Zai-TTS
SkillMediaText-to-speech conversion using GLM-TTS service via the `uvx zai-tts` command for generating audio from text. Use when (1) User requests audio/voice output with the "tts" trigger or keyword. (2) Content needs to be spoken rather than read (multitasking, accessibility, podcast, driving, cooking). (3) Using pre-cloned voices for speech.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the Zai-TTS skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by aahl/skills in skills/zai-tts/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Generate high-quality text-to-speech audio using GLM-TTS service via the uvx zai-tts command.
Before using this skill, you need to configure the environment variables ZAI_AUDIO_USERID and ZAI_AUDIO_TOKEN,
which can be obtained by login audio.z.ai and executing localStorage['auth-storage'] in the console via F12 Developer Tools.
Usage
uvx zai-tts -t "{msg}" -o {tempdir}/{filename}.wav
uvx zai-tts -f path/to/file.txt -o {tempdir}/{filename}.wav
Changing speed, volume
uvx zai-tts -t "{msg}" -o {tempdir}/{filename}.wav --speed 1.5
uvx zai-tts -t "{msg}" -o {tempdir}/{filename}.wav --speed 1.5 --volume 2
Changing the voice
uvx zai-tts -t "{msg}" -o {tempdir}/{filename}.wav --voice system_002
Available voices
system_001: Lila. A cheerful, standard-pronunciation female voice
system_002: Chloe. A gentle, elegant, intelligent female voice
system_003: Ethan. A sunny, standard-pronunciation male voice
Retrieve all available voices using shell commands:
uvx zai-tts -l
If you want to use custom voices, please complete voice cloning on the website audio.z.ai first.
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 156
- Forks
- 21
- Last commit
- Sep 2026
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zai-tts- Source
- github.com/aahl/skills