pronounce

Name: pronounce Review
Item: pronounce
Rating: 2.8
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Development Usable

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Reduces onboarding friction and miscommunication when teams use inconsistent pronunciation for technical terms, improving clarity in code reviews, standups, …

🔊 Pronounce developer jargon out loud. 1,650+ entries (kubectl, GIF, JSON, JWT, …), sourced with confidence levels. Bash CLI + VS Code extension + interactive quiz + voice search + MCP server + Claude Code skill.

Ask Claude to pronounce technical acronyms like kubectl or JWT during code reviews.
Generate pronunciation guides for unfamiliar developer terms to share with new team members.
Find correct pronunciations of library names and commands before presenting to stakeholders.

29 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Reduces onboarding friction and miscommunication when teams use inconsistent pronunciation for technical terms, improving clarity in code reviews, standups, and cross-functional discussions.

Best for

Engineering teams with distributed or non-native English speakers standardizing pronunciation of CLI tools, file formats, and acronyms.

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Source

https://github.com/anzy-renlab-ai/pronounce

By anzy-renlab-ai

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Instructions to paste into Claude

brew install anzy-renlab-ai/tap/say-it
(or run ./install.sh from a clone — it installs the say-it CLI and, if you use Claude Code, a pronounce-word skill at ~/.claude/skills/pronounce-word/)

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Pronounce technical acronyms like kubectl or JWT during code reviews

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars29Contributors2Last updated2026-07-28LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-08-12 · scanner vattempted-no-data

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3 mentions across 1 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 28 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 1d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

2/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score2.75 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedJun 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 28 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 1d ago; license MIT.

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