Awesome-openclaw-skills 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.

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/transcribe" ~/.claude/skills/sundial-org-awesome-openclaw-skills-transcribe && rm -rf "$T"
OpenClaw · Install into ~/.openclaw/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/transcribe" ~/.openclaw/skills/sundial-org-awesome-openclaw-skills-transcribe && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: skills/transcribe/SKILL.md
source content

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