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# moorcheh-edge voice speak

> Synthesize and play text via Piper (or espeak-ng fallback).

## Synopsis

```bash theme={null}
moorcheh-edge voice speak --text TEXT [options]
```

## Options

| Flag                | Required | Description                                         |
| ------------------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| `--text`            | Yes      | Text to synthesize and play                         |
| `--playback-device` | No       | ALSA playback device (or `MOORCHEH_AUDIO_PLAYBACK`) |

## Examples

```bash theme={null}
moorcheh-edge voice speak --text "Welcome to The Brew Corner."
moorcheh-edge voice speak --text "Hello" --playback-device plughw:0,0
```

## Related

* [Voice server: POST /speak](/api-references/voice-serve#post-speak)
* [Voice CLI overview](/cli/voice/introduction)