Kokoro Agent Voices

Give each AI agent a distinct voice using Kokoro TTS — a lightweight 82M parameter model that runs locally with zero API costs. 54 voices across American, British, and other accents.

Agent Voice Profiles

AGENT_VOICES = {
    "loki": "am_fenrir",      # Deep, authoritative
    "archie": "bm_george",    # British analytical
    "sara": "af_bella",       # Warm, creative
    "kit": "am_echo",         # Clear, technical
    "liv": "af_nova",         # Bright, energetic
    "belle": "bf_emma",       # Refined, thoughtful
}

Usage

python3 scripts/speak.py --agent loki "System check complete"
python3 scripts/speak.py --voice af_bella "Hello world" --output /tmp/greeting.wav
python3 scripts/speak.py --list-voices    # Show all 54 voices
python3 scripts/speak.py --list-agents    # Show configured agent profiles

Setup

Requires a Python environment with kokoro, soundfile, and espeak-ng installed. The model downloads automatically from Hugging Face on first use (~350MB).

Files

• scripts/speak.py — TTS script with agent profiles and voice selection