAV, M4A or FLAC, and a language hint is available as a flag.

\`say` comes with macOS and does the opposite job. It speaks text out loud, can write the audio to a file, and lets you pick a voice or speaking rate. The skill suggests Samantha or Alex when you want output that sounds natural.

Nothing to install for `say`. `sag` is a different story: without a working ElevenLabs API key in your environment it will not run, so sort the key out first. The whole thing assumes macOS — on Linux or Windows the speech half of the skill does nothing.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-voice -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/c-voice/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/c-voice/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-voice -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/c-voice/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-voice -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/c-voice/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install daxaur/openpaw c-voice
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/c-voice/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-voice -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/daxaur/openpaw --path skills/c-voice
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/c-voice/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add daxaur/openpaw --skill c-voice -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/daxaur/openpaw/tree/HEAD/skills/c-voice/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- turn a meeting recording into readable text
- capture microphone input and get a transcript
- read a finished report out loud
- save synthesized speech to an audio file
- switch to another voice or speaking rate

## Example prompts
- Transcribe `recording.mp3` with `sag` and show me the text
- Record from the mic and save the transcript to `transcript.txt`
- Read the final report aloud using the Samantha voice

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: c-voice
description: Convert speech to text using `sag` (ElevenLabs STT) and synthesize speech using `say` (macOS built-in TTS). Enables voice input transcription and audio output.
tags: [voice, speech, tts, stt, elevenlabs, say, sag, audio]
---

## What This Skill Does

Enables Claude to transcribe spoken audio to text via `sag` (powered by ElevenLabs) and to speak text aloud using the macOS `say` command.

## Available CLI Tools

### `sag` — Speech-to-Text (ElevenLabs)

```bash
# Transcribe an audio file
sag transcribe --file recording.mp3

# Record from microphone and transcribe
sag record --output transcript.txt

# Transcribe with a specific language hint
sag transcribe --file audio.wav --language en

# Output transcript to stdout
sag transcribe --file audio.m4a --stdout
```

### `say` — Text-to-Speech (macOS built-in)

```bash
# Speak text aloud
say "Hello, how can I help you today?"

# Use a specific voice
say -v Samantha "Your report is ready."

# Save spoken audio to a file
say -o output.aiff "Text to synthesize"

# List available voices
say -v ?

# Control speaking rate (words per minute)
say -r 180 "Speaking at a custom rate"
```

## Usage Guidelines

- Use `sag` to process audio files the user provides or to capture mic input
- Use `say` to read back responses, summaries, or alerts aloud
- Prefer `say -v Samantha` or `-v Alex` for natural-sounding output on macOS

## Notes

- `sag` requires a valid ElevenLabs API key configured in environment
- `say` is built into macOS — no installation needed
- Supported audio input formats for `sag`: MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC
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