Text2Speech Skill

Generate high-quality text-to-speech audio using Qwen3-TTS models.

Prerequisites

•Python 3.8+
•requests package
•Access to TTSWeb API (https://mc.agaii.org/TTS)

Installation

Via npm (Node.js)

bash

npm install -g @catfishw/text2speech-skill

Via pip (Python)

bash

pip install git+https://github.com/CatfishW/TTSAgentSkill.git

Direct Usage

bash

python3 -m text2speech_skill.cli --help

Quick Start

Speak with Preset Speaker

bash

text2speech speak "Hello world" -s vivian -o hello.wav

Design Custom Voice

bash

text2speech design "Welcome to the future" \
  -d "futuristic female AI assistant, clear and professional" \
  -o welcome.wav

Clone Voice from Audio

bash

text2speech clone "This is my cloned voice speaking" \
  -a reference.wav \
  -r "original transcript of reference audio" \
  -o cloned.wav

Clone with Preset Timbre

bash

text2speech clone "Hello" -t ryan -o output.wav

Commands

speak

Text-to-speech with preset speaker voices.

bash

text2speech speak <text> [options]

Options:
  -s, --speaker     Speaker name (default: vivian)
  -l, --language    Language code (default: Auto)
  -i, --instruct    Style instruction (e.g., "speak cheerfully")
  -o, --output      Output audio file (required)

Speakers: vivian, ryan, aiden, dylan, eric, ono_anna, serena, sohee, uncle_fu

Examples:

bash

text2speech speak "Hello" -s vivian -o hello.wav
text2speech speak "Bonjour" -s serena -l French -o bonjour.wav
text2speech speak "Hi" -s ryan -i "speak like a news anchor" -o hi.wav

design

Create voice from natural language description.

bash

text2speech design <text> -d <description> [options]

Options:
  -d, --description  Voice description (required)
  -l, --language     Language code
  -o, --output       Output audio file (required)

Examples:

bash

text2speech design "Hello" -d "old man with raspy voice" -o oldman.wav
text2speech design "Welcome" -d "young energetic female, enthusiastic" -o welcome.wav

clone

Clone voice from reference audio or preset timbre.

bash

text2speech clone <text> [options]

Options:
  -a, --audio           Reference audio file
  -t, --timbre          Preset timbre speaker (alternative to audio)
  -r, --ref-text        Reference transcript (for ICL mode)
  -x, --x-vector-only   Use x-vector only mode
  -i, --instruct        Style instruction
  -l, --language        Language code
  -o, --output          Output audio file (required)

Examples:

bash

# Clone from audio with transcript (ICL mode)
text2speech clone "Hello" -a ref.wav -r "original text" -o out.wav

# Clone from audio (x-vector only, faster)
text2speech clone "Hello" -a ref.wav -x -o out.wav

# Clone using preset timbre
text2speech clone "Hello" -t ryan -o out.wav

batch-speak

Batch process multiple text files.

bash

text2speech batch-speak <input_dir> <output_dir> [options]

Options:
  -s, --speaker   Speaker name (default: vivian)
  -l, --language  Language code
  -i, --instruct  Style instruction

Input: Directory containing .txt files Output: Audio files + batch_report.json

Example:

bash

mkdir -p texts output
echo "Hello" > texts/1.txt
echo "World" > texts/2.txt
text2speech batch-speak texts/ output/ -s vivian

batch-clone

Batch clone voice for multiple texts.

bash

text2speech batch-clone <input_dir> <output_dir> -a <audio> [options]

Options:
  -a, --audio     Reference audio (required)
  -r, --ref-text  Reference transcript
  -l, --language  Language code

Example:

bash

text2speech batch-clone texts/ output/ -a reference.wav -r "transcript"

encode

Encode audio to tokens (tokenizer).

bash

text2speech encode <audio> [-o output.json]

Example:

bash

text2speech encode audio.wav -o tokens.json
cat tokens.json | jq '.count'

decode

Decode tokens to audio.

bash

text2speech decode <tokens_file> -o <output>

Example:

bash

text2speech decode tokens.json -o output.wav

status

Check service status.

bash

text2speech status

Shows:

•API health
•GPU availability
•Loaded models
•Speaker count

speakers

List available preset speakers.

bash

text2speech speakers

languages

List supported languages.

bash

text2speech languages

API Configuration

Default API: https://mc.agaii.org/TTS/api/v1

To use local backend, modify text2speech_skill/cli.py:

python

API_BASE = "http://localhost:24536/api/v1"

Voice Cloning Modes

ICL Mode (In-Context Learning)

•Requires reference transcript (--ref-text)
•Higher quality, follows reference prosody
•Default mode when transcript provided

X-Vector Mode

•Use --x-vector-only flag
•Faster, only speaker characteristics
•No transcript needed

Tips

•Use @file.txt syntax to read text from file: text2speech speak @input.txt -o out.wav
•Reference audio should be clear and 5-30 seconds for best cloning
•ICL mode produces better results than x-vector when transcript is accurate
•Batch operations save a batch_report.json with results

Troubleshooting

Job fails with "ref_text required" → Add --ref-text with transcript or use --x-vector-only

Audio quality is poor → Use clearer reference audio, or try different speaker/timbre

Timeout on long text → Break into smaller chunks, or use batch mode