diff --git a/Swabble/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/Swabble/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aff600f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-test:
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+        working-directory: swabble
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout swabble
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          path: swabble
+
+      - name: Select Xcode 26.1 (prefer 26.1.1)
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          # pick the newest installed 26.1.x, fallback to newest 26.x
+          CANDIDATE="$(ls -d /Applications/Xcode_26.1*.app 2>/dev/null | sort -V | tail -1 || true)"
+          if [[ -z "$CANDIDATE" ]]; then
+            CANDIDATE="$(ls -d /Applications/Xcode_26*.app 2>/dev/null | sort -V | tail -1 || true)"
+          fi
+          if [[ -z "$CANDIDATE" ]]; then
+            echo "No Xcode 26.x found on runner" >&2
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Selecting $CANDIDATE"
+          sudo xcode-select -s "$CANDIDATE"
+          xcodebuild -version
+
+      - name: Show Swift version
+        run: swift --version
+
+      - name: Install tooling
+        run: |
+          brew update
+          brew install swiftlint swiftformat
+
+      - name: Format check
+        run: |
+          ./scripts/format.sh
+          git diff --exit-code
+
+      - name: Lint
+        run: ./scripts/lint.sh
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: swift test --parallel
diff --git a/Swabble/.gitignore b/Swabble/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e988a5b23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# macOS
+.DS_Store
+
+# SwiftPM / Build
+/.build
+/.swiftpm
+/DerivedData
+xcuserdata/
+*.xcuserstate
+
+# Editors
+/.vscode
+.idea/
+
+# Xcode artifacts
+*.hmap
+*.ipa
+*.dSYM.zip
+*.dSYM
+
+# Playgrounds
+*.xcplayground
+playground.xcworkspace
+timeline.xctimeline
+
+# Carthage
+Carthage/Build/
+
+# fastlane
+fastlane/report.xml
+fastlane/Preview.html
+fastlane/screenshots/**/*.png
+fastlane/test_output
diff --git a/Swabble/.swiftformat b/Swabble/.swiftformat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2686269a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/.swiftformat
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+--swiftversion 6.2
+--indent 4
+--maxwidth 120
+--wraparguments before-first
+--wrapcollections before-first
+--stripunusedargs closure-only
+--self remove
+--header ""
diff --git a/Swabble/.swiftlint.yml b/Swabble/.swiftlint.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f63ff5dbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/.swiftlint.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# SwiftLint for swabble
+included:
+  - Sources
+excluded:
+  - .build
+  - DerivedData
+  - "**/.swiftpm"
+  - "**/.build"
+  - "**/DerivedData"
+  - "**/.DS_Store"
+opt_in_rules:
+  - array_init
+  - closure_spacing
+  - explicit_init
+  - fatal_error_message
+  - first_where
+  - joined_default_parameter
+  - last_where
+  - literal_expression_end_indentation
+  - multiline_arguments
+  - multiline_parameters
+  - operator_usage_whitespace
+  - redundant_nil_coalescing
+  - sorted_first_last
+  - switch_case_alignment
+  - vertical_parameter_alignment_on_call
+  - vertical_whitespace_opening_braces
+  - vertical_whitespace_closing_braces
+
+disabled_rules:
+  - trailing_whitespace
+  - trailing_newline
+  - indentation_width
+  - identifier_name
+  - explicit_self
+  - file_header
+  - todo
+
+line_length:
+  warning: 140
+  error: 180
+
+reporter: "xcode"
diff --git a/Swabble/LICENSE b/Swabble/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7b526698
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2025 Peter Steinberger
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/Swabble/Package.resolved b/Swabble/Package.resolved
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7d2a7064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Package.resolved
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+  "originHash" : "3018b2c8c183d55b57ad0c4526b2380ac3b957d13a3a86e1b2845e81323c443a",
+  "pins" : [
+    {
+      "identity" : "commander",
+      "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/steipete/Commander.git",
+      "state" : {
+        "revision" : "8b8cb4f34315ce9e5307b3a2bcd77ff73f586a02",
+        "version" : "0.2.0"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "identity" : "swift-syntax",
+      "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/swiftlang/swift-syntax.git",
+      "state" : {
+        "revision" : "0687f71944021d616d34d922343dcef086855920",
+        "version" : "600.0.1"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "identity" : "swift-testing",
+      "kind" : "remoteSourceControl",
+      "location" : "https://github.com/apple/swift-testing",
+      "state" : {
+        "revision" : "399f76dcd91e4c688ca2301fa24a8cc6d9927211",
+        "version" : "0.99.0"
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "version" : 3
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Package.swift b/Swabble/Package.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..588bd01d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Package.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// swift-tools-version: 6.2
+import PackageDescription
+
+let package = Package(
+    name: "swabble",
+    platforms: [
+        .macOS(.v26),
+    ],
+    products: [
+        .library(name: "Swabble", targets: ["Swabble"]),
+        .executable(name: "swabble", targets: ["SwabbleCLI"]),
+    ],
+    dependencies: [
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/steipete/Commander.git", from: "0.2.0"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/apple/swift-testing", from: "0.99.0"),
+    ],
+    targets: [
+        .target(
+            name: "Swabble",
+            path: "Sources/SwabbleCore",
+            swiftSettings: []),
+        .executableTarget(
+            name: "SwabbleCLI",
+            dependencies: [
+                "Swabble",
+                .product(name: "Commander", package: "Commander"),
+            ],
+            path: "Sources/swabble"),
+        .testTarget(
+            name: "swabbleTests",
+            dependencies: [
+                "Swabble",
+                .product(name: "Testing", package: "swift-testing"),
+            ]),
+    ],
+    swiftLanguageModes: [.v6]
+)
diff --git a/Swabble/README.md b/Swabble/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3fe168616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+# 🎙️ swabble — Speech.framework wake-word hook daemon (macOS 26)
+
+swabble is a Swift 6.2, macOS 26-only rewrite of the brabble voice daemon. It listens on your mic, gates on a wake word, transcribes locally using Apple's new SpeechAnalyzer + SpeechTranscriber, then fires a shell hook with the transcript. No cloud calls, no Whisper binaries.
+
+- **Local-only**: Speech.framework on-device models; zero network usage.
+- **Wake word**: Default `clawd` (aliases `claude`), optional `--no-wake` bypass.
+- **Hooks**: Run any command with prefix/env, cooldown, min_chars, timeout.
+- **Services**: launchd helper stubs for start/stop/install.
+- **File transcribe**: TXT or SRT with time ranges (using AttributedString splits).
