OpenClaw TTS Voice Switch

Switch OpenClaw ElevenLabs TTS voices by updating ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json, keeping Chinese-safe defaults, and restarting the gateway.

Use this skill when you need to change the ElevenLabs voice used by OpenClaw Gateway built-in TTS.

Version scope:

• Verified against OpenClaw v2026.3.13
• Newer OpenClaw versions may change config keys, behavior, or restart flow, so this skill may not work without updates

Scope:

• This skill only targets Gateway built-in TTS under messages.tts
• It does not target other speech systems, external plugins, call-specific overrides, or unrelated TTS integrations

Read references/tts-parameters.md when you need parameter meanings, file paths, or language/model guidance.

Use scripts/list_voices.sh when you need the actual voices and languages available in the current ElevenLabs account.

It updates:

• ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json
• messages.tts.elevenlabs.voiceId

It keeps these defaults unless the user explicitly wants something else:

• messages.tts.provider = "elevenlabs"
• messages.tts.elevenlabs.modelId = "eleven_multilingual_v2"
• messages.tts.elevenlabs.languageCode = "zh"

Workflow

1. If the user asks which voices or languages are supported, run:

bash

bash scripts/list_voices.sh
bash scripts/list_voices.sh zh

2. Confirm the target voice name or voiceId.
3. If only a voice name is given, resolve it to a voiceId from the script output.
4. Run:

bash

bash scripts/switch_tts_voice.sh "<voiceId>"
bash scripts/switch_tts_voice.sh "<voiceId>" "<languageCode>"
bash scripts/switch_tts_voice.sh "<voiceId>" "<languageCode>" "<modelId>"
bash scripts/switch_tts_voice.sh "<voiceId>" "<languageCode>" "<modelId>" "<apiKey>"

5. Tell the user which file and parameter changed.
6. Suggest a quick verification command:

bash

/tts audio 今天天气不错，我们下午三点开会。

Supported Inputs

• Direct voiceId
• Existing known Chinese-capable ElevenLabs voiceId
• Optional languageCode
• Optional modelId
• Optional apiKey

If the user only gives a voice name, resolve it to a voiceId first.