Simple Voicevox FAQs

Question 1

Which operating systems are supported for audio playback?

Accepted Answer

Simple Voicevox supports audio playback on macOS (using `afplay`), Linux (using `aplay`), and Windows (leveraging PowerShell's `Media.SoundPlayer`). This ensures broad compatibility for developers.

Question 2

How do I use Simple Voicevox to generate speech?

Accepted Answer

After installing via npm, you can launch Simple Voicevox as an MCP server. Your MCP client can then access the `speak` tool, where you provide the text to be spoken, a speaker ID, and an optional speed scale parameter for speech generation.

Question 3

What is Simple Voicevox?

Accepted Answer

Simple Voicevox is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server designed to easily integrate VOICEVOX text-to-speech (TTS) functionality into applications. It allows MCP clients like Claude Code to utilize VOICEVOX for generating spoken audio from text.

Question 4

How can I find the available speaker IDs for VOICEVOX?

Accepted Answer

You can retrieve the list of available speaker IDs by querying the VOICEVOX engine's `/speakers` endpoint. This can be done using a `curl` command to `http://localhost:50021/speakers`, which will return JSON data with speaker information.

Question 5

What are the prerequisites for using Simple Voicevox?

Accepted Answer

To use Simple Voicevox, you need Node.js version 18.0.0 or higher installed, and the VOICEVOX engine must be running locally. The VOICEVOX engine's API should be accessible, typically at `http://localhost:50021`.

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