Use Case
macOS Local Voice is a powerful AI agent skill that extends your assistant with new capabilities. Local STT and TTS on macOS using native Apple capabilities. Speech-to-text via yap (Apple Speech.framework), text-to-speech via say + ffmpeg. Fully offline, no API keys required. Includes voice quality detection and smart voice selection. This guide walks you through installing macOS Local Voice, configuring it for your setup, and running your first commands β so you can start getting value in minutes.
Install macOS Local Voice: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install macos-local-voice
Restart your AI client (Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, or OpenClaw)
Type a natural language request related to design & creative to trigger macOS Local Voice
Review the output and refine your prompt for better results
Combine macOS Local Voice with other skills to build multi-step workflows
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing macOS Local Voice
Help me get started with macOS Local Voice
What can macOS Local Voice do for my design & creative workflow?
Show me an example of using macOS Local Voice
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install macos-local-voiceOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install macos-local-voiceβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/macos-local-voice/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.