# elevenlabs-tts

Creates ElevenLabs speech audio from inline text or script files through local voice profiles. Use it for narration, voiceovers, and other generated speech tracks.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1300 installs · ★ 7001
- Author: MengTo
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/MengTo/Skills/tree/HEAD/agent-skills/codex/elevenlabs-tts/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/elevenlabs-tts

## What it does

This skill sends text to ElevenLabs Text-to-Speech from an inline argument, a script file, or standard input. It selects a local profile, applies its voice, model, output format, and voice settings, then writes the audio to the requested path. One-off values can override the profile through script options.

Profiles live in a separate JSON file. The bundled `scripts/generate_voice.py` helper can use a direct `voice_id`, read an ID from an environment variable, or search by `voice_name`. It also supports `--dry-run` for inspecting the resolved request and `--list-voices` for matching voices.

You need `ELEVENLABS_API_KEY` in the process environment or the nearest `.env`, plus a local profile file outside the skill. Check that setup first, because the ElevenLabs request cannot run without the API key.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill elevenlabs-tts -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill elevenlabs-tts -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill elevenlabs-tts -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install MengTo/Skills elevenlabs-tts
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill elevenlabs-tts -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/MengTo/Skills --path agent-skills/codex/elevenlabs-tts
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill elevenlabs-tts -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/MengTo/Skills/tree/HEAD/agent-skills/codex/elevenlabs-tts/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- turn a script into speech audio
- generate a voiceover from inline text
- select a voice from a local profile
- inspect a request without calling TTS
- write generated audio to a chosen file

## Example prompts
- Generate a voiceover from `script.txt` with the `default` profile and save it as `output.mp3`.
- Read text from stdin and create speech audio with `scripts/generate_voice.py` using the `default` profile.
- List ElevenLabs voices matching the local setup with `--list-voices`.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: elevenlabs-tts
description: Generate ElevenLabs text-to-speech audio from scripts or inline text using local voice profiles. Use when the user asks for ElevenLabs, text-to-speech, TTS, narration, voiceover, speech audio, or voice generation; load voice names, voice ids, emails, owners, and account-specific defaults only from local config outside the skill.
---

# ElevenLabs TTS

Use this skill for ElevenLabs text-to-speech generation. Keep the skill reusable and non-personal:

- Do not store API keys, voice names, voice ids, emails, account names, customer names, or personal defaults in the skill.
- Read `ELEVENLABS_API_KEY` from the process environment or the nearest `.env`.
- Read account-specific voice profiles from local JSON config outside this skill.
- Generate audio with request-level settings. Do not mutate saved ElevenLabs account or voice settings unless the user explicitly asks.

## Local Profiles

Prefer one of these config sources, in order:

1. `--config /path/to/profiles.json`
2. `ELEVENLABS_TTS_CONFIG=/path/to/profiles.json`
3. `local/elevenlabs/profiles.json`

Project-local profile files are also fine when they are gitignored, for example `config/local/elevenlabs-tts.json`.

The helper script expects this shape:

```json
{
  "default_profile": "default",
  "profiles": {
    "default": {
      "voice_name": "Voice name from the local account",
      "voice_id": "optional-direct-voice-id",
      "voice_id_env": "OPTIONAL_ENV_VAR_WITH_VOICE_ID",
      "model_id": "eleven_multilingual_v2",
      "output_format": "mp3_44100_128",
      "voice_settings": {
        "stability": 0.5,
        "similarity_boost": 1.0,
        "style": 0.0,
        "speed": 1.0,
        "use_speaker_boost": true
      },
      "output_dir": "outputs/voiceovers",
      "emails": []
    }
  }
}
```

Fields like `emails`, owners, aliases, and notes are for local routing/context only. The script ignores unknown metadata fields.

## Workflow

1. Choose the profile from `--profile`, `ELEVENLABS_TTS_PROFILE`, or `default_profile`.
2. Prefer the helper script:
   `python3 <skill-root>/scripts/generate_voice.py --text-file script.txt --profile default --output output.mp3`
3. If the profile has `voice_id`, use it. If it has `voice_id_env`, read that env var. Otherwise search ElevenLabs by `voice_name`.
4. Use profile `model_id`, `output_format`, and `voice_settings` unless the user overrides them for this generation.
5. Put generated audio in the requested destination. If no destination is given, use the profile `output_dir`, then `outputs/voiceovers/`.
6. Report the output path and any important warnings. Do not print secrets.

## Helper Script

The bundled script supports:

- `--text "..."` for inline text
- `--text-file path.txt` for script files
- stdin when neither `--text` nor `--text-file` is provided
- `--profile name` to select a local profile
- `--config path.json` to select a local profile file
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