+
+## Quick start
+```bash
+# Install deps
+brew install swiftformat swiftlint
+
+# Build
+swift build
+
+# Write default config (~/.config/swabble/config.json)
+swift run swabble setup
+
+# Run foreground daemon
+swift run swabble serve
+
+# Test your hook
+swift run swabble test-hook "hello world"
+
+# Transcribe a file to SRT
+swift run swabble transcribe /path/to/audio.m4a --format srt --output out.srt
+```
+
+## Use as a library
+Add swabble as a SwiftPM dependency and import the `Swabble` product to reuse the Speech pipeline, config loader, hook runner, and transcript store in your own app:
+
+```swift
+// Package.swift
+dependencies: [
+    .package(url: "https://github.com/steipete/swabble.git", branch: "main"),
+],
+targets: [
+    .target(name: "MyApp", dependencies: [.product(name: "Swabble", package: "swabble")]),
+]
+```
+
+## CLI
+- `serve` — foreground loop (mic → wake → hook)
+- `transcribe <file>` — offline transcription (txt|srt)
+- `test-hook "text"` — invoke configured hook
+- `mic list|set <index>` — enumerate/select input device
+- `setup` — write default config JSON
+- `doctor` — check Speech auth & device availability
+- `health` — prints `ok`
+- `tail-log` — last 10 transcripts
+- `status` — show wake state + recent transcripts
+- `service install|uninstall|status` — user launchd plist (stub: prints launchctl commands)
+- `start|stop|restart` — placeholders until full launchd wiring
+
+All commands accept Commander runtime flags (`-v/--verbose`, `--json-output`, `--log-level`), plus `--config` where applicable.
+
+## Config
+`~/.config/swabble/config.json` (auto-created by `setup`):
+```json
+{
+  "audio": {"deviceName": "", "deviceIndex": -1, "sampleRate": 16000, "channels": 1},
+  "wake": {"enabled": true, "word": "clawd", "aliases": ["claude"]},
+  "hook": {
+    "command": "",
+    "args": [],
+    "prefix": "Voice swabble from ${hostname}: ",
+    "cooldownSeconds": 1,
+    "minCharacters": 24,
+    "timeoutSeconds": 5,
+    "env": {}
+  },
+  "logging": {"level": "info", "format": "text"},
+  "transcripts": {"enabled": true, "maxEntries": 50},
+  "speech": {"localeIdentifier": "en_US", "etiquetteReplacements": false}
+}
+```
+
+- Config path override: `--config /path/to/config.json` on relevant commands.
+- Transcripts persist to `~/Library/Application Support/swabble/transcripts.log`.
+
+## Hook protocol
+When a wake-gated transcript passes min_chars & cooldown, swabble runs:
+```
+<command> <args...> "<prefix><text>"
+```
+Environment variables:
+- `SWABBLE_TEXT` — stripped transcript (wake word removed)
+- `SWABBLE_PREFIX` — rendered prefix (hostname substituted)
+- plus any `hook.env` key/values
+
+## Speech pipeline
+- `AVAudioEngine` tap → `BufferConverter` → `AnalyzerInput` → `SpeechAnalyzer` with a `SpeechTranscriber` module.
+- Requests volatile + final results; wake gating is string match on partial/final.
+- Authorization requested at first start; requires macOS 26 + new Speech.framework APIs.
+
+## Development
+- Format: `./scripts/format.sh` (uses ../peekaboo/.swiftformat if present)
+- Lint: `./scripts/lint.sh` (uses ../peekaboo/.swiftlint.yml if present)
+- Tests: `swift test` (uses swift-testing package)
+
+## Roadmap
+- launchd control (load/bootout, PID + status socket)
+- JSON logging + PII redaction toggle
+- Stronger wake-word detection and control socket status/health
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Config/Config.swift b/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Config/Config.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4dc9d4668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Config/Config.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import Foundation
+
+public struct SwabbleConfig: Codable, Sendable {
+    public struct Audio: Codable, Sendable {
+        public var deviceName: String = ""
+        public var deviceIndex: Int = -1
+        public var sampleRate: Double = 16000
+        public var channels: Int = 1
+    }
+
+    public struct Wake: Codable, Sendable {
+        public var enabled: Bool = true
+        public var word: String = "clawd"
+        public var aliases: [String] = ["claude"]
+    }
+
+    public struct Hook: Codable, Sendable {
+        public var command: String = ""
+        public var args: [String] = []
+        public var prefix: String = "Voice swabble from ${hostname}: "
+        public var cooldownSeconds: Double = 1
+        public var minCharacters: Int = 24
+        public var timeoutSeconds: Double = 5
+        public var env: [String: String] = [:]
+    }
+
+    public struct Logging: Codable, Sendable {
+        public var level: String = "info"
+        public var format: String = "text" // text|json placeholder
+    }
+
+    public struct Transcripts: Codable, Sendable {
+        public var enabled: Bool = true
+        public var maxEntries: Int = 50
+    }
+
+    public struct Speech: Codable, Sendable {
+        public var localeIdentifier: String = Locale.current.identifier
+        public var etiquetteReplacements: Bool = false
+    }
+
+    public var audio = Audio()
+    public var wake = Wake()
+    public var hook = Hook()
+    public var logging = Logging()
+    public var transcripts = Transcripts()
+    public var speech = Speech()
+
+    public static let defaultPath = FileManager.default
+        .homeDirectoryForCurrentUser
+        .appendingPathComponent(".config/swabble/config.json")
+
+    public init() {}
+}
+
+public enum ConfigError: Error {
+    case missingConfig
+}
+
+public enum ConfigLoader {
+    public static func load(at path: URL?) throws -> SwabbleConfig {
+        let url = path ?? SwabbleConfig.defaultPath
+        if !FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: url.path) {
+            throw ConfigError.missingConfig
+        }
+        let data = try Data(contentsOf: url)
+        return try JSONDecoder().decode(SwabbleConfig.self, from: data)
+    }
+
+    public static func save(_ config: SwabbleConfig, at path: URL?) throws {
+        let url = path ?? SwabbleConfig.defaultPath
+        let dir = url.deletingLastPathComponent()
+        try FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: dir, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+        let data = try JSONEncoder().encode(config)
+        try data.write(to: url)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Hooks/HookRunner.swift b/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Hooks/HookRunner.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e94b0b002
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Hooks/HookRunner.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import Foundation
+
+public struct HookJob: Sendable {
+    public let text: String
+    public let timestamp: Date
+
+    public init(text: String, timestamp: Date) {
+        self.text = text
+        self.timestamp = timestamp
+    }
+}
+
+public actor HookRunner {
+    private let config: SwabbleConfig
+    private var lastRun: Date?
