# speech-to-text

Wraps ElevenLabs Scribe v2 so your coding agent can turn audio or video into text, with speaker labels and word-level timings.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 11800 installs · ★ 508
- Author: elevenlabs
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/elevenlabs/skills/tree/HEAD/speech-to-text/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/speech-to-text

## What it does

The skill gives the agent a working path to ElevenLabs Scribe v2: hand it a file, get back transcript text, a language code and word timings. It covers 90+ languages, so a recording in a language you don't speak is still fair game. Handy when the transcript has to land next to the code instead of in a browser tab.

Three ways in: the Python `elevenlabs` client, `@elevenlabs/elevenlabs-js` for JavaScript, or the `elevenlabs speech-to-text convert` CLI. The main `scribe_v2` model takes files up to 5.0GB and 10 hours; `scribe_v2_medical` handles clinical audio, and realtime variants stream live with partial and committed transcripts. Diarization tags who spoke, while `keyterms` nudges the model toward up to 100 product names or odd spellings.

Set `ELEVENLABS_API_KEY` and have internet access before the first call; `npx -y @elevenlabs/cli@latest onboard init` stores a key for the project so nobody pastes one by hand. One limit bites on call recordings: `detect_speaker_roles=true` does not combine with `use_multi_channel=true`, so audio split per speaker can't get `agent` and `customer` roles. Worth picking one before you wire up a pipeline.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add elevenlabs/skills --skill speech-to-text -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/speech-to-text/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/speech-to-text/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add elevenlabs/skills --skill speech-to-text -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/speech-to-text/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add elevenlabs/skills --skill speech-to-text -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/speech-to-text/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install elevenlabs/skills speech-to-text
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/speech-to-text/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add elevenlabs/skills --skill speech-to-text -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/elevenlabs/skills --path speech-to-text
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/speech-to-text/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add elevenlabs/skills --skill speech-to-text -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/elevenlabs/skills/tree/HEAD/speech-to-text/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- turn a meeting recording into a transcript with speaker labels
- generate subtitles with word-level timings
- transcribe dictation in one of 90+ languages
- pass `keyterms` so product names survive recognition
- stream live audio and read the committed segments

## Example prompts
- Transcribe `meeting.mp3` with `scribe_v2` and print word-level timestamps.
- Run `call.mp3` through diarization with `agent` and `customer` roles.
- Build subtitles from `video.mp4`; I need a start and end for every word.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: speech-to-text
description: Transcribe audio to text using ElevenLabs Scribe v2. Use when converting audio/video to text, generating subtitles, transcribing meetings, or processing spoken content.
license: MIT
compatibility: Requires internet access and an ElevenLabs API key (ELEVENLABS_API_KEY).
metadata: {"openclaw": {"requires": {"env": ["ELEVENLABS_API_KEY"]}, "primaryEnv": "ELEVENLABS_API_KEY"}}
---

# ElevenLabs Speech-to-Text

Transcribe audio to text with Scribe v2 - supports 90+ languages, speaker diarization, and word-level timestamps.

> **Setup, before writing any code:** if `ELEVENLABS_API_KEY` isn't set for this project, run `npx -y @elevenlabs/cli@latest onboard init` from the app's folder first and follow what it prints: it signs the user in and stores a key for the project, so nobody copies one by hand. Otherwise see the [Installation Guide](references/installation.md). For JavaScript, use `@elevenlabs/*` packages only.

## Quick Start

### Python

```python
from elevenlabs import ElevenLabs

client = ElevenLabs()

with open("audio.mp3", "rb") as audio_file:
    result = client.speech_to_text.convert(file=audio_file, model_id="scribe_v2")

print(result.text)
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
import { ElevenLabsClient } from "@elevenlabs/elevenlabs-js";
import { createReadStream } from "fs";

const client = new ElevenLabsClient();
const result = await client.speechToText.convert({
  file: createReadStream("audio.mp3"),
  modelId: "scribe_v2",
});
console.log(result.text);
```

### CLI

```bash
elevenlabs speech-to-text convert --file audio.mp3 --model-id scribe_v2
```

## Models

| Model ID | Description | Best For |
|----------|-------------|----------|
| `scribe_v2` | State-of-the-art accuracy, 90+ languages | Batch transcription, subtitles, long-form audio |
| `scribe_v2_medical` | Specialized recognition for medical and clinical audio, 90+ languages | Clinical documentation, medical dictation, patient calls |
| `scribe_v2_realtime` | Low latency (~150ms) | Live transcription, voice agents |
| `scribe_v2_realtime_turbo` | Realtime transcription variant | Live transcription |
| `scribe_v2_realtime_lite` | Realtime transcription variant | Live transcription |

## Transcription with Timestamps

Word-level timestamps include type classification and speaker identification:

```python
result = client.speech_to_text.convert(
    file=audio_file, model_id="scribe_v2", timestamps_granularity="word"
)

for word in result.words:
    print(f"{word.text}: {word.start}s - {word.end}s (type: {word.type})")

```

## Speaker Diarization
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