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Talk to your agents by voice

Dictate replies and give spoken commands, with the microphone button, a wake word or a key you hold.

Intermediate3 minutes
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Speak instead of typing: dictate a reply to the session you have open, or say a command like "go to the inbox".

Voice is off on a new install. The picture above shows Enable Voice Input turned on, which is the first step below.

Set up voice#

  1. Open Settings > Voice Control.

  2. Turn on Enable Voice Input.

  3. Under Speech recognition service, pick a service: Deepgram (the default), ElevenLabs or Groq Whisper.

  4. Paste your key for that service. Each card has a link to get one.

  5. Click Test Voice Commands and say a command to check that it hears you.

Enable Voice InputSettings, Voice Control · Default: OffSpeak to dictate messages or run hands-free voice commandsOpen in YardmasterOpens Yardmaster. Don't have it? Download
Built-in free voice typingSettings, Lab · Default: OffIn development: speak to Yardmaster with no API key. A small speech model runs on your own computer, free. When it is on, the voice settings gain a "Built-in (free)" speech option, and speaking works out of the box even before you add any key.Open in YardmasterOpens Yardmaster. Don't have it? Download

Start listening#

There are three ways:

  • The microphone button in the toolbar at the top: click it, then speak.

  • A wake word: turn on Wake word detection, then say "Hey Jarvis" or "Computer". Listening for the wake word happens on your computer; nothing is sent until it hears the word.

  • A keyboard shortcut: press Option plus VAlt plus V from anywhere to speak a command.

Wake word detectionSettings, Voice Control · Default: OffSay “Hey Jarvis” or “Computer” to activate voice commands hands-freeOpen in YardmasterOpens Yardmaster. Don't have it? Download

Choose what happens to dictation#

Dictation delivery decides where your words go: Send immediately sends them to the session as soon as you stop, and Review before sending puts them in the message box so you can edit first.

Dictation deliverySettings, Voice ControlWhether dictated speech is sent immediately or placed in the composer to reviewOpen in YardmasterOpens Yardmaster. Don't have it? Download

Hold a key to talk#

Push to talk lets you hold a key anywhere on your computer, even when Yardmaster is in the background. Turn on one or both:

  • Push to Command: hold, speak a command, release to run it.

  • Push to Dictate: hold, speak, release to type it into the session.

On a Mac, the key controls stay off until Yardmaster has Accessibility permission, which lets it hear the key while other apps are in front. Click Grant Accessibility Permission, allow Yardmaster in macOS, then come back to Yardmaster: the controls update as soon as its window is in front again. Yardmaster never opens the macOS prompt or starts listening on its own.

Say a command#

You do not need exact words; Yardmaster works out what you meant. For example:

  • "Go to the inbox", or "switch to the marketing session".

  • "Approve the request" or "reject the request" for the approval you have open.

  • "Snooze this", "pause", "archive" or "rename it" for the session you have open.

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