+    private let hostname: String
+
+    public init(config: SwabbleConfig) {
+        self.config = config
+        self.hostname = Host.current().localizedName ?? "host"
+    }
+
+    public func shouldRun() -> Bool {
+        guard self.config.hook.cooldownSeconds > 0 else { return true }
+        if let lastRun, Date().timeIntervalSince(lastRun) < config.hook.cooldownSeconds {
+            return false
+        }
+        return true
+    }
+
+    public func run(job: HookJob) async throws {
+        guard self.shouldRun() else { return }
+        guard !self.config.hook.command.isEmpty else { throw NSError(
+            domain: "Hook",
+            code: 1,
+            userInfo: [NSLocalizedDescriptionKey: "hook command not set"]) }
+
+        let prefix = self.config.hook.prefix.replacingOccurrences(of: "${hostname}", with: self.hostname)
+        let payload = prefix + job.text
+
+        let process = Process()
+        process.executableURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: self.config.hook.command)
+        process.arguments = self.config.hook.args + [payload]
+
+        var env = ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment
+        env["SWABBLE_TEXT"] = job.text
+        env["SWABBLE_PREFIX"] = prefix
+        for (k, v) in self.config.hook.env {
+            env[k] = v
+        }
+        process.environment = env
+
+        let pipe = Pipe()
+        process.standardOutput = pipe
+        process.standardError = pipe
+
+        try process.run()
+
+        let timeoutNanos = UInt64(max(config.hook.timeoutSeconds, 0.1) * 1_000_000_000)
+        try await withThrowingTaskGroup(of: Void.self) { group in
+            group.addTask {
+                process.waitUntilExit()
+            }
+            group.addTask {
+                try await Task.sleep(nanoseconds: timeoutNanos)
+                if process.isRunning {
+                    process.terminate()
+                }
+            }
+            try await group.next()
+            group.cancelAll()
+        }
+        self.lastRun = Date()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Speech/BufferConverter.swift b/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Speech/BufferConverter.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6d7dc993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Speech/BufferConverter.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+@preconcurrency import AVFoundation
+import Foundation
+
+final class BufferConverter {
+    private final class Box<T>: @unchecked Sendable { var value: T; init(_ value: T) { self.value = value } }
+    enum ConverterError: Swift.Error {
+        case failedToCreateConverter
+        case failedToCreateConversionBuffer
+        case conversionFailed(NSError?)
+    }
+
+    private var converter: AVAudioConverter?
+
+    func convert(_ buffer: AVAudioPCMBuffer, to format: AVAudioFormat) throws -> AVAudioPCMBuffer {
+        let inputFormat = buffer.format
+        if inputFormat == format {
+            return buffer
+        }
+        if converter == nil || converter?.outputFormat != format {
+            converter = AVAudioConverter(from: inputFormat, to: format)
+            converter?.primeMethod = .none
+        }
+        guard let converter else { throw ConverterError.failedToCreateConverter }
+
+        let sampleRateRatio = converter.outputFormat.sampleRate / converter.inputFormat.sampleRate
+        let scaledInputFrameLength = Double(buffer.frameLength) * sampleRateRatio
+        let frameCapacity = AVAudioFrameCount(scaledInputFrameLength.rounded(.up))
+        guard let conversionBuffer = AVAudioPCMBuffer(pcmFormat: converter.outputFormat, frameCapacity: frameCapacity)
+        else {
+            throw ConverterError.failedToCreateConversionBuffer
+        }
+
+        var nsError: NSError?
+        let consumed = Box(false)
+        let inputBuffer = buffer
+        let status = converter.convert(to: conversionBuffer, error: &nsError) { _, statusPtr in
+            if consumed.value {
+                statusPtr.pointee = .noDataNow
+                return nil
+            }
+            consumed.value = true
+            statusPtr.pointee = .haveData
+            return inputBuffer
+        }
+        if status == .error {
+            throw ConverterError.conversionFailed(nsError)
+        }
+        return conversionBuffer
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Speech/SpeechPipeline.swift b/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Speech/SpeechPipeline.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..faecc64d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Speech/SpeechPipeline.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+import AVFoundation
+import Foundation
+import Speech
+
+public struct SpeechSegment: Sendable {
+    public let text: String
+    public let isFinal: Bool
+}
+
+public enum SpeechPipelineError: Error {
+    case authorizationDenied
+    case analyzerFormatUnavailable
+    case transcriberUnavailable
+}
+
+/// Live microphone → SpeechAnalyzer → SpeechTranscriber pipeline.
+public actor SpeechPipeline {
+    private struct UnsafeBuffer: @unchecked Sendable { let buffer: AVAudioPCMBuffer }
+
+    private var engine = AVAudioEngine()
+    private var transcriber: SpeechTranscriber?
+    private var analyzer: SpeechAnalyzer?
+    private var inputContinuation: AsyncStream<AnalyzerInput>.Continuation?
+    private var resultTask: Task<Void, Never>?
+    private let converter = BufferConverter()
+
+    public init() {}
+
+    public func start(localeIdentifier: String, etiquette: Bool) async throws -> AsyncStream<SpeechSegment> {
+        let auth = await requestAuthorizationIfNeeded()
+        guard auth == .authorized else { throw SpeechPipelineError.authorizationDenied }
+
+        let transcriberModule = SpeechTranscriber(
+            locale: Locale(identifier: localeIdentifier),
+            transcriptionOptions: etiquette ? [.etiquetteReplacements] : [],
+            reportingOptions: [.volatileResults],
+            attributeOptions: [])
+        self.transcriber = transcriberModule
+
+        guard let analyzerFormat = await SpeechAnalyzer.bestAvailableAudioFormat(compatibleWith: [transcriberModule])
+        else {
+            throw SpeechPipelineError.analyzerFormatUnavailable
+        }
+
+        self.analyzer = SpeechAnalyzer(modules: [transcriberModule])
+        let (stream, continuation) = AsyncStream<AnalyzerInput>.makeStream()
+        self.inputContinuation = continuation
+
+        let inputNode = self.engine.inputNode
+        let inputFormat = inputNode.outputFormat(forBus: 0)
+        inputNode.removeTap(onBus: 0)
+        inputNode.installTap(onBus: 0, bufferSize: 2048, format: inputFormat) { [weak self] buffer, _ in
+            guard let self else { return }
+            let boxed = UnsafeBuffer(buffer: buffer)
+            Task { await self.handleBuffer(boxed.buffer, targetFormat: analyzerFormat) }
+        }
+
+        self.engine.prepare()
+        try self.engine.start()
+        try await self.analyzer?.start(inputSequence: stream)
+
+        guard let transcriberForStream = self.transcriber else {
+            throw SpeechPipelineError.transcriberUnavailable
+        }
+
+        return AsyncStream { continuation in
+            self.resultTask = Task {
+                do {
+                    for try await result in transcriberForStream.results {
+                        let seg = SpeechSegment(text: String(result.text.characters), isFinal: result.isFinal)
+                        continuation.yield(seg)
+                    }
+                } catch {
+                    // swallow errors and finish
+                }
+                continuation.finish()
+            }
+            continuation.onTermination = { _ in
+                Task { await self.stop() }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public func stop() async {
+        self.resultTask?.cancel()
+        self.inputContinuation?.finish()
+        self.engine.inputNode.removeTap(onBus: 0)
+        self.engine.stop()
+        try? await self.analyzer?.finalizeAndFinishThroughEndOfInput()
+    }
+
+    private func handleBuffer(_ buffer: AVAudioPCMBuffer, targetFormat: AVAudioFormat) async {
+        do {
+            let converted = try converter.convert(buffer, to: targetFormat)
+            let input = AnalyzerInput(buffer: converted)
+            self.inputContinuation?.yield(input)
+        } catch {
+            // drop on conversion failure
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func requestAuthorizationIfNeeded() async -> SFSpeechRecognizerAuthorizationStatus {
+        let current = SFSpeechRecognizer.authorizationStatus()
+        guard current == .notDetermined else { return current }
+        return await withCheckedContinuation { continuation in
+            SFSpeechRecognizer.requestAuthorization { status in
+                continuation.resume(returning: status)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Support/AttributedString+Sentences.swift b/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Support/AttributedString+Sentences.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f5d6a106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Support/AttributedString+Sentences.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import CoreMedia
+import Foundation
+import NaturalLanguage
+
+extension AttributedString {
+    public func sentences(maxLength: Int? = nil) -> [AttributedString] {
+        let tokenizer = NLTokenizer(unit: .sentence)
+        let string = String(characters)
+        tokenizer.string = string
+        let sentenceRanges = tokenizer.tokens(for: string.startIndex..<string.endIndex).map {
+            (
+                $0,
+                AttributedString.Index($0.lowerBound, within: self)!
