Give Claude Code a voice

Voice Summary is a Claude Code skill that turns any text into natural spoken audio using fal.ai's ElevenLabs Turbo v2.5 model. Ask Claude for a "voice summary," to "read it aloud," or to "say this" — it writes an .mp3 and plays it automatically.

Why it's useful

Reading long output on screen is slow. With this skill, Claude can narrate a summary, a changelog, a draft, or a recap while you keep working — hands-free, eyes-free.

Best use cases

• Spoken recaps of long answers or documents
• Narrated changelogs and release notes
• Quick audio drafts of scripts and voiceovers
• Accessibility — listen instead of read

Core features

• One natural command in Claude Code: "give me a voice summary"
• High-quality ElevenLabs Turbo v2.5 voice
• Pick any voice with --voice, save anywhere with --out
• Auto-plays on macOS (afplay) with Linux fallbacks (ffplay/mpg123)
• Long, punctuated text handled safely via stdin

What you get

• The voice-summary skill (SKILL.md + tts.mjs)
• package.json with the single dependency
• .env.example, README, and a quick-start guide
• Delivered via a versioned GitHub release — always the latest build

Requirements

• Claude Code
• Node.js 18+
• A free fal.ai API key (https://fal.ai/dashboard/keys) — you bring your own; usage is billed by fal.ai

Setup (under a minute)

1. Copy the voice-summary folder into ~/.claude/skills/
2. npm install
3. Add your fal.ai key to .env
4. Ask Claude: "read this back to me."