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Makes the Tiny Engineer desk robot speak a short WAV clip through its speaker while it gestures, by posting to its /play endpoint with a bundled script.
Install Tiny Engineer Speech
$ npx skills add jamro/tiny-engineer --skill tiny-engineer-play -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install jamro/tiny-engineer tiny-engineer-play --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jamro/tiny-engineer.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tiny-engineer-play .claude/skills/tiny-engineer-play && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "tiny-engineer-play" agent skill from https://github.com/jamro/tiny-engineer/tree/main/skills/tiny-engineer-play into .claude/skills/tiny-engineer-play/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tiny-engineer-play", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/jamro/tiny-engineer/tree/main/skills/tiny-engineer-playType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add jamro/tiny-engineer --skill tiny-engineer-play -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install jamro/tiny-engineer tiny-engineer-play --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jamro/tiny-engineer.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tiny-engineer-play .agents/skills/tiny-engineer-play && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "tiny-engineer-play" agent skill from https://github.com/jamro/tiny-engineer/tree/main/skills/tiny-engineer-play into .agents/skills/tiny-engineer-play/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tiny-engineer-play", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add jamro/tiny-engineer --skill tiny-engineer-play -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install jamro/tiny-engineer tiny-engineer-play --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jamro/tiny-engineer.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tiny-engineer-play .cursor/skills/tiny-engineer-play && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "tiny-engineer-play" agent skill from https://github.com/jamro/tiny-engineer/tree/main/skills/tiny-engineer-play into .cursor/skills/tiny-engineer-play/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tiny-engineer-play", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/jamro/tiny-engineer.git --path skills/tiny-engineer-play--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add jamro/tiny-engineer --skill tiny-engineer-play -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install jamro/tiny-engineer tiny-engineer-play --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jamro/tiny-engineer.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tiny-engineer-play .gemini/skills/tiny-engineer-play && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "tiny-engineer-play" agent skill from https://github.com/jamro/tiny-engineer/tree/main/skills/tiny-engineer-play into .gemini/skills/tiny-engineer-play/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tiny-engineer-play", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install jamro/tiny-engineer tiny-engineer-playInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add jamro/tiny-engineer --skill tiny-engineer-play -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jamro/tiny-engineer.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tiny-engineer-play .github/skills/tiny-engineer-play && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "tiny-engineer-play" agent skill from https://github.com/jamro/tiny-engineer/tree/main/skills/tiny-engineer-play into .github/skills/tiny-engineer-play/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tiny-engineer-play", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add jamro/tiny-engineer --skill tiny-engineer-play -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install jamro/tiny-engineer tiny-engineer-play --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jamro/tiny-engineer.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tiny-engineer-play .opencode/skills/tiny-engineer-play && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "tiny-engineer-play" agent skill from https://github.com/jamro/tiny-engineer/tree/main/skills/tiny-engineer-play into .opencode/skills/tiny-engineer-play/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tiny-engineer-play", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
tiny-engineer-play- GitHub stars
- 548
- Token cost
- ~492 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 168 words
- Files
- 2 (incl. scripts)
- Skills in repo
- 3
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Makes the Tiny Engineer desk robot speak a short WAV clip through its speaker while it gestures, by posting to its /play endpoint with a bundled script.
- Works in 2 steps: Make the clip → Play it
- Having the robot announce a build or test result out loud
- SKILL.md covers 1. Make the clip, 2. Play it and Errors
- Calls ffmpeg; needs TINY_ENGINEER_TOKEN
What it does
The skill makes the Tiny Engineer desk robot play a short audio clip while it runs an animation, then go back to what it was doing. You first create the clip with any text-to-speech the machine has, such as espeak-ng on Linux or say on macOS, then convert it with ffmpeg to 16-bit mono PCM at 22050 Hz, which is the only format the robot accepts.
The bundled scripts/play script sends the clip, with an optional animation of talking, typing, reading, thinking or none. It reads the robot's address and access token from the TINY_ENGINEER_URL and TINY_ENGINEER_TOKEN environment variables, needs curl, prints the robot's reply and exits 1 with the reason on any error. Clips should stay short, up to roughly 20 seconds, because the robot handles one request at a time. A table maps replies such as 415, 400, 401 and robot unreachable to their fixes.
