venice-audio-speech — Claude Code skill: text-to-speech via Venice.ai
This skill integrates Venice.ai TTS models with voice selection and output formats. Use it to narrate documents, create voiceovers, or give your agent a voice.
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill venice-audio-speech -a claude-codeWhat venice-audio-speech does
venice-audio-speech connects Claude Code to Venice.ai speech synthesis. It includes multiple voices, output formats, and audio streaming. The skill activates on keywords: 'tts', 'venice speech', 'text to speech', 'voiceover', 'narration'.
Installation varies by platform. For Claude Code, run npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill venice-audio-speech -a claude-code, then check ~/.claude/skills/venice-audio-speech/SKILL.md. On Cursor the path is .cursor/skills/, on Codex it is .agents/skills/. You need Node.js and Venice.ai access.
The skill comes from the Venice.ai team in the nexu-io/open-design repository. Invoke it by name or use any trigger phrase.
What it helps with
- synthesize text into speech with specific voices and formats
- create audio narration for video content
- add voice to conversational agents
- convert written content into podcast audio
- stream speech synthesis in real time
Example prompts for the agent
- Synthesize this text in Emma's voice as MP3
- Convert the document to speech with natural pacing
- Generate TTS audio via Venice for agent demo
How to install venice-audio-speech
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill venice-audio-speech -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/venice-audio-speech/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/venice-audio-speech/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill venice-audio-speech -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/venice-audio-speech/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill venice-audio-speech -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/venice-audio-speech/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install nexu-io/open-design venice-audio-speech2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/venice-audio-speech/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill venice-audio-speech -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design --path skills/venice-audio-speechManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/venice-audio-speech/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill venice-audio-speech -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
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Questions about venice-audio-speech
How do I install venice-audio-speech in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill venice-audio-speech -a claude-code. Then open the config file at ~/.claude/skills/venice-audio-speech/SKILL.md to customize settings.
What does venice-audio-speech do?
It converts text to audio using Venice.ai voices and models. Supports multiple output formats and streaming, suitable for narration, voiceovers, and voice interfaces.
Which platforms support this skill?
Works on Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, and OpenCode. Install paths differ by platform: .cursor/skills/ for Cursor, .agents/skills/ for Codex, and so on.
Source text
SKILL.md · Apache-2.0
--- name: venice-audio-speech description: | Text-to-speech models, voices, formats, and streaming via Venice.ai. Useful for narration, voiceover, and conversational agent voices. triggers: - "tts" - "venice speech" - "text to speech" - "voiceover" - "narration" od: mode: audio category: audio-music upstream: "https://github.com/veniceai/skills" --- # venice-audio-speech > Curated from the Venice.ai team. ## What it does Text-to-speech models, voices, formats, and streaming via Venice.ai. Useful for narration, voiceover, and conversational agent voices. ## Source - Upstream: https://github.com/veniceai/skills - Category: `audio-music` ## How to use This catalogue entry advertises the skill in OpenDesign so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory: ```bash # Inspect the upstream README for exact paths open https://github.com/veniceai/skills ``` Then ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (`venice-audio-speech`) or with one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter.
© nexu-io · Apache-2.0 · nexu-io/open-design