WebChat Voice GUI

Voice input and microphone button for OpenClaw WebChat Control UI. Adds a mic button to chat, records audio via browser MediaRecorder, transcribes locally vi...

This skill appears to do what it says: add a local mic button and send audio to a local faster-whisper endpoint. Before installing: 1) Back up your openclaw/dist/control-ui/index.html (and assets) so you can revert easily. 2) Confirm the registry metadata bug (the UI showed "Required env vars: [object Object]") and verify there are no hidden env/credential requirements. 3) Ensure you trust the local faster-whisper service and webchat-https-proxy it depends on (they receive audio data). 4) Review the included scripts (deploy.sh, inject.sh, handler.ts, uninstall.sh) — they are readable, idempotent, and user-level but will modify the global Control UI and install a hook under ~/.openclaw/hooks. 5) To remove the changes, run scripts/uninstall.sh (it attempts to remove the hook and injected files). If you are uncomfortable with persistent modifications to the Control UI or you cannot easily restore the original index.html, do not install until you have a backup or can test in an isolated environment.

Type: OpenClaw Skill Name: webchat-voice-gui Version: 0.1.1 The webchat-voice-gui skill provides a local voice-to-text interface for the OpenClaw WebChat UI. It functions by injecting a client-side script (voice-input.js) into the application's index.html and establishing a gateway startup hook (handler.ts) to ensure the modification persists after updates. The code follows security best practices, such as using same-origin requests for transcription, avoiding eval(), and using safe execution methods (execFileSync) in its hooks. All audio processing is directed to a local faster-whisper service (127.0.0.1:18790), and there is no evidence of data exfiltration or unauthorized remote access.