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 # desk-talk
  
+Transcription for your desktop.
+
+## Quickstart
+
+Assign your OpenAI API key to the `OPENAI_API_KEY` environment variable and run:
+
+```
+desk-talk --ptt-key scroll-lock
+```
+
+Or pass your OpenAI API key as a flag like so:
+
+```
+desk-talk --ptt-key scroll-lock --api-key [YOUR_API_KEY]
+```
+