# Parakeet Mlx

> Local speech-to-text with Parakeet MLX (ASR) for Apple Silicon (no API key).

- Skill: `modbender/parakeet-mlx` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add modbender/parakeet-mlx`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/modbender/parakeet-mlx/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Integrations & APIs
- Author: modbender (https://skillmd.com/u/modbender)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/modbender/parakeet-mlx

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# Parakeet MLX (CLI)

Use `parakeet-mlx` to transcribe audio locally on Apple Silicon.

Quick start
- `parakeet-mlx /path/audio.mp3 --output-format txt`
- `parakeet-mlx /path/audio.m4a --output-format vtt --highlight-words`
- `parakeet-mlx *.mp3 --output-format all`

Notes
- Install CLI with: `uv tool install parakeet-mlx -U` (not `uv add` or `pip install`)
- Use `parakeet-mlx --help` to see all options (`--help`, not `-h`).
- Models download from Hugging Face to `~/.cache/huggingface` on first run.
- Default model: `mlx-community/parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3` (optimized for Apple Silicon).
- Requires `ffmpeg` installed for audio processing.
- Output formats: txt, srt, vtt, json, or all.
- Use `--verbose` for detailed progress and confidence scores.
- Accepts multiple files (shell wildcards like `*.mp3` work).