How do I install the Yaps Transcription skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add richawo/yaps-transcription-2 in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Yaps Transcription safe to use?

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Is Yaps Transcription free to use?

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Who published Yaps Transcription?

richawo (@richawo) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Yaps Transcription by richawo — Agent Skill

Name: Yaps Transcription
Author: richawo

Yaps Transcription

Transcribe an existing local audio or video file to plain text through the existing Yaps MCP tools. Use for audio-to-text, video-to-text, podcast or voice-memo transcripts, or saving speech as a .txt file. Do not use for live voice typing or speaker-labelled meeting notes.

richawo Updated Sep 17, 2026

File contents

Yaps Transcribe

Use the existing Yaps MCP tools. Do not invent shell commands, PATH edits, or a second CLI.

Tools

yaps_status : call first when any other Yaps tool reports a problem.
transcribe_media : transcribe one local audio or video file and return the text. Save a .txt beside the source only when the user asked; never overwrite without explicit approval.
yaps_enable_feature : only after the user explicitly asks to install the Subtitles feature.

Reachability

This plugin is local-only and requires the installed Yaps desktop app. If tools return local_yaps_unreachable, cli_missing, or equivalent, the current Grok session cannot see the Yaps engine on this computer. Do not claim Yaps is uninstalled. Offer Download Yaps, ask the user to open the app on this machine, and retry from a local Grok session.

Boundaries

Use the dictation skill for live microphone voice typing.
Use the notes skill for speaker-labelled meetings.
Do not replace local Yaps processing with a hosted transcription service.
Do not keep an extra copy of the source media.

Standalone plugin scope

This plugin supplies only the Yaps Transcription workflow. Other Yaps skills mentioned above are separate plugins. Use another workflow only if its tools are actually installed; otherwise explain which plugin is needed. Do not invent missing tool calls.

Check yaps_status for feature and model readiness when setup is missing. If a required model is absent, explain the download and ask once unless the user already authorized that installation. Use yaps_enable_feature with an allowed feature and appropriate engine, check readiness again, then resume the original task. Reuse existing models; do not delete or reinstall working models.

---name: yaps-transcription-2description: Transcribe an existing local audio or video file to plain text through the existing Yaps MCP tools. Use for audio-to-text, video-to-text, podcast or voice-memo transcripts, or saving speech as a .txt file. Do not use for live voice typing or speaker-labelled meeting notes.---# Yaps TranscribeUse the existing Yaps MCP tools. Do not invent shell commands, PATH edits, or a second CLI.## Tools- `yaps_status` : call first when any other Yaps tool reports a problem.- `transcribe_media` : transcribe one local audio or video file and return the text. Save a `.txt` beside the source only when the user asked; never overwrite without explicit approval.- `yaps_enable_feature` : only after the user explicitly asks to install the Subtitles feature.## ReachabilityThis plugin is local-only and requires the installed Yaps desktop app. If tools return `local_yaps_unreachable`, `cli_missing`, or equivalent, the current Grok session cannot see the Yaps engine on this computer. Do not claim Yaps is uninstalled. Offer [Download Yaps](https://yaps.ai/download), ask the user to open the app on this machine, and retry from a local Grok session.## Boundaries- Use the dictation skill for live microphone voice typing.- Use the notes skill for speaker-labelled meetings.- Do not replace local Yaps processing with a hosted transcription service.- Do not keep an extra copy of the source media.## Standalone plugin scopeThis plugin supplies only the Yaps Transcription workflow. Other Yaps skills mentioned above are separate plugins. Use another workflow only if its tools are actually installed; otherwise explain which plugin is needed. Do not invent missing tool calls.Check `yaps_status` for feature and model readiness when setup is missing. If a required model is absent, explain the download and ask once unless the user already authorized that installation. Use `yaps_enable_feature` with an allowed feature and appropriate engine, check readiness again, then resume the original task. Reuse existing models; do not delete or reinstall working models.

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