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4 added, 4 removed. Audit A to A.

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name: fast-transcript

description: Use this skill when the user wants to transcribe or inspect audio or video with fast-transcript via `fscript`, including local files and remote URLs such as YouTube links. Prefer the no-diarization workflow (`-D`) for extracting facts, answers, summaries, and notes. Only enable diarization when speaker attribution is part of the task.

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# fast-transcript

Use the local `fscript` CLI for transcript-first analysis of media.

## Default workflow

1. Confirm the tool is available:

```bash

command -v fscript

fscript --help

```

- 2. For questions, summaries, note-taking, quote-finding, and general information extraction, use the bundled wrapper:

+ 2. For questions, summaries, note-taking, quote-finding, and general information extraction, call `fscript` directly with no diarization:

```bash

- bash skills/fast-transcript/scripts/fscript_info.sh "<media-or-url>"

- bash skills/fast-transcript/scripts/fscript_info.sh "<media-or-url>" "/tmp/transcript.txt"

+ fscript "<media-or-url>" - --text=plain -D

+ fscript "<media-or-url>" "/tmp/transcript.txt" --text=plain -D

```

- This standard path runs `fscript` with `--text=plain -D` so the transcript stays focused on content instead of speaker labels.

+ This standard path keeps the transcript focused on content instead of speaker labels.

3. If you need timestamps while still staying in the no-diarization workflow, call `fscript` directly:

```bash

fscript "<media-or-url>" - --text=timestamps -D

```

4. Read the transcript, answer the user, and only keep the transcript on disk when it helps with follow-up work.

## When to use diarization

Only opt in to diarization when the task depends on speaker identity, turn-taking, or quotes attributed to different people.

```bash

fscript "<media-or-url>" - --speakers=timestamps -d

```

Examples:

- Interviews where the user asks who said a quote

- Podcasts with multiple recurring speakers

- Panels or debates where attribution matters

## Defaults

- Prefer `--text=plain -D` for information retrieval.

- Prefer stdout for quick one-off analysis and a file path for longer transcripts you will revisit.

- Prefer `--text=timestamps -D` before trying diarization if the user only needs rough navigation.

- Treat diarization as slower and noisier; do not enable it by default.

## Remote media notes

- `fscript` accepts remote URLs directly, including YouTube links.

- If a remote source is flaky or you expect repeated follow-ups, rerun with `-l` to force a local download before transcription.

## Gotchas

- The `fscript` default behavior enables diarization when available. Override that with `-D` for content-only tasks.

- `--speakers` is useful for attribution, but it adds clutter when the user only wants facts or answers.

- If stdout is too large for the current task, write to a temporary file and search or summarize from there.