Track 3 follow-up: rework the notch into a voice-first dynamic island

.github/scripts/product_file_line_count_ratchet_baseline/desktop-swift-floatingcontrolbar.json

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
   "files": {
     "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/FloatingControlBar/AgentPill.swift": 2375,
-    "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/FloatingControlBar/FloatingControlBarView.swift": 2853,
-    "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/FloatingControlBar/FloatingControlBarWindow.swift": 4842,
-    "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/FloatingControlBar/PushToTalkManager.swift": 2423,
+    "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/FloatingControlBar/FloatingControlBarView.swift": 2818,
+    "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/FloatingControlBar/FloatingControlBarWindow.swift": 4515,
+    "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/FloatingControlBar/PushToTalkManager.swift": 2413,
     "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/FloatingControlBar/RealtimeHubSession.swift": 1621
   },
   "raise_justifications": {

.github/scripts/product_file_line_count_ratchet_baseline/desktop-swift-mainwindow.json

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 {
   "files": {
-    "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/MainWindow/Components/ChatBubble.swift": 1926,
+    "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/MainWindow/Components/ChatBubble.swift": 1930,
     "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/MainWindow/Pages/AppsPage.swift": 3643,
     "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/MainWindow/Pages/DashboardPage.swift": 4543,
     "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/MainWindow/Pages/MemoriesPage.swift": 3298,
     "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/MainWindow/Pages/TasksPage.swift": 5518,
     "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/MainWindow/SidebarView.swift": 1570
   },
   "raise_justifications": {
-    "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/MainWindow/Components/ChatBubble.swift": "Keeps all chat tool groups compact and collapsed while streamed steps increment, with an explicit expansion policy, fixed collapsed height, and regression coverage.",
+    "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/MainWindow/Components/ChatBubble.swift": "The whole agent spawn card now opens the agent (card-level tap plus the corner affordance) so a delegated task is reachable from every surface that renders it; +4 lines.",
     "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/MainWindow/Pages/AppsPage.swift": "Rebase reconciliation applies the pinned swift-format to the main-branch app-detail safety fixes; runtime behavior is unchanged.",
     "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/MainWindow/Pages/DashboardPage.swift": "Home redesign: chat-as-home surface plus the 2nd-brain knows-list hub replace the wordmark/ribbon/WMN-card layout; a component split is tracked follow-up.",
     "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/MainWindow/Pages/MemoriesPage.swift": "Bridge memory search now awaits the active initial or pagination projection before refreshing, preventing an immediate post-navigation marker search from using stale lifecycle capability state.",

.github/scripts/product_file_line_count_ratchet_baseline/desktop-swift-providers.json

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
   "files": {
-    "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/Providers/ChatProvider.swift": 6214,
+    "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/Providers/ChatProvider.swift": 6218,
     "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/Providers/ChatToolExecutor.swift": 2861
   },
   "raise_justifications": {
-    "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/Providers/ChatProvider.swift": "ChatTurnOwner reasoning-effort lane derivation",
+    "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/Providers/ChatProvider.swift": "sendMainDraft clears the sent draft up front and restores it only if the send never lands, so the notch composer can't retain or resurface the sent text; +4 lines.",
     "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/Providers/ChatToolExecutor.swift": "Already-granted permissions no longer reopen System Settings: screen-recording and full-disk-access requests gate their Settings/drag-card opens behind the granted result."
   },
   "threshold": 1500