+                    ..<
+                    AttributedString.Index($0.upperBound, within: self)!)
+        }
+        let ranges = sentenceRanges.flatMap { sentenceStringRange, sentenceRange in
+            let sentence = self[sentenceRange]
+            guard let maxLength, sentence.characters.count > maxLength else {
+                return [sentenceRange]
+            }
+
+            let wordTokenizer = NLTokenizer(unit: .word)
+            wordTokenizer.string = string
+            var wordRanges = wordTokenizer.tokens(for: sentenceStringRange).map {
+                AttributedString.Index($0.lowerBound, within: self)!
+                    ..<
+                    AttributedString.Index($0.upperBound, within: self)!
+            }
+            guard !wordRanges.isEmpty else { return [sentenceRange] }
+            wordRanges[0] = sentenceRange.lowerBound..<wordRanges[0].upperBound
+            wordRanges[wordRanges.count - 1] = wordRanges[wordRanges.count - 1].lowerBound..<sentenceRange.upperBound
+
+            var ranges: [Range<AttributedString.Index>] = []
+            for wordRange in wordRanges {
+                if let lastRange = ranges.last,
+                   self[lastRange].characters.count + self[wordRange].characters.count <= maxLength
+                {
+                    ranges[ranges.count - 1] = lastRange.lowerBound..<wordRange.upperBound
+                } else {
+                    ranges.append(wordRange)
+                }
+            }
+
+            return ranges
+        }
+
+        return ranges.compactMap { range in
+            let audioTimeRanges = self[range].runs.filter {
+                !String(self[$0.range].characters)
+                    .trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).isEmpty
+            }.compactMap(\.audioTimeRange)
+            guard !audioTimeRanges.isEmpty else { return nil }
+            let start = audioTimeRanges.first!.start
+            let end = audioTimeRanges.last!.end
+            var attributes = AttributeContainer()
+            attributes[AttributeScopes.SpeechAttributes.TimeRangeAttribute.self] = CMTimeRange(
+                start: start,
+                end: end)
+            return AttributedString(self[range].characters, attributes: attributes)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Support/Logging.swift b/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Support/Logging.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..695567ab8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Support/Logging.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import Foundation
+
+public enum LogLevel: String, Comparable, CaseIterable, Sendable {
+    case trace, debug, info, warn, error
+
+    var rank: Int {
+        switch self {
+        case .trace: 0
+        case .debug: 1
+        case .info: 2
+        case .warn: 3
+        case .error: 4
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static func < (lhs: LogLevel, rhs: LogLevel) -> Bool { lhs.rank < rhs.rank }
+}
+
+public struct Logger: Sendable {
+    public let level: LogLevel
+
+    public init(level: LogLevel) { self.level = level }
+
+    public func log(_ level: LogLevel, _ message: String) {
+        guard level >= self.level else { return }
+        let ts = ISO8601DateFormatter().string(from: Date())
+        print("[\(level.rawValue.uppercased())] \(ts) | \(message)")
+    }
+
+    public func trace(_ msg: String) { self.log(.trace, msg) }
+    public func debug(_ msg: String) { self.log(.debug, msg) }
+    public func info(_ msg: String) { self.log(.info, msg) }
+    public func warn(_ msg: String) { self.log(.warn, msg) }
+    public func error(_ msg: String) { self.log(.error, msg) }
+}
+
+extension LogLevel {
+    public init?(configValue: String) {
+        self.init(rawValue: configValue.lowercased())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Support/OutputFormat.swift b/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Support/OutputFormat.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84047c728
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Support/OutputFormat.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import CoreMedia
+import Foundation
+
+public enum OutputFormat: String {
+    case txt
+    case srt
+
+    public var needsAudioTimeRange: Bool {
+        switch self {
+        case .srt: true
+        default: false
+        }
+    }
+
+    public func text(for transcript: AttributedString, maxLength: Int) -> String {
+        switch self {
+        case .txt:
+            return String(transcript.characters)
+        case .srt:
+            func format(_ timeInterval: TimeInterval) -> String {
+                let ms = Int(timeInterval.truncatingRemainder(dividingBy: 1) * 1000)
+                let s = Int(timeInterval) % 60
+                let m = (Int(timeInterval) / 60) % 60
+                let h = Int(timeInterval) / 60 / 60
+                return String(format: "%0.2d:%0.2d:%0.2d,%0.3d", h, m, s, ms)
+            }
+
+            return transcript.sentences(maxLength: maxLength).compactMap { (sentence: AttributedString) -> (
+                CMTimeRange,
+                String)? in
+                guard let timeRange = sentence.audioTimeRange else { return nil }
+                return (timeRange, String(sentence.characters))
+            }.enumerated().map { index, run in
+                let (timeRange, text) = run
+                return """
+
+                \(index + 1)
+                \(format(timeRange.start.seconds)) --> \(format(timeRange.end.seconds))
+                \(text.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines))
+
+                """
+            }.joined().trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Support/TranscriptsStore.swift b/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Support/TranscriptsStore.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a62eb5b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/SwabbleCore/Support/TranscriptsStore.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import Foundation
+
+public actor TranscriptsStore {
+    public static let shared = TranscriptsStore()
+
+    private var entries: [String] = []
+    private let limit = 100
+    private let fileURL: URL
+
+    public init() {
+        let dir = FileManager.default.homeDirectoryForCurrentUser
+            .appendingPathComponent("Library/Application Support/swabble", isDirectory: true)
+        try? FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: dir, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
+        self.fileURL = dir.appendingPathComponent("transcripts.log")
+        if let data = try? Data(contentsOf: fileURL),
+           let text = String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)
+        {
+            self.entries = text.split(separator: "\n").map(String.init).suffix(self.limit)
+        }
+    }
+
+    public func append(text: String) {
+        self.entries.append(text)
+        if self.entries.count > self.limit {
+            self.entries.removeFirst(self.entries.count - self.limit)
+        }
+        let body = self.entries.joined(separator: "\n")
+        try? body.write(to: self.fileURL, atomically: false, encoding: .utf8)
+    }
+
+    public func latest() -> [String] { self.entries }
+}
+
+extension String {
+    private func appendLine(to url: URL) throws {
+        let data = (self + "\n").data(using: .utf8) ?? Data()
+        if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: url.path) {
+            let handle = try FileHandle(forWritingTo: url)
+            try handle.seekToEnd()
+            try handle.write(contentsOf: data)
+            try handle.close()
+        } else {
+            try data.write(to: url)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/swabble/CLI/CLIRegistry.swift b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/CLI/CLIRegistry.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..961c19c9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/CLI/CLIRegistry.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import Commander
