📢 Announcer OpenClaw Plugin & Skill | ClawHub

Name: Announcer OpenClaw Plugin
Author: odrobnik

Looking to integrate Announcer into your AI workflows? This free OpenClaw plugin from ClawHub helps you automate speech & transcription tasks instantly, without having to write custom tools from scratch.

What this skill does

Announce text throughout the house via AirPlay speakers using Airfoil + ElevenLabs TTS.

Install

npx clawhub@latest install announcer

Full SKILL.md

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Metadata table.

name	version	description	homepage
announcer	1.2.3	Announce text throughout the house via AirPlay speakers using Airfoil + ElevenLabs TTS.	https://github.com/odrobnik/announcer-skill

SKILL.md content below is scrollable.

Announcer

Play TTS announcements through AirPlay speakers via Airfoil and ElevenLabs.

How It Works

Generate speech via ElevenLabs (high-quality opus → stereo MP3)
Connect to AirPlay speakers via Airfoil
Play an optional chime (gong) followed by the announcement
Disconnect speakers after playback

Setup

See SETUP.md for prerequisites and setup instructions.

Usage

# Announce to all configured speakers
python3 skills/announcer/scripts/announce.py "Dinner is ready!"

# Announce to specific speakers only
python3 skills/announcer/scripts/announce.py "Wake up!" --speakers "Kids Room"

# Skip the chime
python3 skills/announcer/scripts/announce.py "Quick note" --no-gong

File Structure

announcer/
├── SKILL.md
├── assets/
│   └── gong_stereo.mp3      # Announcement chime
└── scripts/
    └── announce.py           # Main announcement script

User config (not part of skill):

~/clawd/announcer/
└── config.json               # Speaker list, voice, audio settings

Original Repository URL: https://github.com/openclaw/skills/blob/main/skills/odrobnik/announcer

Latest commit: https://github.com/openclaw/skills/commit/34cced91dcd7dd566db26c9939b3e4508ed72cf3

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