@jay-zod/speakturbo

Ultra-fast TTS with ~90ms latency. Local text-to-speech for AI agents with 8 built-in voices.

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Package: @jay-zod/speakturbo
Version: 1.0.7
Published: Feb 21, 2026
Downloads: 31/mo · 13/wk
Author: jay-zod
License: MIT
Types: skill
Size: 346.8 KB
Dependencies: 0 dependencies · 0 peers

Pi manifest JSON

{
  "skills": [
    "SKILL.md"
  ]
}

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README

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Install

For AI Agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf):

npx skills add EmZod/Speak-Turbo

CLI only:

pip install pocket-tts uvicorn fastapi
cd speakturbo-cli && cargo build --release

Usage

speakturbo "Hello world"              # Play instantly
speakturbo "Hello" -o out.wav         # Save to file
speakturbo "Hello" -q                 # Quiet mode
speakturbo --list-voices              # Show voices

Voices

alba      ██████████  Female (default)
marius    ██████████  Male
javert    ██████████  Male  
jean      ██████████  Male
fantine   ██████████  Female
cosette   ██████████  Female
eponine   ██████████  Female
azelma    ██████████  Female

Performance

Time to first sound    ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  ~90ms
First run (cold)       ████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  2-5s  
Real-time factor       ████████████████░░░░  4x faster

Architecture

                    ┌─────────────────┐
                    │   speakturbo    │
                    │   (Rust, 2.2MB) │
                    └────────┬────────┘
                             │ HTTP :7125
                             ▼
                    ┌─────────────────┐
                    │     daemon      │
                    │ (Python + MLX)  │
                    └────────┬────────┘
                             │
                             ▼
                    ┌─────────────────┐
                    │  Audio Output   │
                    │    (rodio)      │
                    └─────────────────┘

Troubleshooting

Problem	Fix
No audio	`curl http://127.0.0.1:7125/health`
Daemon stuck	`pkill -f "daemon_streaming"`
Slow first run	Normal - model loading (2-5s)