Parakeet Local Asr

Install and operate local NVIDIA Parakeet ASR for OpenClaw with an OpenAI-compatible transcription API on Ubuntu/Linux and macOS (Intel/Apple Silicon). Use when the user wants private/local speech-to-text, voice transcription setup, ASR troubleshooting, or OpenClaw voice stack configuration with Parakeet (and optional Whisper fallback).

Audits

Pass

ClawScanReview

Agentic behavior and permission review.

Static analysisPass

Pattern checks against bundled files.

VirusTotalPass

Multi-engine malware detections and file reputation.

Install

openclaw skills install parakeet-local-asr

Parakeet Local ASR

Run local Parakeet ASR in a deterministic way.

Standard workflow

Install/update runtime:
```
bash scripts/bootstrap.sh
```
Start service:
```
bash scripts/start.sh
```
Validate service health:
```
bash scripts/healthcheck.sh
```
(Optional) Run a smoke transcription test with a local audio file:
```
bash scripts/smoke-test.sh /path/to/audio.mp3
```

Repo location

Default install/update path used by scripts:

~/parakeet-asr

Override with env var before running scripts:

PARAKEET_DIR=/custom/path bash scripts/bootstrap.sh

OpenClaw integration notes

After healthcheck passes, use:

URL: http://localhost:9001
Endpoint: /v1/audio/transcriptions

If a user requests reliability over purity, keep Whisper as fallback provider.

Safety rules

Ask before elevated/package-manager operations.
Do not kill unrelated processes.
Keep changes scoped to ASR setup unless explicitly asked.