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transcribe

Transcribe audio files to text using local Whisper (Docker). Use when receiving voice messages, audio files (.mp3, .m4a, .ogg, .wav, .webm), or when asked to transcribe audio content.

skill-install — Terminal

Install via CLI (Recommended)

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/javicasper/transcribe
Or

Transcribe

Local audio transcription using faster-whisper in Docker.

Installation

cd /path/to/skills/transcribe/scripts
chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh

This builds the Docker image whisper:local and installs the transcribe CLI.

Usage

transcribe /path/to/audio.mp3 [language]
  • Default language: es (Spanish)
  • Use auto for auto-detection
  • Outputs plain text to stdout

Examples

transcribe /tmp/voice.ogg          # Spanish (default)
transcribe /tmp/meeting.mp3 en     # English
transcribe /tmp/audio.m4a auto     # Auto-detect

Supported Formats

mp3, m4a, ogg, wav, webm, flac, aac

When Receiving Voice Messages

  1. Save the audio attachment to a temp file
  2. Run transcribe <path>
  3. Include the transcription in your response
  4. Clean up the temp file

Files

  • scripts/transcribe - CLI wrapper (bash)
  • scripts/install.sh - Installation script (includes Dockerfile inline)

Notes

  • Model: small (fast) - edit install.sh for large-v3 (accurate)
  • Fully local, no API key needed

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Add to Configuration

Paste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.

{
  "plugins": {
    "official-javicasper-transcribe": {
      "enabled": true,
      "auto_update": true
    }
  }
}
Safety NoteClawKit audits metadata but not runtime behavior. Use with caution.