name: openai-whisper description: Local speech-to-text with the Whisper CLI (no API key). homepage: https://openai.com/research/whisper metadata: {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"🎙️","requires":{"bins":["whisper"]},"install":[{"id":"brew","kind":"brew","formula":"openai-whisper","bins":["whisper"],"label":"Install OpenAI Whisper (brew)"}]}}

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.

Security Scan

Status

clean

Open VirusTotal

OpenClaw

gpt-5-mini

clean

OpenClaw analysis

This is an instruction-only skill that coherently wraps the local Whisper CLI: it only asks for the whisper binary (brew install) and doesn't request extra credentials or broad system access.

Confidence: high

VirusTotal

Type: OpenClaw Skill Name: openai-whisper Version: 1.0.0 The skill bundle is benign. It provides instructions for using the `openai-whisper` CLI for local speech-to-text transcription. The `SKILL.md` defines the skill, its purpose, and installation via `brew install openai-whisper`, which is a standard and legitimate method. Example commands demonstrate local file processing, and the mention of models downloading to `~/.cache/whisper` is expected behavior for the `whisper` CLI. There is no evidence of malicious intent, data exfiltration, unauthorized execution, prompt injection against the agent, or obfuscation.

Openai Whisper