Local speech-to-text via Handy app (push-to-talk) and NeMo CLI scripts. Parakeet V3: 25 languages, auto-detection, ~30x realtime on M4 Max, 6% WER. This skill should be used when transcribing audio files or dictating voice input.
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Local speech-to-text via Handy app (push-to-talk) and NeMo CLI scripts. Parakeet V3: 25 languages, auto-detection, ~30x realtime on M4 Max, 6% WER. This skill should be used when transcribing audio files or dictating voice input.
argument-hint
["audio-file | \"dictate\" | \"check\""]
tools
["Bash","Read","Write"]
Parakeet Dictation Skill
Local speech-to-text powered by NVIDIA Parakeet TDT 0.6B V3 (~600MB model, 100% offline).
Two Modes
1. Handy App (Primary — Push-to-Talk into Any Text Field)
Handy is a free, open-source Tauri app (Rust + React) providing
push-to-talk dictation with Parakeet V3 built in. Inference via
transcribe-rs (ONNX Runtime, int8 quantized).
brew install --cask handy
Default hotkey: ⌥Space (Option-Space) on macOS, Ctrl-Space on Windows/Linux
Modes: Push-to-talk (hold) or toggle (press to start/stop)
Select Parakeet V3 in Settings → Models (auto-downloads ~478MB)
Record from microphone until Enter is pressed, then transcribe.
Check Installation
/parakeet check
Verify Parakeet is properly installed and model can load.
Setup
Handy (Push-to-Talk UI)
brew install --cask handy
Launch from Applications, select Parakeet V3 model, configure hotkey.
CLI Scripts (Prerequisites)
Parakeet Dictate repo at ~/Programming/parakeet-dictate/ with Python venv
Install dependencies:
cd ~/Programming/parakeet-dictate
uv venv && uv pip install -r requirements.txt
(Optional) Set custom path: export PARAKEET_HOME=/path/to/parakeet-dictate
Implementation
When this skill is invoked:
For audio files: Run the transcription script
cd ~/.claude/skills/parakeet/scripts && \
${PARAKEET_HOME:-~/Programming/parakeet-dictate}/.venv/bin/python transcribe.py "<filepath>"
For live dictation: Run the dictation script
cd ~/.claude/skills/parakeet/scripts && \
${PARAKEET_HOME:-~/Programming/parakeet-dictate}/.venv/bin/python dictate.py
For checking setup: Run the check script
cd ~/.claude/skills/parakeet/scripts && \
${PARAKEET_HOME:-~/Programming/parakeet-dictate}/.venv/bin/python check_setup.py
3. Server Mode (OpenAI-Compatible STT for Takopi)
An OpenAI-compatible transcription server for integration with Takopi and other
API clients. Exposes POST /v1/audio/transcriptions wrapping the NeMo CLI.
uv run --with fastapi,uvicorn,python-multipart \
~/.claude/skills/parakeet/scripts/parakeet_server.py --port 8384
