openai-whisper-cli

name

openai-whisper-cli

description

Use this skill for service operations only. DO NOT use this skill for CLI implementation lifecycle work such as creating, testing, updating, troubleshooting, validating, removing, or documenting the CLI tool itself; delegate those tasks to cli-tool-expert. Execute OpenAI Whisper operations using the `openai-whisper` CLI tool. CLI wrapper for OpenAI Whisper speech-to-text transcription. Triggers: openai-whisper, openai whisper cli, whisper, transcribe, transcription, speech to text, audio transcription, video transcription, transcribe audio, transcribe video

Execute OpenAI Whisper operations using the `openai-whisper` CLI. All OpenAI Whisper transcription interactions should use this CLI.

<quick_start> The openai-whisper CLI follows this pattern:

openai-whisper <command-group> <action> [arguments] [options]

Task	Command
Transcribe a file	openai-whisper transcripts create video.mp4
Transcribe with specific model	openai-whisper transcripts create video.mp4 --model base
Transcribe with word timestamps	openai-whisper transcripts create video.mp4 -w
List available models	openai-whisper transcripts models
List existing transcripts	openai-whisper transcripts list ./dir/
Read a transcript	openai-whisper transcripts get video.json
</quick_start>

<essential_principles> MANDATORY: Consult the adjacent usage.json at <cli-tools-root>/_repo/skills/<tool>-cli/usage.json before executing ANY openai-whisper command. This file contains complete command syntax, all arguments, all options, and usage instructions for every command. Never guess at command syntax.

- **auth** -- Check Whisper availability (no-op -- runs locally) - **transcripts** -- Transcription operations (create, list, get, models)

<reference_index> usage.json -- Complete command tree with arguments, options, defaults, and usage instructions for every command. </reference_index>

<success_criteria>

• Command executes without error
• Output is displayed in requested format
• Correct command and flags used (verified against usage.json) </success_criteria>