[BUG] voiceEnabled: true in settings.json not persisted across sessions — Voice Mode requires manual /voice on every startup

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• [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
• [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Bug Description

The voiceEnabled: true setting in ~/.claude/settings.json is not respected when
starting a new Claude Code session. Voice Mode is disabled on every startup and
must be re-enabled manually by running /voice each time.

Environment

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Claude Code version | 2.1.76 |
| OS | Windows 10 (MINGW64 / Git Bash — MINGW64_NT-10.0-26200) |
| Shell | bash (MSYS2 / Git Bash) |
| Node.js version | v22.19.0 |

## Configuration File

Path: ~/.claude/settings.json

```json
{
"permissions": {
"allow": ["mcp__pencil"]
},
"language": "Español",
"alwaysThinkingEnabled": false,
"effortLevel": "high",
"autoUpdatesChannel": "latest",
"voiceEnabled": true
}

### What Should Happen?

## Expected Behavior

  If `"voiceEnabled": true` is present in `~/.claude/settings.json`, Voice Mode      
  should be active from the moment the session starts, without requiring the user to 
  run `/voice`.

  ## Actual Behavior

  Voice Mode is disabled on every new session regardless of the `voiceEnabled`       
  setting. The user must run `/voice` manually on every startup.


### Steps to Reproduce

  1. Set `"voiceEnabled": true` in `~/.claude/settings.json`
  2. Start a new Claude Code session
  3. Observe that Voice Mode is **not** active — the Space bar does not trigger      
  recording
  4. Run `/voice` to enable it manually
  5. Exit the session
  6. Repeat from step 2 — Voice Mode is again disabled on the new session

### Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

### Is this a regression?

I don't know

### Last Working Version

_No response_

### Claude Code Version

2.1.76

### Platform

Anthropic API

### Operating System

Windows

### Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

### Additional Information

  Additional Context

  - The setting voiceEnabled is present in the file and set to true before the       
  session starts.
  - Running /voice within the session works correctly and enables Voice Mode for that
   session only.
  - The issue appears to be that the setting is either not being read at startup or  
  not being applied to initialize the Voice Mode state.
  - Reproducible consistently across multiple sessions.

  Workaround

  Manually run /voice at the beginning of every session.