diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/com/steipete/clawdis/node/voice/TalkModeManager.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/com/steipete/clawdis/node/voice/TalkModeManager.kt
index 2bf35a276..de32c95c3 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/com/steipete/clawdis/node/voice/TalkModeManager.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/com/steipete/clawdis/node/voice/TalkModeManager.kt
@@ -84,20 +84,24 @@ class TalkModeManager(
   private var session: BridgeSession? = null
   private var pendingRunId: String? = null
   private var pendingFinal: CompletableDeferred<Boolean>? = null
+  private var chatSubscribed = false
 
   private var player: MediaPlayer? = null
   private var currentAudioFile: File? = null
 
   fun attachSession(session: BridgeSession) {
     this.session = session
+    chatSubscribed = false
   }
 
   fun setEnabled(enabled: Boolean) {
     if (_isEnabled.value == enabled) return
     _isEnabled.value = enabled
     if (enabled) {
+      Log.d(tag, "enabled")
       start()
     } else {
+      Log.d(tag, "disabled")
       stop()
     }
   }
@@ -127,9 +131,11 @@ class TalkModeManager(
       if (_isListening.value) return@post
       stopRequested = false
       listeningMode = true
+      Log.d(tag, "start")
 
       if (!SpeechRecognizer.isRecognitionAvailable(context)) {
         _statusText.value = "Speech recognizer unavailable"
+        Log.w(tag, "speech recognizer unavailable")
         return@post
       }
 
@@ -138,6 +144,7 @@ class TalkModeManager(
           PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
       if (!micOk) {
         _statusText.value = "Microphone permission required"
+        Log.w(tag, "microphone permission required")
         return@post
       }
 
@@ -146,8 +153,10 @@ class TalkModeManager(
         recognizer = SpeechRecognizer.createSpeechRecognizer(context).also { it.setRecognitionListener(listener) }
         startListeningInternal(markListening = true)
         startSilenceMonitor()
+        Log.d(tag, "listening")
       } catch (err: Throwable) {
         _statusText.value = "Start failed: ${err.message ?: err::class.simpleName}"
+        Log.w(tag, "start failed: ${err.message ?: err::class.simpleName}")
       }
     }
   }
@@ -164,6 +173,7 @@ class TalkModeManager(
     _isListening.value = false
     _statusText.value = "Off"
     stopSpeaking()
+    chatSubscribed = false
 
     mainHandler.post {
       recognizer?.cancel()
@@ -264,28 +274,36 @@ class TalkModeManager(
     val bridge = session
     if (bridge == null) {
       _statusText.value = "Bridge not connected"
+      Log.w(tag, "finalize: bridge not connected")
       start()
       return
     }
 
     try {
       val startedAt = System.currentTimeMillis().toDouble() / 1000.0
+      subscribeChatIfNeeded(bridge = bridge, sessionKey = "main")
+      Log.d(tag, "chat.send start chars=${prompt.length}")
       val runId = sendChat(prompt, bridge)
+      Log.d(tag, "chat.send ok runId=$runId")
       val ok = waitForChatFinal(runId)
       if (!ok) {
         _statusText.value = "No reply"
+        Log.w(tag, "chat final timeout runId=$runId")
         start()
         return
       }
       val assistant = waitForAssistantText(bridge, startedAt, 12_000)
       if (assistant.isNullOrBlank()) {
         _statusText.value = "No reply"
+        Log.w(tag, "assistant text timeout runId=$runId")
         start()
         return
       }
+      Log.d(tag, "assistant text ok chars=${assistant.length}")
       playAssistant(assistant)
     } catch (err: Throwable) {
       _statusText.value = "Talk failed: ${err.message ?: err::class.simpleName}"
+      Log.w(tag, "finalize failed: ${err.message ?: err::class.simpleName}")
     }
 
