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ReadIt Voice Reader

Reads articles, files or your last answer aloud in a cloned voice, with pause and stop controls

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Repository
danielmiessler/LifeOS
Stars
19,682
Licence
MIT
Files
4 files

What it does

Once installed, when you ask the agent to read something aloud, it turns the article, file, pasted text, or its own latest write-up into a spoken script, sends it to the Fish Audio text-to-speech service, and plays the audio on your Mac while it generates the rest. You can pause, resume, check status, or stop the reading with simple commands. It requires a Fish Audio account and API key, plus a LifeOS configuration.

Great for

  • Listeners who want long articles or their own write-ups read aloud in a chosen voice
  • Mac users already running the LifeOS setup who want hands-free reading
  • People who want playback to start within seconds even for long pieces

Skip it if

  • Macs-free or Linux/Windows users, since playback relies on macOS afplay (the tool is not usable there for audio output)
  • Content you do not want sent to a third-party service, because text and the voice clone are processed by Fish Audio over the network
  • Scheduled or unattended jobs, which are deliberately silent by design

Try asking

  • “ri”
  • “/ri https://example.com/some-article”
  • “read this file to me: ~/Documents/notes.md”
  • “pause the read”
Step-by-step guide: how to use ReadIt Voice ReaderInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 4 original files, the MIT licence and an attribution note.

    ReadIt.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip ReadIt.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip ReadIt.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Run the Setup.md steps first to create the Fish Audio key and choose a voice profile, then do a read-only check before reading long content.
  • Ask the agent to write a spoken script rather than reading raw markdown; tables and headers read poorly.
  • Remember a new read stops any running read, so there is no queue.

What's inside

  • Intents/Read.md
  • Setup.md
  • SKILL.md
  • Tools/ReadIt.ts

Redistributed unmodified from danielmiessler/LifeOS under the MIT licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.