Soliloquy FAQs

Question 1

What is Soliloquy and what does it do?

Accepted Answer

Soliloquy provides text-to-speech capabilities for Claude Code, enabling your AI to synthesize and play spoken text using a variety of voices and languages directly within your development environment.

Question 2

How simple is it to install and configure Soliloquy?

Accepted Answer

Soliloquy is designed for extreme ease of use, requiring only a single command for installation. It boasts no configuration files, API keys, or complex setup; just install and restart Claude Code.

Question 3

Are there any specific system requirements for Soliloquy?

Accepted Answer

Currently, Soliloquy requires macOS (due to its use of `afplay` for audio playback) and Python 3.10+. Be aware that the initial installation involves downloading approximately 2GB of dependencies like PyTorch and model weights.

Question 4

What voices and languages does Soliloquy support?

Accepted Answer

Soliloquy offers 28 distinct voices with adjustable speed parameters, covering both American and British English accents. It also supports multiple languages including English (US/GB), Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, Hindi, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese.

Question 5

How does Soliloquy handle efficiency with multiple Claude Code sessions?

Accepted Answer

It utilizes a hybrid architecture where the first Claude Code session loads the TTS model and starts a local backend server. Subsequent sessions connect as lightweight proxies, sharing the single model efficiently for near-instant startup and minimal memory usage.

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