# voice-ai-development

Plan voice agents and apps that handle speech input and audio replies. Use it when choosing an approach for calls, transcription, or speech synthesis.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code · 203 installs
- Author: davila7
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/voice-ai-development
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/voice-ai-development

## What it does

This skill covers OpenAI Realtime API, Vapi, Deepgram, ElevenLabs, LiveKit, and WebRTC. It helps shape voice agents and real-time audio apps, from speech recognition to generated audio. The source includes approaches using separate services as well as OpenAI Realtime API.

Development requires Python or Node.js, provider API keys, and audio-handling knowledge. Examples that call external services need their API credentials. The documented options suit different setups: Vapi is presented for phone agents, while Deepgram with ElevenLabs forms a separate transcription and synthesis pipeline.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **claude-code-templates**
```bash
npx claude-code-templates@latest --skill ai-research/voice-ai-development
```

2. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill voice-ai-development -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

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

### Cursor

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates voice-ai-development
```

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

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates --path cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/voice-ai-development
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### 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/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/HEAD/cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/voice-ai-development

## When to use it
- design a voice agent for phone calls
- transcribe an audio stream with Deepgram
- generate spoken audio with ElevenLabs
- build a voice-in, voice-out app with OpenAI Realtime API

## Example prompts
- Design a Vapi phone agent and outline how its webhook should handle events.
- Plan a pipeline that transcribes streaming audio with Deepgram and speaks the reply with ElevenLabs.
- Help me set up two-way voice interaction through OpenAI Realtime API.

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