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# moorcheh-edge voice setup

> Install voice dependencies, STT/TTS models, and audio tooling.

## Synopsis

```bash theme={null}
moorcheh-edge voice setup
```

## What it does

* Installs voice runtime dependencies (Whisper via whisper.cpp, Piper TTS, ALSA tools)
* Downloads STT/TTS model files into the voice assets directory
* Creates the default kiosk holding and thinking WAVs when possible (or run the kiosk cache commands in [Retail Kiosk](/examples/retail-kiosk#kiosk-audio-cache))

On success, prints the voice assets directory path and suggests trying `moorcheh-edge voice ask --kiosk-mode`.

For **Bluetooth speakers**, pair manually first - see [Bluetooth (manual setup)](/cli/voice/bluetooth).

## When to run

Once per edge device, after `pip install moorcheh-edge` and before `voice listen`, `voice ask`, or `voice serve`.

## Related

* [`voice check`](/cli/voice/check)
* [Retail Kiosk - kiosk audio cache](/examples/retail-kiosk#kiosk-audio-cache)
* [Voice CLI overview](/cli/voice/introduction)