local-whisper

name	local-whisper
description	LOCAL voice transcription using OpenAI Whisper. 100% private - audio never leaves your machine. Supports 97+ languages.
homepage	https://github.com/kesslerio/local-whisper-openclaw-skill
metadata	{"openclaw":{"emoji":"🎙️","requires":{"bins":["whisper","ffmpeg"]},"install":[{"id":"pip","kind":"pip","package":"openai-whisper","bins":["whisper"],"label":"Install Whisper (pip)"}]}}

🎙️ Local Whisper Transcription

100% private voice transcription using OpenAI Whisper. Audio never leaves your machine.

⚠️ Important: OpenClaw Configuration Required

This skill must be configured in OpenClaw's tools.media.audio to handle incoming voice messages. Without this config, voice messages may cause token overflow errors or be sent to cloud APIs.

Add to ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

{
  tools: {
    media: {
      audio: {
        enabled: true,
        models: [
          {
            type: "cli",
            command: "node",
            args: ["<skill-path>/transcribe.js", "{{MediaPath}}"]
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace <skill-path> with the path to the checked-out skill repository. For a mirrored OpenClaw install, use ~/.openclaw/skills/local-whisper.

Quick Start

# Install dependencies
pip install openai-whisper


node transcribe.js voice.ogg