When your agent uses it
- Having the robot announce a build or test result out loud
- Greeting the user through the desk robot
- Celebrating a finished task with a spoken clip
- Debugging /play errors such as 415 or 400 replies
Example prompts
- “Tell me through the robot that the build passed.”
- “Have the desk robot say 'deploy finished' while it types.”
- “The robot answers 415 on /play, so fix the clip format.”
Requirements
- A Tiny Engineer desk robot on the same network
- ffmpeg and a text-to-speech tool such as espeak-ng or say
- curl
- TINY_ENGINEER_TOKEN set to the robot's access token
Workflow steps
2 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Make the clip
- Play it
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ec87ad7. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships 1 file in scripts/, which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
ffmpeg
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
TINY_ENGINEER_TOKEN
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Tiny Engineer Speech loads about 492 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 88 tokens; SKILL.md has 168 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 168 words (~492 tokens).
“The robot plays a WAV clip on its speaker while it runs an animation, then goes back to what it was doing. Clips must be 16-bit mono PCM at 22050 Hz.”
- name
- tiny-engineer-play
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file (scripts) in skills/tiny-engineer-play of jamro/tiny-engineer.
- SKILL.md
- scripts/play
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ec87ad7
Compare with similar skills
Tiny Engineer Speech next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny Engineer Speech this skilljamro/tiny-engineer | 548 | — | ~492 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Vox DirectorAlisa0808/vox-director | 2.2k | — | ~5.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Video Podcast Makerdtsola/xiaoyaosearch | 1k | — | ~3.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| AI Presenter VideoNousResearch/hermes-agent | 252k | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| ElevenLabs Voiceover Generatordigitalsamba/claude-code-video-toolkit | 2.2k | 1 repos | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| KrillinAI Render Verticalkrillinai/OpenCreator | 13k | — | ~527 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Tiny Engineer Speech
What does Tiny Engineer Speech do?
Makes the Tiny Engineer desk robot speak a short WAV clip through its speaker while it gestures, by posting to its /play endpoint with a bundled script. The skill makes the Tiny Engineer desk robot play a short audio clip while it runs an animation, then go back to what it was doing. You first create the clip with any text-to-speech the machine has, such as espeak-ng on Linux or say on macOS, then convert it with ffmpeg to 16-bit mono PCM at 22050 Hz, which is the only format the robot accepts.
When should I use Tiny Engineer Speech?
Tiny Engineer Speech fits situations like: having the robot announce a build or test result out loud; greeting the user through the desk robot; celebrating a finished task with a spoken clip; debugging /play errors such as 415 or 400 replies.
How do I install Tiny Engineer Speech in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add jamro/tiny-engineer --skill tiny-engineer-play -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tiny-engineer-play in jamro/tiny-engineer) into .claude/skills/tiny-engineer-play in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Tiny Engineer Speech in Codex?
Run `npx skills add jamro/tiny-engineer --skill tiny-engineer-play -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tiny-engineer-play in jamro/tiny-engineer) into .agents/skills/tiny-engineer-play in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Tiny Engineer Speech in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add jamro/tiny-engineer --skill tiny-engineer-play -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/tiny-engineer-play, .gemini/skills/tiny-engineer-play, .github/skills/tiny-engineer-play and .opencode/skills/tiny-engineer-play in your project.
What does Tiny Engineer Speech need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Tiny Engineer Speech needs the command-line tools its instructions call (ffmpeg) and credentials named TINY_ENGINEER_TOKEN. Our summary lists: A Tiny Engineer desk robot on the same network; ffmpeg and a text-to-speech tool such as espeak-ng or say; curl; TINY_ENGINEER_TOKEN set to the robot's access token.
Does Tiny Engineer Speech access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Tiny Engineer Speech safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Tiny Engineer Speech use?
Tiny Engineer Speech has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Tiny Engineer Speech use?
About 492 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Tiny Engineer Speech?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Tiny Engineer Speech: Vox Director (Alisa0808/vox-director, 2.2k stars), Video Podcast Maker (dtsola/xiaoyaosearch, 1k stars), AI Presenter Video (NousResearch/hermes-agent, 252k stars) and ElevenLabs Voiceover Generator (digitalsamba/claude-code-video-toolkit, 2.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Tiny Engineer Speech?
jamro (a GitHub user) maintains it in jamro/tiny-engineer, which has 548 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.
Source: jamro/tiny-engineer on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.