ericgandrade/claude-superskills/audio-transcriber

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This skill should be used when the user needs to transform audio recordings into professional Markdown documentation with intelligent summaries using LLM integration.

Install

npx vskill@latest install ericgandrade/claude-superskills/audio-transcriber

SKILL.md

Purpose

This skill automates audio-to-text transcription with professional Markdown output, extracting rich technical metadata (speakers, timestamps, language, file size, duration) and generating structured meeting minutes and executive summaries. It uses Faster-Whisper or Whisper with zero configuration, working universally across projects without hardcoded paths or API keys.

Inspired by tools like Plaud, this skill transforms raw audio recordings into actionable documentation, making it ideal for meetings, interviews, lectures, and content analysis.

When to Use

Invoke this skill when:

  • User needs to transcribe audio/video files to text
  • User wants meeting minutes automatically generated from recordings
  • User requires speaker identification (diarization) in conversations
  • User needs subtitles/captions (SRT, VTT formats)
  • User wants executive summaries of long audio content
  • User asks variations of "transcribe this audio", "convert audio to text", "generate meeting notes from recording"
  • User has audio files in common formats (MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC, WEBM)

Workflow

Step 0: Discovery (Auto-detect Transcription Tools)

Objective: Identify available transcription engines without user configuration.

Actions:

Run detection commands to find installed tools:

bash
# Check for Faster-Whisper (preferred - 4-5x faster)
if python3 -c "import faster_whisper" 2>/dev/null; then
TRANSCRIBER="faster-whisper"
echo "✅ Faster-Whisper detected (optimized)"
# Fallback to original Whisper
elif python3 -c "import whisper" 2>/dev/null; then
TRANSCRIBER="whisper"
echo "✅ OpenAI Whisper detected"
else
TRANSCRIBER="none"
echo "⚠️ No transcription tool found"
fi
# Check for ffmpeg (audio format conversion)
if command -v ffmpeg &>/dev/null; then
echo "✅ ffmpeg available (format conversion enabled)"
else
echo "ℹ️ ffmpeg not found (limited format support)"
fi

If no transcriber found:

Offer automatic installation using the provided script:

bash
echo "⚠️ No transcription tool found"
echo ""
echo "🔧 Auto-install dependencies? (Recommended)"
read -p "Run installation script? [Y/n]: " AUTO_INSTALL
if [[ ! "$AUTO_INSTALL" =~ ^[Nn] ]]; then
# Get skill directory (works for both repo and symlinked installations)
SKILL_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
# Run installation script
if [[ -f "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/install-requirements.sh" ]]; then
bash "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/install-requirements.sh"
else
echo "❌ Installation script not found"
echo ""
echo "📦 Manual installation:"
echo " pip install faster-whisper # Recommended"
echo " pip install openai-whisper # Alternative"
echo " brew install ffmpeg # Optional (macOS)"
exit 1
fi
# Verify installation succeeded
if python3 -c "import faster_whisper" 2>/dev/null || python3 -c "import whisper" 2>/dev/null; then
echo "✅ Installation successful! Proceeding with transcription..."
else
echo "❌ Installation failed. Please install manually."
exit 1
fi
else
echo ""
echo "📦 Manual installation required:"
echo ""
echo "Recommended (fastest):"
echo " pip install faster-whisper"
echo ""
echo "Alternative (original):"
echo " pip install openai-whisper"
echo ""
echo "Optional (format conversion):"
echo " brew install ffmpeg # macOS"
echo " apt install ffmpeg # Linux"
echo ""
exit 1
fi

This ensures users can install dependencies with one confirmation, or opt for manual installation if preferred.

If transcriber found:

Proceed to Step 0b (CLI Detection).

Step 1: Validate Audio File

Objective: Verify file exists, check format, and extract metadata.

