audio-transcriber

Detailed Guide

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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)

Example Usage

Example 1: Basic Transcription

User Input:

copilot> transcribe audio to markdown: meeting-2026-02-02.mp3

Skill Output:

✅ Faster-Whisper

Example 3: Batch Processing

User Input:

Skill Output:

Example 5: Large File Warning

User Input:

Skill Output:

User: Y

This skill is platform-agnostic and works in any terminal context where GitHub Copilot CLI is available. It does not depend on specific project configurations or external APIs, following the zero-configuration philosophy.

Limitations

• Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
• Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
• Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.