diff --git a/scripts/convert_whispercpp_json.py b/scripts/convert_whispercpp_json.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Convert whisper.cpp JSON output to the compact Meeting Lab transcript shape."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+
+class WhisperCppConversionError(ValueError):
+    """Raised when whisper.cpp JSON cannot be converted deterministically."""
+
+
+def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Convert whisper.cpp JSON output to compact JSON and text files."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("input_json", type=Path, help="whisper.cpp JSON file")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--json-output",
+        type=Path,
+        help="Compact JSON output path; default: <input>_converted.json",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--text-output",
+        type=Path,
+        help="Readable text output path; default: <input>_converted.txt",
+    )
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+def load_json(path: Path) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    data = json.loads(path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+    if not isinstance(data, dict):
+        raise WhisperCppConversionError("Input JSON must contain a top-level object.")
+    return data
+
+
+def transcription_entries(data: dict[str, Any]) -> list[Any]:
+    entries = data.get("transcription")
+    if not isinstance(entries, list):
+        raise WhisperCppConversionError(
+            "Input JSON must contain a 'transcription' list."
+        )
+    return entries
+
+
+def offset_seconds(entry: dict[str, Any], entry_index: int, field: str) -> float:
+    offsets = entry.get("offsets")
+    if not isinstance(offsets, dict):
+        raise WhisperCppConversionError(
+            f"transcription[{entry_index}].offsets must be an object."
+        )
+    value = offsets.get(field)
+    if not isinstance(value, (int, float)):
+        raise WhisperCppConversionError(
+            f"transcription[{entry_index}].offsets.{field} must be a number."
+        )
+    return float(value) / 1000.0
+
+
+def validate_timestamp_fields(entry: dict[str, Any], entry_index: int) -> None:
+    timestamps = entry.get("timestamps")
+    if not isinstance(timestamps, dict):
+        raise WhisperCppConversionError(
+            f"transcription[{entry_index}].timestamps must be an object."
+        )
+    for field in ("from", "to"):
+        if field not in timestamps:
+            raise WhisperCppConversionError(
+                f"transcription[{entry_index}].timestamps.{field} is missing."
+            )
+
+
+def convert_entries(entries: list[Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    segments: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+
+    for entry_index, entry in enumerate(entries):
+        if not isinstance(entry, dict):
+            raise WhisperCppConversionError(
+                f"transcription[{entry_index}] must be an object."
+            )
+        validate_timestamp_fields(entry, entry_index)
+        start = offset_seconds(entry, entry_index, "from")
+        end = offset_seconds(entry, entry_index, "to")
+        if end < start:
+            raise WhisperCppConversionError(
+                f"transcription[{entry_index}].offsets.to must be greater than or equal to offsets.from."
+            )
+
+        text_value = entry.get("text", "")
+        if not isinstance(text_value, str):
+            raise WhisperCppConversionError(
+                f"transcription[{entry_index}].text must be a string."
+            )
+        text = text_value.strip()
+        if not text:
+            continue
+
+        segments.append(
+            {
+                "id": len(segments),
+                "start": start,
+                "end": end,
+                "text": text,
+            }
+        )
+
+    return {
+        "text": " ".join(segment["text"] for segment in segments),
+        "segments": segments,
+    }
+
+
+def format_timestamp(seconds: float) -> str:
+    milliseconds_total = int(round(seconds * 1000))
+    milliseconds = milliseconds_total % 1000
+    seconds_total = milliseconds_total // 1000
+    second = seconds_total % 60
+    minutes_total = seconds_total // 60
+    minute = minutes_total % 60
+    hour = minutes_total // 60
+    return f"{hour:02d}:{minute:02d}:{second:02d}.{milliseconds:03d}"
+
+
+def render_text(segments: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> str:
+    lines = [
+        (
+            f"[{format_timestamp(segment['start'])} - "
+            f"{format_timestamp(segment['end'])}] {segment['text']}"
+        )
+        for segment in segments
+    ]
+    return "\n".join(lines) + ("\n" if lines else "")
+
+
+def default_json_output(input_path: Path) -> Path:
+    return input_path.with_name(f"{input_path.stem}_converted.json")
+
+
+def default_text_output(input_path: Path) -> Path:
+    return input_path.with_name(f"{input_path.stem}_converted.txt")
+
+
+def convert_whispercpp_json(
+    input_path: Path,
+    json_output_path: Path | None = None,
+    text_output_path: Path | None = None,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    data = load_json(input_path)
+    entries = transcription_entries(data)
+    converted = convert_entries(entries)
+    json_output = json_output_path or default_json_output(input_path)
+    text_output = text_output_path or default_text_output(input_path)
+
+    json_output.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    text_output.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    json_output.write_text(
+        json.dumps(converted, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2) + "\n",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    text_output.write_text(render_text(converted["segments"]), encoding="utf-8")
+
+    total_duration = (
+        max((segment["end"] for segment in converted["segments"]), default=0.0)
+    )
+    summary = {
+        "input_path": input_path,
+        "json_output_path": json_output,
+        "text_output_path": text_output,
+        "original_entry_count": len(entries),
+        "retained_segment_count": len(converted["segments"]),
+        "total_character_count": len(converted["text"]),
+        "detected_total_duration": total_duration,
+    }
+    print_summary(summary)
+    return summary
+
+
+def print_summary(summary: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    print(f"Input path:               {summary['input_path']}")
+    print(f"JSON output path:         {summary['json_output_path']}")
