[BUG] Push-to-talk broken - cuts off after 2-5 words (MacOS Desktop + Terminal)

Preflight Checklist

• [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?

• Push-to-talk cuts out after 2-5 words
• Processes partial audio mid-hold (and stops listening)
• Starts listening again after ~5 missed words; after which cycle restarts
• Both desktop app (macOS) and terminal
• Tested 3 mic setups, Siri works fine (rules out mic/system issue)

What Should Happen?

Should be able to dictate continuously while key pushed, at least 10 sentences.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Other complaints seem to be around toggle-to-talk and beginning cutoffs; so pretty sure most people are not experiencing this bug. I wouldn't know how to reproduce.

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.100

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_