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imessage-voice-reply

Send voice message replies in iMessage using local Kokoro-ONNX TTS. Generates native iMessage voice bubbles (CAF/Opus) that play inline with waveform — not file attachments. Use when receiving a voice message in iMessage and wanting to reply with voice, enabling voice-to-voice iMessage conversations, or sending audio responses. Zero cost — all TTS runs locally. Requires BlueBubbles channel configured in OpenClaw.

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iMessage Voice Reply

Generate and send native iMessage voice messages using local Kokoro TTS. Voice messages appear as inline playable bubbles with waveforms — identical to voice messages recorded in Messages.app.

How It Works

Your text response → Kokoro TTS (local) → afconvert (native Apple encoder) → CAF/Opus → BlueBubbles → iMessage voice bubble

Setup

bash ${baseDir}/scripts/setup.sh

Installs: kokoro-onnx, soundfile, numpy. Downloads Kokoro models (~136MB) to ~/.cache/kokoro-onnx/.

Requires: BlueBubbles channel configured in OpenClaw (channels.bluebubbles).

Generating and Sending a Voice Reply

Step 1: Generate audio

Write the response text to a temp file, then pass it via --text-file to avoid shell injection:

echo "Your response text here" > /tmp/voice_text.txt
${baseDir}/.venv/bin/python ${baseDir}/scripts/generate_voice_reply.py --text-file /tmp/voice_text.txt --output /tmp/voice_reply.caf

Alternatively, pass text directly (ensure proper shell escaping):

${baseDir}/.venv/bin/python ${baseDir}/scripts/generate_voice_reply.py --text "Your response text here" --output /tmp/voice_reply.caf

Options:

  • --voice af_heart — Kokoro voice (default: af_heart)
  • --speed 1.15 — Playback speed (default: 1.15)
  • --lang en-us — Language code (default: en-us)

Security note: The Python script uses argparse and subprocess.run with list arguments (no shell=True). Input is handled safely within the script. When calling from a shell, prefer --text-file for untrusted input to avoid shell metacharacter issues.

Step 2: Send via BlueBubbles

Use the message tool:

{
  "action": "sendAttachment",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "+1XXXXXXXXXX",
  "path": "/tmp/voice_reply.caf",
  "filename": "Audio Message.caf",
  "contentType": "audio/x-caf",
  "asVoice": true
}

Critical parameters for native voice bubble:

  • filename must be "Audio Message.caf"
  • contentType mu...

Source information

Source
github
Repository
openclaw/skills
Path
skills/bolander72/imessage-voice-reply
Version
1.0.1
Commit
bb669935a3a385e1bed4f50b9d75f5ca3e3826cb
Classification source
rules
Status
active
Visibility
public

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SKILL.md
# iMessage Voice Reply

Generate and send native iMessage voice messages using local Kokoro TTS. Voice messages appear as inline playable bubbles with waveforms — identical to voice messages recorded in Messages.app.

## How It Works

```
Your text response → Kokoro TTS (local) → afconvert (native Apple encoder) → CAF/Opus → BlueBubbles → iMessage voice bubble
```

## Setup

```bash
bash ${baseDir}/scripts/setup.sh
```

Installs: kokoro-onnx, soundfile, numpy. Downloads Kokoro models (~136MB) to `~/.cache/kokoro-onnx/`.

Requires: BlueBubbles channel configured in OpenClaw (`channels.bluebubbles`).

## Generating and Sending a Voice Reply

### Step 1: Generate audio

Write the response text to a temp file, then pass it via `--text-file` to avoid shell injection:

```bash
echo "Your response text here" > /tmp/voice_text.txt
${baseDir}/.venv/bin/python ${baseDir}/scripts/generate_voice_reply.py --text-file /tmp/voice_text.txt --output /tmp/voice_reply.caf
```

Alternatively, pass text directly (ensure proper shell escaping):

```bash
${baseDir}/.venv/bin/python ${baseDir}/scripts/generate_voice_reply.py --text "Your response text here" --output /tmp/voice_reply.caf
```

Options:
- `--voice af_heart` — Kokoro voice (default: af_heart)
- `--speed 1.15` — Playback speed (default: 1.15)
- `--lang en-us` — Language code (default: en-us)

**Security note:** The Python script uses argparse and subprocess.run with list arguments (no shell=True). Input is handled safely within the script. When calling from a shell, prefer `--text-file` for untrusted input to avoid shell metacharacter issues.

### Step 2: Send via BlueBubbles

Use the `message` tool:

```json
{
  "action": "sendAttachment",
  "channel": "bluebubbles",
  "target": "+1XXXXXXXXXX",
  "path": "/tmp/voice_reply.caf",
  "filename": "Audio Message.caf",
  "contentType": "audio/x-caf",
  "asVoice": true
}
```

**Critical parameters for native voice bubble:**
- `filename` must be `"Audio Message.caf"`
- `contentType` mu...

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