     if (_isEnabled.value) {
@@ -293,6 +311,19 @@ class TalkModeManager(
     }
   }
 
+  private suspend fun subscribeChatIfNeeded(bridge: BridgeSession, sessionKey: String) {
+    if (chatSubscribed) return
+    val key = sessionKey.trim()
+    if (key.isEmpty()) return
+    try {
+      bridge.sendEvent("chat.subscribe", """{"sessionKey":"$key"}""")
+      chatSubscribed = true
+      Log.d(tag, "chat.subscribe ok sessionKey=$key")
+    } catch (err: Throwable) {
+      Log.w(tag, "chat.subscribe failed sessionKey=$key err=${err.message ?: err::class.java.simpleName}")
+    }
+  }
+
   private fun buildPrompt(transcript: String): String {
     val lines = mutableListOf(
       "Talk Mode active. Reply in a concise, spoken tone.",
@@ -410,6 +441,7 @@ class TalkModeManager(
     val voiceId = directive?.voiceId ?: currentVoiceId ?: defaultVoiceId
     if (voiceId.isNullOrBlank()) {
       _statusText.value = "Missing voice ID"
+      Log.w(tag, "missing voiceId")
       return
     }
 
@@ -418,6 +450,7 @@ class TalkModeManager(
         ?: System.getenv("ELEVENLABS_API_KEY")?.trim()
     if (apiKey.isNullOrEmpty()) {
       _statusText.value = "Missing ELEVENLABS_API_KEY"
+      Log.w(tag, "missing ELEVENLABS_API_KEY")
       return
     }
 
@@ -427,6 +460,7 @@ class TalkModeManager(
     ensureInterruptListener()
 
     try {
+      val ttsStarted = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime()
       val request =
         ElevenLabsRequest(
           text = cleaned,
@@ -442,9 +476,11 @@ class TalkModeManager(
           language = TalkModeRuntime.validatedLanguage(directive?.language),
         )
       val audio = synthesize(voiceId = voiceId, apiKey = apiKey, request = request)
+      Log.d(tag, "elevenlabs ok bytes=${audio.size} durMs=${SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() - ttsStarted}")
       playAudio(audio)
     } catch (err: Throwable) {
       _statusText.value = "Speak failed: ${err.message ?: err::class.simpleName}"
+      Log.w(tag, "speak failed: ${err.message ?: err::class.simpleName}")
     }
 
     _isSpeaking.value = false
@@ -480,11 +516,13 @@ class TalkModeManager(
       player.prepareAsync()
     }
 
+    Log.d(tag, "play start")
     try {
       finished.await()
     } finally {
       cleanupPlayer()
     }
+    Log.d(tag, "play done")
   }
 
   private fun stopSpeaking(resetInterrupt: Boolean = true) {
diff --git a/apps/ios/Sources/Voice/TalkModeManager.swift b/apps/ios/Sources/Voice/TalkModeManager.swift
index c11b890a9..6e2e5440d 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Sources/Voice/TalkModeManager.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Sources/Voice/TalkModeManager.swift
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import ClawdisKit
 import Foundation
 import Observation
 import Speech
+import OSLog
 
 @MainActor
 @Observable
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ final class TalkModeManager: NSObject {
     private let silenceWindow: TimeInterval = 0.7
 
     private var player: AVAudioPlayer?
+    private var chatSubscribedSessionKeys = Set<String>()
+
+    private let logger = Logger(subsystem: "com.steipete.clawdis", category: "TalkMode")
 
     func attachBridge(_ bridge: BridgeSession) {
         self.bridge = bridge
@@ -44,8 +48,10 @@ final class TalkModeManager: NSObject {
     func setEnabled(_ enabled: Bool) {
         self.isEnabled = enabled
         if enabled {
+            self.logger.info("enabled")
             Task { await self.start() }
         } else {
+            self.logger.info("disabled")
             self.stop()
         }
     }
@@ -54,14 +60,17 @@ final class TalkModeManager: NSObject {
         guard self.isEnabled else { return }
         if self.isListening { return }
 
