Video Clipping Reference
RightNow-AI/openfang
Command reference for cutting clips from online video: yt-dlp downloads, whisper transcription, SRT subtitle files and ffmpeg processing, with Windows, macOS and Linux differences.
Local speech-to-text transcription on Apple Silicon macOS. An agent skill from badlogic/pi-skills.
Install Transcribe
$ npx skills add badlogic/pi-skills --skill transcribe -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install badlogic/pi-skills transcribe --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/transcribe .claude/skills/transcribe && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "transcribe" agent skill from https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills/tree/main/transcribe into .claude/skills/transcribe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "transcribe", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills/tree/main/transcribeType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add badlogic/pi-skills --skill transcribe -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install badlogic/pi-skills transcribe --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/transcribe .agents/skills/transcribe && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "transcribe" agent skill from https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills/tree/main/transcribe into .agents/skills/transcribe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "transcribe", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add badlogic/pi-skills --skill transcribe -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install badlogic/pi-skills transcribe --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/transcribe .cursor/skills/transcribe && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "transcribe" agent skill from https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills/tree/main/transcribe into .cursor/skills/transcribe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "transcribe", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills.git --path transcribe--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add badlogic/pi-skills --skill transcribe -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install badlogic/pi-skills transcribe --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/transcribe .gemini/skills/transcribe && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "transcribe" agent skill from https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills/tree/main/transcribe into .gemini/skills/transcribe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "transcribe", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install badlogic/pi-skills transcribeInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add badlogic/pi-skills --skill transcribe -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/transcribe .github/skills/transcribe && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "transcribe" agent skill from https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills/tree/main/transcribe into .github/skills/transcribe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "transcribe", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add badlogic/pi-skills --skill transcribe -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install badlogic/pi-skills transcribe --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/transcribe .opencode/skills/transcribe && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "transcribe" agent skill from https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills/tree/main/transcribe into .opencode/skills/transcribe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "transcribe", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
transcribe- GitHub stars
- 2.6k
- Token cost
- ~264 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 87 words
- Files
- 3
- Skills in repo
- 6
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Local speech-to-text transcription on Apple Silicon macOS. An agent skill from badlogic/pi-skills.
- Tasks that involve Transcription
- SKILL.md covers Usage, Output and Requirements
- Runs Shell scripts from its folder; calls brew
- Tasks that involve Video production
What it does
Transcribe is an agent skill from badlogic/pi-skills. Local speech-to-text transcription on Apple Silicon macOS. Supports wav directly and other audio formats via ffmpeg.
Its SKILL.md is about 260 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `transcribe.sh`).
It sits in Media & Creative, covering Transcription and Video production. It works with macOS and FFmpeg. The repository describes itself as: Skills for pi coding agent (compatible with Claude Code and Codex CLI). The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Transcription
- Tasks that involve Video production
Example prompts
- “/transcribe”
Requirements
- A Bash shell
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 90bb51c. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships script files (Shell), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
brew
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Transcribe loads about 264 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 32 tokens; SKILL.md has 87 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from badlogic/pi-skills at commit 90bb51c, republished under its MIT licence (© badlogic). 87 words, ~264 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/transcribe/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- transcribe
- description
- Local speech-to-text transcription on Apple Silicon macOS. Supports wav directly and other audio formats via ffmpeg.
Transcribe
Local speech-to-text using parakeet-cpp-transcribe on Apple Silicon macOS.
Usage
{baseDir}/transcribe.sh <audio-file>The first run downloads the macOS arm64 binary from the latest badlogic/pibot GitHub release into the extension's ignored bin directory:
{extensionDir}/bin/parakeet-cpp-transcribe({extensionDir} is the parent directory of this skill's {baseDir}.) The binary downloads its GGUF model automatically if missing.
Output
Plain text timestamped in 15 second chunks is written to stdout:
[00:00-00:15] transcript text
[00:15-00:30] more transcript textModel/GGML diagnostic logs are written to stderr. Redirect stderr to hide them:
{baseDir}/transcribe.sh <audio-file> 2>/dev/nullRequirements
- Apple Silicon macOS only
curlandtarffmpegfor non-WAV input:brew install ffmpeg
© badlogic, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 2 other files in transcribe of badlogic/pi-skills.
- SKILL.md
- .gitignore
- transcribe.sh
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 90bb51c
Compare with similar skills
Transcribe next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcribe this skillbadlogic/pi-skills | 2.6k | — | ~264 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Video Clipping ReferenceRightNow-AI/openfang | 18k | — | ~4.1k | Automated safety check: Warn | Apache-2.0 | |
| Open Editveedstudio/open-edit | 1.6k | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Ffmpeg Skillkajisho5/ffmpeg-skill | 1.9k | — | ~7.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| ShortsAgriciDaniel/claude-shorts | 218 | — | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Explain Videolimin112/min-skill | 362 | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about Transcribe
What does Transcribe do?
Local speech-to-text transcription on Apple Silicon macOS. An agent skill from badlogic/pi-skills. Transcribe is an agent skill from badlogic/pi-skills. Local speech-to-text transcription on Apple Silicon macOS.
When should I use Transcribe?
Transcribe fits situations like: tasks that involve Transcription; tasks that involve Video production.
How do I install Transcribe in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add badlogic/pi-skills --skill transcribe -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (transcribe in badlogic/pi-skills) into .claude/skills/transcribe in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Transcribe in Codex?
Run `npx skills add badlogic/pi-skills --skill transcribe -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (transcribe in badlogic/pi-skills) into .agents/skills/transcribe in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Transcribe in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add badlogic/pi-skills --skill transcribe -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/transcribe, .gemini/skills/transcribe, .github/skills/transcribe and .opencode/skills/transcribe in your project.
What does Transcribe need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Transcribe needs a shell for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (brew). Our summary lists: A Bash shell.
Does Transcribe access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Transcribe safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Transcribe use?
Transcribe is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Transcribe use?
About 264 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Transcribe?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Transcribe: Video Clipping Reference (RightNow-AI/openfang, 18k stars), Open Edit (veedstudio/open-edit, 1.6k stars), Ffmpeg Skill (kajisho5/ffmpeg-skill, 1.9k stars) and Shorts (AgriciDaniel/claude-shorts, 218 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Transcribe?
badlogic (a GitHub user) maintains it in badlogic/pi-skills, which has 2,592 GitHub stars. The repository holds 6 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 6, 2026.
Source: badlogic/pi-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.