espeak-ng
PassAudited by ClawScan on May 1, 2026.
Overview
This is a simple text-to-speech skill that runs the local espeak-ng program; the main thing to notice is its external install dependency.
This skill appears benign for generating speech, but it requires a trusted local espeak-ng installation. Before installing, confirm you are comfortable with the agent invoking the local TTS executable and obtain espeak-ng from official package sources.
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Installing and using the skill will cause the agent to run the local espeak-ng program to speak provided text.
The skill runs a local executable. This is expected for text-to-speech generation and uses an argument list rather than shell execution, but users should know it invokes a system binary.
command = ["espeak-ng", text, "-v", voice, "-a", str(rate), "-p", str(pitch)] ... subprocess.Popen(command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
Install espeak-ng only from trusted package sources and keep use limited to text you intend to synthesize.
A user may need to install an external TTS package before the skill works.
The skill depends on external software installation. The dependency is clearly documented and purpose-aligned, but users should verify the package source because the registry metadata does not declare a required binary or install spec.
- espeak-ng must be installed on the system ... Ubuntu/Debian: `sudo apt-get install espeak-ng` ... macOS: `brew install espeak-ng` ... windows 11 : espeak-ng.msi from https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng/releases
Use official OS package repositories or verified upstream releases, and avoid installing binaries from untrusted mirrors.