diff --git a/backend/python/kokoro/Makefile b/backend/python/kokoro/Makefile
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+.DEFAULT_GOAL := install
+
+.PHONY: install
+install:
+	bash install.sh
+	$(MAKE) protogen
+
+.PHONY: protogen
+protogen: backend_pb2_grpc.py backend_pb2.py
+
+.PHONY: protogen-clean
+protogen-clean:
+	$(RM) backend_pb2_grpc.py backend_pb2.py
+
+backend_pb2_grpc.py backend_pb2.py:
+	bash protogen.sh
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean: protogen-clean
+	rm -rf venv __pycache__
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diff --git a/backend/python/kokoro/backend.py b/backend/python/kokoro/backend.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Extra gRPC server for Kokoro models.
+"""
+from concurrent import futures
+
+import argparse
+import signal
+import sys
+import os
+import time
+import backend_pb2
+import backend_pb2_grpc
+import soundfile as sf
+import grpc
+
+from models import build_model
+from kokoro import generate
+import torch
+
+SAMPLE_RATE = 22050
+_ONE_DAY_IN_SECONDS = 60 * 60 * 24
+
+# If MAX_WORKERS are specified in the environment use it, otherwise default to 1
+MAX_WORKERS = int(os.environ.get('PYTHON_GRPC_MAX_WORKERS', '1'))
+
+# Implement the BackendServicer class with the service methods
+class BackendServicer(backend_pb2_grpc.BackendServicer):
+    """
+    A gRPC servicer for the backend service.
+
+    This class implements the gRPC methods for the backend service, including Health, LoadModel, and Embedding.
+    """
+    def Health(self, request, context):
+        """
+        A gRPC method that returns the health status of the backend service.
+
+        Args:
+            request: A HealthRequest object that contains the request parameters.
+            context: A grpc.ServicerContext object that provides information about the RPC.
+
+        Returns:
+            A Reply object that contains the health status of the backend service.
+        """
+        return backend_pb2.Reply(message=bytes("OK", 'utf-8'))
+
+    def LoadModel(self, request, context):
+        """
+        A gRPC method that loads a model into memory.
+
+        Args:
+            request: A LoadModelRequest object that contains the request parameters.
+            context: A grpc.ServicerContext object that provides information about the RPC.
+
+        Returns:
+            A Result object that contains the result of the LoadModel operation.
+        """
+        model_name = request.Model
+        try:
+            device = "cuda:0" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu"
+            self.MODEL = build_model(request.ModelFile, device)
+            options = request.Options
+            # Find the voice from the options, options are a list of strings in this form optname:optvalue:
+            VOICE_NAME = None
+            for opt in options:
+                if opt.startswith("voice:"):
+                    VOICE_NAME = opt.split(":")[1]
+                    break
+            if VOICE_NAME is None:
+                return backend_pb2.Result(success=False, message=f"No voice specified in options")
+            MODELPATH = request.ModelPath
+            self.VOICE_NAME = VOICE_NAME
+            self.VOICEPACK = torch.load(f'{MODELPATH}/{VOICE_NAME}.pt', weights_only=True).to(device)
+            print(f'Loaded voice: {VOICE_NAME}')
+        except Exception as err:
+            return backend_pb2.Result(success=False, message=f"Unexpected {err=}, {type(err)=}")
+
+        return backend_pb2.Result(message="Model loaded successfully", success=True)
+
+    def TTS(self, request, context):
+        model_name = request.model
+        if model_name == "":
+            return backend_pb2.Result(success=False, message="request.model is required")
+        try:
+            audio, out_ps = generate(self.MODEL, request.text, self.VOICEPACK, lang=self.VOICE_NAME)
+            print(out_ps)
+            sf.write(request.dst, audio, SAMPLE_RATE)
+        except Exception as err:
+            return backend_pb2.Result(success=False, message=f"Unexpected {err=}, {type(err)=}")
+        return backend_pb2.Result(success=True)
+
+def serve(address):
+    server = grpc.server(futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=MAX_WORKERS))
+    backend_pb2_grpc.add_BackendServicer_to_server(BackendServicer(), server)
+    server.add_insecure_port(address)
+    server.start()
+    print("[Kokoro] Server started. Listening on: " + address, file=sys.stderr)
+
+    # Define the signal handler function
+    def signal_handler(sig, frame):
+        print("[Kokoro] Received termination signal. Shutting down...")
+        server.stop(0)
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    # Set the signal handlers for SIGINT and SIGTERM
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal_handler)
+
+    try:
+        while True:
+            time.sleep(_ONE_DAY_IN_SECONDS)
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        server.stop(0)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run the gRPC server.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--addr", default="localhost:50051", help="The address to bind the server to."
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    print(f"[Kokoro] startup: {args}", file=sys.stderr)
+    serve(args.addr)
diff --git a/backend/python/kokoro/install.sh b/backend/python/kokoro/install.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+source $(dirname $0)/../common/libbackend.sh
+
+# This is here because the Intel pip index is broken and returns 200 status codes for every package name, it just doesn't return any package links.
+# This makes uv think that the package exists in the Intel pip index, and by default it stops looking at other pip indexes once it finds a match.
+# We need uv to continue falling through to the pypi default index to find optimum[openvino] in the pypi index
+# the --upgrade actually allows us to *downgrade* torch to the version provided in the Intel pip index
+if [ "x${BUILD_PROFILE}" == "xintel" ]; then
+    EXTRA_PIP_INSTALL_FLAGS+=" --upgrade --index-strategy=unsafe-first-match"
+fi
+
+installRequirements
diff --git a/backend/python/kokoro/kokoro.py b/backend/python/kokoro/kokoro.py
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+++ b/backend/python/kokoro/kokoro.py
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+# https://huggingface.co/hexgrad/Kokoro-82M/blob/main/kokoro.py
+import phonemizer
+import re
+import torch
+import numpy as np
+
+def split_num(num):
+    num = num.group()
+    if '.' in num:
+        return num
+    elif ':' in num:
+        h, m = [int(n) for n in num.split(':')]
+        if m == 0:
+            return f"{h} o'clock"
+        elif m < 10:
+            return f'{h} oh {m}'
+        return f'{h} {m}'
+    year = int(num[:4])
+    if year < 1100 or year % 1000 < 10:
+        return num
+    left, right = num[:2], int(num[2:4])
+    s = 's' if num.endswith('s') else ''
+    if 100 <= year % 1000 <= 999:
+        if right == 0:
+            return f'{left} hundred{s}'
+        elif right < 10:
+            return f'{left} oh {right}{s}'
+    return f'{left} {right}{s}'
+
+def flip_money(m):
+    m = m.group()
+    bill = 'dollar' if m[0] == '$' else 'pound'
+    if m[-1].isalpha():
+        return f'{m[1:]} {bill}s'
+    elif '.' not in m:
+        s = '' if m[1:] == '1' else 's'
+        return f'{m[1:]} {bill}{s}'
+    b, c = m[1:].split('.')
+    s = '' if b == '1' else 's'
+    c = int(c.ljust(2, '0'))
+    coins = f"cent{'' if c == 1 else 's'}" if m[0] == '$' else ('penny' if c == 1 else 'pence')
+    return f'{b} {bill}{s} and {c} {coins}'
+
+def point_num(num):
+    a, b = num.group().split('.')
