Is the Narrator Speed skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from shreyas-s-rao/claude-code-narrator. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Narrator Speed SkillProof Score?

8.4/10 — installs cleanly 4/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 4/5.

How do I install Narrator Speed?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Narrator Speed with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Narrator Speed

Reads/writes the claude-code-narrator TTS speed setting from natural-language requests.

by shreyas-s-rao · shreyas-s-rao/claude-code-narrator

Works with setup

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Works with setup
Score: 8.4/10
Tested: Jul 16, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · e807c40

Steps 1-3 (read current speed, apply +/-0.2 or an explicit value, write it to ~/.claude-code-narrator/config) work correctly copied standalone — verified end to end against a seeded config. Step 4's confirmation playback shells out to ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/scripts/speak.sh, which only resolves when the whole narrator plugin is installed, not a bare skill-folder copy, so the audible confirmation silently breaks under the standard install path.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 4/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 8/10
Docs & honesty 4/5

What Narrator Speed does

Lets the user say things like "talk faster" or "set speed to 1.5" and have Claude update the narrator plugin's global or local config file accordingly, then speak a confirmation line. Triggers on explicit speed/pace language tied to the narrator. Part of a larger voice-output plugin (Kokoro TTS) rather than a fully standalone skill.

How to install Narrator Speed

git clone https://github.com/shreyas-s-rao/claude-code-narrator
cd claude-code-narrator
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skills/speed ~/.claude/skills/speed

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Narrator Speed

/speed Reads/writes the claude-code-narrator TTS speed setting from natural-language requests.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Talk faster from now on, the narrator is way too slow for me right now
Set the narrator speed to 1.5 for the rest of this session please
Slow the voice output down a little, it's too fast for me to follow

Frequently asked questions

Is the Narrator Speed skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from shreyas-s-rao/claude-code-narrator. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Narrator Speed work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 16, 2026. Verdict: Works with setup. Steps 1-3 (read current speed, apply +/-0.2 or an explicit value, write it to ~/.claude-code-narrator/config) work correctly copied standalone — verified end to end against a seeded config. Step 4's confirmation playback shells out to ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/scripts/speak.sh, which only resolves when the whole narrator plugin is installed, not a bare skill-folder copy, so the audible confirmation silently breaks under the standard install path.
What is the Narrator Speed SkillProof Score?: 8.4/10 — installs cleanly 4/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 4/5.
How do I install Narrator Speed?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Narrator Speed with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.