Intent-based stack

CLI stack for extract video metadata.

ffmpeg is a strong fit for media & transcription. FFmpeg responds and can inspect media. Use this page as a permalink for humans, agents, and runbooks.

Primary recommendation

FFmpeg

176.6K homebrew installs (30d) · Agent readiness: Usable with guardrails (50/100)

Agent pack

ffmpeg fits media & transcription well, especially for media conversion, audio extraction, and video processing from the terminal.

176,581 homebrew installs (30d).

Easy to automate.

Install

brew install ffmpeg

Verify

ffmpeg -version

Recommended stack

1. Extract audio/video

FFmpeg

Verify: ffmpeg -version

Pack

2. Transcribe audio

whisper.cpp

Verify: whisper-cli --help

Pack

3. Collect media metadata

yt-dlp

Verify: yt-dlp --version

Pack

Alternatives

whisper.cpp

Choose this if keeping more of the workflow local matters.

yt-dlp

Choose this if you care more about video downloads, audio extraction, and archiving from the terminal.

GNU Wget

Choose this if you care more about download files, mirror websites, and research collection from the terminal.

summarize

Choose this if you care more about summaries, long-form content, and terminal research from the terminal.

Posting

Choose this if keeping more of the workflow local matters.

ripgrep

Choose this if you care more about code search, fast grep, and agent codebase scans from the terminal.