1 files changed, 63 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/desktop/assistant/Assistant.qml b/desktop/assistant/Assistant.qml
index 340c0cf..865f157 100644
--- a/desktop/assistant/Assistant.qml
+++ b/desktop/assistant/Assistant.qml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ Scope {
     onConnectedChanged: if (!root.connected) {
         root.state = "idle";
         root.runningTool = "";
+        root.endRecording(false);
         if (root.opRunning && root.opDaemon) { root.opRunning = false; root.opError = "assistant gone"; }
     }
 
@@ -107,10 +108,14 @@ Scope {
         root.open = true;
     }
 
-    function close() { root.open = false; root.historyOpen = false; root.pickerOpen = false; }
-    // Escape: the picker, then the history panel, then the card.
+    function close() {
+        root.endRecording(false);
+        root.open = false; root.historyOpen = false; root.pickerOpen = false;
+    }
+    // Escape: a recording, the picker, then the history panel, then the card.
     function back() {
-        if (root.pickerOpen) root.pickerOpen = false;
+        if (root.recording) root.endRecording(false);
+        else if (root.pickerOpen) root.pickerOpen = false;
         else if (root.historyOpen) root.historyOpen = false;
         else root.close();
     }
@@ -200,6 +205,61 @@ Scope {
         }
     }
 
+    // The mic: pw-record into one file, overwritten by each recording and
+    // never deleted (the runtime dir goes at logout). The daemon has the
+    // model transcribe it. Spec: docs/superpowers/specs/2026-10-19-assistant-mic-design.md.
+    readonly property string micPath: `${Quickshell.env("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR") || "/tmp"}/assistant-mic.wav`
+    property var mic: null                // the recording's Process, null when not recording
+    property int micSecs: 0
+    readonly property bool recording: root.mic !== null
+
+    function record() {
+        if (root.recording || !root.connected || root.busy || root.opRunning || root.blocked) return;
+        root.notice = "";
+        root.micSecs = 0;
+        root.mic = micRun.createObject(root);
+    }
+
+    // SIGTERM: pw-record finishes the header, then exited sends the ask.
+    // ponytail: a recording started before the last one's exit shares the
+    // file; pw-record exits within milliseconds of the signal.
+    function endRecording(send) {
+        if (!root.mic) return;
+        root.mic.send = send;
+        root.mic.running = false;
+        root.mic = null;
+    }
+
+    // 59, not 60: the daemon refuses over 60 s by file size, and the stop
+    // lands a little after the tick.
+    Timer {
+        running: root.recording
+        interval: 1000
+        repeat: true
+        onTriggered: if (++root.micSecs >= 59) root.endRecording(true);
+    }
+
+    Component {
+        id: micRun
+        Process {
+            id: rec
+            property bool send: false
+            running: true
+            command: ["pw-record", "--rate", "16000", "--channels", "1", "--format", "s16", root.micPath]
+            onExited: {
+                if (root.mic === rec) {           // ended on its own: no mic, PipeWire down
+                    root.mic = null;
+                    root.notice = "recording failed";
+                } else if (rec.send && root.connected) {
+                    root.chatting = true;
+                    root.send({ type: "ask", text: "", audio: root.micPath,
+                                files: root.staged.map(f => f.path) });
+                }
+                rec.destroy();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     Process {
         running: true
         command: ["xdg-user-dir", "DOCUMENTS"]