# Send Local STT (Nvidia Parakeet + Whisper Support) to your agent
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
## Fast path
- Download the package from Yavira.
- Extract it into a folder your agent can access.
- Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder.
## Suggested prompts
### New install

```text
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
```
### Upgrade existing

```text
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
```
## Machine-readable fields
```json
{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
  "item": {
    "slug": "local-stt",
    "name": "Local STT (Nvidia Parakeet + Whisper Support)",
    "source": "tencent",
    "type": "skill",
    "category": "AI 智能",
    "sourceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/araa47/local-stt",
    "canonicalUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/araa47/local-stt",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw"
  },
  "install": {
    "downloadUrl": "/downloads/local-stt",
    "sourceDownloadUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=local-stt",
    "sourcePlatform": "tencent",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw",
    "packageFormat": "ZIP package",
    "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md",
    "includedAssets": [
      "scripts/local-stt.py",
      "SKILL.md"
    ],
    "downloadMode": "redirect",
    "sourceHealth": {
      "source": "tencent",
      "slug": "local-stt",
      "status": "healthy",
      "reason": "direct_download_ok",
      "recommendedAction": "download",
      "checkedAt": "2026-05-02T05:47:07.695Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-05-09T05:47:07.695Z",
      "httpStatus": 200,
      "finalUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=local-stt",
      "contentType": "application/zip",
      "probeMethod": "head",
      "details": {
        "probeUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=local-stt",
        "contentDisposition": "attachment; filename=\"local-stt-1.0.0.zip\"",
        "redirectLocation": null,
        "bodySnippet": null,
        "slug": "local-stt"
      },
      "scope": "item",
      "summary": "Item download looks usable.",
      "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.",
      "primaryActionLabel": "Download for OpenClaw",
      "primaryActionHref": "/downloads/local-stt"
    },
    "validation": {
      "installChecklist": [
        "Use the Yavira download entry.",
        "Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.",
        "Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets."
      ],
      "postInstallChecks": [
        "Confirm the extracted package includes the expected docs or setup files.",
        "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.",
        "Capture any manual follow-up steps the agent could not complete."
      ]
    }
  },
  "links": {
    "detailUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/local-stt",
    "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/local-stt",
    "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/local-stt/agent",
    "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/local-stt/agent.json",
    "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/local-stt/agent.md"
  }
}
```
## Documentation

### Local STT (Parakeet / Whisper)

Unified local speech-to-text using ONNX Runtime with int8 quantization. Choose your backend:

Parakeet (default): Best accuracy for English, correctly captures names and filler words
Whisper: Fastest inference, supports 99 languages

### Usage

# Default: Parakeet v2 (best English accuracy)
~/.openclaw/skills/local-stt/scripts/local-stt.py audio.ogg

# Explicit backend selection
~/.openclaw/skills/local-stt/scripts/local-stt.py audio.ogg -b whisper
~/.openclaw/skills/local-stt/scripts/local-stt.py audio.ogg -b parakeet -m v3

# Quiet mode (suppress progress)
~/.openclaw/skills/local-stt/scripts/local-stt.py audio.ogg --quiet

### Options

-b/--backend: parakeet (default), whisper
-m/--model: Model variant (see below)
--no-int8: Disable int8 quantization
-q/--quiet: Suppress progress
--room-id: Matrix room ID for direct message

### Parakeet (default backend)

ModelDescriptionv2 (default)English only, best accuracyv3Multilingual

### Whisper

ModelDescriptiontinyFastest, lower accuracybase (default)Good balancesmallBetter accuracylarge-v3-turboBest quality, slower

### Benchmark (24s audio)

Backend/ModelTimeRTFNotesWhisper Base int80.43s0.018xFastestParakeet v2 int80.60s0.025xBest accuracyParakeet v3 int80.63s0.026xMultilingual

### openclaw.json

{
  "tools": {
    "media": {
      "audio": {
        "enabled": true,
        "models": [
          {
            "type": "cli",
            "command": "~/.openclaw/skills/local-stt/scripts/local-stt.py",
            "args": ["--quiet", "{{MediaPath}}"],
            "timeoutSeconds": 30
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}
## Trust
- Source: tencent
- Verification: Indexed source record
- Publisher: araa47
- Version: 1.0.0
## Source health
- Status: healthy
- Item download looks usable.
- Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.
- Health scope: item
- Reason: direct_download_ok
- Checked at: 2026-05-02T05:47:07.695Z
- Expires at: 2026-05-09T05:47:07.695Z
- Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw
## Links
- [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/local-stt)
- [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/local-stt/agent)
- [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/local-stt/agent.json)
- [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/local-stt/agent.md)
- [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/local-stt)