[voice_commands]

Experimental. Disabled by default. Parses a spoken prefix at the start of the transcript after ASR to select cleanup styles or insert snippets.

[voice_commands]
enabled = false
prefix = "skald"

Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
enabled	boolean	false	When true, parse voice commands from transcript text.
prefix	string	"skald"	Required spoken prefix (case-insensitive matching). ASR may split this into two words (Skald); both are recognized.

Behavior

When enabled, a transcript starting with the prefix can:

• Select a cleanup style — e.g. skald professional thanks for the update
• Trigger snippet-only insertion — e.g. skald signature with an empty remainder
• Route to named snippet aliases configured in snippets/ and command registry

The prefix and command word are stripped from text sent to cleanup and insertion.

Testing

# Enable [voice_commands] in config.toml first
skald commands test "skald professional hey john thanks"
skald commands conflicts

skald config validate checks voice command aliases for conflicts with snippets.

Notes

• Requires clear pronunciation of the prefix; noisy environments may mis-trigger.
• Does not replace compositor shortcuts; it routes after transcription.
• See snippet and style docs under Related files.