Feature Request: Toggle mode for voice dictation (click once to start, click once to stop)

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?

Voice dictation only supports "hold to record" (push-to-talk). There is no option to click once to start recording and click once to stop. For longer dictations or hands-free workflows, holding a key down is uncomfortable and impractical.

What Should Happen?

Claude Code should offer a toggle mode for voice dictation — press a key once to start recording, press the same key again to stop. This would be a setting alongside the existing push-to-talk mode.

Error Messages/Logs

N/A — this is a feature request, not a bug.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open Claude Code CLI
2. Enable voice dictation (voiceEnabled: true)
3. Press and hold Space to record — works, but must hold the entire time
4. There is no way to configure a "click once to start, click once to stop" toggle mode
5. For dictations longer than 10-15 seconds, holding the key becomes uncomfortable

Suggested fix: Add a voiceMode setting ("toggle" vs "pushToTalk") and a voice:toggle keybinding action.

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

No, this never worked

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Run claude --version and paste the result

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

This affects users who do frequent voice dictation during active sessions — traders, designers, anyone working across multiple screens. A simple toggle in settings would solve it. The keybinding system already supports voice:pushToTalk — adding voice:toggle would slot in naturally.