+import Foundation
+
+@MainActor
+enum CLIRegistry {
+    static var descriptors: [CommandDescriptor] {
+        let serveDesc = descriptor(for: ServeCommand.self)
+        let transcribeDesc = descriptor(for: TranscribeCommand.self)
+        let testHookDesc = descriptor(for: TestHookCommand.self)
+        let micList = descriptor(for: MicList.self)
+        let micSet = descriptor(for: MicSet.self)
+        let micRoot = CommandDescriptor(
+            name: "mic",
+            abstract: "Microphone management",
+            discussion: nil,
+            signature: CommandSignature(),
+            subcommands: [micList, micSet])
+        let serviceRoot = CommandDescriptor(
+            name: "service",
+            abstract: "launchd helper",
+            discussion: nil,
+            signature: CommandSignature(),
+            subcommands: [
+                descriptor(for: ServiceInstall.self),
+                descriptor(for: ServiceUninstall.self),
+                descriptor(for: ServiceStatus.self),
+            ])
+        let doctorDesc = descriptor(for: DoctorCommand.self)
+        let setupDesc = descriptor(for: SetupCommand.self)
+        let healthDesc = descriptor(for: HealthCommand.self)
+        let tailLogDesc = descriptor(for: TailLogCommand.self)
+        let startDesc = descriptor(for: StartCommand.self)
+        let stopDesc = descriptor(for: StopCommand.self)
+        let restartDesc = descriptor(for: RestartCommand.self)
+        let statusDesc = descriptor(for: StatusCommand.self)
+
+        let rootSignature = CommandSignature().withStandardRuntimeFlags()
+        let root = CommandDescriptor(
+            name: "swabble",
+            abstract: "Speech hook daemon",
+            discussion: "Local wake-word → SpeechTranscriber → hook",
+            signature: rootSignature,
+            subcommands: [
+                serveDesc,
+                transcribeDesc,
+                testHookDesc,
+                micRoot,
+                serviceRoot,
+                doctorDesc,
+                setupDesc,
+                healthDesc,
+                tailLogDesc,
+                startDesc,
+                stopDesc,
+                restartDesc,
+                statusDesc,
+            ])
+        return [root]
+    }
+
+    private static func descriptor(for type: any ParsableCommand.Type) -> CommandDescriptor {
+        let sig = CommandSignature.describe(type.init()).withStandardRuntimeFlags()
+        return CommandDescriptor(
+            name: type.commandDescription.commandName ?? "",
+            abstract: type.commandDescription.abstract,
+            discussion: type.commandDescription.discussion,
+            signature: sig,
+            subcommands: [])
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/DoctorCommand.swift b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/DoctorCommand.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc37e36e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/DoctorCommand.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import Commander
+import Foundation
+import Speech
+import Swabble
+
+@MainActor
+struct DoctorCommand: ParsableCommand {
+    static var commandDescription: CommandDescription {
+        CommandDescription(commandName: "doctor", abstract: "Check Speech permission and config")
+    }
+
+    @Option(name: .long("config"), help: "Path to config JSON") var configPath: String?
+
+    init() {}
+    init(parsed: ParsedValues) {
+        self.init()
+        if let cfg = parsed.options["config"]?.last { self.configPath = cfg }
+    }
+
+    mutating func run() async throws {
+        let auth = await SFSpeechRecognizer.authorizationStatus()
+        print("Speech auth: \(auth)")
+        do {
+            _ = try ConfigLoader.load(at: self.configURL)
+            print("Config: OK")
+        } catch {
+            print("Config missing or invalid; run setup")
+        }
+        let session = AVCaptureDevice.DiscoverySession(
+            deviceTypes: [.microphone, .external],
+            mediaType: .audio,
+            position: .unspecified)
+        print("Mics found: \(session.devices.count)")
+    }
+
+    private var configURL: URL? { self.configPath.map { URL(fileURLWithPath: $0) } }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/HealthCommand.swift b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/HealthCommand.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3db45286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/HealthCommand.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import Commander
+import Foundation
+
+@MainActor
+struct HealthCommand: ParsableCommand {
+    static var commandDescription: CommandDescription {
+        CommandDescription(commandName: "health", abstract: "Health probe")
+    }
+
+    init() {}
+    init(parsed: ParsedValues) {}
+
+    mutating func run() async throws {
+        print("ok")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/MicCommands.swift b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/MicCommands.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c31f74fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/MicCommands.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import AVFoundation
+import Commander
+import Foundation
+import Swabble
+
+@MainActor
+struct MicCommand: ParsableCommand {
+    static var commandDescription: CommandDescription {
+        CommandDescription(
+            commandName: "mic",
+            abstract: "Microphone management",
+            subcommands: [MicList.self, MicSet.self])
+    }
+}
+
+@MainActor
+struct MicList: ParsableCommand {
+    static var commandDescription: CommandDescription {
+        CommandDescription(commandName: "list", abstract: "List input devices")
+    }
+
+    init() {}
+    init(parsed: ParsedValues) {}
+
+    mutating func run() async throws {
+        let session = AVCaptureDevice.DiscoverySession(
+            deviceTypes: [.microphone, .external],
+            mediaType: .audio,
+            position: .unspecified)
+        let devices = session.devices
+        if devices.isEmpty { print("no audio inputs found"); return }
+        for (idx, device) in devices.enumerated() {
+            print("[\(idx)] \(device.localizedName)")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@MainActor
+struct MicSet: ParsableCommand {
+    @Argument(help: "Device index from list") var index: Int = 0
+    @Option(name: .long("config"), help: "Path to config JSON") var configPath: String?
+
+    static var commandDescription: CommandDescription {
+        CommandDescription(commandName: "set", abstract: "Set default input device index")
+    }
+
+    init() {}
+    init(parsed: ParsedValues) {
+        self.init()
+        if let value = parsed.positional.first, let intVal = Int(value) { self.index = intVal }
+        if let cfg = parsed.options["config"]?.last { self.configPath = cfg }
+    }
+
+    mutating func run() async throws {
+        var cfg = try ConfigLoader.load(at: self.configURL)
+        cfg.audio.deviceIndex = self.index
+        try ConfigLoader.save(cfg, at: self.configURL)
+        print("saved device index \(self.index)")
+    }
+
+    private var configURL: URL? { self.configPath.map { URL(fileURLWithPath: $0) } }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/ServeCommand.swift b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/ServeCommand.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1493402d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/ServeCommand.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import Commander
+import Foundation
+import Swabble
+
+@MainActor
+struct ServeCommand: ParsableCommand {
+    @Option(name: .long("config"), help: "Path to config JSON") var configPath: String?
