Voice Output
Voice Output speaks Assistant replies through Pocket TTS on your Mac. The text is not sent to a cloud speech service.
Turn spoken replies on or off
Section titled “Turn spoken replies on or off”Open Dashboard → Voice Output and use the master switch.
- When Voice Output is on, Assistant replies are shown and spoken.
- When it is off, replies remain visible but silent.
Voice Output settings are managed in the Dashboard, not through MCP.
Choose a voice
Section titled “Choose a voice”Choose a Pocket voice in the Voice Output pane. A Character or Persona can override the default voice for its own replies. An external agent can request a different voice for one Speak call, but it cannot permanently change your selection through the Speak tool.
Smart punctuation
Section titled “Smart punctuation”Smart punctuation infers pauses for more natural speech. Leave it on for normal prose. Turn it off when technical content, identifiers, or URLs sound better without inferred pauses.
Numbers, units, and common abbreviations are normalized for speech automatically.
Use Speak from an external assistant
Section titled “Use Speak from an external assistant”Ask the assistant to use the Super Voice Mode MCP Speak tool. For a persistent session instruction, copy the Speak every response recipe.
Send one complete reply in one Speak call when possible. Splitting a reply into many calls adds audible gaps. If a long reply must be split, the assistant should reuse one stable identifier so the parts remain grouped.
Do not add a Speak call to the in-app Assistant. It already manages playback, and an extra call can duplicate the audio.
What interrupts playback
Section titled “What interrupts playback”Starting new dictation or another Assistant turn stops stale queued audio. If Voice Output is disabled, an external Speak request is not played and should not be retried.
Usage limits
Section titled “Usage limits”Spoken replies are unlimited during the trial and with Pro Lifetime. After the trial, each accepted external Speak reply uses one of the 50 shared weekly Pro uses. Replaying an already accepted reply does not consume another use.
Pro tips
Section titled “Pro tips”- Pair a voice with a Character or Persona whose speaking style suits it.
- Use the Concise augment when long spoken answers become tiring.
- Turn smart punctuation off temporarily for code-heavy or identifier-heavy replies.
- Prefer one smooth Speak call over several short calls.