SKILL.md
OpenAI transcriptions API
Transcribe audio through /v1/audio/transcriptions. Set OPENAI_BASE_URL for an OpenAI-compatible proxy or local gateway.
Quick start
{baseDir}/scripts/transcribe.sh /path/to/audio.m4aDefaults:
- Model:
gpt-4o-transcribe
- Output:
<input>.txt
Useful flags
{baseDir}/scripts/transcribe.sh /path/to/audio.ogg --model gpt-4o-transcribe --out /tmp/transcript.txt
{baseDir}/scripts/transcribe.sh /path/to/audio.ogg --model gpt-4o-mini-transcribe
{baseDir}/scripts/transcribe.sh /path/to/audio.ogg --model gpt-4o-transcribe-diarize --json
{baseDir}/scripts/transcribe.sh /path/to/audio.ogg --model whisper-1
{baseDir}/scripts/transcribe.sh /path/to/audio.m4a --language en
{baseDir}/scripts/transcribe.sh /path/to/audio.m4a --prompt "Speaker names: Peter, Daniel"
{baseDir}/scripts/transcribe.sh /path/to/audio.m4a --json --out /tmp/transcript.jsonNotes:
- Supported upload formats include
mp3,mp4,mpeg,mpga,m4a,wav,webm.
- 25 MB upload limit on the hosted API.
- Use diarize for speaker labels; script sends
chunking_strategy=autoand rejects--prompt.
API key
Set OPENAI_API_KEY, or configure it in the active OpenClaw config file ($OPENCLAW_CONFIG_PATH, default ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json). Optionally set OPENAI_BASE_URL:
{
skills: {
"openai-whisper-api": {
apiKey: "OPENAI_KEY_HERE",
},
},
}