Actions:

  1. Accept file path or URL from user:
  • Local file: meeting.mp3
  • URL: https://example.com/audio.mp3 (download to temp directory)
  1. Verify file exists:
bash
if [[ ! -f "$AUDIO_FILE" ]]; then
echo "❌ File not found: $AUDIO_FILE"
exit 1
fi
  1. Extract metadata using ffprobe or file utilities:
bash
# Get file size
FILE_SIZE=$(du -h "$AUDIO_FILE" | cut -f1)
# Get duration and format using ffprobe
DURATION=$(ffprobe -v error -show_entries format=duration \
-of default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1 "$AUDIO_FILE" 2>/dev/null)
FORMAT=$(ffprobe -v error -select_streams a:0 -show_entries \
stream=codec_name -of default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1 "$AUDIO_FILE" 2>/dev/null)
# Convert duration to HH:MM:SS
DURATION_HMS=$(date -u -r "$DURATION" +%H:%M:%S 2>/dev/null || echo "Unknown")
  1. Check file size (warn if large for cloud APIs):
bash
SIZE_MB=$(du -m "$AUDIO_FILE" | cut -f1)
if [[ $SIZE_MB -gt 25 ]]; then
echo "⚠️ Large file ($FILE_SIZE) - processing may take several minutes"
fi
  1. Validate format (supported: MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, FLAC, WEBM):
bash
EXTENSION="${AUDIO_FILE##*.}"
SUPPORTED_FORMATS=("mp3" "wav" "m4a" "ogg" "flac" "webm" "mp4")
if [[ ! " ${SUPPORTED_FORMATS[@]} " =~ " ${EXTENSION,,} " ]]; then
echo "⚠️ Unsupported format: $EXTENSION"
if command -v ffmpeg &>/dev/null; then
echo "🔄 Converting to WAV..."
ffmpeg -i "$AUDIO_FILE" -ar 16000 "${AUDIO_FILE%.*}.wav" -y
AUDIO_FILE="${AUDIO_FILE%.*}.wav"
else
echo "❌ Install ffmpeg to convert formats: brew install ffmpeg"
exit 1
fi
fi
Step 3: Generate Markdown Output

Objective: Create structured Markdown with metadata, transcription, meeting minutes, and summary.

Output Template:

markdown
# Audio Transcription Report
## 📊 Metadata
| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| **File Name** | {filename} |
| **File Size** | {file_size} |
| **Duration** | {duration_hms} |
| **Language** | {language} ({language_code}) |
| **Processed Date** | {process_date} |
| **Speakers Identified** | {num_speakers} |
| **Transcription Engine** | {engine} (model: {model}) |
## 📋 Meeting Minutes
### Participants
-{speaker_1}
-{speaker_2}
-...
### Topics Discussed
1.**{topic_1}** ({timestamp})
-{key_point_1}
-{key_point_2}
2.**{topic_2}** ({timestamp})
-{key_point_1}
### Decisions Made
-✅ {decision_1}
-✅ {decision_2}
### Action Items
-[ ] **{action_1}** - Assigned to: {speaker} - Due: {date_if_mentioned}
-[ ] **{action_2}** - Assigned to: {speaker}
*Generated by audio-transcriber skill v1.0.0*
*Transcription engine: {engine} | Processing time: {elapsed_time}s*
Parallel Content Extraction

After transcription completes, launch three extraction agents simultaneously:

AgentRole
TopicExtractorCluster transcript segments by topic using keyword proximity and temporal grouping. Output: ordered topic list with timestamps.
ActionExtractorFind all action items. Signals: "will", "should", "needs to", "by [date]", owner assignments, commitments. Output: action list with owner + due date.
DecisionExtractorFind all decisions made. Signals: "decided", "agreed", "we will", "the plan is", "confirmed". Output: decision list with rationale.

Each agent prompt begins with:

# {AgentName} — Transcript Analysis Agent
Role: Analyze the transcript below and extract ONLY {topic/action items/decisions}. Return structured list with timestamps.
Input: [full transcript text with speaker labels]

Wait for all three to complete. Merge outputs into the Markdown meeting minutes document.

