Agent skill

Openai Whisper

by huangruiteng in huangruiteng/CS-Notes

Local speech-to-text with the Whisper CLI (no API key). An agent skill from huangruiteng/CS-Notes.

MITAuto-check passedAI & LLM Engineering

Install Openai Whisper

skills CLI
$ npx skills add huangruiteng/CS-Notes --skill openai-whisper -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install huangruiteng/CS-Notes openai-whisper --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/huangruiteng/CS-Notes.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.trae/openclaw-skills/openai-whisper .claude/skills/openai-whisper && 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
openai-whisper
GitHub stars
4k
Used in
18 other repos
Token cost
~228 tokens
SKILL.md length
46 words
Files
3
Skills in repo
39
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Local speech-to-text with the Whisper CLI (no API key). An agent skill from huangruiteng/CS-Notes.

  • Tasks that involve Speech recognition and synthesis
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls whisper
  • Tasks that involve Transcription

What it does

Openai Whisper is an agent skill from huangruiteng/CS-Notes. Local speech-to-text with the Whisper CLI (no API key).

Its SKILL.md is about 230 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `main.py` and `skill.json`).

It sits in AI & LLM Engineering, covering Speech recognition and synthesis and Transcription. It works with Whisper. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Speech recognition and synthesis
  • Tasks that involve Transcription

Example prompts

  • “/openai-whisper”

Requirements

  • Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f7b4e92. 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 (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • whisper

    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

Openai Whisper loads about 228 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 18 tokens; SKILL.md has 46 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~18
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~228

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 huangruiteng/CS-Notes at commit f7b4e92, republished under its MIT licence (© huangruiteng). 46 words, ~228 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/openai-whisper/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
openai-whisper
description
Local speech-to-text with the Whisper CLI (no API key).
homepage
https://openai.com/research/whisper

Whisper (CLI)

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/whisper on first run.
  • --model defaults to turbo on this install.
  • Use smaller models for speed, larger for accuracy.

© huangruiteng, 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 .trae/openclaw-skills/openai-whisper of huangruiteng/CS-Notes.

  • SKILL.md
  • main.py
  • skill.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit f7b4e92

Used in 18 other repositories

We found 20 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 18 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in huangruiteng/CS-Notes, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Transcribe Anythingswyxio/skills176—~8.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
9Router Speech-to-Textdecolua/9router31k—~914Automated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Openai Whisper

What does Openai Whisper do?

Local speech-to-text with the Whisper CLI (no API key). An agent skill from huangruiteng/CS-Notes. Openai Whisper is an agent skill from huangruiteng/CS-Notes. Local speech-to-text with the Whisper CLI (no API key).

When should I use Openai Whisper?

Openai Whisper fits situations like: tasks that involve Speech recognition and synthesis; tasks that involve Transcription.

How do I install Openai Whisper in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add huangruiteng/CS-Notes --skill openai-whisper -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.trae/openclaw-skills/openai-whisper in huangruiteng/CS-Notes) into .claude/skills/openai-whisper in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Openai Whisper in Codex?

Run `npx skills add huangruiteng/CS-Notes --skill openai-whisper -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.trae/openclaw-skills/openai-whisper in huangruiteng/CS-Notes) into .agents/skills/openai-whisper in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Openai Whisper 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 huangruiteng/CS-Notes --skill openai-whisper -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/openai-whisper, .gemini/skills/openai-whisper, .github/skills/openai-whisper and .opencode/skills/openai-whisper in your project.

What does Openai Whisper need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Openai Whisper needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (whisper). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Openai Whisper 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 Openai Whisper 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 Openai Whisper use?

Openai Whisper 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 Openai Whisper use?

About 228 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 912 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 Openai Whisper?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Openai Whisper: Whisper Speech Recognition (Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs, 13k stars), Openai Whisper API (trpc-group/trpc-agent-go, 1.9k stars), Use Local Whisper (sbusso/claudeclaw, 194 stars) and Transcribe Anything (swyxio/skills, 176 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Openai Whisper?

huangruiteng (a GitHub user) maintains it in huangruiteng/CS-Notes, which has 4,001 GitHub stars. The repository holds 39 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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