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Local Whisper

Alert level: High

Local speech-to-text using OpenAI Whisper. Runs fully offline after model download. High quality transcription with multiple model sizes.

Locality:Local
Data access:Sensitive
Actions:Execute
Installs 3Downloads 1013Stars 2Updated 204h ago

Why this rating

Deterministic checks triggered by the tool capabilities and evidence.

  • Locality: Local

    Transcription runs on the user machine and is "fully offline" after setup/model download.

  • Data access: Sensitive

    Processes local audio recordings which may contain private conversations or identifiers.

  • Action surface: Execute

    Runs a local CLI to transcribe audio and can emit timestamped/JSON outputs.

Best practices

Follow these steps to reduce risk when using this skill.

  • Keep audio files and transcripts in a protected folder and avoid sharing raw outputs publicly.
  • Treat transcripts as sensitive text (names, addresses, meeting content) and redact before copying into tickets/issues.
  • Verify dependencies/models and pin versions when possible to reduce supply-chain risk during initial installs.

Evidence links

Public sources backing the indicator assignments.

Always be careful when navigating away from the website.

Max-risk rule

If any capability reaches a higher level, the entire indicator level bumps up to keep ratings deterministic and easy to scan.