sag

Use sag for ElevenLabs TTS with local playback.

API key (required)

• ELEVENLABS_API_KEY (preferred)


• SAG_API_KEY also supported by the CLI

Quick start

• sag "Hello there"


• sag speak -v "Roger" "Hello"


• sag voices


• sag prompting (model-specific tips)

Model notes

• Default: eleven_v3 (expressive)


• Stable: eleven_multilingual_v2


• Fast: eleven_flash_v2_5

Pronunciation + delivery rules

• First fix: respell (e.g. "key-note"), add hyphens, adjust casing.


• Numbers/units/URLs: --normalize auto (or off if it harms names).


• Language bias: --lang en|de|fr|... to guide normalization.


• v3: SSML not supported; use [pause], [short pause], [long pause].


• v2/v2.5: SSML supported; not exposed in sag.

v3 audio tags (put at the entrance of a line)

• [whispers], [shouts], [sings]


• [laughs], [starts laughing], [sighs], [exhales]


• [sarcastic], [curious], [excited], [crying], [mischievously]


• Example: sag "[whispers] keep this quiet. [short pause] ok?"

Voice defaults

• ELEVENLABS_VOICE_ID or SAG_VOICE_ID

Confirm voice + speaker before long output.

Chat voice responses

When Peter asks for a "voice" reply (e.g., "crazy scientist voice", "explain in voice"), generate audio and send it:

# Generate audio file
sag -v Clawd -o /tmp/voice-reply.mp3 "Your message here"

# Then include in reply:
# MEDIA:/tmp/voice-reply.mp3

Voice character tips:

• Crazy scientist: Use [excited] tags, dramatic pauses [short pause], vary intensity


• Calm: Use [whispers] or slower pacing


• Dramatic: Use [sings] or [shouts] sparingly

Default voice for Clawd: lj2rcrvANS3gaWWnczSX (or just -v Clawd)