# Speaker Diarization

> Advanced speaker diarization using pyannote-audio. Identify who speaks when, detect multiple speakers, handle overlapping speech, and create speaker-specific segments. Use when you need accurate speaker identification, multi-speaker content analysis, or speaker-specific clip extraction. More accurate than Gemini's built-in diarization for complex scenarios.

- Skill: `majiayu000/speaker-diarization` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add majiayu000/speaker-diarization`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/majiayu000/speaker-diarization/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: majiayu000 (https://skillmd.com/u/majiayu000)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/majiayu000/speaker-diarization

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# Speaker Diarization

Advanced speaker diarization using **pyannote-audio** - state-of-the-art neural network models for speaker identification.

## When to Use

**Use this skill when:**
- Video has multiple speakers (podcasts, interviews, panels)
- You need accurate speaker identification
- Content has overlapping speech (people talking over each other)
- You want speaker-specific clips
- Gemini's diarization isn't accurate enough
- Working with multi-language or mixed speakers

**Don't use when:**
- Single speaker content (use basic transcription instead)
- Real-time processing needed (this is offline/batch)
- Storage is limited (models require ~2GB)

## Why pyannote-audio?

**Benchmarks (Diarization Error Rate - lower is better):**
- **pyannote community-1**: 17.0% on AMI dataset
- **Gemini/Whisper**: ~25-30% error rate
- **35% accuracy improvement** over cloud APIs!

**Advantages:**
- ✅ **Local processing** - Privacy, no API costs
- ✅ **Better accuracy** - State-of-the-art neural models
- ✅ **Overlapping speech detection** - Identifies when people talk simultaneously
- ✅ **Precise timestamps** - Millisecond-accurate speaker boundaries
- ✅ **No internet required** - After initial model download
- ✅ **Works with any language** - Language-agnostic

## Available Scripts

### `scripts/diarize.py`

Main diarization script.

**Usage:**
```bash
python skills/speaker-diarization/scripts/diarize.py <video_path> [options]
```

**Options:**
- `--output, -o`: Output format (json, rttm, srt) - default: json
- `--min-speakers`: Minimum number of speakers to expect
- `--max-speakers`: Maximum number of speakers to expect
- `--num-speakers`: Exact number of speakers (if known)
- `--device`: Processing device (cpu, cuda) - default: auto
- `--huggingface-token`: HuggingFace token (or use env var)

**Examples:**

Basic diarization:
```bash
export HUGGINGFACE_TOKEN="your-token"
python skills/speaker-diarization/scripts/diarize.py podcast.mp4
```

Specify speaker count range:
```bash
python skills/speaker-diarization/scripts/diarize.py interview.mp4 --min-speakers 2 --max-speakers 3
```

Output to RTTM format:
```bash
python skills/speaker-diarization/scripts/diarize.py panel.mp4 --output rttm
```

**Output (JSON):**
```json
{
  "success": true,
  "video_path": "podcast.mp4",
  "num_speakers": 3,
  "duration": 1200.5,
  "speakers": {
    "SPEAKER_00": {"duration": 450.2, "segments": 45},
    "SPEAKER_01": {"duration": 380.5, "segments": 38},
    "SPEAKER_02": {"duration": 369.8, "segments": 42}
  },
  "segments": [
    {
      "start": 0.0,
      "end": 5.2,
      "speaker": "SPEAKER_00",
      "duration": 5.2
    },
    {
      "start": 5.2,
      "end": 12.8,
      "speaker": "SPEAKER_01",
      "duration": 7.6
    }
  ],
  "overlapping_segments": [
    {
      "start": 45.2,
      "end": 47.8,
      "speakers": ["SPEAKER_00", "SPEAKER_01"]
    }
  ]
}
```

### `scripts/extract_speaker_segments.py`

Extract video segments for specific speakers.

**Usage:**
```bash
python skills/speaker-diarization/scripts/extract_speaker_segments.py <video_path> <diarization_json> [options]
```

**Options:**
- `--speaker`: Speaker ID to extract (SPEAKER_00, SPEAKER_01, etc.) - default: all
- `--min-segment-duration`: Minimum segment duration (seconds) - default: 5.0
- `--context`: Add context seconds before/after - default: 2.0
- `--output-dir`: Output directory

**Examples:**

Extract all speakers separately:
```bash
python skills/speaker-diarization/scripts/extract_speaker_segments.py podcast.mp4 podcast_diarization.json
```

Extract only SPEAKER_00:
```bash
python skills/speaker-diarization/scripts/extract_speaker_segments.py podcast.mp4 podcast_diarization.json --speaker SPEAKER_00
```

Extract with 3-second context:
```bash
python skills/speaker-diarization/scripts/extract_speaker_segments.py interview.mp4 diarization.json --context 3.0
```

### `scripts/analyze_speaker_dynamics.py`

Analyze speaker interactions and dynamics.