+    return ' point '.join([a, ' '.join(b)])
+
+def normalize_text(text):
+    text = text.replace(chr(8216), "'").replace(chr(8217), "'")
+    text = text.replace('«', chr(8220)).replace('»', chr(8221))
+    text = text.replace(chr(8220), '"').replace(chr(8221), '"')
+    text = text.replace('(', '«').replace(')', '»')
+    for a, b in zip('、。！，：；？', ',.!,:;?'):
+        text = text.replace(a, b+' ')
+    text = re.sub(r'[^\S \n]', ' ', text)
+    text = re.sub(r'  +', ' ', text)
+    text = re.sub(r'(?<=\n) +(?=\n)', '', text)
+    text = re.sub(r'\bD[Rr]\.(?= [A-Z])', 'Doctor', text)
+    text = re.sub(r'\b(?:Mr\.|MR\.(?= [A-Z]))', 'Mister', text)
+    text = re.sub(r'\b(?:Ms\.|MS\.(?= [A-Z]))', 'Miss', text)
+    text = re.sub(r'\b(?:Mrs\.|MRS\.(?= [A-Z]))', 'Mrs', text)
+    text = re.sub(r'\betc\.(?! [A-Z])', 'etc', text)
+    text = re.sub(r'(?i)\b(y)eah?\b', r"\1e'a", text)
+    text = re.sub(r'\d*\.\d+|\b\d{4}s?\b|(?<!:)\b(?:[1-9]|1[0-2]):[0-5]\d\b(?!:)', split_num, text)
+    text = re.sub(r'(?<=\d),(?=\d)', '', text)
+    text = re.sub(r'(?i)[$£]\d+(?:\.\d+)?(?: hundred| thousand| (?:[bm]|tr)illion)*\b|[$£]\d+\.\d\d?\b', flip_money, text)
+    text = re.sub(r'\d*\.\d+', point_num, text)
+    text = re.sub(r'(?<=\d)-(?=\d)', ' to ', text)
+    text = re.sub(r'(?<=\d)S', ' S', text)
+    text = re.sub(r"(?<=[BCDFGHJ-NP-TV-Z])'?s\b", "'S", text)
+    text = re.sub(r"(?<=X')S\b", 's', text)
+    text = re.sub(r'(?:[A-Za-z]\.){2,} [a-z]', lambda m: m.group().replace('.', '-'), text)
+    text = re.sub(r'(?i)(?<=[A-Z])\.(?=[A-Z])', '-', text)
+    return text.strip()
+
+def get_vocab():
+    _pad = "$"
+    _punctuation = ';:,.!?¡¿—…"«»“” '
+    _letters = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'
+    _letters_ipa = "ɑɐɒæɓʙβɔɕçɗɖðʤəɘɚɛɜɝɞɟʄɡɠɢʛɦɧħɥʜɨɪʝɭɬɫɮʟɱɯɰŋɳɲɴøɵɸθœɶʘɹɺɾɻʀʁɽʂʃʈʧʉʊʋⱱʌɣɤʍχʎʏʑʐʒʔʡʕʢǀǁǂǃˈˌːˑʼʴʰʱʲʷˠˤ˞↓↑→↗↘'̩'ᵻ"
+    symbols = [_pad] + list(_punctuation) + list(_letters) + list(_letters_ipa)
+    dicts = {}
+    for i in range(len((symbols))):
+        dicts[symbols[i]] = i
+    return dicts
+
+VOCAB = get_vocab()
+def tokenize(ps):
+    return [i for i in map(VOCAB.get, ps) if i is not None]
+
+phonemizers = dict(
+    a=phonemizer.backend.EspeakBackend(language='en-us', preserve_punctuation=True, with_stress=True),
+    b=phonemizer.backend.EspeakBackend(language='en-gb', preserve_punctuation=True, with_stress=True),
+)
+def phonemize(text, lang, norm=True):
+    if norm:
+        text = normalize_text(text)
+    ps = phonemizers[lang].phonemize([text])
+    ps = ps[0] if ps else ''
+    # https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/kokoro#English
+    ps = ps.replace('kəkˈoːɹoʊ', 'kˈoʊkəɹoʊ').replace('kəkˈɔːɹəʊ', 'kˈəʊkəɹəʊ')
+    ps = ps.replace('ʲ', 'j').replace('r', 'ɹ').replace('x', 'k').replace('ɬ', 'l')
+    ps = re.sub(r'(?<=[a-zɹː])(?=hˈʌndɹɪd)', ' ', ps)
+    ps = re.sub(r' z(?=[;:,.!?¡¿—…"«»“” ]|$)', 'z', ps)
+    if lang == 'a':
+        ps = re.sub(r'(?<=nˈaɪn)ti(?!ː)', 'di', ps)
+    ps = ''.join(filter(lambda p: p in VOCAB, ps))
+    return ps.strip()
+
+def length_to_mask(lengths):
+    mask = torch.arange(lengths.max()).unsqueeze(0).expand(lengths.shape[0], -1).type_as(lengths)
+    mask = torch.gt(mask+1, lengths.unsqueeze(1))
+    return mask
+
+@torch.no_grad()
+def forward(model, tokens, ref_s, speed):
+    device = ref_s.device
+    tokens = torch.LongTensor([[0, *tokens, 0]]).to(device)
+    input_lengths = torch.LongTensor([tokens.shape[-1]]).to(device)
+    text_mask = length_to_mask(input_lengths).to(device)
+    bert_dur = model.bert(tokens, attention_mask=(~text_mask).int())
+    d_en = model.bert_encoder(bert_dur).transpose(-1, -2)
+    s = ref_s[:, 128:]
+    d = model.predictor.text_encoder(d_en, s, input_lengths, text_mask)
+    x, _ = model.predictor.lstm(d)
+    duration = model.predictor.duration_proj(x)
+    duration = torch.sigmoid(duration).sum(axis=-1) / speed
+    pred_dur = torch.round(duration).clamp(min=1).long()
