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hermes-agent/tools/transcription_tools.py
teknium1 a5ea272936 refactor: streamline API key retrieval in transcription and TTS tools
- Removed fallback to OPENAI_API_KEY in favor of exclusively using VOICE_TOOLS_OPENAI_KEY for improved clarity and consistency.
- Updated environment variable checks to ensure only VOICE_TOOLS_OPENAI_KEY is considered, enhancing error handling and messaging.
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Transcription Tools Module
Provides speech-to-text transcription using OpenAI's Whisper API.
Used by the messaging gateway to automatically transcribe voice messages
sent by users on Telegram, Discord, WhatsApp, and Slack.
Supported models:
- whisper-1 (cheapest, good quality)
- gpt-4o-mini-transcribe (better quality, higher cost)
- gpt-4o-transcribe (best quality, highest cost)
Supported input formats: mp3, mp4, mpeg, mpga, m4a, wav, webm, ogg
Usage:
from tools.transcription_tools import transcribe_audio
result = transcribe_audio("/path/to/audio.ogg")
if result["success"]:
print(result["transcript"])
"""
import logging
import os
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Optional
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
# Default STT model -- cheapest and widely available
DEFAULT_STT_MODEL = "whisper-1"
def transcribe_audio(file_path: str, model: Optional[str] = None) -> dict:
"""
Transcribe an audio file using OpenAI's Whisper API.
This function calls the OpenAI Audio Transcriptions endpoint directly
(not via OpenRouter, since Whisper isn't available there).
Args:
file_path: Absolute path to the audio file to transcribe.
model: Whisper model to use. Defaults to config or "whisper-1".
Returns:
dict with keys:
- "success" (bool): Whether transcription succeeded
- "transcript" (str): The transcribed text (empty on failure)
- "error" (str, optional): Error message if success is False
"""
api_key = os.getenv("VOICE_TOOLS_OPENAI_KEY")
if not api_key:
return {
"success": False,
"transcript": "",
"error": "VOICE_TOOLS_OPENAI_KEY not set",
}
audio_path = Path(file_path)
if not audio_path.is_file():
return {
"success": False,
"transcript": "",
"error": f"Audio file not found: {file_path}",
}
# Use provided model, or fall back to default
if model is None:
model = DEFAULT_STT_MODEL
try:
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(api_key=api_key, base_url="https://api.openai.com/v1")
with open(file_path, "rb") as audio_file:
transcription = client.audio.transcriptions.create(
model=model,
file=audio_file,
response_format="text",
)
# The response is a plain string when response_format="text"
transcript_text = str(transcription).strip()
logger.info("Transcribed %s (%d chars)", audio_path.name, len(transcript_text))
return {
"success": True,
"transcript": transcript_text,
}
except Exception as e:
logger.error("Transcription error: %s", e)
return {
"success": False,
"transcript": "",
"error": str(e),
}