Automation & Profiles

The Automation, Agents, and Profiles tabs control how Vocoding handles output delivery, parallel processing, and prompt optimization behavior.

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Auto-Actions

Setting	Description	Default
Auto-copy to clipboard	Automatically copy results	ON
Auto-paste at cursor	Paste result at active cursor position	OFF
Audio cues	Sound feedback for recording start/stop/complete	OFF

Note: Auto-paste requires accessibility permissions and may not work in all applications.

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Multi-Task Queue

Process multiple voice inputs in parallel.

Setting	Description	Default
Max Active Tasks	Maximum parallel tasks (2-10)	2
Max Local GPU Tasks	Maximum Ollama local tasks (1-4)	1
Visible Stacked Pills	Pills shown in multi-task UI (1-5)	1
Task Notifications	Show notifications for task events	ON
Notify on Success	Notification when task completes	ON
Notify on Errors	Notification when task fails	ON
Ollama Cloud Overrides	Custom parameters for cloud tasks	(empty)
Ollama Local Overrides	Custom parameters for local tasks	(empty)

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Smart Bubble

The Smart Bubble is a floating pill that appears when long-running tasks transition from the main window.

Setting	Description	Default
Transition Threshold	Seconds before task moves to bubble (3-30s)	8s
Pill Corner	Screen corner for the bubble	top-right
Auto-Dismiss Timeout	Seconds before bubble auto-hides (10-300s, or "Never")	60s
Paste Behavior	When to auto-paste: always / smart / never	smart (macOS)
Tray Recent Results	Number of recent results in tray menu (3-20)	5

Corner Options

Position	Description
top-right	Top-right corner of screen (default)
top-left	Top-left corner of screen
bottom-right	Bottom-right corner of screen
bottom-left	Bottom-left corner of screen

Paste Behavior Options

Option	Behavior
Always	Auto-paste result at cursor immediately
Smart	Auto-paste only if the cursor is in a text field (macOS default)
Never	Only copy to clipboard, never auto-paste

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Agents Tab (in Settings)

This tab provides the same agent management as the dedicated Agents view (Cmd + 2).

Feature	Description
Global toggle	Enable/disable all agents
Category toggles	Enable/disable entire categories with count badges
Built-in agents grid	Browse and manage system agents
Custom agents grid	Manage your custom agents (Edit, Export, Delete)
Import / New Agent	Import from JSON or create new

See the Agents Guide for full agent documentation.

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Profiles Tab

Manage optimization profiles that control how prompts are structured.

Auto/Manual Toggle

Mode	Behavior
Auto	Smart Detection picks the best profile
Manual	You select a fixed profile

Profile Auto-Detection Pool

When enabled, Smart Detection can choose from all enabled profiles. Disable specific profiles to restrict which ones are available for auto-detection.

System / Custom Tabs

• System: 32 built-in profiles (view details, cannot delete)
• Custom: Your own profiles (create, edit, delete)

Profile Cards

Each profile card shows:

• Icon and name
• Cognitive mode (e.g., implementation, analysis, creative)
• Verbosity level (compact, standard, extended, deep)
• Badges for special features
• Action buttons

Profile Wizard

Create custom profiles with:

Property	Description
Name	Profile identifier
Cognitive Mode	Planning, Implementation, Analysis, Creative, etc.
Verbosity	Compact, Standard, Extended, Deep
Structure	Sectioned, Fluent, Checklist, Minimal
System Prompt	LLM instructions for this profile
Temperature	Response creativity (0.0 = focused, 1.0 = creative)
Max Tokens	Maximum response length

Import/Export

• Export: Save profiles as JSON for sharing
• Import: Load profiles from JSON files