SenseAudio can transcribe inbound audio and voice-note attachments through OpenClaw's shared tools.media.audio pipeline. OpenClaw posts multipart audio to the OpenAI-compatible transcription endpoint and injects the returned text as {{Transcript}} plus an [Audio] block.
| Property | Value |
|---|
| Provider id | senseaudio |
| Plugin | bundled, enabledByDefault: true |
| Contract | mediaUnderstandingProviders (audio) |
| Auth env var | SENSEAUDIO_API_KEY |
| Default model | senseaudio-asr-pro-1.5-260319 |
| Default URL | https://api.senseaudio.cn/v1 |
| Website | senseaudio.cn |
| Docs | senseaudio.cn/docs |
Getting started
```bash
export SENSEAUDIO_API_KEY="..."
```
```json5
{
tools: {
media: {
audio: {
enabled: true,
models: [{ provider: "senseaudio", model: "senseaudio-asr-pro-1.5-260319" }],
},
},
},
}
```
Send an audio message through any connected channel. OpenClaw uploads the
audio to SenseAudio and uses the transcript in the reply pipeline.
Options
| Option | Path | Description |
|---|
model | tools.media.audio.models[].model | SenseAudio ASR model id |
language | tools.media.audio.models[].language | Optional language hint |
prompt | tools.media.audio.prompt | Optional transcription prompt |
baseUrl | tools.media.audio.baseUrl or model | Override the OpenAI-compatible base |
headers | tools.media.audio.request.headers | Extra request headers |
SenseAudio is batch STT only in OpenClaw. Voice Call realtime transcription
continues to use providers with streaming STT support.
- [Media understanding (audio)](/docs/openclaw-docs/nodes/audio
- [Model providers](/docs/openclaw-docs/concepts/model-providers