+    @Flag(name: .long("no-wake"), help: "Disable wake word") var noWake: Bool = false
+
+    static var commandDescription: CommandDescription {
+        CommandDescription(
+            commandName: "serve",
+            abstract: "Run swabble in the foreground")
+    }
+
+    init() {}
+
+    init(parsed: ParsedValues) {
+        self.init()
+        if parsed.flags.contains("noWake") { self.noWake = true }
+        if let cfg = parsed.options["config"]?.last { self.configPath = cfg }
+    }
+
+    mutating func run() async throws {
+        var cfg: SwabbleConfig
+        do {
+            cfg = try ConfigLoader.load(at: self.configURL)
+        } catch {
+            cfg = SwabbleConfig()
+            try ConfigLoader.save(cfg, at: self.configURL)
+        }
+        if self.noWake {
+            cfg.wake.enabled = false
+        }
+
+        let logger = Logger(level: LogLevel(configValue: cfg.logging.level) ?? .info)
+        logger.info("swabble serve starting (wake: \(cfg.wake.enabled ? cfg.wake.word : "disabled"))")
+        let pipeline = SpeechPipeline()
+        do {
+            let stream = try await pipeline.start(
+                localeIdentifier: cfg.speech.localeIdentifier,
+                etiquette: cfg.speech.etiquetteReplacements)
+            for await seg in stream {
+                if cfg.wake.enabled {
+                    guard Self.matchesWake(text: seg.text, cfg: cfg) else { continue }
+                }
+                let stripped = Self.stripWake(text: seg.text, cfg: cfg)
+                let job = HookJob(text: stripped, timestamp: Date())
+                let runner = HookRunner(config: cfg)
+                try await runner.run(job: job)
+                if cfg.transcripts.enabled {
+                    await TranscriptsStore.shared.append(text: stripped)
+                }
+                if seg.isFinal {
+                    logger.info("final: \(stripped)")
+                } else {
+                    logger.debug("partial: \(stripped)")
+                }
+            }
+        } catch {
+            logger.error("serve error: \(error)")
+            throw error
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var configURL: URL? {
+        self.configPath.map { URL(fileURLWithPath: $0) }
+    }
+
+    private static func matchesWake(text: String, cfg: SwabbleConfig) -> Bool {
+        let lowered = text.lowercased()
+        if lowered.contains(cfg.wake.word.lowercased()) { return true }
+        return cfg.wake.aliases.contains(where: { lowered.contains($0.lowercased()) })
+    }
+
+    private static func stripWake(text: String, cfg: SwabbleConfig) -> String {
+        var out = text
+        out = out.replacingOccurrences(of: cfg.wake.word, with: "", options: [.caseInsensitive])
+        for alias in cfg.wake.aliases {
+            out = out.replacingOccurrences(of: alias, with: "", options: [.caseInsensitive])
+        }
+        return out.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/ServiceCommands.swift b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/ServiceCommands.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70b721378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/ServiceCommands.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import Commander
+import Foundation
+
+@MainActor
+struct ServiceRootCommand: ParsableCommand {
+    static var commandDescription: CommandDescription {
+        CommandDescription(
+            commandName: "service",
+            abstract: "Manage launchd agent",
+            subcommands: [ServiceInstall.self, ServiceUninstall.self, ServiceStatus.self])
+    }
+}
+
+private enum LaunchdHelper {
+    static let label = "com.swabble.agent"
+
+    static var plistURL: URL {
+        FileManager.default
+            .homeDirectoryForCurrentUser
+            .appendingPathComponent("Library/LaunchAgents/\(label).plist")
+    }
+
+    static func writePlist(executable: String) throws {
+        let plist: [String: Any] = [
+            "Label": label,
+            "ProgramArguments": [executable, "serve"],
+            "RunAtLoad": true,
+            "KeepAlive": true,
+        ]
+        let data = try PropertyListSerialization.data(fromPropertyList: plist, format: .xml, options: 0)
+        try data.write(to: self.plistURL)
+    }
+
+    static func removePlist() throws {
+        try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: self.plistURL)
+    }
+}
+
+@MainActor
+struct ServiceInstall: ParsableCommand {
+    static var commandDescription: CommandDescription {
+        CommandDescription(commandName: "install", abstract: "Install user launch agent")
+    }
+
+    mutating func run() async throws {
+        let exe = CommandLine.arguments.first ?? "/usr/local/bin/swabble"
+        try LaunchdHelper.writePlist(executable: exe)
+        print("launchctl load -w \(LaunchdHelper.plistURL.path)")
+    }
+}
+
+@MainActor
+struct ServiceUninstall: ParsableCommand {
+    static var commandDescription: CommandDescription {
+        CommandDescription(commandName: "uninstall", abstract: "Remove launch agent")
+    }
+
+    mutating func run() async throws {
+        try LaunchdHelper.removePlist()
+        print("launchctl bootout gui/$(id -u)/\(LaunchdHelper.label)")
+    }
+}
+
+@MainActor
+struct ServiceStatus: ParsableCommand {
+    static var commandDescription: CommandDescription {
+        CommandDescription(commandName: "status", abstract: "Show launch agent status")
+    }
+
+    mutating func run() async throws {
+        if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: LaunchdHelper.plistURL.path) {
+            print("plist present at \(LaunchdHelper.plistURL.path)")
+        } else {
+            print("launchd plist not installed")
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/SetupCommand.swift b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/SetupCommand.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..240f4b5ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/SetupCommand.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import Commander
+import Foundation
+import Swabble
+
+@MainActor
+struct SetupCommand: ParsableCommand {
+    static var commandDescription: CommandDescription {
+        CommandDescription(commandName: "setup", abstract: "Write default config")
+    }
+
+    @Option(name: .long("config"), help: "Path to config JSON") var configPath: String?
+
+    init() {}
+    init(parsed: ParsedValues) {
+        self.init()
+        if let cfg = parsed.options["config"]?.last { self.configPath = cfg }
+    }
+
+    mutating func run() async throws {
+        let cfg = SwabbleConfig()
+        try ConfigLoader.save(cfg, at: self.configURL)
+        print("wrote config to \(self.configURL?.path ?? SwabbleConfig.defaultPath.path)")
+    }
+
+    private var configURL: URL? { self.configPath.map { URL(fileURLWithPath: $0) } }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/StartStopCommands.swift b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/StartStopCommands.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..641cd923a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/StartStopCommands.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import Commander
+import Foundation
+
+@MainActor
+struct StartCommand: ParsableCommand {
+    static var commandDescription: CommandDescription {
+        CommandDescription(commandName: "start", abstract: "Start swabble (foreground placeholder)")
+    }
+
+    mutating func run() async throws {
+        print("start: launchd helper not implemented; run 'swabble serve' instead")
+    }
+}
+
+@MainActor
+struct StopCommand: ParsableCommand {
+    static var commandDescription: CommandDescription {
+        CommandDescription(commandName: "stop", abstract: "Stop swabble (placeholder)")
+    }
+
+    mutating func run() async throws {
+        print("stop: launchd helper not implemented yet")
+    }
+}
+
+@MainActor
+struct RestartCommand: ParsableCommand {
+    static var commandDescription: CommandDescription {
+        CommandDescription(commandName: "restart", abstract: "Restart swabble (placeholder)")
+    }
+
+    mutating func run() async throws {
+        print("restart: launchd helper not implemented yet")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/StatusCommand.swift b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/StatusCommand.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ed68fbe52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/StatusCommand.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import Commander
+import Foundation
+import Swabble
+
+@MainActor
+struct StatusCommand: ParsableCommand {
+    static var commandDescription: CommandDescription {
+        CommandDescription(commandName: "status", abstract: "Show daemon state")
+    }
+
+    @Option(name: .long("config"), help: "Path to config JSON") var configPath: String?
