Agent skill · ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs Text to Speech skill for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor
Officialname: text-to-speech★ 508 (repo)pushed 2026-10-24MITSKILL.md on GitHubchecked 2026-11-07
What it does, in the publisher's words
Convert text to speech using ElevenLabs voice AI. Use when generating audio from text, creating voiceovers, building voice apps, or synthesizing speech in 90+ languages.
The description field of the SKILL.md. The agent reads only this at startup and decides from it when to load the full skill.
Install ElevenLabs Text to Speech
The skills CLI copies the skill into the folder of each agent you pick (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf...). Add -g for all projects. Needs Node.js 22.20+. docs
npx skills add elevenlabs/skills --skill text-to-speech
Copy the skill folder into ~/.claude/skills (all projects) or .claude/skills (this repo). Claude Code picks it up without a restart. docs
npx skills add elevenlabs/skills --skill text-to-speech -a claude-code # or by hand: git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/elevenlabs/skills.git /tmp/text-to-speech-src cp -r /tmp/text-to-speech-src/text-to-speech ~/.claude/skills/text-to-speech
Download the skill folder, zip it, then Customize > Skills > + > Create skill > Upload a skill. Code execution must be on (Settings > Capabilities). docs
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/elevenlabs/skills.git /tmp/text-to-speech-src cp -r /tmp/text-to-speech-src/text-to-speech ./text-to-speech zip -r text-to-speech.zip text-to-speech
Codex reads skills from .agents/skills in the repo or ~/.agents/skills. Type $ in Codex to use one. docs
npx skills add elevenlabs/skills --skill text-to-speech -a codex
gh skill (GitHub CLI 2.90+, preview) installs it for Copilot in VS Code, the CLI and the cloud agent. Copilot also reads .github/skills and ~/.copilot/skills. docs
gh skill install elevenlabs/skills text-to-speech
Cursor reads .cursor/skills, .agents/skills and ~/.cursor/skills (and .claude/skills). It does not install loose skills from a GitHub URL, so copy it in. docs
npx skills add elevenlabs/skills --skill text-to-speech -a cursor
Installs from the GitHub repo; --path picks this skill out of the repo. Default scope is user (all projects). docs
gemini skills install https://github.com/elevenlabs/skills.git --path text-to-speech
OpenCode reads .opencode/skills, ~/.config/opencode/skills and the Claude and .agents folders. docs
npx skills add elevenlabs/skills --skill text-to-speech -a opencode
Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) reads .devin/skills, .windsurf/skills and ~/.codeium/windsurf/skills. docs
npx skills add elevenlabs/skills --skill text-to-speech -a windsurf
Works with
Claude Code, Claude.ai and Claude Desktop, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf and other agents that read the open Agent Skills format.
- The SKILL.md says: "Requires internet access and an ElevenLabs API key (ELEVENLABS_API_KEY)."
What's in the SKILL.md
- Quick Start
- Python
- JavaScript
- CLI
- Models
- Voice IDs
- Voice Settings
- Language Selection
- Text Normalization
- Audio Effects
- Request Stitching
- Output Formats
- Streaming
- Error Handling
- Tracking Costs
- References
Bundled files
- references/installation.md
- references/streaming.md
- references/voice-settings.md
Loaded only when the instructions point to them.
Facts
- Skill name
- text-to-speech
- Publisher
- ElevenLabs (official)
- Repo
- elevenlabs/skills
- License
- MIT
- SKILL.md size
- 978 words, 279 lines
- Bundled files
- 3, 3 docs
- Repo stars
- 508 (as of 2026-10-24)
- SKILL.md checked
- 2026-11-07
Pairs with the ElevenLabs MCP server: the server gives the agent the tools, the skill teaches it how to use them.
More skills from elevenlabs/skills
- ElevenLabs Voice Agents: Builds real-time voice assistants with ElevenLabs, including their tools and workflows.
- ElevenLabs Speech to Text: Transcribes audio or video to text and subtitles with ElevenLabs Scribe.
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FAQ
What does the text-to-speech skill do?+
Generates spoken audio from text with ElevenLabs voices in many languages. In its own SKILL.md, ElevenLabs describes it as: "Convert text to speech using ElevenLabs voice AI. Use when generating audio from text, creating voiceovers, building voice apps, or synthesizing speech in 90+ languages."
How do I install the text-to-speech skill?+
Run npx skills add elevenlabs/skills --skill text-to-speech and pick your agents, or use the tab for your agent above. In Claude Code the skill ends up in ~/.claude/skills/text-to-speech/SKILL.md; in Codex and Cursor in .agents/skills/text-to-speech/.
Does ElevenLabs Text to Speech work in Codex, Cursor and Copilot, or only Claude?+
It's a standard SKILL.md, so any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use it: Claude Code, the Claude apps, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf and more. The SKILL.md notes: Requires internet access and an ElevenLabs API key (ELEVENLABS_API_KEY).
Who maintains ElevenLabs Text to Speech?+
ElevenLabs, the company or project behind it, in the elevenlabs/skills repo on GitHub, last pushed 2026-10-24. License: MIT.
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