+    print(f"Text output path:         {summary['text_output_path']}")
+    print(f"Original entry count:     {summary['original_entry_count']}")
+    print(f"Retained segment count:   {summary['retained_segment_count']}")
+    print(f"Total character count:    {summary['total_character_count']}")
+    print(
+        "Detected total duration:  "
+        f"{summary['detected_total_duration']:.3f} seconds"
+    )
+
+
+def main() -> int:
+    args = parse_args()
+    try:
+        convert_whispercpp_json(
+            input_path=args.input_json,
+            json_output_path=args.json_output,
+            text_output_path=args.text_output,
+        )
+    except (OSError, UnicodeError, json.JSONDecodeError, WhisperCppConversionError) as exc:
+        print(f"Error: {exc}")
+        return 1
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main())
diff --git a/tests/test_convert_whispercpp_json.py b/tests/test_convert_whispercpp_json.py
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+import json
+import tempfile
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from scripts.convert_whispercpp_json import (
+    WhisperCppConversionError,
+    convert_entries,
+    convert_whispercpp_json,
+    format_timestamp,
+)
+
+
+def whispercpp_entry(
+    text: str,
+    offset_from: int,
+    offset_to: int,
+    timestamp_from: str = "00:00:00,000",
+    timestamp_to: str = "00:00:01,000",
+) -> dict:
+    return {
+        "timestamps": {"from": timestamp_from, "to": timestamp_to},
+        "offsets": {"from": offset_from, "to": offset_to},
+        "text": text,
+    }
+
+
+class ConvertWhisperCppJsonTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_valid_whispercpp_json_writes_compact_json_and_text(self) -> None:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
+            root = Path(directory)
+            input_path = root / "whispercpp.json"
+            json_output = root / "converted.json"
+            text_output = root / "converted.txt"
+            input_path.write_text(
+                json.dumps(
+                    {
+                        "transcription": [
+                            whispercpp_entry(" Hello ", 0, 12340),
+                            whispercpp_entry("world", 12340, 13000),
+                        ]
+                    },
+                    ensure_ascii=False,
+                ),
+                encoding="utf-8",
+            )
+
+            summary = convert_whispercpp_json(input_path, json_output, text_output)
+
+            converted = json.loads(json_output.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+            self.assertEqual(converted["text"], "Hello world")
+            self.assertEqual(
+                converted["segments"],
+                [
+                    {"id": 0, "start": 0.0, "end": 12.34, "text": "Hello"},
+                    {"id": 1, "start": 12.34, "end": 13.0, "text": "world"},
+                ],
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(
+                text_output.read_text(encoding="utf-8"),
+                "[00:00:00.000 - 00:00:12.340] Hello\n"
+                "[00:00:12.340 - 00:00:13.000] world\n",
+            )
+            self.assertEqual(summary["original_entry_count"], 2)
+            self.assertEqual(summary["retained_segment_count"], 2)
+            self.assertEqual(summary["total_character_count"], len("Hello world"))
+            self.assertEqual(summary["detected_total_duration"], 13.0)
+
+    def test_empty_segments_are_skipped_and_ids_are_renumbered(self) -> None:
+        converted = convert_entries(
+            [
+                whispercpp_entry("first", 0, 1000),
+                whispercpp_entry("   ", 1000, 2000),
+                whispercpp_entry("", 2000, 3000),
+                whispercpp_entry("second", 3000, 4000),
+            ]
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(converted["text"], "first second")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            converted["segments"],
+            [
+                {"id": 0, "start": 0.0, "end": 1.0, "text": "first"},
+                {"id": 1, "start": 3.0, "end": 4.0, "text": "second"},
+            ],
+        )
+
+    def test_missing_transcription_list_is_rejected(self) -> None:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as directory:
+            input_path = Path(directory) / "missing.json"
+            input_path.write_text(json.dumps({"segments": []}), encoding="utf-8")
+
+            with self.assertRaisesRegex(
+                WhisperCppConversionError,
+                "Input JSON must contain a 'transcription' list.",
+            ):
+                convert_whispercpp_json(input_path)
+
+    def test_malformed_offsets_are_rejected(self) -> None:
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(
+            WhisperCppConversionError,
+            r"transcription\[0\]\.offsets\.from must be a number.",
+        ):
+            convert_entries([whispercpp_entry("bad", "0", 1000)])
+
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(
+            WhisperCppConversionError,
+            r"offsets\.to must be greater than or equal to offsets\.from",
+        ):
+            convert_entries([whispercpp_entry("bad", 2000, 1000)])
+
+    def test_utf8_text_is_preserved(self) -> None:
+        converted = convert_entries(
+            [
+                whispercpp_entry("  Grüße für Marleen – HÜSKER  ", 0, 1000),
+            ]
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(converted["text"], "Grüße für Marleen – HÜSKER")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            converted["segments"][0]["text"],
+            "Grüße für Marleen – HÜSKER",
+        )
+
+    def test_ordering_is_preserved(self) -> None:
+        converted = convert_entries(
+            [
+                whispercpp_entry("third spoken first", 3000, 4000),
+                whispercpp_entry("first spoken second", 0, 1000),
+                whispercpp_entry("second spoken third", 1000, 2000),
+            ]
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            [segment["text"] for segment in converted["segments"]],
+            ["third spoken first", "first spoken second", "second spoken third"],
+        )
+
+    def test_format_timestamp_uses_hours_minutes_seconds_milliseconds(self) -> None:
+        self.assertEqual(format_timestamp(123.45), "00:02:03.450")
+        self.assertEqual(format_timestamp(3723.004), "01:02:03.004")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()