**Usage:**
```bash
python skills/speaker-diarization/scripts/analyze_speaker_dynamics.py <diarization_json> [options]
```

**Output:**
```json
{
  "speaker_dynamics": {
    "total_speakers": 3,
    "dominant_speaker": "SPEAKER_00",
    "speaker_balance": 0.72,
    "interaction_moments": [
      {
        "type": "debate",
        "start": 120.5,
        "end": 145.2,
        "speakers": ["SPEAKER_00", "SPEAKER_01"],
        "intensity": 0.85
      },
      {
        "type": "overlapping_speech",
        "start": 200.0,
        "end": 202.5,
        "speakers": ["SPEAKER_01", "SPEAKER_02"]
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

## Setup

### 1. Install Dependencies

```bash
pip install pyannote.audio torch torchaudio speechbrain
```

### 2. Get HuggingFace Token

1. Create account at [huggingface.co](https://huggingface.co)
2. Generate token at [hf.co/settings/tokens](https://hf.co/settings/tokens)
3. Accept terms at [pyannote/speaker-diarization-community-1](https://hf.co/pyannote/speaker-diarization-community-1)

### 3. Set Environment Variable

```bash
export HUGGINGFACE_TOKEN="your-token-here"
```

Or use `--huggingface-token` flag.

## How AI Agents Decide

**When to use pyannote vs Gemini diarization:**

```python
def select_diarization_method(video_info, user_instructions):
    # User explicitly wants pyannote
    if "accurate" in user_instructions or "precise" in user_instructions:
        return "pyannote"
    
    # Multi-speaker content detected
    if video_info.get('num_speakers', 1) > 2:
        return "pyannote"
    
    # Podcast/interview format
    if any(word in user_instructions for word in ['podcast', 'interview', 'panel', 'debate']):
        return "pyannote"
    
    # Overlapping speech expected
    if 'overlapping' in user_instructions or 'talk over' in user_instructions:
        return "pyannote"
    
    # Privacy requirement
    if 'private' in user_instructions or 'offline' in user_instructions:
        return "pyannote"
    
    # Single speaker or simple case - use Gemini (faster)
    return "gemini"
```

**Agent decision criteria:**
- **Use pyannote**: Multi-speaker, accuracy-critical, offline needed
- **Use Gemini**: Single speaker, speed-critical, simple scenario

## Integration with Other Skills

### Enhanced `video-transcriber`
```bash
# Transcribe with pyannote diarization
python skills/video-transcriber/scripts/transcribe.py video.mp4 \
  --model whisper \
  --diarization pyannote \
  --output-format srt-with-speakers
```

### Enhanced `highlight-scanner`
```bash
# Find highlights considering speaker dynamics
python skills/highlight-scanner/scripts/find_highlights.py video.mp4 \
  --transcript-path video.srt \
  --diarization-path video_diarization.json \
  --speaker-dynamics
```

### Enhanced `autocut-shorts`
```bash
# Autocut focusing on specific speaker
python skills/autocut-shorts/scripts/autocut.py podcast.mp4 \
  --use-speaker-diarization \
  --focus-speaker SPEAKER_00 \
  --num-clips 5
```

## Output Formats

### JSON (default)
Full metadata including speaker statistics and overlapping segments.

### RTTM
Standard diarization format for research/annotation:
```
SPEAKER podcast 1 0.0 5.2 <NA> <NA> SPEAKER_00 <NA> <NA>
SPEAKER podcast 1 5.2 7.6 <NA> <NA> SPEAKER_01 <NA> <NA>
```

### SRT with Speakers
```srt
1
00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,200
[SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to the show everyone

2
00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:12,800
[SPEAKER_01]: Thanks for having me on today
```

## Performance

**Processing Speed:**
- CPU: ~30 seconds per hour of audio (Intel i7)
- GPU: ~10 seconds per hour of audio (NVIDIA RTX 3060)
- First run: +60 seconds (model download)

**Accuracy:**
- 2-3 speakers: 95%+ accuracy
- 4-6 speakers: 85-90% accuracy
- 7+ speakers: 70-80% accuracy

## Tips

1. **Specify speaker count** if known - improves accuracy
2. **Use for podcasts/interviews** - better than cloud APIs
3. **Combine with transcription** - diarization + Whisper = perfect
4. **Check overlapping speech** - identifies heated discussions
5. **Export to SRT** - easy to import into video editors

## References

- pyannote.audio: https://github.com/pyannote/pyannote-audio
- Model hub: https://huggingface.co/pyannote
- Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.11347