+    pred_aln_trg = torch.zeros(input_lengths, pred_dur.sum().item())
+    c_frame = 0
+    for i in range(pred_aln_trg.size(0)):
+        pred_aln_trg[i, c_frame:c_frame + pred_dur[0,i].item()] = 1
+        c_frame += pred_dur[0,i].item()
+    en = d.transpose(-1, -2) @ pred_aln_trg.unsqueeze(0).to(device)
+    F0_pred, N_pred = model.predictor.F0Ntrain(en, s)
+    t_en = model.text_encoder(tokens, input_lengths, text_mask)
+    asr = t_en @ pred_aln_trg.unsqueeze(0).to(device)
+    return model.decoder(asr, F0_pred, N_pred, ref_s[:, :128]).squeeze().cpu().numpy()
+
+def generate(model, text, voicepack, lang='a', speed=1, ps=None):
+    ps = ps or phonemize(text, lang)
+    tokens = tokenize(ps)
+    if not tokens:
+        return None
+    elif len(tokens) > 510:
+        tokens = tokens[:510]
+        print('Truncated to 510 tokens')
+    ref_s = voicepack[len(tokens)]
+    out = forward(model, tokens, ref_s, speed)
+    ps = ''.join(next(k for k, v in VOCAB.items() if i == v) for i in tokens)
+    return out, ps
+
+def generate_full(model, text, voicepack, lang='a', speed=1, ps=None):
+    ps = ps or phonemize(text, lang)
+    tokens = tokenize(ps)
+    if not tokens:
+        return None
+    outs = []
+    loop_count = len(tokens)//510 + (1 if len(tokens) % 510 != 0 else 0)
+    for i in range(loop_count):
+        ref_s = voicepack[len(tokens[i*510:(i+1)*510])]
+        out = forward(model, tokens[i*510:(i+1)*510], ref_s, speed)
+        outs.append(out)
+    outs = np.concatenate(outs)
+    ps = ''.join(next(k for k, v in VOCAB.items() if i == v) for i in tokens)
+    return outs, ps
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diff --git a/backend/python/kokoro/models.py b/backend/python/kokoro/models.py
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+# https://github.com/yl4579/StyleTTS2/blob/main/models.py
+# https://huggingface.co/hexgrad/Kokoro-82M/blob/main/models.py
+from istftnet import AdaIN1d, Decoder
+from munch import Munch
+from pathlib import Path
+from plbert import load_plbert
+from torch.nn.utils import weight_norm, spectral_norm
+import json
+import numpy as np
+import os
+import os.path as osp
+import torch
+import torch.nn as nn
+import torch.nn.functional as F
+
+class LinearNorm(torch.nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, in_dim, out_dim, bias=True, w_init_gain='linear'):
+        super(LinearNorm, self).__init__()
+        self.linear_layer = torch.nn.Linear(in_dim, out_dim, bias=bias)
+
+        torch.nn.init.xavier_uniform_(
+            self.linear_layer.weight,
+            gain=torch.nn.init.calculate_gain(w_init_gain))
+
+    def forward(self, x):
+        return self.linear_layer(x)
+
+class LayerNorm(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, channels, eps=1e-5):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.channels = channels
+        self.eps = eps
+
+        self.gamma = nn.Parameter(torch.ones(channels))
+        self.beta = nn.Parameter(torch.zeros(channels))
+
+    def forward(self, x):
+        x = x.transpose(1, -1)
+        x = F.layer_norm(x, (self.channels,), self.gamma, self.beta, self.eps)
+        return x.transpose(1, -1)
+    
+class TextEncoder(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, channels, kernel_size, depth, n_symbols, actv=nn.LeakyReLU(0.2)):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.embedding = nn.Embedding(n_symbols, channels)
+
+        padding = (kernel_size - 1) // 2
+        self.cnn = nn.ModuleList()
+        for _ in range(depth):
+            self.cnn.append(nn.Sequential(
+                weight_norm(nn.Conv1d(channels, channels, kernel_size=kernel_size, padding=padding)),
+                LayerNorm(channels),
+                actv,
+                nn.Dropout(0.2),
+            ))
+        # self.cnn = nn.Sequential(*self.cnn)
+
+        self.lstm = nn.LSTM(channels, channels//2, 1, batch_first=True, bidirectional=True)
+
+    def forward(self, x, input_lengths, m):
+        x = self.embedding(x)  # [B, T, emb]
