Agent skill · creative production · steipete
openai-whisper
Local speech-to-text with the Whisper CLI (no API key).
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific commands and usage patterns for local speech-to-text transcription that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires whisper installed locally. About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 385,400 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Whisper (CLI) Use whisper to transcribe audio locally. Quick start whisper /path/audio.mp3 --model medium --outputformat txt --outputdir . whisper /path/audio.m4a --task translate --outputformat 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.
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills steipete/openai-whisper