Samantha FAQs

Question 1

What is Samantha and how does it work?

Accepted Answer

Samantha is a hands-free voice assistant for Claude Code and other developer applications. It allows you to converse naturally using wake word ('Hey Samantha') activation, continuous listening, and local speech-to-text (Whisper) and text-to-speech (Kokoro) technologies.

Question 2

What platforms and development environments does Samantha support?

Accepted Answer

Samantha is cross-platform compatible with macOS, Linux (X11 & Wayland), and Windows. It supports integration with popular developer tools like Claude Code CLI, Cursor, Terminal, iTerm2, Warp, and Alacritty.

Question 3

How do I activate and deactivate Samantha?

Accepted Answer

You activate Samantha by saying 'Hey Samantha' during your speech. It stays in continuous conversation mode until you say a deactivation phrase like 'Samantha sleep' or 'Goodbye Samantha'.

Question 4

How does Samantha inject my voice commands into applications?

Accepted Answer

Samantha transcribes your speech and then 'injects' it into the target application (e.g., Claude Code, Terminal) by copying the text to your clipboard, activating the app window, and pasting the content, simulating manual typing.

Question 5

Can I interrupt Samantha's responses or skip them?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can interrupt Samantha's text-to-speech (TTS) playback by saying 'stop', 'quiet', 'enough', or 'halt'. To skip to the next message in the queue, simply say 'continue' or 'skip'.

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