Whisper (CLI)
SkillMediaLocal speech-to-text with the Whisper CLI (no API key).
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the Whisper (CLI) skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by understudy-ai/understudy in skills/openai-whisper/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
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/whisperon first run. --modeldefaults toturboon this install.- Use smaller models for speed, larger for accuracy.
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 456
- Forks
- 34
- Last commit
- Jun 2026
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openai-whisper-understudy-ai- Source
- github.com/understudy-ai/understudy