+        x = x.transpose(1, 2)  # [B, emb, T]
+        m = m.to(input_lengths.device).unsqueeze(1)
+        x.masked_fill_(m, 0.0)
+        
+        for c in self.cnn:
+            x = c(x)
+            x.masked_fill_(m, 0.0)
+            
+        x = x.transpose(1, 2)  # [B, T, chn]
+
+        input_lengths = input_lengths.cpu().numpy()
+        x = nn.utils.rnn.pack_padded_sequence(
+            x, input_lengths, batch_first=True, enforce_sorted=False)
+
+        self.lstm.flatten_parameters()
+        x, _ = self.lstm(x)
+        x, _ = nn.utils.rnn.pad_packed_sequence(
+            x, batch_first=True)
+                
+        x = x.transpose(-1, -2)
+        x_pad = torch.zeros([x.shape[0], x.shape[1], m.shape[-1]])
+
+        x_pad[:, :, :x.shape[-1]] = x
+        x = x_pad.to(x.device)
+        
+        x.masked_fill_(m, 0.0)
+        
+        return x
+
+    def inference(self, x):
+        x = self.embedding(x)
+        x = x.transpose(1, 2)
+        x = self.cnn(x)
+        x = x.transpose(1, 2)
+        self.lstm.flatten_parameters()
+        x, _ = self.lstm(x)
+        return x
+    
+    def length_to_mask(self, lengths):
+        mask = torch.arange(lengths.max()).unsqueeze(0).expand(lengths.shape[0], -1).type_as(lengths)
+        mask = torch.gt(mask+1, lengths.unsqueeze(1))
+        return mask
+
+
+class UpSample1d(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, layer_type):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.layer_type = layer_type
+
+    def forward(self, x):
+        if self.layer_type == 'none':
+            return x
+        else:
+            return F.interpolate(x, scale_factor=2, mode='nearest')
+
+class AdainResBlk1d(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, dim_in, dim_out, style_dim=64, actv=nn.LeakyReLU(0.2),
+                 upsample='none', dropout_p=0.0):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.actv = actv
+        self.upsample_type = upsample
+        self.upsample = UpSample1d(upsample)
+        self.learned_sc = dim_in != dim_out
+        self._build_weights(dim_in, dim_out, style_dim)
+        self.dropout = nn.Dropout(dropout_p)
+        
+        if upsample == 'none':
+            self.pool = nn.Identity()
+        else:
+            self.pool = weight_norm(nn.ConvTranspose1d(dim_in, dim_in, kernel_size=3, stride=2, groups=dim_in, padding=1, output_padding=1))
+        
+        
+    def _build_weights(self, dim_in, dim_out, style_dim):
+        self.conv1 = weight_norm(nn.Conv1d(dim_in, dim_out, 3, 1, 1))
+        self.conv2 = weight_norm(nn.Conv1d(dim_out, dim_out, 3, 1, 1))
+        self.norm1 = AdaIN1d(style_dim, dim_in)
+        self.norm2 = AdaIN1d(style_dim, dim_out)
+        if self.learned_sc:
+            self.conv1x1 = weight_norm(nn.Conv1d(dim_in, dim_out, 1, 1, 0, bias=False))
+
+    def _shortcut(self, x):
+        x = self.upsample(x)
+        if self.learned_sc:
+            x = self.conv1x1(x)
+        return x
+
+    def _residual(self, x, s):
+        x = self.norm1(x, s)
+        x = self.actv(x)
+        x = self.pool(x)
+        x = self.conv1(self.dropout(x))
+        x = self.norm2(x, s)
+        x = self.actv(x)
+        x = self.conv2(self.dropout(x))
+        return x
+
+    def forward(self, x, s):
+        out = self._residual(x, s)
+        out = (out + self._shortcut(x)) / np.sqrt(2)
+        return out
+    
+class AdaLayerNorm(nn.Module):
+    def __init__(self, style_dim, channels, eps=1e-5):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.channels = channels
+        self.eps = eps
+
+        self.fc = nn.Linear(style_dim, channels*2)
+
+    def forward(self, x, s):
+        x = x.transpose(-1, -2)
+        x = x.transpose(1, -1)
+                
+        h = self.fc(s)
+        h = h.view(h.size(0), h.size(1), 1)
+        gamma, beta = torch.chunk(h, chunks=2, dim=1)
+        gamma, beta = gamma.transpose(1, -1), beta.transpose(1, -1)
+        
+        
+        x = F.layer_norm(x, (self.channels,), eps=self.eps)
