Say Skill

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Description

macOS text-to-speech using the native `say` command.

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Say Skill

macOS text-to-speech using the native say command.

Use this skill when users want to:

Speak text aloud
List available voices
Save speech to audio files
Find voices by language

MCP Tools

Tool	Description
`say_speak`	Speak text with optional voice and rate
`say_list_voices`	List voices, optionally filtered by language
`say_save_audio`	Save speech to .aiff or .m4a file

Usage Examples

Speak text:

say_speak({ text: "Hello Nathan", voice: "Samantha" })

List English voices:

say_list_voices({ language: "en" })

Save to file:

say_save_audio({ text: "Intro", output: "intro.m4a", voice: "Daniel" })

Popular Voices

Voice	Language	Notes
Samantha	en_US	Premium, natural
Alex	en_US	Premium, natural
Daniel	en_GB	British accent
Karen	en_AU	Australian accent
Albert	en_US	Fun, robotic

Rate Guidelines

Default: ~175 words per minute
Slow: 100-150 WPM (for comprehension)
Fast: 200-250 WPM (for quick listening)

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Updated 4 days ago

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