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# Feature Ideas for Toak
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A curated list of CLI-native features to enhance the dictation workflow.
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## Core Workflow Additions
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### `toak history [-n N]`
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Display recent transcriptions with timestamps. Use `-n 1` to replay the last result.
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**Use case:**
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- `toak history` - Show last 10 transcriptions
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- `toak history -n 5` - Show last 5
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- `toak history -n 1` - Show most recent (equivalent to a "last" command)
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**Storage:** Append to `~/.local/share/toak/history.jsonl` on each successful transcription:
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```json
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{"timestamp":"2025-01-15T09:23:00Z","raw":"hello world","refined":"Hello world."}
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```
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## Configuration Profiles
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### `toak profile <name>` / `toak profile`
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Switch between prompt presets instantly.
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**Built-in profiles:**
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- `default` - Current behavior
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- `code` - Technical mode: preserves indentation, brackets, camelCase
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- `email` - Professional mode with formal tone
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- `notes` - Concise mode, bullet points enabled
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- `social` - Casual mode, emoji allowed
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**Usage:**
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```bash
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toak profile code # Switch to code preset
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toak profile # Show current profile
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toak profiles # List available profiles
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```
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**Storage:** `~/.config/toak/profiles/<name>.json` - Each file is a complete `ToakConfig` override.
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## History Management
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### `toak stats`
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Display usage statistics and analytics.
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```bash
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$ toak stats
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Total recordings: 342
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Total duration: 4h 23m
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Average length: 45s
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Most active day: 2025-01-10 (23 recordings)
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Top words: "implementation", "refactor", "meeting"
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```
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**Metrics tracked:**
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- Total recordings count
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- Total/average/min/max duration
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- Daily/weekly activity
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- Most common words (from refined text)
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- API usage estimates
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### `toak history --export <file>`
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Export transcription history to various formats.
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```bash
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toak history --export notes.md # Markdown format
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toak history --export log.txt # Plain text
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toak history --export data.json # Full JSON dump
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```
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**Markdown format example:**
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```markdown
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# Toak Transcriptions - 2025-01-15
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## 09:23:00
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We need to fix the API endpoint.
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## 09:45:12
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- Review the pull request
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- Update documentation
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```
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### `toak history --grep <pattern>`
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Search through transcription history.
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```bash
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toak history --grep "API" # Find all mentions of API
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toak history --grep "TODO" -n 5 # Last 5 occurrences of "TODO"
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toak history --grep "refactor" --raw # Search raw transcripts instead
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```
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**Output format:**
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```
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2025-01-15 09:23:00 We need to fix the API endpoint.
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2025-01-15 14:12:33 The API response time is too slow.
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```
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### `toak history --shred`
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Securely delete transcription history.
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```bash
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toak history --shred # Delete entire history file
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toak history --shred -n 5 # Delete last 5 entries only
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toak history --shred --raw # Also delete archived raw audio files
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```
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**Security:** Overwrites data before deletion (optional), removes from disk.
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---
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## Advanced Architecture
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### `toak daemon` / `toak stop-daemon`
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Background service mode for reduced latency. The CLI interface stays identical, but work is offloaded to a persistent process.
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**Architecture:**
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```
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┌─────────────┐ Unix Socket ┌─────────────────────────────┐
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│ toak CLI │ ───────────────────► │ toakd │
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│ (client) │ │ (background daemon) │
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│ Exits │ ◄──── Ack + Exit ──── │ - Long-running process │
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│ Instantly │ │ - Hot HttpClient pool │
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└─────────────┘ │ - Config cached in memory │
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│ - Manages ffmpeg lifecycle │
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└─────────────────────────────┘
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```
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**CLI stays the same:**
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```bash
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toak toggle # Client sends "start" to daemon, exits (~10ms)
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# ... recording happens ...
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toak toggle # Client sends "stop" to daemon, exits (~10ms)
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# Daemon continues: upload → transcribe → refine → type
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```
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**Why it's faster (without AOT):**
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| Operation | Current | Daemon | Savings |
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|-----------|---------|--------|---------|
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| JIT compilation | 150ms | 0ms | 150ms |
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| Assembly loading | 50ms | 0ms | 50ms |
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| DNS lookup | 40ms | 0ms | 40ms |
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| TLS handshake | 80ms | 0ms | 80ms |
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| Config read | 10ms | 0ms | 10ms |
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| **Total** | **~330ms** | **~10ms** | **~320ms** |
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**Why it's still faster (with AOT):**
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AOT eliminates JIT/assembly overhead, but not everything:
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| Operation | AOT Binary | AOT Daemon | Savings |
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|-----------|------------|------------|---------|
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| Process startup | 20ms | 0ms | 20ms |
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| DNS lookup | 40ms | 0ms | 40ms |
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| TLS handshake | 80ms | 0ms | 80ms |
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| Config read | 5ms | 0ms | 5ms |
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| **Total** | **~145ms** | **~10ms** | **~135ms** |
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**Verdict with AOT:**
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- Without daemon: Each toggle takes ~145ms before network call starts
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- With daemon: Each toggle takes ~10ms (just socket IPC)
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- The daemon still saves ~135ms, but it's less critical than without AOT
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**Trade-offs:**
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- **Pro:** Faster hotkey response, persistent connections, shared state
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- **Con:** Added complexity (process management, crash recovery, socket IPC)
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- **Con:** Debugging harder when logic lives in daemon
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**Usage:**
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```bash
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toak daemon # Start background service
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toak stop-daemon # Shutdown background service
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toak status # Check if daemon is running
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```
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**Implementation notes:**
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- Socket path: `/tmp/toakd.sock` or `$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/toakd.sock`
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- Protocol: Simple line-based or JSON messages
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- Daemon writes PID to `/tmp/toakd.pid` for status checks
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- Client binary checks for daemon on startup; can auto-start or error
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---
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## Implementation Priority
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### Tier 1: High Impact, Low Effort
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*(All Tier 1 items have been implemented!)*
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### Tier 2: Medium Effort (Requires History Storage)
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4. `toak history` with `--export`, `--grep`, `--shred` flags
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5. `toak stats` - Analytics aggregation
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6. `toak copy` - Clipboard integration
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### Tier 3: Higher Complexity
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7. `toak profile` - Config presets
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8. `toak daemon` - Background service architecture
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---
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## Technical Notes
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**History Storage:**
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- Use JSON Lines format (`.jsonl`) for append-only log
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- Rotate at 5000 entries or 30 days
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- Store both raw and refined text for debugging
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**Pipe Detection in C#:**
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```csharp
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if (Console.IsOutputRedirected || args.Contains("--pipe"))
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{
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Console.WriteLine(refinedText);
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}
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```
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