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* feat(cli): add `tts` command for local text-to-speech via Kokoro-82M

Adds `hyperframes tts` — generate speech audio locally using Kokoro-82M
(ONNX), no API key needed. Mirrors the transcribe command architecture.

- New command: `hyperframes tts "text" --voice af_heart --output speech.wav`
- 54 voices across 8 languages, ~5x realtime on CPU
- Auto-downloads model (~311 MB) + voices (~27 MB) to ~/.cache/hyperframes/tts/
- Requires Python 3.8+ with kokoro-onnx installed
- Extracted shared `downloadFile` utility from whisper/manager.ts with
  atomic .tmp→rename to prevent partial download corruption
- Added hyperframes-tts skill with voice selection guide
- Updated CLAUDE.md with TTS docs, voice table, and skill reference

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs(tts): improve skill per skill-creator guidelines

- Move trigger info from body to frontmatter description
- Remove `trigger` field (not a valid frontmatter field)
- Remove CLI flag docs Claude can derive from --help
- Remove redundant voice tables (keep content-to-voice mapping)
- Fix composition audio example to use actual <audio> element pattern
- Keep non-obvious workflows: TTS+transcribe for captions, long scripts

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs(tts): add guidance for using external TTS sources

Help users understand when to use cloud TTS (voice cloning, broader
languages, higher quality) vs the built-in Kokoro model, and how
external audio integrates into the same composition workflow.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs(tts): prioritize HeyGen API as recommended cloud TTS

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs(tts): remove external TTS section for now

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* fix(tts): set required: false on input arg so --list works standalone

Citty treats positional args as required by default unless explicitly
set to required: false. Without this, `hyperframes tts --list` fails
with "Missing required positional argument".

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat(tts): add --help examples and fix required:false for --list

Add examples section to `tts --help` matching the pattern from other
commands (transcribe, render, etc.). Fix citty positional arg requiring
explicit `required: false` for --list to work standalone.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs: add CLI command checklist to CLAUDE.md

Ensure new commands always get --help examples in help.ts.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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---
name: hyperframes-tts
description: Generate speech audio locally using Kokoro-82M (no API key). Use when asked to create narration, voiceover, or text-to-speech audio for compositions, or when a user needs spoken audio from text. Covers voice selection, speed tuning, and integrating TTS output with compositions and captions.
---
# Text-to-Speech
## Voice Selection
Match voice to content. Default is `af_heart`.
| Content type | Voice | Why |
| ----------------- | --------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| Product demo | `af_heart`/`af_nova` | Warm, professional |
| Tutorial / how-to | `am_adam`/`bf_emma` | Neutral, easy to follow |
| Marketing / promo | `af_sky`/`am_michael` | Energetic or authoritative |
| Documentation | `bf_emma`/`bm_george` | Clear British English, formal |
| Casual / social | `af_heart`/`af_sky` | Approachable, natural |
Run `npx hyperframes tts --list` for all 54 voices (8 languages: EN, JP, ZH, KO, FR, DE, IT, PT).
## Speed Tuning
- **0.7-0.8** — Tutorial, complex content, accessibility
- **1.0** — Natural pace (default)
- **1.1-1.2** — Intros, transitions, upbeat content
- **1.5+** — Rarely appropriate; test carefully
## Composing with TTS Audio
Generate a voiceover and use it as the audio track:
```bash
npx hyperframes tts "Your script here" --voice af_nova --output narration.wav
```
Then reference it in the composition as a standard `<audio>` element:
```html
<audio
id="narration"
data-start="0"
data-duration="auto"
data-track-index="2"
src="narration.wav"
data-volume="1"
></audio>
```
## TTS + Captions Workflow
Generate speech, then transcribe it back for word-level caption timestamps:
```bash
# 1. Generate speech
npx hyperframes tts script.txt --voice af_heart --output narration.wav
# 2. Transcribe for word-level timestamps
npx hyperframes transcribe narration.wav
# 3. Result: narration.wav + transcript.json ready for captions
```
This avoids manually timing captions — whisper extracts precise word boundaries from the generated audio.
## Long Scripts
For scripts longer than a few paragraphs, write the text to a `.txt` file and pass the path:
```bash
npx hyperframes tts script.txt --voice bf_emma --output narration.wav
```
The model handles long text well but very long inputs (>5 minutes of speech) may benefit from splitting into segments.
## Requirements
- Python 3.8+ with `kokoro-onnx` and `soundfile` installed (`pip install kokoro-onnx soundfile`)
- Model downloads automatically on first use (~311 MB + ~27 MB voices, cached in `~/.cache/hyperframes/tts/`)