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diff --git a/modules/transcription-config.el b/modules/transcription-config.el
index 944063b8..6d7e39b9 100644
--- a/modules/transcription-config.el
+++ b/modules/transcription-config.el
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
;; - 'assemblyai: Cloud transcription with speaker diarization
;; API key retrieved from authinfo.gpg (machine api.assemblyai.com)
;; - 'local-whisper: Local transcription (requires whisper installed)
+;; - 'ratio: Self-hosted whisper plus speaker diarization on my transcription
+;; host, via scripts/ratio-transcribe (ssh queue; falls back to a local
+;; worker when the host is unreachable). No API key. SPEAKERS=N in the
+;; environment pins the diarizer's speaker count; 1 is right for a
+;; recording that holds only one side of a call.
;;
;; NOTIFICATIONS:
;; - "Transcription started on <file>"
@@ -56,7 +61,8 @@
"Transcription backend to use.
- `openai-api': Fast cloud transcription via OpenAI API
- `assemblyai': Cloud transcription with speaker diarization via AssemblyAI
-- `local-whisper': Local transcription using installed Whisper")
+- `local-whisper': Local transcription using installed Whisper
+- `ratio': Self-hosted whisper plus diarization on my transcription host")
(defvar cj/transcription-keep-log-when-done nil
"Whether to keep log files after successful transcription.
@@ -74,9 +80,11 @@ Status: running, complete, error")
(defconst cj/--transcription-backends
'((openai-api :script "oai-transcribe" :auth-host "api.openai.com" :env-var "OPENAI_API_KEY")
(assemblyai :script "assemblyai-transcribe" :auth-host "api.assemblyai.com" :env-var "ASSEMBLYAI_API_KEY")
- (local-whisper :script "local-whisper" :auth-host nil :env-var nil))
+ (local-whisper :script "local-whisper" :auth-host nil :env-var nil)
+ (ratio :script "ratio-transcribe" :auth-host nil :env-var nil))
"Per-backend descriptors. Each entry: (SYMBOL :script S :auth-host H :env-var V).
-`:auth-host' and `:env-var' are nil for local backends that need no API key.")
+`:auth-host' and `:env-var' are nil for backends that need no API key: the
+local whisper install, and the self-hosted ratio queue reached over ssh.")
(defun cj/--backend-plist (backend)
"Return the descriptor plist for BACKEND, or signal if unknown."
@@ -470,9 +478,11 @@ duration is computed from START-TIME."
"Switch transcription backend.
Prompts with completing-read to select from available backends."
(interactive)
- (let* ((backends '(("assemblyai" . assemblyai)
- ("openai-api" . openai-api)
- ("local-whisper" . local-whisper)))
+ ;; Offer exactly the descriptor set. This used to carry its own list, so
+ ;; a backend added to the descriptors was reachable only by setq.
+ (let* ((backends (mapcar (lambda (entry)
+ (cons (symbol-name (car entry)) (car entry)))
+ cj/--transcription-backends))
(current (symbol-name cj/transcribe-backend))
(prompt (format "Transcription backend (current: %s): " current))
(choice (completing-read prompt backends nil t))