+        x = (1 + gamma) * x + beta
+        return x.transpose(1, -1).transpose(-1, -2)
+
+class ProsodyPredictor(nn.Module):
+
+    def __init__(self, style_dim, d_hid, nlayers, max_dur=50, dropout=0.1):
+        super().__init__() 
+        
+        self.text_encoder = DurationEncoder(sty_dim=style_dim, 
+                                            d_model=d_hid,
+                                            nlayers=nlayers, 
+                                            dropout=dropout)
+
+        self.lstm = nn.LSTM(d_hid + style_dim, d_hid // 2, 1, batch_first=True, bidirectional=True)
+        self.duration_proj = LinearNorm(d_hid, max_dur)
+        
+        self.shared = nn.LSTM(d_hid + style_dim, d_hid // 2, 1, batch_first=True, bidirectional=True)
+        self.F0 = nn.ModuleList()
+        self.F0.append(AdainResBlk1d(d_hid, d_hid, style_dim, dropout_p=dropout))
+        self.F0.append(AdainResBlk1d(d_hid, d_hid // 2, style_dim, upsample=True, dropout_p=dropout))
+        self.F0.append(AdainResBlk1d(d_hid // 2, d_hid // 2, style_dim, dropout_p=dropout))
+
+        self.N = nn.ModuleList()
+        self.N.append(AdainResBlk1d(d_hid, d_hid, style_dim, dropout_p=dropout))
+        self.N.append(AdainResBlk1d(d_hid, d_hid // 2, style_dim, upsample=True, dropout_p=dropout))
+        self.N.append(AdainResBlk1d(d_hid // 2, d_hid // 2, style_dim, dropout_p=dropout))
+        
+        self.F0_proj = nn.Conv1d(d_hid // 2, 1, 1, 1, 0)
+        self.N_proj = nn.Conv1d(d_hid // 2, 1, 1, 1, 0)
+
+
+    def forward(self, texts, style, text_lengths, alignment, m):
+        d = self.text_encoder(texts, style, text_lengths, m)
+        
+        batch_size = d.shape[0]
+        text_size = d.shape[1]
+        
+        # predict duration
+        input_lengths = text_lengths.cpu().numpy()
+        x = nn.utils.rnn.pack_padded_sequence(
+            d, input_lengths, batch_first=True, enforce_sorted=False)
+        
+        m = m.to(text_lengths.device).unsqueeze(1)
+        
+        self.lstm.flatten_parameters()
+        x, _ = self.lstm(x)
+        x, _ = nn.utils.rnn.pad_packed_sequence(
+            x, batch_first=True)
+        
+        x_pad = torch.zeros([x.shape[0], m.shape[-1], x.shape[-1]])
+
+        x_pad[:, :x.shape[1], :] = x
+        x = x_pad.to(x.device)
+                
+        duration = self.duration_proj(nn.functional.dropout(x, 0.5, training=self.training))
+        
+        en = (d.transpose(-1, -2) @ alignment)
+
+        return duration.squeeze(-1), en
+    
+    def F0Ntrain(self, x, s):
+        x, _ = self.shared(x.transpose(-1, -2))
+        
+        F0 = x.transpose(-1, -2)
+        for block in self.F0:
+            F0 = block(F0, s)
+        F0 = self.F0_proj(F0)
+
+        N = x.transpose(-1, -2)
+        for block in self.N:
+            N = block(N, s)
+        N = self.N_proj(N)
+        
+        return F0.squeeze(1), N.squeeze(1)
+    
+    def length_to_mask(self, lengths):
+        mask = torch.arange(lengths.max()).unsqueeze(0).expand(lengths.shape[0], -1).type_as(lengths)
+        mask = torch.gt(mask+1, lengths.unsqueeze(1))
+        return mask
+
+class DurationEncoder(nn.Module):
+
+    def __init__(self, sty_dim, d_model, nlayers, dropout=0.1):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.lstms = nn.ModuleList()
+        for _ in range(nlayers):
+            self.lstms.append(nn.LSTM(d_model + sty_dim, 
+                                 d_model // 2, 
+                                 num_layers=1, 
+                                 batch_first=True, 
+                                 bidirectional=True, 
+                                 dropout=dropout))
+            self.lstms.append(AdaLayerNorm(sty_dim, d_model))
+        
+        
+        self.dropout = dropout
+        self.d_model = d_model
+        self.sty_dim = sty_dim
+
+    def forward(self, x, style, text_lengths, m):
+        masks = m.to(text_lengths.device)
+        
