Claude-Speak Setup Helper

Help the user configure voice feedback for Claude Code.

First: Check Current Status

echo "=== claude-speak Status ==="
echo ""

# Check binary location
if [ -f "$HOME/.local/bin/speak" ]; then
  version=$("$HOME/.local/bin/speak" --version 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
  echo "✓ Binary installed: ~/.local/bin/speak (v$version)"
else
  echo "✗ Binary not found at ~/.local/bin/speak"
fi

# Check if in PATH
if command -v speak >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  echo "✓ speak command available in PATH"
  echo "  Location: $(which speak)"
else
  echo "✗ speak command NOT in PATH"
fi

# Check API key
if [ -n "$ELEVENLABS_API_KEY" ]; then
  echo "✓ ELEVENLABS_API_KEY is set"
else
  echo "✗ ELEVENLABS_API_KEY is not set"
fi

# Check worker daemon
if [ -f ~/.claude/tts/worker.pid ]; then
  pid=$(cat ~/.claude/tts/worker.pid)
  if kill -0 "$pid" 2>/dev/null; then
    echo "✓ Worker daemon running (PID: $pid)"
  else
    echo "⚠️  Stale PID file (daemon not running)"
  fi
else
  echo "ℹ️  No worker running (starts automatically on first speak command)"
fi

Based on the status, proceed with the relevant section below.

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Fix PATH Issues

If speak is installed but not in PATH, fix it based on your platform:

Linux / macOS

Check if ~/.local/bin is in your PATH:

echo "$PATH" | grep -q "$HOME/.local/bin" && echo "✓ ~/.local/bin is in PATH" || echo "✗ ~/.local/bin NOT in PATH"

If not in PATH, add it to your shell profile:

Bash:

echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

Zsh:

echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc

Fish:

fish_add_path ~/.local/bin

Windows

On Windows, the binary is at %USERPROFILE%\.local\bin\speak.exe. Add this directory to your user PATH:

PowerShell (run as Administrator):

$userPath = [Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "User")
$newPath = "$env:USERPROFILE\.local\bin"
if ($userPath -notlike "*$newPath*") {
    [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", "$userPath;$newPath", "User")
    Write-Host "Added to PATH. Restart your terminal."
}

Or via GUI:

1. Search for "Environment Variables" in Start menu
2. Click "Edit environment variables for your account"
3. Select "Path" → "Edit"
4. Click "New" → Add %USERPROFILE%\.local\bin
5. Click OK, restart terminal

After fixing PATH, verify:

speak --version

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API Key Setup

Step 1: Get an API key

1. Go to elevenlabs.io and create an account (free tier available)
2. Click profile icon (bottom-left) → API Keys
3. Click Create API Key → enable all permissions (especially voices_read for listing voices)
4. Copy the API key

Step 2: Store API key securely

Recommended: Claude Code settings (never committed to git)

# Determine which settings file to use
if [ -f .claude/settings.local.json ]; then
  SETTINGS_FILE=".claude/settings.local.json"
elif [ -f ~/.claude/settings.json ]; then
  SETTINGS_FILE="$HOME/.claude/settings.json"
else
  # Create project-local settings
  mkdir -p .claude
  SETTINGS_FILE=".claude/settings.local.json"
  echo '{}' > "$SETTINGS_FILE"
fi

echo "Using settings file: $SETTINGS_FILE"

# Add API key (replace 'sk-...' with your actual key)
jq '.env.ELEVENLABS_API_KEY = "sk-your-api-key-here"' "$SETTINGS_FILE" > "$SETTINGS_FILE.tmp" && mv "$SETTINGS_FILE.tmp" "$SETTINGS_FILE"

echo "✓ API key added to $SETTINGS_FILE"

Ensure .gitignore protects it:

if [ "$SETTINGS_FILE" = ".claude/settings.local.json" ]; then
  # Check if already in .gitignore
  if git check-ignore -q .claude/settings.local.json 2>/dev/null; then
    echo "✓ .claude/settings.local.json is already in .gitignore"
  else
    echo "⚠️  Adding .claude/settings.local.json to .gitignore"
    if [ -f .gitignore ]; then
      if ! grep -q "\.claude/settings\.local\.json" .gitignore; then
        echo ".claude/settings.local.json" >> .gitignore
        echo "✓ Added to .gitignore"
      fi
    else
      echo ".claude/settings.local.json" > .gitignore
      echo "✓ Created .gitignore"
    fi
  fi
fi

