talktome

What talktome does

talktome carries voice calls between you and coding agents. An agent can ring you through its call_user tool when it needs a decision or finishes a task. You can also call an agent from the menu bar to ask how work is going, join a session that is already running, and approve tool use by voice, for example whether to allow npm test. The agent keeps its own model, tools and files, and talktome only carries the call.

Agents can run on your Mac or on your own servers, which talktome reaches over SSH key authentication. Speech detection uses Silero and Smart Turn models bundled with the app, while transcription and speech output go through ElevenLabs, with the key stored in the macOS keychain. Nothing listens on the network, and your voice goes to ElevenLabs, not to your servers. First-run setup installs uv and talktome-server and adds talktome to each agent. For Hermes, the next step is hermes gateway restart.

Key features

• Agents call you with call_user, and you can call agents from the menu bar
• Join a running session and speak into it
• Voice approval of tool permissions during a call
• Works with Claude Code, Codex, Hermes Agent and OpenClaw
• Reaches remote servers over SSH using keys only
• Local speech and turn detection, with ElevenLabs for transcription and voice

When to use it

• Let a long-running agent call you when it needs a decision
• Ask an agent how a task is going without typing
• Approve a command by voice while away from the keyboard

Who it is for: Mac users who run coding agents, such as Hermes Agent, locally or on servers and want to talk to them by voice.

How it fits with Hermes Agent

Hermes Agent is one of four supported agents. The repository carries the hermes-agent topic, and after setup you run hermes gateway restart.

Requirements: macOS 14 or later on Apple silicon, an ElevenLabs API key on an account with credits, and at least one agent (Claude Code, Codex, Hermes Agent or OpenClaw)

Note: It needs an ElevenLabs API key with credits, and the macOS app is not yet notarized.

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