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Official agent skill

Grok Dictation for Apps

by cursor in cursor/plugins

Wires xAI's Grok speech-to-text into an app you already have, covering voice input for a message box, captions shown as people talk and batch transcription of audio files.

OfficialNo licenceAuto-check passedMedia & Creative

Install Grok Dictation for Apps

skills CLI
$ npx skills add cursor/plugins --skill add-dictation -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install cursor/plugins add-dictation --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cursor/plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/grok-voice/skills/add-dictation .claude/skills/add-dictation && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
add-dictation
GitHub stars
10k
Token cost
~2.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
689 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
99
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Wires xAI's Grok speech-to-text into an app you already have, covering voice input for a message box, captions shown as people talk and batch transcription of audio files.

  • Works in 4 steps: Map the app → Batch path (default) → Streaming path → …
  • Adding a mic button that dictates into a chat composer
  • SKILL.md covers Docs, Model, Pick the path and Auth, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls curl; reaches api.x.ai; needs XAI_API_KEY

What it does

The skill runs on /add-dictation and wires speech-to-text into your app rather than the IDE, since Cursor has no microphone. It tells the agent to read the model-selection section of the xAI docs before any call and pass the latest listed model instead of inventing IDs. Two paths are offered: batch, a single POST to the speech-to-text endpoint that suits a composer mic button, uploaded files and URLs and keeps the key on the server, and streaming over a WebSocket through a backend relay when users need text while they speak.

Authentication is a bearer XAI_API_KEY used server-side only, never placed in a client bundle or pasted in chat. Browsers cannot set WebSocket headers, so streaming goes through your backend. The steps start by mapping the app: the composer component, whether text inserts at the cursor or replaces, the server framework and the package manager. The mic icon belongs to dictation, and next to an /add-voice waveform button it becomes a secondary ghost button. The excerpt is cut off at the batch path.

When your agent uses it

  • Adding a mic button that dictates into a chat composer
  • Showing live captions while a user speaks
  • Transcribing uploaded audio files or URLs with word timestamps
  • Producing subtitles or meeting notes from recordings

Example prompts

  • “/add-dictation for our Next.js chat composer.”
  • “Add a mic button that transcribes a short recording and inserts the text at the cursor.”
  • “Transcribe the uploaded meeting recordings with speaker labels and word timestamps.”
  • “Set up streaming captions through a backend relay so the API key stays server-side.”

Requirements

  • An xAI API key stored server-side as XAI_API_KEY
  • A backend that can call the speech-to-text API

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Map the app
  2. Batch path (default)
  3. Streaming path
  4. Options (query params for streaming, form fields for batch)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9f451cf. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • curl

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • api.x.ai

    Also links to:

    • docs.x.ai

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • XAI_API_KEY

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Grok Dictation for Apps loads about 2.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 92 tokens; SKILL.md has 689 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~92
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.5k

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 689 words (~2,543 tokens).

“Add Grok Speech to Text to an existing app: a mic button that dictates into the composer, live captions, or transcripts of recorded audio. Run on /add-dictation, typed Dictate, or clear “transcribe” intent. Cursor has no mic; wire the app…”

— opening of SKILL.md by cursor
name
add-dictation

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in grok-voice/skills/add-dictation of cursor/plugins.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9f451cf

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Local AI Useamd/skills395—~5kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Watchmathiaschu/watch141—~4kAutomated safety check: WarnMIT
Deepgram JS Speech To Textdeepgram/deepgram-js-sdk276—~1.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Grok Dictation for Apps

What does Grok Dictation for Apps do?

Wires xAI's Grok speech-to-text into an app you already have, covering voice input for a message box, captions shown as people talk and batch transcription of audio files. The skill runs on /add-dictation and wires speech-to-text into your app rather than the IDE, since Cursor has no microphone. It tells the agent to read the model-selection section of the xAI docs before any call and pass the latest listed model instead of inventing IDs.

When should I use Grok Dictation for Apps?

Grok Dictation for Apps fits situations like: adding a mic button that dictates into a chat composer; showing live captions while a user speaks; transcribing uploaded audio files or URLs with word timestamps; producing subtitles or meeting notes from recordings.

How do I install Grok Dictation for Apps in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add cursor/plugins --skill add-dictation -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (grok-voice/skills/add-dictation in cursor/plugins) into .claude/skills/add-dictation in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Grok Dictation for Apps in Codex?

Run `npx skills add cursor/plugins --skill add-dictation -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (grok-voice/skills/add-dictation in cursor/plugins) into .agents/skills/add-dictation in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Grok Dictation for Apps 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 cursor/plugins --skill add-dictation -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/add-dictation, .gemini/skills/add-dictation, .github/skills/add-dictation and .opencode/skills/add-dictation in your project.

What does Grok Dictation for Apps need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Grok Dictation for Apps needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl) and credentials named XAI_API_KEY. Our summary lists: An xAI API key stored server-side as XAI_API_KEY; A backend that can call the speech-to-text API.

Does Grok Dictation for Apps access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: api.x.ai; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: docs.x.ai. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Grok Dictation for Apps 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 Grok Dictation for Apps use?

No licence was found for Grok Dictation for Apps or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Grok Dictation for Apps use?

About 2.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 10k 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 Grok Dictation for Apps?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Grok Dictation for Apps: 9Router Speech-to-Text (decolua/9router, 30k stars), Deepgram JS Audio Intelligence (deepgram/deepgram-js-sdk, 276 stars), Local AI Use (amd/skills, 395 stars) and Watch (mathiaschu/watch, 141 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Grok Dictation for Apps?

cursor (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in cursor/plugins, which has 10,130 GitHub stars. The repository holds 99 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

Source: cursor/plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.