add-voice-transcription
Add voice message transcription to NanoClaw using OpenAI's Whisper API. Automatically transcribes WhatsApp voice notes so the agent can read and respond to them.
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Apr 18, 2026
✦overview.md
Key Features
- ·Transcribes WhatsApp voice notes automatically
- ·Uses OpenAI's Whisper API for transcription
- ·Delivers transcripts as [Voice: <transcript>] to the agent
- ·Requires existing WhatsApp channel installation
- ·Integrates via code merge from a specific fork
Use Cases
- →Automatically transcribing incoming WhatsApp voice messages for agent processing
- →Enabling text-based responses to voice notes in customer support workflows
- →Creating searchable transcripts of voice communications
Best for
- ✓Teams using NanoClaw with WhatsApp integration
- ✓Customer support operations receiving voice messages
Not ideal for
- !Projects without WhatsApp channel installed
- !One-time transcription needs
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add-voice-transcription
description
Add voice message transcription to NanoClaw using OpenAI's Whisper API. Automatically transcribes WhatsApp voice notes so the agent can read and respond to them.
Add Voice Transcription
This skill adds automatic voice message transcription to NanoClaw's WhatsApp channel using OpenAI's Whisper API. When a voice note arrives, it is downloaded, transcribed, and delivered to the agent as [Voice: <transcript>].
Phase 1: Pre-flight
Check if already applied
Check if src/transcription.ts exists. If it does, skip to Phase 3 (Configure). The code changes are already in place.
Ask the user
Use AskUserQuestion to collect information:
AskUserQuestion: Do you have an OpenAI API key for Whisper transcription?
If yes, collect it now. If no, direct them to create one at https://platform.openai.com/api-keys.
Phase 2: Apply Code Changes
Prerequisite: WhatsApp must be installed first (skill/whatsapp merged). This skill modifies WhatsApp channel files.
Ensure WhatsApp fork remote
git remote -v
If whatsapp is missing, add it:
git remote add whatsapp https://github.com/qwibitai/nanoclaw-whatsapp.git
Merge the skill branch
git fetch whatsapp skill/voice-transcription
git merge whatsapp/skill/voice-transcription || {
git checkout --theirs package-lock.json
$install
1-click copynpx skills add qwibitai/nanoclaw --skill add-voice-transcriptionSafety assessment
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