Audio Playback

Organization

sonilo-ai

audio-playback

Play a local audio file through the system's default speakers using Sonilo's MCP server. Use after generating a track with Sonilo (or for any local WAV/MP3/M4A/AAC/OGG/FLAC file) when the user wants to hear it immediately instead of just getting the saved path.

Overview

Publisher	sonilo-ai
Repository	`skills`
Skill name	`audio-playback`
Stars	117
Forks	9
Bundled files	Instructions only
License	MIT
Links	Skill source Repository

Markdown instructions
A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.
Works with any LLM
AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.
Self-contained
Everything the model needs lives in the instructions — no extra files to sync.
Open source
Published by sonilo-ai on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Audio Playback AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
Choose "Install from GitHub".
Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
https://github.com/sonilo-ai/skills/tree/main/audio-playback
Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.

Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sonilo-ai/skills.git /tmp/skills
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/skills/audio-playback .claude/skills/audio-playback

Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Audio Playback in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Audio Playback on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Audio Playback is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

Loaded only when it is needed
The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.
Switch models mid-chat
Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Sonilo Audio Playback

Play a local audio file out loud through the system's default output device. This is the one Sonilo tool that makes no network call — it's pure local playback, useful right after a generation so the user can hear the result without leaving the conversation.

Setup: just needs the Sonilo MCP server connected — no API key required (see setup-api-key if the server itself isn't connected yet).

Quick Start

MCP tool call


play_audio(input_file_path="~/Desktop/thunder.m4a")

There is no REST, Python/JS SDK, or CLI equivalent — this is local-only playback specific to the MCP server, not a Sonilo API call at all. If you're integrating via the SDK or CLI instead of MCP, just play the saved file with whatever your own language/platform normally uses for local audio playback.

Tool

Tool	Description
`play_audio(input_file_path)`	Play a local audio file through the system's default speakers.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Notes
`input_file_path`	string	Absolute path, or relative to `SONILO_MCP_BASE_PATH`. Supports `.wav/.mp3/.m4a/.aac/.ogg/.flac`.

Workflow Tips

Natural follow-up after any generation tool. Once text_to_music, text_to_sfx, video_to_music, etc. return a saved path, offer (or default, if the user's phrasing implies it — e.g. "play what you just made") to call play_audio on that same path.
Platform playback path: macOS uses afplay; Linux prefers mpg123 for .mp3 or aplay otherwise. Windows has no native-player branch at all and always falls back to the sounddevice/soundfile Python packages, same as Linux when neither mpg123 nor aplay is installed — that fallback needs the system PortAudio library installed separately (brew install portaudio on macOS, sudo apt-get install libportaudio2 on Debian/Ubuntu). Everything else in this repo works without PortAudio.
Respects the same file-access confinement as every other tool: a path outside SONILO_MCP_BASE_PATH is rejected unless SONILO_MCP_ALLOW_ANY_PATH=true is set.

Error Handling

Raises if the file doesn't exist, isn't a recognized audio format, is outside the confined base path, or if no player is available on the platform (with a message naming what's missing).

Frequently asked questions

What does the Audio Playback AI skill do?

Why use Audio Playback on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Audio Playback is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Audio Playback in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/sonilo-ai/skills/tree/main/audio-playback. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Audio Playback?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Audio Playback?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Audio Playback with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Audio Playback AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by sonilo-ai under the MIT license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

Sonilo Audio Playback

Quick Start

MCP tool call

Tool

Parameters

Workflow Tips

Error Handling

Frequently asked questions

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