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---
name: on
description: This skill should be used when the user asks to "enable narrator", "turn on voice", "start narrator", "enable voice output", "narrator on", or wants to activate text-to-speech output for Claude Code responses.
---

# Enable Narrator Voice Output

To enable narrator voice output, perform the following steps in order:

## Step 1: Determine Scope

Check if the user said "locally", "for this directory", "for this project", or similar. If so, all state changes apply to a **local** config file in the current working directory instead of the global one.

- **Global** (default): `~/.claude-code-narrator/config`
- **Local**: `<cwd>/.claude-code-narrator/config`

## Step 2: Enable Narrator State

### Global mode (default):

Read `~/.claude-code-narrator/config`. If the file exists, use the Edit tool to change the `enabled=` line to `enabled=true` (preserve the existing voice and speed settings). If the file does not exist, create it with the Write tool:

```
enabled=true
voice=af_heart
speed=1.1
```

### Local mode:

Read `<cwd>/.claude-code-narrator/config`. If the file exists, use the Edit tool to change or add `enabled=true`. If the file does not exist, create the `<cwd>/.claude-code-narrator/` directory if needed, then create the `config` file with the Write tool containing just `enabled=true`. Do NOT include voice or speed unless the user specifies them — missing keys fall back to the global state.

IMPORTANT: Do NOT use `sed` to edit state files — use the Read and Edit tools instead.

## Step 3: Register Auto-Hush Hook

Read `~/.claude/settings.json`. If it does not have a `UserPromptSubmit` hook that runs `hush-on-input.sh`, add one. This hook silences speech when the user provides input.

Use the Edit tool to add the following to the `hooks` object in `~/.claude/settings.json` (create the `hooks` key if it doesn't exist, and merge with any existing hooks):

```json
"UserPromptSubmit": [
  {
    "hooks": [
      {
        "type": "command",
        "command": "bash ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/scripts/hush-on-input.sh",
        "timeout": 3
      }
    ]
  }
]
```

IMPORTANT: Do NOT replace existing hooks — merge with them. Read the file first.

## Step 4: Confirm

For global mode, inform the user: "Narrator is now enabled. I will speak responses aloud using the af_heart voice."

For local mode, inform the user: "Narrator is now enabled for this directory. Voice and speed will fall back to global settings unless overridden locally."

Also remind the user to add the local config to their gitignore if they haven't already:

> Tip: Add the local config to your `.gitignore` so it's not committed:
> ```
> echo .claude-code-narrator >> .gitignore
> ```

Then speak a test confirmation. This will auto-install Kokoro TTS into a dedicated venv on first run (may take a few minutes):

```bash
echo "Narrator is now active." | bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/scripts/speak.sh" --force
```