refactor: centralize talk silence timeout defaults

apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/voice/TalkDefaults.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package ai.openclaw.app.voice
+
+internal object TalkDefaults {
+  const val defaultSilenceTimeoutMs = 700L
+}

apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/voice/TalkModeManager.kt

@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class TalkModeManager(
     private const val defaultModelIdFallback = "eleven_v3"
     private const val defaultOutputFormatFallback = "pcm_24000"
     private const val defaultTalkProvider = "elevenlabs"
-    private const val defaultSilenceTimeoutMs = 700L
     private const val listenWatchdogMs = 12_000L
     private const val chatFinalWaitWithSubscribeMs = 45_000L
     private const val chatFinalWaitWithoutSubscribeMs = 6_000L
@@ -118,11 +117,12 @@ class TalkModeManager(
     }
 
     internal fun resolvedSilenceTimeoutMs(talk: JsonObject?): Long {
-      val primitive = talk?.get("silenceTimeoutMs") as? JsonPrimitive ?: return defaultSilenceTimeoutMs
+      val fallback = TalkDefaults.defaultSilenceTimeoutMs
-      if (primitive.isString) return defaultSilenceTimeoutMs
+      val primitive = talk?.get("silenceTimeoutMs") as? JsonPrimitive ?: return fallback
-      val timeout = primitive.content.toDoubleOrNull() ?: return defaultSilenceTimeoutMs
+      if (primitive.isString) return fallback
+      val timeout = primitive.content.toDoubleOrNull() ?: return fallback
       if (timeout <= 0 || timeout % 1.0 != 0.0 || timeout > Long.MAX_VALUE.toDouble()) {
-        return defaultSilenceTimeoutMs
+        return fallback
       }
       return timeout.toLong()
     }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class TalkModeManager(
   private var listeningMode = false
 
   private var silenceJob: Job? = null
-  private var silenceWindowMs = defaultSilenceTimeoutMs
+  private var silenceWindowMs = TalkDefaults.defaultSilenceTimeoutMs
   private var lastTranscript: String = ""
   private var lastHeardAtMs: Long? = null
   private var lastSpokenText: String? = null
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ class TalkModeManager(
       }
       configLoaded = true
     } catch (_: Throwable) {
-      silenceWindowMs = defaultSilenceTimeoutMs
+      silenceWindowMs = TalkDefaults.defaultSilenceTimeoutMs
       defaultVoiceId = envVoice?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() } ?: sagVoice?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }
       defaultModelId = defaultModelIdFallback
       if (!modelOverrideActive) currentModelId = defaultModelId

apps/android/app/src/test/java/ai/openclaw/app/voice/TalkModeConfigParsingTest.kt

@@ -94,20 +94,20 @@ class TalkModeConfigParsingTest {
 
   @Test
   fun defaultsSilenceTimeoutMsWhenMissing() {
-    assertEquals(700L, TalkModeManager.resolvedSilenceTimeoutMs(null))
+    assertEquals(TalkDefaults.defaultSilenceTimeoutMs, TalkModeManager.resolvedSilenceTimeoutMs(null))
   }
 
   @Test
   fun defaultsSilenceTimeoutMsWhenInvalid() {
     val talk = buildJsonObject { put("silenceTimeoutMs", 0) }
 
-    assertEquals(700L, TalkModeManager.resolvedSilenceTimeoutMs(talk))
+    assertEquals(TalkDefaults.defaultSilenceTimeoutMs, TalkModeManager.resolvedSilenceTimeoutMs(talk))
   }
 
   @Test
   fun defaultsSilenceTimeoutMsWhenString() {
     val talk = buildJsonObject { put("silenceTimeoutMs", "1500") }
 