.github/scripts/product_file_line_count_ratchet_baseline/desktop-swift-root.json

@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
   "files": {
     "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/AuthService.swift": 3294,
     "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/CloudConnectorFormAutomation.swift": 1678,
-    "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/DesktopAutomationBridge.swift": 4238,
+    "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/DesktopAutomationBridge.swift": 4291,
     "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/MemoryExportService.swift": 1578,
     "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/OmiApp.swift": 1638
   },
   "raise_justifications": {
     "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/AuthService.swift": "Apple first-auth name capture signals observers (authNameDidUpdate) and persists the name to Firebase so it survives reinstalls.",
-    "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/DesktopAutomationBridge.swift": "Reach-error card gains a debug bridge action so the actionable failure surface is verifiable in-process.",
+    "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/DesktopAutomationBridge.swift": "Non-prod voice-notch verification: debug_bar_state gains a text param and a reset_usage_limit test bypass, and capture_floating_bar_png now falls back to the NotchWindow so the in-process capture works in the notch build; +27 lines.",
     "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/MemoryExportService.swift": "Pinned swift-format normalizes line layout without changing this source's runtime behavior.",
     "desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/OmiApp.swift": "shared openMainAppWindow helper for menu bar + Open Omi shortcut"
   },

desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/AudioLevelMonitor.swift

@@ -15,10 +15,15 @@ class AudioLevelMonitor: ObservableObject {
   /// System audio level (0.0 - 1.0)
   @Published private(set) var systemLevel: Float = 0.0
 
+  /// Voice-response (TTS) output level (0.0 - 1.0), fed from the streaming PCM
+  /// player as Omi speaks. Drives the notch orb's speaking waveform.
+  @Published private(set) var playbackLevel: Float = 0.0
+
   // Throttle: only publish at ~5 Hz (every ~200ms)
   private let updateInterval: Double = 1.0 / 5.0
   private var lastMicUpdate: Double = 0.0
   private var lastSysUpdate: Double = 0.0
+  private var lastPlaybackUpdate: Double = 0.0
   private var pendingMicLevel: Float = 0.0
   private var pendingSysLevel: Float = 0.0
 
@@ -46,10 +51,21 @@ class AudioLevelMonitor: ObservableObject {
     }
   }
 
-  /// Reset both levels to zero
+  /// Update the voice-response (TTS) playback level - called from the streaming
+  /// PCM player as chunks play. Throttled to ~5 Hz like the others.
+  func updatePlaybackLevel(_ level: Float) {
+    let now = CACurrentMediaTime()
+    if now - lastPlaybackUpdate >= updateInterval {
+      lastPlaybackUpdate = now
+      playbackLevel = level
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Reset all levels to zero
   func reset() {
     microphoneLevel = 0.0
     systemLevel = 0.0
+    playbackLevel = 0.0
     pendingMicLevel = 0.0
     pendingSysLevel = 0.0
   }

desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/DesktopAutomationBridge.swift

@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ final class DesktopAutomationActionRegistry {
     register(
       name: "debug_bar_state",
       summary: "Force floating-bar state: idle|listening|thinking|answering (visual verification)",
-      params: ["state"]
+      params: ["state", "text"]
     ) { params in
       let s = (params["state"] ?? "thinking").lowercased()
       guard let debugState = VoiceTurnDebugPresentationState(rawValue: s) else {
@@ -1613,9 +1613,33 @@ final class DesktopAutomationActionRegistry {
       guard VoiceTurnCoordinator.shared.applyDebugPresentationState(debugState) else {
         return ["error": "a non-debug voice turn is active"]
       }
+      // Optional sample transcript/reply so the notch's live text + dynamic
+      // height grow can be exercised without a mic. Listening fills the user
+      // transcript; answering fills the streamed reply mirror.
+      if let text = params["text"], !text.isEmpty {
+        switch s {
+        case "listening": bar.liveVoiceUserText = text
+        case "answering": bar.liveVoiceAssistantText = text
+        default: break
+        }
+      }
       return ["state": s, "usesNotchIsland": bar.usesNotchIsland ? "true" : "false"]
     }
 
+    register(
+      name: "reset_usage_limit",
+      summary: "Bypass the free-tier usage limit on this named bundle so PTT/chat can be tested",
+      params: []
+    ) { _ in
+      guard AppBuild.isNonProduction else {
+        return ["error": "reset_usage_limit is disabled on production bundles"]
+      }
+      return await MainActor.run { () -> [String: String] in
+        FloatingBarUsageLimiter.shared.debugBypassLimit = true
+        return ["bypassed": "true"]
+      }
+    }
+
     register(
       name: "debug_reach_error",
       summary: "Show the actionable 'Couldn't reach Omi' card on the bar (Retry/Skip) for visual verification",
@@ -1821,6 +1845,32 @@ final class DesktopAutomationActionRegistry {
       ]
     }
 