+        x = x.permute(2, 0, 1)
+        s = style.expand(x.shape[0], x.shape[1], -1)
+        x = torch.cat([x, s], axis=-1)
+        x.masked_fill_(masks.unsqueeze(-1).transpose(0, 1), 0.0)
+                
+        x = x.transpose(0, 1)
+        input_lengths = text_lengths.cpu().numpy()
+        x = x.transpose(-1, -2)
+        
+        for block in self.lstms:
+            if isinstance(block, AdaLayerNorm):
+                x = block(x.transpose(-1, -2), style).transpose(-1, -2)
+                x = torch.cat([x, s.permute(1, -1, 0)], axis=1)
+                x.masked_fill_(masks.unsqueeze(-1).transpose(-1, -2), 0.0)
+            else:
+                x = x.transpose(-1, -2)
+                x = nn.utils.rnn.pack_padded_sequence(
+                    x, input_lengths, batch_first=True, enforce_sorted=False)
+                block.flatten_parameters()
+                x, _ = block(x)
+                x, _ = nn.utils.rnn.pad_packed_sequence(
+                    x, batch_first=True)
+                x = F.dropout(x, p=self.dropout, training=self.training)
+                x = x.transpose(-1, -2)
+                
+                x_pad = torch.zeros([x.shape[0], x.shape[1], m.shape[-1]])
+
+                x_pad[:, :, :x.shape[-1]] = x
+                x = x_pad.to(x.device)
+        
+        return x.transpose(-1, -2)
+    
+    def inference(self, x, style):
+        x = self.embedding(x.transpose(-1, -2)) * np.sqrt(self.d_model)
+        style = style.expand(x.shape[0], x.shape[1], -1)
+        x = torch.cat([x, style], axis=-1)
+        src = self.pos_encoder(x)
+        output = self.transformer_encoder(src).transpose(0, 1)
+        return output
+    
+    def length_to_mask(self, lengths):
+        mask = torch.arange(lengths.max()).unsqueeze(0).expand(lengths.shape[0], -1).type_as(lengths)
+        mask = torch.gt(mask+1, lengths.unsqueeze(1))
+        return mask
+
+# https://github.com/yl4579/StyleTTS2/blob/main/utils.py
+def recursive_munch(d):
+    if isinstance(d, dict):
+        return Munch((k, recursive_munch(v)) for k, v in d.items())
+    elif isinstance(d, list):
+        return [recursive_munch(v) for v in d]
+    else:
+        return d
+
+def build_model(path, device):
+    config = Path(__file__).parent / 'config.json'
+    assert config.exists(), f'Config path incorrect: config.json not found at {config}'
+    with open(config, 'r') as r:
+        args = recursive_munch(json.load(r))
+    assert args.decoder.type == 'istftnet', f'Unknown decoder type: {args.decoder.type}'
+    decoder = Decoder(dim_in=args.hidden_dim, style_dim=args.style_dim, dim_out=args.n_mels,
+            resblock_kernel_sizes = args.decoder.resblock_kernel_sizes,
+            upsample_rates = args.decoder.upsample_rates,
+            upsample_initial_channel=args.decoder.upsample_initial_channel,
+            resblock_dilation_sizes=args.decoder.resblock_dilation_sizes,
+            upsample_kernel_sizes=args.decoder.upsample_kernel_sizes,
+            gen_istft_n_fft=args.decoder.gen_istft_n_fft, gen_istft_hop_size=args.decoder.gen_istft_hop_size)
+    text_encoder = TextEncoder(channels=args.hidden_dim, kernel_size=5, depth=args.n_layer, n_symbols=args.n_token)
+    predictor = ProsodyPredictor(style_dim=args.style_dim, d_hid=args.hidden_dim, nlayers=args.n_layer, max_dur=args.max_dur, dropout=args.dropout)
+    bert = load_plbert()
+    bert_encoder = nn.Linear(bert.config.hidden_size, args.hidden_dim)
+    for parent in [bert, bert_encoder, predictor, decoder, text_encoder]:
+        for child in parent.children():
+            if isinstance(child, nn.RNNBase):
+                child.flatten_parameters()
+    model = Munch(
+        bert=bert.to(device).eval(),
+        bert_encoder=bert_encoder.to(device).eval(),
+        predictor=predictor.to(device).eval(),
+        decoder=decoder.to(device).eval(),
+        text_encoder=text_encoder.to(device).eval(),
+    )
+    for key, state_dict in torch.load(path, map_location='cpu', weights_only=True)['net'].items():
