Lyrics Transcription Skill

Transcribe audio files to timestamped lyrics (LRC/SRT/JSON) via OpenAI Whisper or ElevenLabs Scribe API.

API Key Setup Guide

Before transcribing, you MUST check whether the user's API key is configured. Run the following command to check:

cd "{project_root}/{.claude or .codex}/skills/acestep-lyrics-transcription/" && bash ./scripts/acestep-lyrics-transcription.sh config --check-key

This command only reports whether the active provider's API key is set or empty — it does NOT print the actual key value. NEVER read or display the user's API key content. Do not use config --get on key fields or read config.json directly. The config --list command is safe — it automatically masks API keys as *** in output.

If the command reports the key is empty, you MUST stop and guide the user to configure it before proceeding. Do NOT attempt transcription without a valid key — it will fail.

Use AskUserQuestion to ask the user to provide their API key, with the following options and guidance: