diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 565419d..216653a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .venv/
+.venv-pockettts/
 venv/
 __pycache__/
 *.pyc
diff --git a/tools/pocket_tts_env_launch.sh b/tools/pocket_tts_env_launch.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..82fa439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/pocket_tts_env_launch.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Launcher for pocket-tts.service — resolves hf_token from keyring (needed to
+# download the gated kyutai/pocket-tts weights) and execs the server.
+set -uo pipefail
+
+REPO_ROOT="/home/moltbot/echo-core"
+VENV="$REPO_ROOT/.venv-pockettts"
+
+cd "$REPO_ROOT"
+
+HF_TOKEN="$(PYTHONPATH="$REPO_ROOT" "$VENV/bin/python3" -c "
+from src.credential_store import get_secret
+print(get_secret('hf_token') or '')
+")"
+
+if [ -z "$HF_TOKEN" ]; then
+    echo "[pocket-tts-launch] ERROR: hf_token lipsește din keyring (service echo-core). Setează-l cu: $REPO_ROOT/.venv/bin/python3 -c \"from src.credential_store import set_secret; set_secret('hf_token', '<token>')\"" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+export HF_TOKEN
+exec "$VENV/bin/pocket-tts" serve --host 127.0.0.1 --port 7789