sag

Use sag for ElevenLabs TTS with local playback.

API key (required)

• ELEVENLABS_API_KEY (preferred)

• SAG_API_KEY also supported by the CLI

Quick start

• sag "Hello there"

• sag speak -v "Roger" "Hello"

• sag voices

• sag prompting (model-specific tips)

Model notes

• Default: eleven_v3 (expressive)

• Stable: eleven_multilingual_v2

• Fast: eleven_flash_v2_5

Pronunciation + delivery rules

• First fix: respell (e.g. "key-note"), add hyphens, adjust casing.

• Numbers/units/URLs: --normalize auto (or off if it harms names).

• Language bias: --lang en|de|fr|... to guide normalization.

• v3: SSML <break> not supported; use [pause], [short pause], [long pause].

• v2/v2.5: SSML <break time="1.5s" /> supported; <phoneme> not exposed in sag.

v3 audio tags (put at the entrance of a line)

• [whispers], [shouts], [sings]

• [laughs], [starts laughing], [sighs], [exhales]

• [sarcastic], [curious], [excited], [crying], [mischievously]

• Example: sag "[whispers] keep this quiet. [short pause] ok?"

Voice defaults

• ELEVENLABS_VOICE_ID or SAG_VOICE_ID

Confirm voice + speaker before long output.

Chat voice responses

When Peter asks for a "voice" reply (e.g., "crazy scientist voice", "explain in voice"), generate audio and send it:

# Generate audio file
sag -v Clawd -o /tmp/voice-reply.mp3 "Your message here"

# Then include in reply:

# MEDIA:/tmp/voice-reply.mp3

Voice character tips:

• Crazy scientist: Use [excited] tags, dramatic pauses [short pause], vary intensity

• Calm: Use [whispers] or slower pacing

• Dramatic: Use [sings] or [shouts] sparingly

Default voice for Clawd: lj2rcrvANS3gaWWnczSX (or just -v Clawd)