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Elevenlabs Stt by marktantongco — Agent Skill

Name: Elevenlabs Stt
Author: marktantongco

Elevenlabs Stt

ElevenLabs speech-to-text with Scribe models and forced alignment via inference.sh CLI. Models: Scribe v1/v2 (98%+ accuracy, 90+ languages). Capabilities: transcription, speaker diarization, audio event tagging, word-level timestamps, forced alignment, subtitle generation. Use for: meeting transcription, subtitles, podcast transcripts, lip-sync timing, karaoke. Triggers: elevenlabs stt, elevenlabs transcription, scribe, elevenlabs speech to text, forced alignment, word alignment, subtitle timing, diarization, speaker identification, audio event detection, eleven labs transcribe

marktantongco Updated Sep 17, 2026

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Install the belt CLI skill: npx skills add belt-sh/cli

ElevenLabs Speech-to-Text

High-accuracy transcription with Scribe models via inference.sh CLI.

Quick Start

Requires inference.sh CLI (belt). Install instructions

belt login

# Transcribe audio
belt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{"audio": "https://audio.mp3"}'

Available Models

Model	ID	Best For
Scribe v2	`scribe_v2`	Latest, highest accuracy (default)
Scribe v1	`scribe_v1`	Stable, proven

98%+ transcription accuracy
90+ languages with auto-detection

Examples

Basic Transcription

belt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{"audio": "https://meeting-recording.mp3"}'

With Speaker Identification

belt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{
  "audio": "https://meeting.mp3",
  "diarize": true
}'

Audio Event Tagging

Detect laughter, applause, music, and other non-speech events:

belt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{
  "audio": "https://podcast.mp3",
  "tag_audio_events": true
}'

Specify Language

belt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{
  "audio": "https://spanish-audio.mp3",
  "language_code": "spa"
}'

Full Options

belt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{
  "audio": "https://conference.mp3",
  "model": "scribe_v2",
  "diarize": true,
  "tag_audio_events": true,
  "language_code": "eng"
}'

Forced Alignment

Get precise word-level and character-level timestamps by aligning known text to audio. Useful for subtitles, lip-sync, and karaoke.

belt app run elevenlabs/forced-alignment --input '{
  "audio": "https://narration.mp3",
  "text": "This is the exact text spoken in the audio file."
}'

Output Format

{
  "words": [
    {"text": "This", "start": 0.0, "end": 0.3},
    {"text": "is", "start": 0.35, "end": 0.5},
    {"text": "the", "start": 0.55, "end": 0.65}
  ],
  "text": "This is the exact text spoken in the audio file."
}

Forced Alignment Use Cases

Subtitles: Precise timing for video captions
Lip-sync: Align audio to animated characters
Karaoke: Word-by-word timing for lyrics
Accessibility: Synchronized transcripts

Workflow: Video Subtitles

# 1. Transcribe video audio
belt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{
  "audio": "https://video.mp4",
  "diarize": true
}' > transcript.json

# 2. Use transcript for captions
belt app run infsh/caption-videos --input '{
  "video_url": "https://video.mp4",
  "captions": "<transcript-from-step-1>"
}'

Supported Languages

90+ languages including: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Turkish, Dutch, Swedish, and many more. Leave language_code empty for automatic detection.

Use Cases

Meetings: Transcribe recordings with speaker identification
Podcasts: Generate transcripts with audio event tags
Subtitles: Create timed captions for videos
Research: Interview transcription with diarization
Accessibility: Make audio content searchable and accessible
Lip-sync: Forced alignment for animation timing

