Audio Generation

Use When

The desired final asset is generated audio or audio prepared for a video render.
The request includes TTS, voice design, voice cloning, voice change, translated dub, podcast audio, or lip-sync handoff.
The next decision is audio task class, reference policy, and runner handoff.

The user needs speech-to-text from existing audio. Use audio-transcription; use its local subtitle reference when an existing timed transcript needs subtitle files.
The voice request is already normalized for execution. Use voice-batch-runner.
The final work is a full video production pipeline. Use video-batch-runner after the audio handoff is clear.

This is the audio generation controller. It does not submit jobs.

It must classify the task and hand off execution. It must not let a runner invent voice strategy, translation policy, or lip-sync intent.

Task class	Use when	Handoff
`tts`	new spoken audio from script	`voice-batch-runner` with voice design rules
`change_voice`	preserve script, alter voice identity or delivery	reference contract, then `voice-batch-runner`
`translate_dub`	translate and dub source audio	require language, meaning-preservation, and timing policy
`voice_clone_take`	approved reference voice should preserve timbre	bind reference audio, then `voice-batch-runner`
`podcast_audio`	speaker-led or conversational audio	create voice/script handoff before video assembly
`lip_sync_handoff`	audio drives talking-head or UGC render	`voice-batch-runner`, then `video-batch-runner`

Approved voice reference audio is binding.
Accent, energy, cadence, or genre examples are inspiration-only unless the user explicitly binds them.
Source audio used only for translation meaning is not a voice identity binding unless stated.
Excluded voices, music, or effects must not enter the runner request.

If not audio-generation	Send to
Transcribe existing audio	`audio-transcription`
Need generated image/video around audio	`video-batch-runner`
Need normalized hosted voice execution	`voice-batch-runner`
Need lip-sync video after audio	`video-batch-runner`

Return:

Stop when required user intent, source evidence, or owned input artifacts are missing and guessing would change the result.
Do not ask voice-batch-runner to decide the creative role of the voice.

Choose the smallest matching command or workflow from the user input and run it directly.
This public skill is instruction-driven. Produce the controller handoff artifact directly from the available evidence.
Do not call private provider/runtime paths or unpublished local tools.
If the CLI returns a quote-confirmation challenge, obtain user approval for its scope and cost before running postplus quote confirm --json --challenge-file <challenge.json> and retry with the returned token.