Local speech-to-text with the Whisper CLI (no API key).
Install with the open skills CLI (global, non-interactive — available in every Claude Code session):
npx skills add LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills --skill "openai-whisper" -g -a claude-code -yOr manually — copy the SKILL.md below into:
~/.claude/skills/openai-whisper-leoyeai/SKILL.md---
name: openai-whisper
description: Local speech-to-text with the Whisper CLI (no API key).
homepage: https://openai.com/research/whisper
metadata: {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"🎙️","requires":{"bins":["whisper"]},"install":[{"id":"brew","kind":"brew","formula":"openai-whisper","bins":["whisper"],"label":"Install OpenAI Whisper (brew)"}]}}
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# Whisper (CLI)
Use `whisper` to transcribe audio locally.
Quick start
- `whisper /path/audio.mp3 --model medium --output_format txt --output_dir .`
- `whisper /path/audio.m4a --task translate --output_format srt`
Notes
- Models download to `~/.cache/whisper` on first run.
- `--model` defaults to `turbo` on this install.
- Use smaller models for speed, larger for accuracy.
Use when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependencies
Use when you have a written implementation plan to execute in a separate session with review checkpoints
Use when executing implementation plans with independent tasks in the current session