Batch mode (multiple audio files): Launch the full pipeline (transcription + 3 extraction agents) per file simultaneously. Merge all outputs after all files complete.

Implementation:

Use Python or bash with AI model (Claude/GPT) for intelligent summarization:

python
def generate_meeting_minutes(segments):
"""Extract topics, decisions, action items from transcription."""
# Group segments by topic (simple clustering by timestamps)
topics = cluster_by_topic(segments)
# Identify action items (keywords: "should", "will", "need to", "action")
action_items = extract_action_items(segments)
# Identify decisions (keywords: "decided", "agreed", "approved")
decisions = extract_decisions(segments)
return {
"topics": topics,
"decisions": decisions,
"action_items": action_items
}
def generate_summary(segments, max_paragraphs=5):
"""Create executive summary using AI (Claude/GPT via API or local model)."""
full_text = " ".join([s["text"] for s in segments])
# Use Chain of Density approach (from prompt-engineer frameworks)
summary_prompt = f"""
Summarize the following transcription in {max_paragraphs} concise paragraphs.
Focus on key topics, decisions, and action items.
Transcription:
{full_text}
"""
# Call AI model (placeholder - user can integrate Claude API or use local model)
summary = call_ai_model(summary_prompt)
return summary

Output file naming:

bash
# v1.1.0: Use timestamp to avoid overwriting
TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)
TRANSCRIPT_FILE="transcript-${TIMESTAMP}.md"
SUMMARY_FILE="summary-${TIMESTAMP}.md"
echo "$TRANSCRIPT_CONTENT" > "$TRANSCRIPT_FILE"
echo "✅ Transcript saved: $TRANSCRIPT_FILE"
if [[ -n "$SUMMARY_CONTENT" ]]; then
echo "$SUMMARY_CONTENT" > "$SUMMARY_FILE"
echo "✅ Summary saved: $SUMMARY_FILE"
fi
SCENARIO A: User Provided Custom Prompt

Workflow:

  1. Display user's prompt:

`` 📝 User-provided prompt: ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ [User's prompt preview] │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ ``

  1. Automatically improve with prompt-engineer (if available):

``bash 🔧 Improving prompt with prompt-engineer... [Invokes: gh copilot -p "improve this prompt: {user_prompt}"] ``

  1. Show both versions:

``` ✨ Improved version: ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ Role: You are a documentarian... │ │ Instructions: Transform... │ │ Steps: 1) ... 2) ... │ │ End Goal: ... │ └──────────────────────────────────┘

📝 Original version: ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ │ [User's original prompt] │ └──────────────────────────────────┘ ```

  1. Ask which to use:

``bash 💡 Use improved version? [y/n] (default: y): ``

  1. Process with selected prompt:
  • If "s": use improved
  • If "n": use original
LLM Processing (Both Scenarios)

Once prompt is finalized:

python
from rich.progress import Progress, SpinnerColumn, TextColumn
def process_with_llm(transcript, prompt, cli_tool='claude'):
full_prompt = f"{prompt}\n\n---\n\nTranscription:\n\n{transcript}"
with Progress(
SpinnerColumn(),
TextColumn("[progress.description]{task.description}"),
transient=True
) as progress:
progress.add_task(
description=f"🤖 Processing with {cli_tool}...",
total=None
)
if cli_tool == 'claude':
result = subprocess.run(
['claude', '-'],
input=full_prompt,
capture_output=True,
text=True,
timeout=300 # 5 minutes
)
elif cli_tool == 'gh-copilot':
result = subprocess.run(
['gh', 'copilot', 'suggest', '-t', 'shell', full_prompt],
capture_output=True,
text=True,
timeout=300
)
if result.returncode == 0:
return result.stdout.strip()
else:
return None

Progress output:

🤖 Processing with claude... ⠋
[After completion:]
✅ Summary generated successfully!
Final Output

Success (both files):

bash
💾 Saving files...

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