+    register(
+      name: "send_main_draft",
+      summary: "Send the main composer via the draft path (sendMainDraft), exactly like the notch/main text composer",
+      params: ["text"],
+      category: "chat",
+      surfaces: ["main_chat", "ask_omi"],
+      safety: "local",
+      sideEffects: ["local_storage", "network"],
+      examples: ["./scripts/omi-ctl action send_main_draft text='what did I do today?'"]
+    ) { params in
+      guard AppBuild.isNonProduction else {
+        return ["error": "send_main_draft is disabled on production bundles"]
+      }
+      let text = (params["text"] ?? "").trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+      guard !text.isEmpty else { return ["error": "missing 'text'"] }
+      guard let provider = ChatProvider.mainInstance else {
+        return ["error": "main ChatProvider not yet initialized"]
+      }
+      provider.draftText = text
+      let tracer = QueryTracer(query: text, inputMode: .text)
+      await QueryTracerContext.$current.withValue(tracer) {
+        _ = await provider.sendMainDraft(text)
+      }
+      return ["sent": text, "draft_after": provider.draftText]
+    }
+
     register(
       name: "chat_drafts_snapshot",
       summary: "Read current main and floating composer drafts (non-prod persistence harness)",
@@ -2153,9 +2203,12 @@ final class DesktopAutomationActionRegistry {
         return ["error": "missing 'path'"]
       }
       return await MainActor.run { () -> [String: String] in
+        // The notch build has no legacy FloatingControlBarWindow; capture the
+        // visible notch panel instead so this bridge works in both builds.
         guard
-          let window = NSApp.windows.compactMap({ $0 as? FloatingControlBarWindow }).first,
-          window.isVisible,
+          let window = NSApp.windows.first(where: {
+            ($0 is FloatingControlBarWindow || $0 is NotchWindow) && $0.isVisible
+          }),
           let contentView = window.contentView
         else {
           return ["error": "no_floating_bar_window"]

desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/FloatingControlBar/FloatingBarUsageLimiter.swift

@@ -74,7 +74,16 @@ final class FloatingBarUsageLimiter: ObservableObject {
     UserDefaults.standard.removeObject(forKey: Self.cachedPlanKey)
   }
 
+  /// Non-production test override: when true the local usage preflight never
+  /// blocks, so PTT / chat can be exercised on a named bundle without hitting
+  /// the free-tier limit. Set via the `reset_usage_limit` bridge action.
+  var debugBypassLimit = false
+
   var isLimitReached: Bool {
+    // Test bypass (non-production named bundles only).
+    if debugBypassLimit {
+      return false
+    }
     // BYOK users pay their own LLM bill and are never limited. Honor local
     // BYOK state so a heartbeat-lagged server quota (allowed=false right
     // after activation) can't block chat for a fully-configured BYOK user.

desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/FloatingControlBar/FloatingControlBarState.swift

@@ -265,20 +265,12 @@ class FloatingControlBarState: NSObject, ObservableObject {
 
     func apply(_ projection: VoiceTurnUIProjection) {
       guard let barState else { return }
-      let wasExpandedForVoice = barState.isVoiceListening
       barState.applyVoiceProjection(projection)
-      let shouldExpandForVoice = barState.isVoiceListening
 
