claude-voice · local voice for AI coding

local demo · synchronized highlighting while speech playsrecorded in the terminal

Why I built it

Voice input made it easier to speak to a coding assistant, but the reply still demanded visual attention. I wanted the response to become audio automatically so I could keep reading code or working in another pane.

The product constraint

The tool had to remain local, quick to install, and easy to interrupt. Synchronized highlighting makes longer responses easier to follow without turning the terminal into a separate media application.

Why it worked

claude-voice solves one narrow problem and stays out of the way. That focus made it easier for other developers to understand, install, and adapt than a larger voice platform.

This remains my clearest example of a useful product rule: find the missing half of a workflow you already use, then build exactly that.

Open source on GitHub. Backstory: why I gave my coding assistant a local voice →