+
+    init() {}
+    init(parsed: ParsedValues) {
+        self.init()
+        if let cfg = parsed.options["config"]?.last { self.configPath = cfg }
+    }
+
+    mutating func run() async throws {
+        let cfg = try? ConfigLoader.load(at: self.configURL)
+        let wake = cfg?.wake.word ?? "clawd"
+        let wakeEnabled = cfg?.wake.enabled ?? false
+        let latest = await TranscriptsStore.shared.latest().suffix(3)
+        print("wake: \(wakeEnabled ? wake : "disabled")")
+        if latest.isEmpty {
+            print("transcripts: (none yet)")
+        } else {
+            print("last transcripts:")
+            latest.forEach { print("- \($0)") }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private var configURL: URL? { self.configPath.map { URL(fileURLWithPath: $0) } }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/TailLogCommand.swift b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/TailLogCommand.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..451ed37de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/TailLogCommand.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import Commander
+import Foundation
+import Swabble
+
+@MainActor
+struct TailLogCommand: ParsableCommand {
+    static var commandDescription: CommandDescription {
+        CommandDescription(commandName: "tail-log", abstract: "Tail recent transcripts")
+    }
+
+    init() {}
+    init(parsed: ParsedValues) {}
+
+    mutating func run() async throws {
+        let latest = await TranscriptsStore.shared.latest()
+        for line in latest.suffix(10) {
+            print(line)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/TestHookCommand.swift b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/TestHookCommand.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ca64bbf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/TestHookCommand.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import Commander
+import Foundation
+import Swabble
+
+@MainActor
+struct TestHookCommand: ParsableCommand {
+    @Argument(help: "Text to send to hook") var text: String
+    @Option(name: .long("config"), help: "Path to config JSON") var configPath: String?
+
+    static var commandDescription: CommandDescription {
+        CommandDescription(commandName: "test-hook", abstract: "Invoke the configured hook with text")
+    }
+
+    init() {}
+
+    init(parsed: ParsedValues) {
+        self.init()
+        if let positional = parsed.positional.first { self.text = positional }
+        if let cfg = parsed.options["config"]?.last { self.configPath = cfg }
+    }
+
+    mutating func run() async throws {
+        let cfg = try ConfigLoader.load(at: self.configURL)
+        let runner = HookRunner(config: cfg)
+        try await runner.run(job: HookJob(text: self.text, timestamp: Date()))
+        print("hook invoked")
+    }
+
+    private var configURL: URL? { self.configPath.map { URL(fileURLWithPath: $0) } }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/TranscribeCommand.swift b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/TranscribeCommand.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81d157891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/Commands/TranscribeCommand.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import AVFoundation
+import Commander
+import Foundation
+import Speech
+import Swabble
+
+@MainActor
+struct TranscribeCommand: ParsableCommand {
+    @Argument(help: "Path to audio/video file") var inputFile: String = ""
+    @Option(name: .long("locale"), help: "Locale identifier", parsing: .singleValue) var locale: String = Locale.current
+        .identifier
+    @Flag(help: "Censor etiquette-sensitive content") var censor: Bool = false
+    @Option(name: .long("output"), help: "Output file path") var outputFile: String?
+    @Option(name: .long("format"), help: "Output format txt|srt") var format: String = "txt"
+    @Option(name: .long("max-length"), help: "Max sentence length for srt") var maxLength: Int = 40
+
+    static var commandDescription: CommandDescription {
+        CommandDescription(
+            commandName: "transcribe",
+            abstract: "Transcribe a media file locally")
+    }
+
+    init() {}
+
+    init(parsed: ParsedValues) {
+        self.init()
+        if let positional = parsed.positional.first { self.inputFile = positional }
+        if let loc = parsed.options["locale"]?.last { self.locale = loc }
+        if parsed.flags.contains("censor") { self.censor = true }
+        if let out = parsed.options["output"]?.last { self.outputFile = out }
+        if let fmt = parsed.options["format"]?.last { self.format = fmt }
+        if let len = parsed.options["maxLength"]?.last, let intVal = Int(len) { self.maxLength = intVal }
+    }
+
+    mutating func run() async throws {
+        let fileURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: inputFile)
+        let audioFile = try AVAudioFile(forReading: fileURL)
+
+        let outputFormat = OutputFormat(rawValue: format) ?? .txt
+
+        let transcriber = SpeechTranscriber(
+            locale: Locale(identifier: locale),
+            transcriptionOptions: censor ? [.etiquetteReplacements] : [],
+            reportingOptions: [],
+            attributeOptions: outputFormat.needsAudioTimeRange ? [.audioTimeRange] : [])
+        let analyzer = SpeechAnalyzer(modules: [transcriber])
+        try await analyzer.start(inputAudioFile: audioFile, finishAfterFile: true)
+
+        var transcript: AttributedString = ""
+        for try await result in transcriber.results {
+            transcript += result.text
+        }
+
+        let output = outputFormat.text(for: transcript, maxLength: self.maxLength)
+        if let path = outputFile {
+            try output.write(to: URL(fileURLWithPath: path), atomically: false, encoding: .utf8)
+        } else {
+            print(output)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/Sources/swabble/main.swift b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/main.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28432a4fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Sources/swabble/main.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import Commander
+import Foundation
+
+@MainActor
+private func runCLI() async -> Int32 {
+    do {
+        let descriptors = CLIRegistry.descriptors
+        let program = Program(descriptors: descriptors)
+        let invocation = try program.resolve(argv: CommandLine.arguments)
+        try await dispatch(invocation: invocation)
+        return 0
+    } catch {
+        fputs("error: \(error)\n", stderr)
+        return 1
+    }
+}
+
+@MainActor
+private func dispatch(invocation: CommandInvocation) async throws {
+    let parsed = invocation.parsedValues
+    let path = invocation.path
+    guard let first = path.first else { throw CommanderProgramError.missingCommand }
+
+    switch first {
+    case "swabble":
+        guard path.count >= 2 else { throw CommanderProgramError.missingSubcommand(command: "swabble") }
+        let sub = path[1]
+        switch sub {
+        case "serve":
+            var cmd = ServeCommand(parsed: parsed)
+            try await cmd.run()
+        case "transcribe":
+            var cmd = TranscribeCommand(parsed: parsed)
+            try await cmd.run()
+        case "test-hook":
+            var cmd = TestHookCommand(parsed: parsed)
+            try await cmd.run()
+        case "mic":
+            guard path.count >= 3 else { throw CommanderProgramError.missingSubcommand(command: "mic") }
+            let micSub = path[2]
+            if micSub == "list" {
+                var cmd = MicList(parsed: parsed)
+                try await cmd.run()
+            } else if micSub == "set" {
+                var cmd = MicSet(parsed: parsed)
+                try await cmd.run()