-      // Clear idle hover before the PTT resize so its animated surface cannot
-      // compete with the reducer-owned voice presentation.
+      // Clear idle hover so its animated surface cannot compete with the
+      // reducer-owned voice presentation. Notch PTT sizing is owned by the
+      // presentation ladder off applyVoiceProjection above.
       barState.dismissNotchHoverForVoicePresentation()
-
-      if shouldExpandForVoice != wasExpandedForVoice,
-        !barState.showingAIConversation,
-        UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: .hasCompletedOnboarding)
-      {
-        FloatingControlBarManager.shared.resizeForPTT(expanded: shouldExpandForVoice)
-      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -381,10 +373,50 @@ class FloatingControlBarState: NSObject, ObservableObject {
   /// True only when the notch-mode setting is enabled and the current display
   /// exposes a real camera housing safe area. External displays keep old pill UI.
   @Published var usesNotchIsland: Bool = false
+
+  /// Live voice-turn mirror for the notch chat. Hub voice turns journal the
+  /// exchange only at turn end, so mid-turn the provider timeline has nothing
+  /// to render; these carry the in-flight transcript and streaming assistant
+  /// text purely for display (never a second transcript store — the journaled
+  /// pair replaces them when it lands).
+  @Published var liveVoiceUserText: String = ""
+  @Published var liveVoiceAssistantText: String = ""
+
+  /// One-shot notch hint outside the voice projection (e.g. PTT blocked by
+  /// the usage limit). The notch's hint presentation falls back to this when
+  /// the projection-derived hint is empty.
+  @Published var transientHintText: String = ""
+  private var transientHintClearTask: Task<Void, Never>?
+
+  func flashHint(_ text: String, for seconds: TimeInterval = 3) {
+    transientHintText = text
+    transientHintClearTask?.cancel()
+    transientHintClearTask = Task { [weak self] in
+      try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(seconds))
+      guard !Task.isCancelled else { return }
+      self?.transientHintText = ""
+    }
+  }
   @Published var notchRevealProgress: CGFloat = 1
 
   private func applyVoiceProjection(_ projection: VoiceTurnUIProjection) {
+    // A new hold is a new turn: drop the previous turn's streamed reply so it
+    // can't flash under the fresh question.
+    if projection.isListening, !voiceProjection.isListening {
+      liveVoiceAssistantText = ""
+      liveVoiceUserText = ""
+    }
     voiceProjection = projection
+    // Mirror the in-flight transcript for the notch chat's live strip; clear
+    // the whole mirror once the voice presentation fully ends (by then the
+    // journaled exchange has landed on the shared timeline).
+    if !projection.transcript.isEmpty {
+      liveVoiceUserText = projection.transcript
+    }
+    if !isVoicePresentationActive {
+      liveVoiceUserText = ""
+      liveVoiceAssistantText = ""
+    }
   }
 
   /// Whether the current query originated from voice (PTT). Used to decide

desktop/macos/Desktop/Sources/FloatingControlBar/FloatingControlBarView.swift

@@ -1854,41 +1854,6 @@ private struct NotchResponseGlowView: View {
   }
 }
 
-private struct NotchOmiMark: View {
-  var dotColors: [Color] = []
-
-  private static let dotCount = 8
-  private static let dotDiameterRatio: CGFloat = 0.18
-  private static let ringRadiusRatio: CGFloat = 0.33
-
-  var body: some View {
-    GeometryReader { geometry in
-      let size = min(geometry.size.width, geometry.size.height)
-      let center = CGPoint(
-        x: geometry.size.width / 2,
-        y: geometry.size.height / 2
-      )
-      let dotDiameter = size * Self.dotDiameterRatio
-      let ringRadius = size * Self.ringRadiusRatio
-
-      ZStack {
-        ForEach(0..<Self.dotCount, id: \.self) { index in
-          let angle = Double(index) / Double(Self.dotCount) * Double.pi * 2 - Double.pi
-          Circle()
-            .fill(dotColors.indices.contains(index) ? dotColors[index] : Color.white.opacity(0.96))
-            .frame(width: dotDiameter, height: dotDiameter)
-            .position(
-              x: center.x + CGFloat(cos(angle)) * ringRadius,
-              y: center.y + CGFloat(sin(angle)) * ringRadius
-            )
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    .drawingGroup(opaque: false, colorMode: .linear)
-    .accessibilityHidden(true)
-  }
-}
-
 /// The Omi mark rendered as a spinning "thinking" indicator. The ring's dots
 /// carry a brightness trail (bright head → faint tail) so the continuous
 /// rotation reads as a sweeping comet rather than a static ring of dots.