This skill should be used when the user asks to "speak this", "read this aloud", "narrator speak", "say this out loud", or wants Claude to speak specific text or a summary of the last action on-demand, regardless of whether narrator is enabled.
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---
name: speak
description: This skill should be used when the user asks to "speak this", "read this aloud", "narrator speak", "say this out loud", or wants Claude to speak specific text or a summary of the last action on-demand, regardless of whether narrator is enabled.
---
# On-Demand Speech
Speak text aloud on demand, regardless of whether narrator is currently enabled.
## Usage
If the user provides specific text to speak, pipe it directly:
```bash
echo "TEXT_TO_SPEAK" | bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/scripts/speak.sh" --force
```
If the user does not provide specific text, summarize the last action or response and speak that summary:
```bash
echo "SUMMARY_TEXT" | bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/scripts/speak.sh" --force
```
The `--force` flag bypasses the enabled check, allowing speech even when narrator is turned off.
## Important
- Always use `--force` for on-demand speak requests
- Keep spoken text concise -- summarize if the text is very long
- Ensure Kokoro is installed before attempting to speak (check with `python3 -c "import kokoro"`)
