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200 projects/Tools Software WebUI/MiniMax Voice — Cloud STT and TTS with Local Fallback.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: MiniMax Voice
 type: project
 status: active
 created: "2026-10-08"
-updated: "2026-09-26"
+updated: "2026-10-16"
 tags:
   - migration
   - home-assistant
@@ -89,12 +89,25 @@ The doorbell script `doorbell_tts_to_wav.sh` now uses the Docker piper plus
 `ffmpeg`. The live STT primary is MiniMax `asr-1.0` on the funded
 `MINIMAX_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY`, with the local `base.en` fallback unchanged.
 
+## 🎙 Voice rotation
+
+Jervis picks the voice for each spoken reply from a **13-voice shuffle bag**
+(`tts_router/speech_plan.py` → `MINIMAX_VOICES`). The voice is random and
+decoupled from mood: every voice is drawn once per 13-reply cycle, with no
+back-to-back repeat. The bag is held in process memory, so it refills when
+`voice-agent` restarts.
+
+The newest member (2026-10-16) is **Aussie Sam**, a MiniMax instant clone. Its
+API id is `moss_audio_4b669dff-c927-11f1-9228-82eadf641028`; the aliases
+`aussie sam` and `moss` resolve to it. Live `t2a_v2` synthesis is verified. Add
+a future voice the same way, then restart the agent to load it.
+
 ## 🔗 Related Notes & Links
 
 - Interactive Map: [Archify Map](https://maps.lab.audasmedia.com.au/minimax_voice_tts_stt/docs/minimax-voice-map.html)
 - Project workspace: `/home/sam/paseo/projects/minimax_voice_tts_stt/` on `.13`
 - Vikunja: *Jervis Voice Assistant (Whisper ESP HA Flow)* project
-- Outline: *Voice Assistant (Whisper ESP HA)* collection
+- Outline: *MiniMax Voice (STT + TTS)* collection
 - Related: [[Home Voice Assistant System]]
 
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