Voice access to Claude — just say "Hey Claude" to activate, like Siri or Alexa. Dictate tasks, ask questions, and send prompts to Claude Code hands-free.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
Voice access to Claude — just say "Hey Claude" to activate, like Siri or Alexa. Dictate tasks, ask questions, and send prompts to Claude Code hands-free.
How it works
Hey Claude runs entirely on your machine. It uses OpenAI Whisper locally via faster-whisper — your voice never leaves your computer.
When you press the shortcut (or say the wake word), Hey Claude starts listening. It detects when you stop speaking, transcribes what you said, and pastes the result directly into the Claude Code input — then sends it automatically. No clicks, no typing.
Features
Wake word activation — say "Hey Claude" to activate, just like Siri or Alexa. No keyboard needed.
Long dictation mode — say "start dictation" to enter a buffered session where everything you say is accumulated, then sent all at once when you say "end dictation"
Automatic send — in wake word mode, your prompt is sent automatically after 3 seconds of silence
Stop on command — say "stop" at any time to exit voice input
Fully configurable — wake word, stop phrase, dictation phrases, and language are all customizable from VS Code settings
Works with accents — handles pronunciation variants and imperfect speech naturally, so you don't need to speak perfectly
Hands-free — dictate tasks and questions directly into Claude Code without touching the keyboard
Status bar feedback — always-visible color-coded indicator of the current voice state
Requirements
Python 3.10+
The following Python packages (installed automatically on first use):
