From 1d68638598b39d6c30890fd7839c540c09e244e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: chexit <chexit@duck.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:38:39 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Keep short commands after wake activation

---
 station/main.go | 11 +++++++++--
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/station/main.go b/station/main.go
index a20d704..e70fc51 100644
--- a/station/main.go
+++ b/station/main.go
@@ -289,7 +289,8 @@ func exchange(url, token string, live *liveReader, fileAudio []byte, wakeAudio [
 		const prerollSamples = rate
 		pre := make([]int16, 0, prerollSamples+hop)
 		pre = append(pre, wakeAudio...)
-		var frames, lastVoice, voiced, sent int
+		var frames, voiced, sent int
+		lastVoice := -9
 		var peakRMS float64
 		heard := false
 		for ; frames < int(max/(10*time.Millisecond)); frames++ {
@@ -306,8 +307,14 @@ func exchange(url, token string, live *liveReader, fileAudio []byte, wakeAudio [
 			s := audio.pcm
 			level := rms(s)
 			peakRMS = math.Max(peakRMS, level)
+			voiceStart := false
 			if level >= threshold {
 				voiced++
+				// Short commands after activation can have quiet gaps between
+				// syllables. Require two voiced frames within 80 ms or a strong
+				// frame outside the immediate tail of the wake word.
+				voiceStart = voiced >= 3 || wakeAudio != nil &&
+					(frames-lastVoice <= 8 || frames >= 3 && level >= 2*threshold)
 				lastVoice = frames
 			} else {
 				voiced = 0
@@ -318,7 +325,7 @@ func exchange(url, token string, live *liveReader, fileAudio []byte, wakeAudio [
 					copy(pre, pre[len(pre)-prerollSamples:])
 					pre = pre[:prerollSamples]
 				}
-				if voiced < 3 {
+				if !voiceStart {
 					continue
 				}
 				_ = c.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second))