+            } else {
+                throw CommanderProgramError.unknownSubcommand(command: "mic", name: micSub)
+            }
+        case "service":
+            guard path.count >= 3 else { throw CommanderProgramError.missingSubcommand(command: "service") }
+            let svcSub = path[2]
+            switch svcSub {
+            case "install":
+                var cmd = ServiceInstall()
+                try await cmd.run()
+            case "uninstall":
+                var cmd = ServiceUninstall()
+                try await cmd.run()
+            case "status":
+                var cmd = ServiceStatus()
+                try await cmd.run()
+            default:
+                throw CommanderProgramError.unknownSubcommand(command: "service", name: svcSub)
+            }
+        case "doctor":
+            var cmd = DoctorCommand(parsed: parsed)
+            try await cmd.run()
+        case "setup":
+            var cmd = SetupCommand(parsed: parsed)
+            try await cmd.run()
+        case "health":
+            var cmd = HealthCommand(parsed: parsed)
+            try await cmd.run()
+        case "tail-log":
+            var cmd = TailLogCommand(parsed: parsed)
+            try await cmd.run()
+        case "start":
+            var cmd = StartCommand()
+            try await cmd.run()
+        case "stop":
+            var cmd = StopCommand()
+            try await cmd.run()
+        case "restart":
+            var cmd = RestartCommand()
+            try await cmd.run()
+        case "status":
+            var cmd = StatusCommand()
+            try await cmd.run()
+        default:
+            throw CommanderProgramError.unknownSubcommand(command: "swabble", name: sub)
+        }
+    default:
+        throw CommanderProgramError.unknownCommand(first)
+    }
+}
+
+let exitCode = await runCLI()
+exit(exitCode)
diff --git a/Swabble/Tests/swabbleTests/ConfigTests.swift b/Swabble/Tests/swabbleTests/ConfigTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0833db7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/Tests/swabbleTests/ConfigTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import Foundation
+import Testing
+@testable import Swabble
+
+@Test
+func configRoundTrip() throws {
+    var cfg = SwabbleConfig()
+    cfg.wake.word = "robot"
+    let url = FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory.appendingPathComponent(UUID().uuidString + ".json")
+    defer { try? FileManager.default.removeItem(at: url) }
+
+    try ConfigLoader.save(cfg, at: url)
+    let loaded = try ConfigLoader.load(at: url)
+    #expect(loaded.wake.word == "robot")
+    #expect(loaded.hook.prefix.contains("Voice swabble"))
+}
+
+@Test
+func configMissingThrows() {
+    #expect(throws: ConfigError.missingConfig) {
+        _ = try ConfigLoader.load(at: FileManager.default.temporaryDirectory.appendingPathComponent("nope.json"))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Swabble/docs/spec.md b/Swabble/docs/spec.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa97c1722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/docs/spec.md
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# swabble — macOS 26 speech hook daemon (Swift 6.2)
+
+Goal: brabble-style always-on voice hook for macOS 26 using Apple Speech.framework (SpeechAnalyzer + SpeechTranscriber) instead of whisper.cpp. Local-only, wake word gated, dispatches a shell hook with the transcript.
+
+## Requirements
+- macOS 26+, Swift 6.2, Speech.framework with on-device assets.
+- Local only; no network calls during transcription.
+- Wake word gating (default "clawd" plus aliases) with bypass flag `--no-wake`.
+- Hook execution with cooldown, min_chars, timeout, prefix, env vars.
+- Simple config at `~/.config/swabble/config.json` (JSON, Codable) — no TOML.
+- CLI implemented with Commander (SwiftPM package `steipete/Commander`); core types are available via the SwiftPM library product `Swabble` for embedding.
+- Foreground `serve`; later launchd helper for start/stop/restart.
+- File transcription command emitting txt or srt.
+- Basic status/health surfaces and mic selection stubs.
+
+## Architecture
+- **CLI layer (Commander)**: Root command `swabble` with subcommands `serve`, `transcribe`, `test-hook`, `mic list|set`, `doctor`, `health`, `tail-log`. Runtime flags from Commander (`-v/--verbose`, `--json-output`, `--log-level`). Custom `--config` path applies everywhere.
+- **Config**: `SwabbleConfig` Codable. Fields: audio device name/index, wake (enabled/word/aliases/sensitivity placeholder), hook (command/args/prefix/cooldown/min_chars/timeout/env), logging (level, format), transcripts (enabled, max kept), speech (locale, enableEtiquetteReplacements flag). Stored JSON; default written by `setup`.
+- **Audio + Speech pipeline**: `SpeechPipeline` wraps `AVAudioEngine` input → `SpeechAnalyzer` with `SpeechTranscriber` module. Emits partial/final transcripts via async stream. Requests `.audioTimeRange` when transcripts enabled. Handles Speech permission and asset download prompts ahead of capture.
+- **Wake gate**: text-based keyword match against latest partial/final; strips wake term before hook dispatch. `--no-wake` disables.
+- **Hook runner**: async `HookRunner` spawns `Process` with configured args, prefix substitution `${hostname}`. Enforces cooldown + timeout; injects env `SWABBLE_TEXT`, `SWABBLE_PREFIX` plus user env map.
+- **Transcripts store**: in-memory ring buffer; optional persisted JSON lines under `~/Library/Application Support/swabble/transcripts.log`.
+- **Logging**: simple structured logger to stderr; respects log level.
+
+## Out of scope (initial cut)
+- Model management (Speech handles assets).
+- Launchd helper (planned follow-up).
+- Advanced wake-word detector (text match only for now).
+
+## Open decisions
+- Whether to expose a UNIX control socket for `status`/`health` (currently planned as stdin/out direct calls).
+- Hook redaction (PII) parity with brabble — placeholder boolean, no implementation yet.
diff --git a/Swabble/scripts/format.sh b/Swabble/scripts/format.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..0ce82a7fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/scripts/format.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
+PEEKABOO_ROOT="${ROOT}/../peekaboo"
+if [ -f "${PEEKABOO_ROOT}/.swiftformat" ]; then
+  CONFIG="${PEEKABOO_ROOT}/.swiftformat"
+else
+  CONFIG="${ROOT}/.swiftformat"
+fi
+swiftformat --config "$CONFIG" "$ROOT/Sources"
diff --git a/Swabble/scripts/lint.sh b/Swabble/scripts/lint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..650f09176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Swabble/scripts/lint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
+PEEKABOO_ROOT="${ROOT}/../peekaboo"
+if [ -f "${PEEKABOO_ROOT}/.swiftlint.yml" ]; then
+  CONFIG="${PEEKABOO_ROOT}/.swiftlint.yml"
+else
+  CONFIG="$ROOT/.swiftlint.yml"
+fi
+if ! command -v swiftlint >/dev/null; then
+  echo "swiftlint not installed" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+swiftlint --config "$CONFIG"
diff --git a/scripts/package-mac-app.sh b/scripts/package-mac-app.sh
index 10b8b21f0..2cc4941b6 100755
--- a/scripts/package-mac-app.sh
+++ b/scripts/package-mac-app.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ cat > "$APP_ROOT/Contents/Info.plist" <<'PLIST'
     <key>NSScreenCaptureDescription</key>
     <string>Clawdis captures the screen when the agent needs screenshots for context.</string>
     <key>NSMicrophoneUsageDescription</key>
-    <string>Clawdis may record screen or audio when requested by the agent.</string>
+    <string>Clawdis needs the mic for Voice Wake tests and agent audio capture.</string>
+    <key>NSSpeechRecognitionUsageDescription</key>
+    <string>Clawdis uses speech recognition to detect your Voice Wake trigger phrase.</string>
 </dict>
 </plist>
 PLIST