+        self.logger.info("start")
         self.statusText = "Requesting permissions…"
         let micOk = await Self.requestMicrophonePermission()
         guard micOk else {
+            self.logger.warning("start blocked: microphone permission denied")
             self.statusText = "Microphone permission denied"
             return
         }
         let speechOk = await Self.requestSpeechPermission()
         guard speechOk else {
+            self.logger.warning("start blocked: speech permission denied")
             self.statusText = "Speech recognition permission denied"
             return
         }
@@ -73,9 +82,12 @@ final class TalkModeManager: NSObject {
             self.isListening = true
             self.statusText = "Listening"
             self.startSilenceMonitor()
+            await self.subscribeChatIfNeeded(sessionKey: "main")
+            self.logger.info("listening")
         } catch {
             self.isListening = false
             self.statusText = "Start failed: \(error.localizedDescription)"
+            self.logger.error("start failed: \(error.localizedDescription, privacy: .public)")
         }
     }
 
@@ -89,6 +101,11 @@ final class TalkModeManager: NSObject {
         self.silenceTask = nil
         self.stopRecognition()
         self.stopSpeaking()
+        Task { await self.unsubscribeAllChats() }
+    }
+
+    func userTappedOrb() {
+        self.stopSpeaking()
     }
 
     private func startRecognition() throws {
@@ -191,16 +208,21 @@ final class TalkModeManager: NSObject {
         let prompt = self.buildPrompt(transcript: transcript)
         guard let bridge else {
             self.statusText = "Bridge not connected"
+            self.logger.warning("finalize: bridge not connected")
             await self.start()
             return
         }
 
         do {
             let startedAt = Date().timeIntervalSince1970
+            await self.subscribeChatIfNeeded(sessionKey: "main")
+            self.logger.info("chat.send start chars=\(prompt.count, privacy: .public)")
             let runId = try await self.sendChat(prompt, bridge: bridge)
+            self.logger.info("chat.send ok runId=\(runId, privacy: .public)")
             let ok = await self.waitForChatFinal(runId: runId, bridge: bridge)
             if !ok {
                 self.statusText = "No reply"
+                self.logger.warning("chat final timeout runId=\(runId, privacy: .public)")
                 await self.start()
                 return
             }
@@ -211,17 +233,50 @@ final class TalkModeManager: NSObject {
                 timeoutSeconds: 12)
             else {
                 self.statusText = "No reply"
+                self.logger.warning("assistant text timeout runId=\(runId, privacy: .public)")
                 await self.start()
                 return
             }
+            self.logger.info("assistant text ok chars=\(assistantText.count, privacy: .public)")
             await self.playAssistant(text: assistantText)
         } catch {
             self.statusText = "Talk failed: \(error.localizedDescription)"
+            self.logger.error("finalize failed: \(error.localizedDescription, privacy: .public)")
         }
 
         await self.start()
     }
 
+    private func subscribeChatIfNeeded(sessionKey: String) async {
+        let key = sessionKey.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        guard !key.isEmpty else { return }
+        guard let bridge else { return }
+        guard !self.chatSubscribedSessionKeys.contains(key) else { return }
+
+        do {
+            let payload = "{\"sessionKey\":\"\(key)\"}"
+            try await bridge.sendEvent(event: "chat.subscribe", payloadJSON: payload)
+            self.chatSubscribedSessionKeys.insert(key)
+            self.logger.info("chat.subscribe ok sessionKey=\(key, privacy: .public)")
+        } catch {
+            self.logger.warning("chat.subscribe failed sessionKey=\(key, privacy: .public) err=\(error.localizedDescription, privacy: .public)")
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func unsubscribeAllChats() async {
+        guard let bridge else { return }
+        let keys = self.chatSubscribedSessionKeys
+        self.chatSubscribedSessionKeys.removeAll()
+        for key in keys {
+            do {
+                let payload = "{\"sessionKey\":\"\(key)\"}"
+                try await bridge.sendEvent(event: "chat.unsubscribe", payloadJSON: payload)
+            } catch {
+                // ignore
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private func buildPrompt(transcript: String) -> String {
         var lines: [String] = [
             "Talk Mode active. Reply in a concise, spoken tone.",
@@ -326,6 +381,7 @@ final class TalkModeManager: NSObject {
         let voiceId = directive?.voiceId ?? self.currentVoiceId ?? self.defaultVoiceId
         guard let voiceId, !voiceId.isEmpty else {
             self.statusText = "Missing voice ID"
+            self.logger.error("missing voiceId")
             return
         }
 
