smoke-test

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Run interactive smoke tests for voxtype. Tests recording cycles, CLI overrides, signal handling, and service management. Use after installing a new build.

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Sourcepeteonrails/voxtype

Added on2026-02-17

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add peteonrails/voxtype smoke-test

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Smoke Test

Interactive smoke tests for voxtype. Run after installing a new build to verify core functionality.

Instructions

Read the test procedures from
```
docs/SMOKE_TESTS.md
```
Use TodoWrite to create a checklist of all test sections
Run each test section in order, marking todos as completed
Report results in a summary table at the end

Prerequisites

Before starting, verify:

voxtype daemon is running:
```
systemctl --user status voxtype
```
Audio device is available
Wayland session is active (for wtype/clipboard tests)

Test Sections to Run

Read

docs/SMOKE_TESTS.md

and execute these test sections:

Basic Verification
Recording Cycle
CLI Overrides
Waybar JSON Output
Single Instance Enforcement
Config Validation
Signal Handling
Rapid Successive Recordings
Service Restart Cycle

Results Summary

After running all tests, provide a summary table:

Test	Result
Basic verification	✓/✗
Recording cycle	✓/✗
CLI overrides	✓/✗
Waybar JSON	✓/✗
Single instance	✓/✗
Config validation	✓/✗
Signal handling	✓/✗
Rapid recordings	✓/✗
Service restarts	✓/✗

Known Issues to Watch For

Broken pipe panic: If piping voxtype output through
```
head
```
, may see panic (cosmetic)
Language detection: Without speech, Whisper may detect random languages (expected)
Empty transcription: Normal when no actual speech is captured
Notification icon mismatch: Parakeet binary with Whisper config may show wrong icon