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Convert documents and text to audio using ElevenLabs text-to-speech. Use this skill when the user wants to create a podcast, narrate a document, read aloud text, generate audio from a file, or convert text to speech.

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npx skill4agent add sanjay3290/ai-skills elevenlabs

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ElevenLabs - Text-to-Speech & Podcast Skill

Overview

This skill converts text and documents into high-quality audio using ElevenLabs TTS API. It supports two modes: single-voice narration and two-host conversational podcast generation.

When to Use This Skill

Activate when the user mentions:
  • "create podcast", "generate podcast", "podcast from document"
  • "narrate document", "narrate this file", "read aloud"
  • "text to speech", "TTS", "convert to audio"
  • "audio from document", "audio version of"

Setup

Config at 
skills/elevenlabs/config.json
:
json
{
  "api_key": "your-elevenlabs-api-key",
  "default_voice": "JBFqnCBsd6RMkjVDRZzb",
  "default_model": "eleven_multilingual_v2",
  "podcast_voice1": "JBFqnCBsd6RMkjVDRZzb",
  "podcast_voice2": "EXAVITQu4vr4xnSDxMaL"
}
Only 
api_key
is required. Or set 
ELEVENLABS_API_KEY
env var.
Dependencies: 
pip install PyPDF2 python-docx
(only needed for PDF/DOCX files).
Requires 
ffmpeg
for multi-chunk narration and podcasts.

Commands

List Voices

bash
python skills/elevenlabs/scripts/elevenlabs.py voices
python skills/elevenlabs/scripts/elevenlabs.py voices --json
Use this to find voice IDs for the user.

Single-Voice TTS

bash
# From text
python skills/elevenlabs/scripts/elevenlabs.py tts --text "Hello world" --output ~/Downloads/hello.mp3

# From document
python skills/elevenlabs/scripts/elevenlabs.py tts --file /path/to/doc.pdf --output ~/Downloads/narration.mp3

# With specific voice
python skills/elevenlabs/scripts/elevenlabs.py tts --file doc.md --voice VOICE_ID --output out.mp3
The script handles text extraction, chunking at sentence boundaries (~4000 chars), TTS per chunk with voice continuity, and ffmpeg concatenation automatically.

Podcast Generation

Podcast mode requires a JSON script file with conversation segments:
json
[
  {"speaker": "host1", "text": "Welcome to our podcast! Today we're diving into..."},
  {"speaker": "host2", "text": "That's right! I found the section on..."},
  {"speaker": "host1", "text": "Let's break that down..."}
]
bash
python skills/elevenlabs/scripts/elevenlabs.py podcast --script /tmp/script.json --voice1 ID1 --voice2 ID2 --output ~/Downloads/podcast.mp3

Podcast Workflow (for Claude)

When the user asks to create a podcast from a document:
  1. Extract the document text:
    bash
    python skills/elevenlabs/scripts/extract.py /path/to/document.pdf
  2. Generate a two-host conversation script from the extracted text. Follow these guidelines:
    • Write as a natural, engaging discussion between two hosts
    • Host 1 typically leads/introduces topics, Host 2 adds analysis and reactions
    • Start with a brief intro welcoming listeners and stating the topic
    • End with a summary/outro
    • Keep each turn under 3000 characters
    • Vary turn lengths - mix short reactions with longer explanations
    • Use conversational language: "That's a great point", "What I found interesting was..."
    • Reference specific details from the source document
    • Avoid reading the document verbatim - discuss and interpret it
  3. Write the script as a JSON array to a temp file:
    python
    # Write to /tmp/podcast_script.json
[
  {"speaker": "host1", "text": "Welcome to today's episode..."},
  {"speaker": "host2", "text": "Thanks for having me..."},
  ...
]
  4. Generate the podcast:
    bash
    python skills/elevenlabs/scripts/elevenlabs.py podcast --script /tmp/podcast_script.json --output ~/Downloads/podcast.mp3
  5. Clean up the temp script file.

Tips

  • Run 
    voices
    first to let the user pick voices they like
  • For podcasts, suggest voice pairs with contrasting qualities (e.g., one deep, one bright)
  • Default output to 
    ~/Downloads/
    unless the user specifies otherwise
  • For large documents, warn the user about character usage on their ElevenLabs plan