From 1b75c79179de290911a0385ef6ac000d139ad80f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adolfo Reyna <aeroreyna@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 21:27:50 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Create say-out-loud skill: chime, built-in speakers, sets
 volume, speaks answer

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 skills/say-out-loud/SKILL.md        | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 skills/say-out-loud/say_out_loud.sh | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
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 create mode 100644 skills/say-out-loud/SKILL.md
 create mode 100755 skills/say-out-loud/say_out_loud.sh

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+# SKILL.md - Say Out Loud
+
+## Purpose
+Announce messages out loud through the Mac mini’s built-in speakers. Plays a chime, sets volume to 80%, and uses the macOS default system voice. Triggers on phrases like “talk to us” or “say out loud.”
+
+## Triggers
+- “talk to us”
+- “say out loud”
+- “announce”
+- or by explicit command in the interface
+
+## How it works
+- Sets output to built-in speakers (if available)
+- Sets volume to 80%
+- Plays the macOS "Glass" chime
+- Speaks the full answer using the system's default voice (can be changed to Alex, David, etc. on request)
+
+## Usage
+Just say “talk to us” or any of the trigger phrases and Bro will say the next message out loud for everyone in the room.
+
+---
+
+Script: `say_out_loud.sh` (see alongside this file)
diff --git a/skills/say-out-loud/say_out_loud.sh b/skills/say-out-loud/say_out_loud.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# say_out_loud.sh
+# Usage: ./say_out_loud.sh "message to say"
+
+MESSAGE="$1"
+
+# Set output to built-in speakers — comment this line if not needed
+default_output="$(system_profiler SPAudioDataType | grep -B 5 'Built-in Output' | grep 'Device ID' | awk -F ": " '{print $2}' | head -n1)"
+if [[ -n "$default_output" ]]; then
+  SwitchAudioSource -s "$default_output" 2>/dev/null
+fi
+
+# Set system volume to 80%
+osascript -e 'set volume output volume 80'
+
+# Play chime
+afplay /System/Library/Sounds/Glass.aiff
+
+# Speak the message (default voice)
+say "$MESSAGE"