tinyhumansai/openhuman · error

[voice-install:piper] auto-install on voice change failed:

Error message

[voice-install:piper] auto-install on voice change failed:

What it means

The automatic Piper TTS voice installation triggered by selecting a preset voice failed. When the user picks a Piper preset voice that is not yet installed, the panel kicks off an auto-install; this warn records that the install flow errored, leaving the selected voice configured but unavailable — synthesis with that voice will fail until a manual install succeeds.

Source

Thrown at app/src/components/settings/panels/VoicePanel.tsx:1074

                    <label className="block space-y-1">
                      <span className="text-xs font-medium text-content-muted dark:text-content-secondary">
                        {t('voice.providers.piperVoice')}
                      </span>
                      <SettingsSelect
                        aria-label={t('voice.providers.piperVoiceAria')}
                        data-testid="tts-voice-select"
                        value={
                          PIPER_VOICE_PRESET_IDS.some(v => v === ttsVoice) ? ttsVoice : '__custom__'
                        }
                        disabled={isSavingProviders}
                        onChange={e => {
                          const next = e.target.value;
                          if (next === '__custom__') return;
                          setTtsVoice(next);
                          void persistProviders({ tts_voice: next });
                          void installPiper({ voiceId: next }).catch(err =>
                            console.warn(
                              '[voice-install:piper] auto-install on voice change failed:',
                              err
                            )
                          );
                        }}
                        className="w-full">
                        {piperVoicePresets.map(v => (
                          <option key={v.id} value={v.id}>
                            {v.label}
                          </option>
                        ))}
                        <option value="__custom__">{t('voice.providers.customVoiceOption')}</option>
                      </SettingsSelect>
                      {!PIPER_VOICE_PRESET_IDS.some(v => v === ttsVoice) && (
                        <SettingsTextField
                          aria-label={t('voice.providers.customVoiceAria')}
                          data-testid="tts-voice-input"
                          value={ttsVoice}
                          placeholder={t('voice.providers.customVoicePlaceholder')}

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Solutions

1. Check the warned error for the install failure reason (download failure, checksum mismatch, disk space)
2. Retry via the panel's explicit install/repair action for the voice rather than re-selecting the preset
3. Verify network access to the voice artifact host and available disk space in the workspace
4. After a successful install, re-select the preset to confirm it resolves to the installed voice

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at app/src/components/settings/panels/VoicePanel.tsx:1074 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of tinyhumansai/openhuman@7491200858 (2026-08-17). Data as JSON: /api/errors/98bc01454863e418. Report an issue: GitHub.