@@ -334,6 +390,7 @@ final class TalkModeManager: NSObject {
             ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["ELEVENLABS_API_KEY"]
         guard let apiKey = resolvedKey, !apiKey.isEmpty else {
             self.statusText = "Missing ELEVENLABS_API_KEY"
+            self.logger.error("missing ELEVENLABS_API_KEY")
             return
         }
 
@@ -342,6 +399,7 @@ final class TalkModeManager: NSObject {
         self.lastSpokenText = cleaned
 
         do {
+            let started = Date()
             let request = ElevenLabsRequest(
                 text: cleaned,
                 modelId: directive?.modelId ?? self.currentModelId ?? self.defaultModelId,
@@ -359,9 +417,11 @@ final class TalkModeManager: NSObject {
             let audio = try await ElevenLabsClient(apiKey: apiKey).synthesize(
                 voiceId: voiceId,
                 request: request)
+            self.logger.info("elevenlabs ok bytes=\(audio.count, privacy: .public) dur=\(Date().timeIntervalSince(started), privacy: .public)s")
             try await self.playAudio(data: audio)
         } catch {
             self.statusText = "Speak failed: \(error.localizedDescription)"
+            self.logger.error("speak failed: \(error.localizedDescription, privacy: .public)")
         }
 
         self.isSpeaking = false
@@ -372,10 +432,12 @@ final class TalkModeManager: NSObject {
         let player = try AVAudioPlayer(data: data)
         self.player = player
         player.prepareToPlay()
+        self.logger.info("play start")
         player.play()
         while player.isPlaying {
             try? await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: 120_000_000)
         }
+        self.logger.info("play done")
     }
 
     private func stopSpeaking() {
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/GatewayConnection.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/GatewayConnection.swift
index 289507cc5..cd87eea2c 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/GatewayConnection.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/GatewayConnection.swift
@@ -473,7 +473,10 @@ extension GatewayConnection {
             params["attachments"] = AnyCodable(encoded)
         }
 
-        return try await self.requestDecoded(method: .chatSend, params: params)
+        return try await self.requestDecoded(
+            method: .chatSend,
+            params: params,
+            timeoutMs: Double(timeoutMs))
     }
 
     func chatAbort(sessionKey: String, runId: String) async throws -> Bool {
diff --git a/apps/shared/ClawdisKit/Sources/ClawdisChatUI/ChatViewModel.swift b/apps/shared/ClawdisKit/Sources/ClawdisChatUI/ChatViewModel.swift
index 4c96b8075..4936d4438 100644
--- a/apps/shared/ClawdisKit/Sources/ClawdisChatUI/ChatViewModel.swift
+++ b/apps/shared/ClawdisKit/Sources/ClawdisChatUI/ChatViewModel.swift
@@ -293,8 +293,15 @@ public final class ClawdisChatViewModel {
             return
         }
 
-        if let runId = chat.runId, !self.pendingRuns.contains(runId) {
-            // Ignore events for other runs.
+        let isOurRun = chat.runId.flatMap { self.pendingRuns.contains($0) } ?? false
+        if !isOurRun {
+            // Keep multiple clients in sync: if another client finishes a run for our session, refresh history.
+            switch chat.state {
+            case "final", "aborted", "error":
+                Task { await self.refreshHistoryAfterRun() }
+            default:
+                break
+            }
             return
         }
 
diff --git a/src/gateway/server.test.ts b/src/gateway/server.test.ts
index dec83329d..22852c049 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server.test.ts
@@ -435,7 +435,10 @@ async function waitForSystemEvent(timeoutMs = 2000) {
 }
 
 describe("gateway server", () => {
-  test("voicewake.get returns defaults and voicewake.set broadcasts", async () => {
+  test(
+    "voicewake.get returns defaults and voicewake.set broadcasts",
+    { timeout: 15_000 },
+    async () => {
     const homeDir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "clawdis-home-"));
     const prevHome = process.env.HOME;
     process.env.HOME = homeDir;
@@ -486,7 +489,8 @@ describe("gateway server", () => {
     } else {
       process.env.HOME = prevHome;
     }
-  });
+    },
+  );
 
   test("models.list returns model catalog", async () => {
     piSdkMock.enabled = true;
@@ -3328,6 +3332,90 @@ describe("gateway server", () => {
     await server.close();
   });
 
