This tool uses a terminal interface to generate natural-sounding voice output with customizable models and audio settings.

Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/sag && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/3451" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/sag && rm skill.zip

Installs to .claude/skills/sag

Activation

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ElevenLabs text-to-speech with mac-style say UX.
48 charsno explicit “when” trigger
Beginner

Key capabilities

  • Generate natural-sounding voice output from text
  • Apply audio modifiers like whispers and shouts
  • List available voice models
  • Normalize numbers and URLs for speech
  • Export audio to MP3 files

How it works

The tool interfaces with the ElevenLabs API to convert text into speech, supporting local playback and file export via terminal commands.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
Text string
You get back
Audio playback or MP3 file

When to use sag

  • Speak code output
  • Convert text to audio via terminal
  • Use AI voices for notifications
  • Test TTS voice models

About this skill

sag

Use sag for ElevenLabs TTS with local playback.

API key (required)

  • ELEVENLABS_API_KEY (preferred)
  • SAG_API_KEY also supported by the CLI

Quick start

  • sag "Hello there"
  • sag speak -v "Roger" "Hello"
  • sag voices
  • sag prompting (model-specific tips)

Model notes

  • Default: eleven_v3 (expressive)
  • Stable: eleven_multilingual_v2
  • Fast: eleven_flash_v2_5

Pronunciation + delivery rules

  • First fix: respell (e.g. "key-note"), add hyphens, adjust casing.
  • Numbers/units/URLs: --normalize auto (or off if it harms names).
  • Language bias: --lang en|de|fr|... to guide normalization.
  • v3: SSML <break> not supported; use [pause], [short pause], [long pause].
  • v2/v2.5: SSML <break time="1.5s" /> supported; <phoneme> not exposed in sag.

v3 audio tags (put at the entrance of a line)

  • [whispers], [shouts], [sings]
  • [laughs], [starts laughing], [sighs], [exhales]
  • [sarcastic], [curious], [excited], [crying], [mischievously]
  • Example: sag "[whispers] keep this quiet. [short pause] ok?"

Voice defaults

  • ELEVENLABS_VOICE_ID or SAG_VOICE_ID

Confirm voice + speaker before long output.

Chat voice responses

When the user asks for a "voice" reply (e.g., "crazy scientist voice", "explain in voice"), generate audio and send it:

# Generate audio file
sag -v Clawd -o /tmp/voice-reply.mp3 "Your message here"

# Then include in reply:
# MEDIA:/tmp/voice-reply.mp3

Voice character tips:

  • Crazy scientist: Use [excited] tags, dramatic pauses [short pause], vary intensity
  • Calm: Use [whispers] or slower pacing
  • Dramatic: Use [sings] or [shouts] sparingly

Default voice for Clawd: lj2rcrvANS3gaWWnczSX (or just -v Clawd)

When not to use it

  • Real-time low-latency conversational AI
  • Applications requiring SSML phoneme tags

Prerequisites

ELEVENLABS_API_KEY

Limitations

  • v3 models do not support SSML break tags
  • Phoneme tags are not exposed in the CLI

How it compares

It provides a command-line interface for ElevenLabs TTS that mimics the behavior of the macOS say command.

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