char

Composable CLI for your meeting workflow

Hack your own way, or pair it with Claude Code Codex OpenClaw .

Installation

Run this to get started

char record

TODO

Why not just record my mic? Shouldn't be hard, no?

char transcribe

TODO

Looking for realtime transcription, calendar syncing, etc?

char models

TODO

Is it Whisper.cpp?

Reference

Global options
--base-url <BASE_URL>
--api-key <API_KEY>
-m, --model <MODEL>
-l, --language <LANGUAGE> [en]
--no-color
--base <DIR>
-v, --verbose Increase logging verbosity
-q, --quiet Decrease logging verbosity

Commands

record Record audio to a WAV file
char record [--audio] [-o] [--sample-rate] [--events] [-h] [-V]

Options

--audio <AUDIO> [input]
-o, --output <FILE>
--sample-rate <SAMPLE_RATE> [16000]
--events <EVENTS>
-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version
transcribe Transcribe an audio file
char transcribe <--input> <-p> [-k] [-o] [-f] [-h] [-V]

Options

--input <FILE>
-p, --provider <PROVIDER>
-k, --keyword <KEYWORD>
-o, --output <FILE>
-f, --format <FORMAT> [pretty]
-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version
models Manage local models
char models [-h] [-V] <command>

Options

-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version

Subcommands

paths Show resolved paths for settings and model storage
char models paths [-h] [-V]

Options

-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version
list List available models and their download status
char models list [--kind] [--supported] [-f] [-h] [-V]

Options

--kind <KIND>
--supported
-f, --format <FORMAT> [pretty]
-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version
cactus Manage downloadable Cactus models
char models cactus [-h] [-V] <command>

Options

-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version

Subcommands

list List available Cactus models
char models cactus list [-f] [-h] [-V]

Options

-f, --format <FORMAT> [pretty]
-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version
download Download a Cactus model by name
char models cactus download [-h] [-V] <name>

Options

-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version

Arguments

<NAME>
delete Delete a downloaded Cactus model
char models cactus delete [-f] [-h] [-V] <name>

Options

-f, --force
-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version

Arguments

<NAME>
download Download a model by name
char models download [-h] [-V] <name>

Options

-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version

Arguments

<NAME>
delete Delete a downloaded model
char models delete [-f] [-h] [-V] <name>

Options

-f, --force
-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version

Arguments

<NAME>
completions Generate shell completions
char completions [-h] [-V] <shell>

Options

-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version

Arguments

<SHELL>
desktop Open the desktop app or download page
char desktop [-h] [-V]

Options

-h, --help Print help
-V, --version Print version

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