# asr

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 heybossai.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.