diff --git a/server/tts.py b/server/tts.py
index df3230d..8f69c51 100644
--- a/server/tts.py
+++ b/server/tts.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Integrated Chatterbox-Turbo TTS with zero-shot voice cloning.
 Supports native paralinguistic sounds ([laugh], [sigh], etc.)
 """
 
+import asyncio
 import io
 import re
 import time
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 
 import numpy as np
 import torch
+import httpx
 
 from utils.logging import get_logger
 
@@ -436,6 +438,129 @@ class ChatterboxTTS:
         pass
 
 
+class VeniceKokoroTTS:
+    """
+    Venice Kokoro TTS provider.
+
+    Uses Venice.ai's Kokoro model for text-to-speech.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        api_key: str,
+        voice: str = "am_liam",
+        base_url: str = "https://api.venice.ai/api/v1",
+    ):
+        """
+        Initialize Venice Kokoro TTS engine.
+
+        Args:
+            api_key: Venice.ai API key
+            voice: Voice name (default: "am_liam")
+            base_url: Venice.ai API base URL
+        """
+        self.api_key = api_key
+        self.voice = voice
+        self.base_url = base_url.rstrip("/")
+
+        logger.info(f"Initialized Venice Kokoro TTS engine (voice: {voice})")
+
+    async def generate_async(
+        self,
+        text: str,
+        voice_ref_path: Optional[Path] = None,
+        emotion_exaggeration: Optional[float] = None,
+    ) -> np.ndarray:
+        """
+        Generate speech from text.
+
+        Args:
+            text: Text to synthesize
+            voice_ref_path: Not used by Venice (reserved for interface compatibility)
+            emotion_exaggeration: Not used by Venice (reserved for interface compatibility)
+
+        Returns:
+            Audio array (float32, 16kHz mono)
+        """
+        start_time = time.time()
+
+        logger.info(f"Generating TTS via Venice: '{text[:50]}...'")
+
+        if not text or not text.strip():
+            logger.warning("Empty text, returning silence")
+            duration = 1.0
+            audio = np.zeros(
+                int(duration * 16000), dtype=np.float32
+            )
+            return audio
+
+        try:
+            # Prepare request payload
+            payload = {
+                "model": "kokoro",
+                "input": text.strip(),
+                "voice": self.voice,
+            }
+
+            # Make API request
+            async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=30.0) as client:
+                response = await client.post(
+                    f"{self.base_url}/audio/speech",
+                    json=payload,
+                    headers={
+                        "Authorization": f"Bearer {self.api_key}",
+                        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+                    },
+                )
+                response.raise_for_status()
+
+                # Get audio bytes
+                audio_bytes = response.content
+
+            # Decode audio
+            from scipy.io import wavfile
+
+            sr, audio = wavfile.read(io.BytesIO(audio_bytes))
+
+            # Convert to float32
+            if audio.dtype != np.float32:
+                audio = audio.astype(np.float32) / 32768.0
+
+            # Check sample rate and resample if needed
+            if sr != 16000:
+                from scipy import signal as scipy_signal
+                target_samples = int(len(audio) * 16000 / sr)
+                audio = scipy_signal.resample(audio, target_samples).astype(np.float32)
+
+            # Ensure mono
+            if len(audio.shape) > 1:
+                audio = audio.mean(axis=1)
+
+            # Update stats
+            processing_time = time.time() - start_time
+            duration = len(audio) / 16000
+            logger.info(
+                f"Generated {duration:.2f}s audio via Venice in {processing_time:.2f}s "
+                f"(RTF: {processing_time / duration:.2f})"
+            )
+
+            return audio
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Venice TTS generation error: {e}")
+            # Return silence on error (16kHz processing format)
+            duration = 2.0
+            audio = np.zeros(
+                int(duration * 16000), dtype=np.float32
+            )
+            return audio
+
+    async def close(self):
+        """Cleanup resources."""
+        # Nothing to close for Venice provider
+        pass
+
+
 class TTSSynthesizer:
     """
     Pipeline TTS synthesizer.
@@ -762,3 +887,31 @@ async def create_tts_synthesizer(
     )
 
     return synthesizer
+
+
+def create_tts_engine(provider: str, config: dict) -> ChatterboxTTS | VeniceKokoroTTS:
+    """
+    Create TTS engine based on provider.
+
+    Args:
+        provider: Provider name ("chatterbox" or "venice")
+        config: Configuration dictionary
+
+    Returns:
+        TTS engine instance
+    """
+    if provider == "venice":
+        return VeniceKokoroTTS(
+            api_key=config.get("api_key", ""),
+            voice=config.get("voice", "am_liam"),
+            base_url=config.get("base_url", "https://api.venice.ai/api/v1"),
+        )
+    else:
+        # Default to Chatterbox
+        return ChatterboxTTS(
+            config=TTSConfig(
+                device=config.get("device", "cuda"),
+                sample_rate=config.get("sample_rate", 24000),
+            ),
+            voice_references={},
+        )