Related Skills

# ElevenLabs TTS (reverse direction)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@elevenlabs-tts

# ElevenLabs dubbing (translate audio)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@elevenlabs-dubbing

# Other STT models (Whisper)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@speech-to-text

# Full platform skill (all 250+ apps)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@infsh-cli

Browse all audio apps: belt app list --category audio

---name: elevenlabs-sttdescription: ElevenLabs speech-to-text with Scribe models and forced alignment via inference.sh CLI. Models: Scribe v1/v2 (98%+ accuracy, 90+ languages). Capabilities: transcription, speaker diarization, audio event tagging, word-level timestamps, forced alignment, subtitle generation. Use for: meeting transcription, subtitles, podcast transcripts, lip-sync timing, karaoke. Triggers: elevenlabs stt, elevenlabs transcription, scribe, elevenlabs speech to text, forced alignment, word alignment, subtitle timing, diarization, speaker identification, audio event detection, eleven labs transcribe---> **Install the belt CLI skill:** `npx skills add belt-sh/cli`# ElevenLabs Speech-to-TextHigh-accuracy transcription with Scribe models via [inference.sh](https://inference.sh) CLI.![ElevenLabs STT](https://cloud.inference.sh/u/4mg21r6ta37mpaz6ktzwtt8krr/01jz025e88nkvw55at1rqtj5t8.png)## Quick Start> Requires inference.sh CLI (`belt`). [Install instructions](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/inference-sh/skills/refs/heads/main/cli-install.md)```bashbelt login# Transcribe audiobelt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{"audio": "https://audio.mp3"}'```## Available Models| Model | ID | Best For ||-------|----|----------|| Scribe v2 | `scribe_v2` | Latest, highest accuracy (default) || Scribe v1 | `scribe_v1` | Stable, proven |- 98%+ transcription accuracy- 90+ languages with auto-detection## Examples### Basic Transcription```bashbelt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{"audio": "https://meeting-recording.mp3"}'```### With Speaker Identification```bashbelt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{ "audio": "https://meeting.mp3", "diarize": true}'```### Audio Event TaggingDetect laughter, applause, music, and other non-speech events:```bashbelt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{ "audio": "https://podcast.mp3", "tag_audio_events": true}'```### Specify Language```bashbelt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{ "audio": "https://spanish-audio.mp3", "language_code": "spa"}'```### Full Options```bashbelt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{ "audio": "https://conference.mp3", "model": "scribe_v2", "diarize": true, "tag_audio_events": true, "language_code": "eng"}'```## Forced AlignmentGet precise word-level and character-level timestamps by aligning known text to audio. Useful for subtitles, lip-sync, and karaoke.```bashbelt app run elevenlabs/forced-alignment --input '{ "audio": "https://narration.mp3", "text": "This is the exact text spoken in the audio file."}'```### Output Format```json{ "words": [ {"text": "This", "start": 0.0, "end": 0.3}, {"text": "is", "start": 0.35, "end": 0.5}, {"text": "the", "start": 0.55, "end": 0.65} ], "text": "This is the exact text spoken in the audio file."}```### Forced Alignment Use Cases- **Subtitles**: Precise timing for video captions- **Lip-sync**: Align audio to animated characters- **Karaoke**: Word-by-word timing for lyrics- **Accessibility**: Synchronized transcripts## Workflow: Video Subtitles```bash# 1. Transcribe video audiobelt app run elevenlabs/stt --input '{ "audio": "https://video.mp4", "diarize": true}' > transcript.json# 2. Use transcript for captionsbelt app run infsh/caption-videos --input '{ "video_url": "https://video.mp4", "captions": "<transcript-from-step-1>"}'```## Supported Languages90+ languages including: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Turkish, Dutch, Swedish, and many more. Leave `language_code` empty for automatic detection.## Use Cases- **Meetings**: Transcribe recordings with speaker identification- **Podcasts**: Generate transcripts with audio event tags- **Subtitles**: Create timed captions for videos- **Research**: Interview transcription with diarization- **Accessibility**: Make audio content searchable and accessible- **Lip-sync**: Forced alignment for animation timing## Related Skills```bash# ElevenLabs TTS (reverse direction)npx skills add inference-sh/skills@elevenlabs-tts# ElevenLabs dubbing (translate audio)npx skills add inference-sh/skills@elevenlabs-dubbing# Other STT models (Whisper)npx skills add inference-sh/skills@speech-to-text# Full platform skill (all 250+ apps)npx skills add inference-sh/skills@infsh-cli```Browse all audio apps: `belt app list --category audio`

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