Say Skill

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)