Reference
Commands
Every command of the stenny tool.
The menu bar app covers everyday use. The stenny command does everything else. Wherever a course is needed, you can use its name or an alias, like da.
Transcribe files
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
stenny add FILE --course da | Transcribe a recording now, at low priority. |
stenny refresh da DATE | Redo only the AI step of a lecture, for example after adding slides or glossary terms. Use "DATE (2)" for a second lecture that day. |
stenny refresh --event "TITLE" DATE | The same for a talk or event. |
Options for add
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--now | Full speed instead of low priority. |
--later | Queue it. Runs on power, or at night if you set that up. |
--slides FILE.pdf | Store the slides with the lecture and use them. |
--lang en | Force a language for this file. |
--date 2026-10-13T09:15 | Set the date if the file's timestamp is wrong. |
--no-llm | Skip the AI step and stay fully offline. |
--event "TITLE" | A talk or event instead of a course. |
Record live
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
stenny live --course da | Record and transcribe live, without the menu bar app. |
stenny live --event "TITLE" | Record a talk or event. |
stenny pause | Pause the running recording. The microphone is off. |
stenny resume | Resume it. |
stenny toggle | Pause or resume. |
stenny stop | Stop and make the final transcript. |
stenny status | Show the state of the running recording. |
stenny devices | List the microphones you can use. |
stenny mic "NAME" | Switch the running recording to another microphone. |
stenny check | Check the latest recording for gaps and missing audio. |
Options for live
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--device "NAME" | Record from this microphone. |
--backup off | Don't record a backup microphone. |
--no-draft | Only record. The transcript is made after the lecture. |
--file FILE --speed 3 | Rehearse with a recording instead of the microphone. |
Courses and Claude
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
stenny courses | List your courses. |
stenny match-course "TITLE" | Show which course a calendar event belongs to. |
stenny project-instructions | Print the instructions to paste into each course's Claude project. |
stenny course-files | Rebuild the course files in _Course Files. |
Queue and automation
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
stenny queue list | Show the jobs waiting. |
stenny queue run | Process them now. |
stenny schedule install | Process the queue every 15 minutes while plugged in. |
stenny watch --course da | Watch the Lectures folder in iCloud Drive, for example for Voice Memos, and queue new recordings. |
Setup
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
stenny init --vault "PATH" | Create config.toml from the example. |
stenny migrate | Move files from an older setup into place, once. Add --dry-run to preview. |