+  test("bridge voice transcript triggers chat events for webchat clients", async () => {
+    const dir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "clawdis-gw-"));
+    testSessionStorePath = path.join(dir, "sessions.json");
+    await fs.writeFile(
+      testSessionStorePath,
+      JSON.stringify(
+        {
+          main: {
+            sessionId: "sess-main",
+            updatedAt: Date.now(),
+          },
+        },
+        null,
+        2,
+      ),
+      "utf-8",
+    );
+
+    const { server, ws } = await startServerWithClient();
+    await connectOk(ws, {
+      client: {
+        name: "webchat",
+        version: "1.0.0",
+        platform: "test",
+        mode: "webchat",
+      },
+    });
+
+    const bridgeCall = bridgeStartCalls.at(-1);
+    expect(bridgeCall?.onEvent).toBeDefined();
+
+    const isVoiceFinalChatEvent = (o: unknown) => {
+      if (!o || typeof o !== "object") return false;
+      const rec = o as Record<string, unknown>;
+      if (rec.type !== "event" || rec.event !== "chat") return false;
+      if (!rec.payload || typeof rec.payload !== "object") return false;
+      const payload = rec.payload as Record<string, unknown>;
+      const runId = typeof payload.runId === "string" ? payload.runId : "";
+      const state = typeof payload.state === "string" ? payload.state : "";
+      return runId.startsWith("voice-") && state === "final";
+    };
+
+    const finalChatP = onceMessage<{
+      type: "event";
+      event: string;
+      payload?: unknown;
+    }>(ws, isVoiceFinalChatEvent, 8000);
+
+    await bridgeCall?.onEvent?.("ios-node", {
+      event: "voice.transcript",
+      payloadJSON: JSON.stringify({ text: "hello", sessionKey: "main" }),
+    });
+
+    emitAgentEvent({
+      runId: "sess-main",
+      seq: 1,
+      ts: Date.now(),
+      stream: "assistant",
+      data: { text: "hi from agent" },
+    });
+    emitAgentEvent({
+      runId: "sess-main",
+      seq: 2,
+      ts: Date.now(),
+      stream: "job",
+      data: { state: "done" },
+    });
+
+    const evt = await finalChatP;
+    const payload =
+      evt.payload && typeof evt.payload === "object"
+        ? (evt.payload as Record<string, unknown>)
+        : {};
+    expect(payload.sessionKey).toBe("main");
+    const message =
+      payload.message && typeof payload.message === "object"
+        ? (payload.message as Record<string, unknown>)
+        : {};
+    expect(message.role).toBe("assistant");
+
+    ws.close();
+    await server.close();
+  });
+
   test("bridge chat.abort cancels while saving the session store", async () => {
     const dir = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "clawdis-gw-"));
     testSessionStorePath = path.join(dir, "sessions.json");
diff --git a/src/gateway/server.ts b/src/gateway/server.ts
index db6e506f8..c6f259b96 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server.ts
@@ -3064,6 +3064,13 @@ export async function startGatewayServer(
           await saveSessionStore(storePath, store);
         }
 
+        // Ensure chat UI clients refresh when this run completes (even though it wasn't started via chat.send).
+        // This maps agent bus events (keyed by sessionId) to chat events (keyed by clientRunId).
+        chatRunSessions.set(sessionId, {
+          sessionKey,
+          clientRunId: `voice-${randomUUID()}`,
+        });
+
         void agentCommand(
           {
             message: text,