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vis-podcaster
Officialblockether · v0.1.0
Two-host podcasts with Vis speech engines, ASR-verified takes and quality gates.
blockether/vis-podcaster
OfficialTwo-host podcasts with Vis speech engines, ASR-verified takes and quality gates.
Install
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- 0.1.0Oct 26, 2026546426a6b045Release notes
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Project: run from your project directory to install in .vis/extensions. This command does not add an extensions entry to vis.yml. Add --save to also record the installation. Save an installation in configuration to share the setup.
Review the source first. --trust allows extension code and build backends to run with your permissions.
vis-agent extension install \
'blockether/vis-podcaster' \
--version '0.1.0' \
--project \
--trustThen start Vis or use /reload. Dependencies are prepared automatically.
Already installed? Check, update or roll back
vis-agent extension versions 'blockether/vis-podcaster'
vis-agent extension update 'blockether/vis-podcaster' --trust
vis-agent extension rollback 'blockether/vis-podcaster' --trustUse the identifier shown above, not the Python package name. Add --project for a project installation. Update selects the latest approved stable version; rollback restores the previous pinned source. Choose a specific version and read the lifecycle contract.
Project details
- Version
- 0.1.0
- Extension
- blockether/vis-podcaster
- Project folder
- Repository root
- License
- Apache-2.0
- GitHub stars
- 0
- Downloads
- 0
- Updated
- Oct 26, 2026
- GitHub owner
- Blockether
- Reviewed commit
- 546426a6b045
- Metadata checked
- Oct 26, 2026
Dependencies
Python >=3.12
- vis-agent>=0.3.4
README
vis-podcaster
Turn a written dialogue into a mastered two-host podcast episode with Vis speech engines.
When to use
- You want a short spoken episode on a topic, with two hosts who talk to each other.
- You want each line checked by speech recognition, so that a mispronounced line is recorded again.
- You want to compare your episode with audio from another tool, against the same quality gates.
What you get
Ask Vis for an episode in a chat, for example: "Make a five-minute podcast about the Broad Street
cholera outbreak." The podcast skill then does these steps:
- It researches the topic, writes the script and checks the facts against sources.
- It scores the script against ten review criteria, such as hook, roles, listening and ending.
- It speaks each line, checks it with speech recognition and records it again when the check fails.
- A second recognizer judges the finished file.
The result is episode.mp3, episode.vtt subtitles and a quality report. The report gives the word
error rate, the critical facts that the listener hears, loudness and pace.
Requirements
- A Vis build with the speech API (
vis.speech). - For the fastest and most natural voices: Apple silicon and a Python with
mlx-audioat~/.vis/podcaster/mlx-venv/bin/python, or inVIS_PODCASTER_QWEN_PYTHON. Without it, the same voices work onqwen3-tts-local, but slower. - A five-minute episode takes about five minutes to render on
qwen3-tts-mlx.
Install
Install vis-podcaster from the Vis Extension Center, then select it for your sessions.
Use it from Python
check = await podcast.check("episode.json")
print(check)
r = await podcast.render("episode.json", "out/episode")
print(r)
skills/podcast/SKILL.md gives the script format, the voices and the repair steps.
examples/great-wall.json is a complete script.
Voices
The named voices (stuart, caro, fabien, estelle and others) are cloned from bundled clips
with CC0-1.0 or CC-BY-4.0 licenses. src/vis_podcaster/voices/voices.json gives the source and the
credit of each clip. Clone only a voice whose owner agrees.
Develop
uv sync
uv run pytest
uv run ruff check src tests
License
Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE.
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