Openai Whisper
PassAudited by ClawScan on May 1, 2026.
Overview
This is a coherent local Whisper transcription skill; the main thing to notice is that it installs/runs an external CLI and downloads model files on first use.
This appears safe for its stated purpose. Before installing, confirm you are comfortable installing the Whisper CLI through Homebrew and storing downloaded model files locally; also remember that generated transcripts may contain sensitive content from your audio files.
Findings (1)
Artifact-based informational review of SKILL.md, metadata, install specs, static scan signals, and capability signals. ClawScan does not execute the skill or run runtime probes.
Installing and first running the skill may download software or model files to the local machine.
The skill relies on an external package installation and first-run model downloads. This is disclosed and purpose-aligned for local Whisper transcription, but users should recognize the external dependency.
"formula": "openai-whisper" ... "Models download to `~/.cache/whisper` on first run."
Install from a trusted Homebrew setup and be aware that model files will be cached locally before or during first use.