+        assert key in model, key
+        try:
+            model[key].load_state_dict(state_dict)
+        except:
+            state_dict = {k[7:]: v for k, v in state_dict.items()}
+            model[key].load_state_dict(state_dict, strict=False)
+    return model
diff --git a/backend/python/kokoro/protogen.sh b/backend/python/kokoro/protogen.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32f39fbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/kokoro/protogen.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+source $(dirname $0)/../common/libbackend.sh
+
+python3 -m grpc_tools.protoc -I../.. --python_out=. --grpc_python_out=. backend.proto
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diff --git a/backend/python/kokoro/requirements-cpu.txt b/backend/python/kokoro/requirements-cpu.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b4f1261f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/kokoro/requirements-cpu.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+torch==2.4.1
+transformers
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diff --git a/backend/python/kokoro/requirements-cublas11.txt b/backend/python/kokoro/requirements-cublas11.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed0d4df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/kokoro/requirements-cublas11.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+--extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu118
+torch==2.4.1+cu118
+transformers
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diff --git a/backend/python/kokoro/requirements-cublas12.txt b/backend/python/kokoro/requirements-cublas12.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b4f1261f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/kokoro/requirements-cublas12.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+torch==2.4.1
+transformers
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diff --git a/backend/python/kokoro/requirements-hipblas.txt b/backend/python/kokoro/requirements-hipblas.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec8d0306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/kokoro/requirements-hipblas.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+--extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/rocm6.0
+torch==2.4.1+rocm6.0
+transformers
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diff --git a/backend/python/kokoro/requirements-intel.txt b/backend/python/kokoro/requirements-intel.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b16448d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/kokoro/requirements-intel.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+--extra-index-url https://pytorch-extension.intel.com/release-whl/stable/xpu/us/
+intel-extension-for-pytorch==2.3.110+xpu
+torch==2.3.1+cxx11.abi
+oneccl_bind_pt==2.3.100+xpu
+transformers
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diff --git a/backend/python/kokoro/requirements.txt b/backend/python/kokoro/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75d65ba1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/kokoro/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+grpcio==1.69.0
+protobuf
+phonemizer
+scipy
+munch
+setuptools
+soundfile
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diff --git a/backend/python/kokoro/run.sh b/backend/python/kokoro/run.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..375c07e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/kokoro/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+source $(dirname $0)/../common/libbackend.sh
+
+startBackend $@
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diff --git a/backend/python/kokoro/test.sh b/backend/python/kokoro/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6940b066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/python/kokoro/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+source $(dirname $0)/../common/libbackend.sh
+
+runUnittests