voice-edit

A voice-powered clipboard assistant that edits text based on spoken commands.

Usage

agent-cli voice-edit [OPTIONS]

Description

This command is designed for a hotkey-driven workflow to act on text you've already copied:

1. Copy a block of text to your clipboard (e.g., an email draft)
2. Press a hotkey to start the agent—it begins listening
3. Speak a command: "Make this more formal" or "Summarize the key points"
4. Press the hotkey again to stop recording
5. The agent transcribes your command, sends it with the clipboard text to the LLM
6. The result is copied back to your clipboard
7. Optionally speaks the result if --tts is enabled

Examples

# Run in foreground
agent-cli voice-edit --input-device-index 1

# Run in background (for hotkey integration)
agent-cli voice-edit --input-device-index 1 &

# With text-to-speech response
agent-cli voice-edit --tts

# Check status
agent-cli voice-edit --status

# Stop background process
agent-cli voice-edit --stop

Options

Provider Selection

Option	Default	Description
--asr-provider	wyoming	The ASR provider to use ('wyoming', 'openai', 'gemini').
--llm-provider	ollama	The LLM provider to use ('ollama', 'openai', 'gemini').
--tts-provider	wyoming	The TTS provider to use ('wyoming', 'openai', 'kokoro', 'gemini').

Audio Input

Option	Default	Description
--input-device-index	-	Audio input device index (see --list-devices). Uses system default if omitted.
--input-device-name	-	Select input device by name substring (e.g., MacBook or USB).
--list-devices	false	List available audio devices with their indices and exit.

Audio Input: Wyoming

Option	Default	Description
--asr-wyoming-ip	localhost	Wyoming ASR server IP address.
--asr-wyoming-port	10300	Wyoming ASR server port.

Audio Input: OpenAI-compatible

Option	Default	Description
--asr-openai-model	whisper-1	The OpenAI model to use for ASR (transcription).

Audio Input: Gemini

Option	Default	Description
--asr-gemini-model	gemini-3-flash-preview	The Gemini model to use for ASR (transcription).

LLM: Ollama

Option	Default	Description
--llm-ollama-model	gemma3:4b	The Ollama model to use. Default is gemma3:4b.
--llm-ollama-host	http://localhost:11434	The Ollama server host. Default is http://localhost:11434.

LLM: OpenAI-compatible

Option	Default	Description
--llm-openai-model	gpt-5-mini	The OpenAI model to use for LLM tasks.
--openai-api-key	-	Your OpenAI API key. Can also be set with the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable.
--openai-base-url	-	Custom base URL for OpenAI-compatible API (e.g., for llama-server: http://localhost:8080/v1).

LLM: Gemini

Option	Default	Description
--llm-gemini-model	gemini-3-flash-preview	The Gemini model to use for LLM tasks.
--gemini-api-key	-	Your Gemini API key. Can also be set with the GEMINI_API_KEY environment variable.

Audio Output

Option	Default	Description
--tts/--no-tts	false	Enable text-to-speech for responses.
--output-device-index	-	Audio output device index (see --list-devices for available devices).
--output-device-name	-	Partial match on device name (e.g., 'speakers', 'headphones').
--tts-speed	1.0	Speech speed multiplier (1.0 = normal, 2.0 = twice as fast, 0.5 = half speed).

Audio Output: Wyoming

Option	Default	Description
--tts-wyoming-ip	localhost	Wyoming TTS server IP address.
--tts-wyoming-port	10200	Wyoming TTS server port.
--tts-wyoming-voice	-	Voice name to use for Wyoming TTS (e.g., 'en_US-lessac-medium').
--tts-wyoming-language	-	Language for Wyoming TTS (e.g., 'en_US').
--tts-wyoming-speaker	-	Speaker name for Wyoming TTS voice.

Audio Output: OpenAI-compatible

Option	Default	Description
--tts-openai-model	tts-1	The OpenAI model to use for TTS.
--tts-openai-voice	alloy	Voice for OpenAI TTS (alloy, echo, fable, onyx, nova, shimmer).
--tts-openai-base-url	-	Custom base URL for OpenAI-compatible TTS API (e.g., http://localhost:8000/v1 for a proxy).

Audio Output: Kokoro

Option	Default	Description
--tts-kokoro-model	kokoro	The Kokoro model to use for TTS.
--tts-kokoro-voice	af_sky	The voice to use for Kokoro TTS.
--tts-kokoro-host	http://localhost:8880/v1	The base URL for the Kokoro API.

Audio Output: Gemini

Option	Default	Description
--tts-gemini-model	gemini-2.5-flash-preview-tts	The Gemini model to use for TTS.
--tts-gemini-voice	Kore	The voice to use for Gemini TTS (e.g., 'Kore', 'Puck', 'Charon', 'Fenrir').

Process Management

Option	Default	Description
--stop	false	Stop any running instance of this command.
--status	false	Check if an instance is currently running.
--toggle	false	Start if not running, stop if running. Ideal for hotkey binding.

General Options

Option	Default	Description
--save-file	-	Save audio to WAV file instead of playing through speakers.
--clipboard/--no-clipboard	true	Copy result to clipboard.
--log-level	warning	Set logging level.
--log-file	-	Path to a file to write logs to.
--quiet, -q	false	Suppress console output from rich.
--json	false	Output result as JSON (implies --quiet and --no-clipboard).
--config	-	Path to a TOML configuration file.
--print-args	false	Print the command line arguments, including variables taken from the configuration file.

Hotkey Integration

macOS (skhd)

# Toggle voice-edit with Cmd+Shift+V
cmd + shift + v : /path/to/agent-cli voice-edit --toggle --input-device-index 1

Linux (Hyprland)

bind = SUPER SHIFT, V, exec, agent-cli voice-edit --toggle --input-device-index 1

Example Commands

Once activated, you can give commands like:

• "Make this more formal"
• "Summarize the key points"
• "Fix the grammar"
• "Translate to Spanish"
• "Make it shorter"
• "Add bullet points"
• "Rewrite for a technical audience"

Workflow Example

1. Copy an email draft:

   hey can u help me with the project tmrw?
   

2. Press hotkey, speak: "Make this professional"

3. Press hotkey again to stop

4. Paste the result:

   Hello,
   
   Would you be available to assist me with the project tomorrow?
   
   Best regards