A high-performance, cost-effective automatic speech recognition skill for Openclaw Skills that transcribes audio at a fraction of standard market rates.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install asr
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install asr using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Speech is Cheap (SIC) ASR?
The Speech is Cheap (SIC) skill is a powerful ASR solution designed for high-volume automated pipelines within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem. It offers disruptive pricing, costing significantly less than major competitors, while delivering extreme speed—processing over an hour of audio in approximately sixty seconds.
This skill is ideal for developers and AI agents needing reliable, multilingual transcription support for up to 100 languages. Whether you are processing remote URLs or local media files, SIC provides a streamlined workflow for converting speech to structured text data efficiently within the Openclaw Skills framework.
Speech is Cheap (SIC) ASR Use Cases
- Automating transcription for high-volume podcast or video archives.
- Building real-time meeting note-takers for AI agents.
- Processing local audio recordings for offline data analysis.
- Integrating cost-effective speech-to-text into developer toolchains.
- Developing multilingual communication tools with auto-language detection.
How Speech is Cheap (SIC) ASR Works
- The user initiates a transcription request via the CLI tool by providing a URL or local file path.
- If a local file is provided, the skill automatically handles the secure upload to the transcription server.
- The ASR engine processes the audio using high-speed infrastructure, generating text, speaker labels, and timestamps.
- The skill polls for job status or receives a webhook notification upon completion.
- The final transcript is returned in the requested format (JSON, SRT, or VTT) for the agent to use.
Speech is Cheap (SIC) ASR Setup
1. API Credentials
Sign up at speechischeap.com to obtain your API key.
2. Environment Configuration
Set the API key in your environment to enable Openclaw Skills integration:
export SIC_API_KEY="your_key_here"
3. Execution
Ensure the script has execution permissions:
chmod +x ./skills/asr/scripts/asr.sh
Speech is Cheap (SIC) ASR Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill interacts with the SIC API and produces structured data as follows:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
job_id |
Unique identifier for the transcription task. |
transcript |
The full text of the audio content. |
speakers |
Optional diarization data identifying different voices. |
words |
Array of word objects with specific start/end timestamps. |
confidence |
Numeric value representing the accuracy of the transcription. |
Speech is Cheap (SIC) ASR Advanced Features
- Speaker diarization for multi-party conversation analysis.
- Word-level timestamps for precise media alignment.
- Privacy mode to ensure no audio or transcript data is stored on the server.
- Custom webhook support for asynchronous, event-driven workflows.
- Streaming output for real-time transcription feedback.
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