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Problem
When multiple variations of the same voice exist (e.g., morgan_freeman.wav, morgan_freeman2.wav, morgan_freeman3.wav), there's no way to know what differentiates them without trying each one.
Perspective: As an AI agent, when a user requests "Morgan Freeman voice," I see 3 files with no metadata. I can't make an informed choice - is variation 3 longer sample? Different tone? Better quality? Third take?
Current Behavior
$ ls ~/.chatter/voices/
morgan_freeman.wav # ???
morgan_freeman2.wav # ???
morgan_freeman3.wav # ???
alan_watts.wav # ???No way to distinguish without trial-and-error.
Proposed Solutions
Option 1: Companion JSON metadata
~/.chatter/voices/
├── morgan_freeman.wav
├── morgan_freeman.json # {"duration": "30s", "tone": "authoritative", "notes": "Best for narration"}
├── morgan_freeman2.wav
├── morgan_freeman2.json # {"duration": "15s", "tone": "conversational", "notes": "Shorter sample"}Option 2: Voice listing command
$ speak voices --list
morgan_freeman.wav 30s | Authoritative tone, best for narration
morgan_freeman2.wav 15s | Conversational, shorter sample
morgan_freeman3.wav 52s | Longest sample, most expressive
alan_watts.wav 32s | Philosophical tone, slow cadenceOption 3: Descriptive filenames (breaking change)
morgan_freeman_narration_30s.wav
morgan_freeman_conversational_15s.wav
morgan_freeman_expressive_52s.wavRecommended Solution
Option 2 (voice listing command) - No breaking changes, easily extensible, works with existing files.
Bonus: Combine with --preview flag for quick sampling:
speak voices --list --sample # Plays 3-second sample of each voiceImpact
- Medium - Improves voice selection UX
- Reduces trial-and-error
- Enables agents to make informed choices
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