Intent-based stack

CLI stack for transcribe meeting audio.

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.

Ollama

Choose this if keeping more of the workflow local matters.

Gemini CLI

Choose this if you want the first-party tool from Google Gemini.

Claude Code

Choose this if you want the first-party tool from Anthropic.

fzf

Choose this if you care more about fuzzy finding, history search, and interactive filtering from the terminal.