Alternative: Shell profile (simpler but less secure)

# Add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc
echo 'export ELEVENLABS_API_KEY="sk-your-api-key-here"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

On Windows PowerShell:

[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("ELEVENLABS_API_KEY", "sk-your-api-key-here", "User")

Step 3: Validate API key

Test the API key works:

curl -s "https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/voices" \
  -H "xi-api-key: $ELEVENLABS_API_KEY" | \
  python3 -c 'import json,sys; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print("✓ API key valid - found", len(d.get("voices", [])), "voices") if "voices" in d else print("✗ Error:", d.get("detail", {}).get("message", "Unknown error"))'

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Voice Selection

List all available voices

curl -s "https://api.elevenlabs.io/v1/voices" \
  -H "xi-api-key: $ELEVENLABS_API_KEY" | \
  python3 << 'PYEOF'
import json, sys
data = json.load(sys.stdin)
print(f"{'ID':<26} {'Name':<45} {'Gender':<10} {'Age':<15} {'Accent'}")
print("-" * 110)
for v in data["voices"]:
    labels = v.get("labels", {})
    name = v["name"]
    vid = v["voice_id"]
    gender = labels.get("gender", "")
    age = labels.get("age", "")
    accent = labels.get("accent", "")
    print(f"{vid:<26} {name:<45} {gender:<10} {age:<15} {accent}")
PYEOF

Or browse voices in your browser: https://elevenlabs.io/voice-library

Test a voice

# Test with a specific voice ID (replace with any ID from the list above)
ELEVENLABS_VOICE_ID="IKne3meq5aSn9XLyUdCD" speak "Hello, this is a voice test"

Test multiple voices to compare:

# Replace these IDs with ones from your list
for vid in "IKne3meq5aSn9XLyUdCD" "cjVigY5qzO86Huf0OWal" "nPczCjzI2devNBz1zQrb"; do
  echo "Testing voice: $vid"
  ELEVENLABS_VOICE_ID="$vid" speak "This is a voice preview. Testing the sound quality."
  sleep 8  # Wait for audio to finish
done

Set preferred voice permanently

In Claude Code settings:

jq '.env.ELEVENLABS_VOICE_ID = "IKne3meq5aSn9XLyUdCD"' "$SETTINGS_FILE" > "$SETTINGS_FILE.tmp" && mv "$SETTINGS_FILE.tmp" "$SETTINGS_FILE"
echo "✓ Voice ID saved to $SETTINGS_FILE"

Or in shell profile:

echo 'export ELEVENLABS_VOICE_ID="IKne3meq5aSn9XLyUdCD"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

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Optional Configuration

Change TTS model

# Default: eleven_flash_v2_5 (fastest)
# Alternative: eleven_multilingual_v2 (better for non-English)

jq '.env.ELEVENLABS_MODEL = "eleven_multilingual_v2"' "$SETTINGS_FILE" > "$SETTINGS_FILE.tmp" && mv "$SETTINGS_FILE.tmp" "$SETTINGS_FILE"

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Troubleshooting

Binary won't execute

Check file permissions:

ls -la ~/.local/bin/speak
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/speak

Download failed

Manual download:

# Replace {VERSION} and {PLATFORM} with your values
curl -fsSL "https://github.com/dkmaker/claude-speak/releases/download/v{VERSION}/speak-{PLATFORM}" \
  -o ~/.local/bin/speak
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/speak

Example for Linux:

curl -fsSL "https://github.com/dkmaker/claude-speak/releases/download/v1.0.0/speak-linux-amd64" \
  -o ~/.local/bin/speak
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/speak

Check daemon logs

tail -50 ~/.claude/tts/speak.log

Restart daemon

speak --stop  # Kill current worker
speak "Test message"  # Starts fresh daemon

Test basic playback

speak "Testing one two three"

If you hear audio, it's working. If not:

• Check API key is valid
• Check you have internet connection
• Check daemon logs at ~/.claude/tts/speak.log
• On Linux: verify audio device works (paplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav)

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Quick Setup Checklist

Run through this if setting up from scratch:

1. ✓ Binary installed (~/.local/bin/speak --version)
2. ✓ Binary in PATH (which speak)
3. ✓ API key obtained (elevenlabs.io)
4. ✓ API key stored (settings.json or shell profile)
5. ✓ API key validated (curl test above)
6. ✓ Voice selected and tested
7. ✓ Test playback works (speak "hello")