# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Add Apple Silicon MLX-based local STT providers

## Open now

- 2 issues, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #3491: Feature: first-class MLX Whisper local STT support on macOS / Apple Silicon
- #41659: Apple Silicon GPU underutilized for STT — add mlx-whisper as first-class provider
- PR #3498: feat(stt): add mlx_whisper as first-class local STT provider on macOS

Multiple proposals and implementations to add mlx-whisper and parakeet-mlx as first-class local speech-to-text providers optimized for Apple Silicon GPU acceleration on macOS. Includes a related fix to ensure voice requirement checks recognize these new STT providers.

## TL;DR

- 7 member(s): 2 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_PARTIAL`): some members are connected by structural evidence (shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference); the rest are joined by an automated relevance judgement over their text.
- Members outside that structural core may belong to a different underlying problem.
- Pairwise link density `0.22`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Open related issues

- #3491: Feature: first-class MLX Whisper local STT support on macOS / Apple Silicon
- #41659: Apple Silicon GPU underutilized for STT — add mlx-whisper as first-class provider

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #5349: feat: add parakeet-mlx as local STT provider (Apple Silicon)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#41658: feat(stt): add first-class mlx-whisper provider for Apple Silicon GPU acceleration**. closed without merge · fix tier `suggested`
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - _suggested-tier fix detail withheld; re-request with `?tier=all` to include it._
- **#3498: feat(stt): add mlx_whisper as first-class local STT provider on macOS**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `tools/transcription_tools.py`, `tools/voice_mode.py`
- **#5350: feat(stt): add local_parakeet provider using parakeet-mlx**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `d3ffbc640940d8ce78ba2f5b44f0bc761e99dd45`
- **#67172: feat(stt): add mlx_whisper as TranscriptionProvider plugin for macOS Apple Silicon**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `5745185797bd`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `agent`