Inworld TTS

Generate speech audio from text using Inworld.ai's TTS API.

Setup

Get API key from

Generate key with "Voices: Read" permission

Copy the "Basic (Base64)" key

Set environment variable:

export INWORLD_API_KEY="your-base64-key-here"

For persistence, add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.clawdbot/.env.

Installation

# Copy skill to your skills directory
cp -r inworld-tts /path/to/your/skills/

# Make script executable
chmod +x /path/to/your/skills/inworld-tts/scripts/tts.sh

# Optional: symlink for global access
ln -sf /path/to/your/skills/inworld-tts/scripts/tts.sh /usr/local/bin/inworld-tts

Usage

# Basic
./scripts/tts.sh "Hello world" output.mp3

# With options
./scripts/tts.sh "Hello world" output.mp3 --voice Dennis --rate 1.2

# Streaming (for text >4000 chars)
./scripts/tts.sh "Very long text..." output.mp3 --stream

Options

Option

Default

Description

--voice	Dennis	Voice ID
--rate	1.0	Speaking rate (0.5-2.0)
--temp	1.1	Temperature (0.1-2.0)
--model	inworld-tts-1.5-max	Model ID
--stream	false	Use streaming endpoint

API Reference

Endpoint

Use

POST | Standard synthesis | | POST

Streaming for long text

Requirements

• curl - HTTP requests
• jq - JSON processing
• base64 - Decode audio

Examples

# Quick test
export INWORLD_API_KEY="aXM2..."
./scripts/tts.sh "Testing one two three" test.mp3
mpv test.mp3  # or any audio player

# Different voice and speed
./scripts/tts.sh "Slow and steady" slow.mp3 --rate 0.8

# Fast-paced narration
./scripts/tts.sh "Breaking news!" fast.mp3 --rate 1.5

Troubleshooting

"INWORLD_API_KEY not set" - Export the environment variable before running.

Empty output file - Check API key is valid and has "Voices: Read" permission.

Streaming issues - Ensure jq supports --unbuffered flag.

Links

• Inworld Platform:
• API Examples: