Absolutely makes sense. I don’t need any clarifications. Below is a from-scratch, reproducible install guide written for someone who may be technical but not living in the terminal every day.

I’ll assume:

• macOS
• Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4)
• Fresh-ish machine
• No Homebrew
• No Python tooling expectations
• Goal: drop audio → get transcript → optional WordPress draft

I’ll be explicit and boring on purpose. This is what makes it survivable.

macOS Whisper Metal Publishing Pipeline

Fresh Install Guide (From Zero → Working System)

0. What You’re Installing (Mental Model First)

Before commands, here’s what this system does:

1. Watches a folder for audio files
2. Converts audio to WAV if needed
3. Transcribes using native Metal GPU (whisper.cpp)
4. Writes a .txt transcript
5. Optionally publishes a WordPress draft if spoken intent is detected