openclaw-backups/skills/groq-whisper/SKILL.md

Groq Whisper API (free)

Transcribe audio files using Groq's free Whisper inference API.

Quick start

{baseDir}/scripts/transcribe.sh /path/to/audio.m4a

Defaults:

• Model: whisper-large-v3 (Groq's fastest whisper model)
• Output: <input>.txt

Useful flags

{baseDir}/scripts/transcribe.sh /path/to/audio.ogg --model whisper-large-v3 --out /tmp/transcript.txt
{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.json

API key

Uses the GROQ_API_KEY environment variable (already configured on the gateway).

Models available

• whisper-large-v3 - Latest and fastest on Groq (recommended)
• whisper-large-v2 - Slightly older but still fast
• whisper-base - Faster but less accurate

Why Groq?

• Free — no per-minute charges
• Fast — Groq's LPU delivers near-real-time transcription
• No quota limits — generous free tier