ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) Skill

Fast, accurate automatic speech-to-text transcription powered by SkillBoss API Hub.

Why use this skill?

• Multilingual: Supports 100 languages with auto-detection.
• Flexible Input: Transcribe from a URL or a local file.
• Agent-Ready: Designed for high-volume, automated pipelines.
• Unified API: Powered by SkillBoss API Hub — single key, single endpoint.

Setup

1. Get an API Key

Sign up at skillbossai.com to obtain your SKILLBOSS_API_KEY.

2. Configure Authentication

This skill looks for your API key in the SKILLBOSS_API_KEY environment variable.

Add this to your .env or agent config:

SKILLBOSS_API_KEY=your_key_here

Usage

TL;DR for Agents

When this skill is installed, you can transcribe any URL or local file by running:

./skills/asr/scripts/asr.sh transcribe --url "https://example.com/audio.mp3"

Transcribe a URL

# Basic transcription
./skills/asr/scripts/asr.sh transcribe --url "https://example.com/audio.mp3"

# With language hint
./skills/asr/scripts/asr.sh transcribe --url "https://example.com/audio.mp3" --language "en"

Transcribe a Local File

# Upload and transcribe local media
./skills/asr/scripts/asr.sh transcribe --file "./local-audio.wav"

Supported Options

• --language : ISO language code (e.g., 'en', 'es')

Output

Returns a JSON response. The transcription text is in:

.result.text

If the SKILLBOSS_API_KEY is missing, the tool will provide a clear error message.