-    assertEquals(700L, TalkModeManager.resolvedSilenceTimeoutMs(talk))
+    assertEquals(TalkDefaults.defaultSilenceTimeoutMs, TalkModeManager.resolvedSilenceTimeoutMs(talk))
   }
 }

apps/ios/Sources/Voice/TalkDefaults.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+enum TalkDefaults {
+    static let silenceTimeoutMs = 900
+}

apps/ios/Sources/Voice/TalkModeManager.swift

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ final class TalkModeManager: NSObject {
     private typealias SpeechRequest = SFSpeechAudioBufferRecognitionRequest
     private static let defaultModelIdFallback = "eleven_v3"
     private static let defaultTalkProvider = "elevenlabs"
-    private static let defaultSilenceTimeoutMs = 900
+    private static let defaultSilenceTimeoutMs = TalkDefaults.silenceTimeoutMs
     private static let redactedConfigSentinel = "__OPENCLAW_REDACTED__"
     var isEnabled: Bool = false
     var isListening: Bool = false

apps/ios/Tests/TalkModeConfigParsingTests.swift

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ import Testing
     }
 
     @Test func defaultsSilenceTimeoutMsWhenMissing() {
-        #expect(TalkModeManager.resolvedSilenceTimeoutMs(nil) == 900)
+        #expect(TalkModeManager.resolvedSilenceTimeoutMs(nil) == TalkDefaults.silenceTimeoutMs)
     }
 
     @Test func defaultsSilenceTimeoutMsWhenInvalid() {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ import Testing
             "silenceTimeoutMs": 0,
         ]
 
-        #expect(TalkModeManager.resolvedSilenceTimeoutMs(TalkConfigParsing.bridgeFoundationDictionary(talk)) == 900)
+        #expect(TalkModeManager.resolvedSilenceTimeoutMs(TalkConfigParsing.bridgeFoundationDictionary(talk)) == TalkDefaults.silenceTimeoutMs)
     }
 
     @Test func defaultsSilenceTimeoutMsWhenBool() {
@@ -76,6 +76,6 @@ import Testing
             "silenceTimeoutMs": true,
         ]
 
-        #expect(TalkModeManager.resolvedSilenceTimeoutMs(TalkConfigParsing.bridgeFoundationDictionary(talk)) == 900)
+        #expect(TalkModeManager.resolvedSilenceTimeoutMs(TalkConfigParsing.bridgeFoundationDictionary(talk)) == TalkDefaults.silenceTimeoutMs)
     }
 }

apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/TalkDefaults.swift

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+enum TalkDefaults {
+    static let silenceTimeoutMs = 700
+}

apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/TalkModeRuntime.swift

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ actor TalkModeRuntime {
     private let ttsLogger = Logger(subsystem: "ai.openclaw", category: "talk.tts")
     private static let defaultModelIdFallback = "eleven_v3"
     private static let defaultTalkProvider = "elevenlabs"
-    private static let defaultSilenceTimeoutMs = 700
+    private static let defaultSilenceTimeoutMs = TalkDefaults.silenceTimeoutMs
 
     private final class RMSMeter: @unchecked Sendable {
         private let lock = NSLock()

apps/macos/Tests/OpenClawIPCTests/TalkModeConfigParsingTests.swift

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct TalkModeConfigParsingTests {
         #expect(selection?.config["apiKey"]?.stringValue == "legacy-key")
     }
 
-    @Test func readsConfiguredSilenceTimeoutMs() {
+    @Test func `reads configured silence timeout ms`() {
         let talk: [String: AnyCodable] = [
             "silenceTimeoutMs": AnyCodable(1500),
         ]
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@ struct TalkModeConfigParsingTests {
         #expect(TalkModeRuntime.resolvedSilenceTimeoutMs(talk) == 1500)
     }
 
-    @Test func defaultsSilenceTimeoutMsWhenMissing() {
+    @Test func `defaults silence timeout ms when missing`() {
-        #expect(TalkModeRuntime.resolvedSilenceTimeoutMs(nil) == 700)
+        #expect(TalkModeRuntime.resolvedSilenceTimeoutMs(nil) == TalkDefaults.silenceTimeoutMs)
     }
 
-    @Test func defaultsSilenceTimeoutMsWhenInvalid() {
+    @Test func `defaults silence timeout ms when invalid`() {
         let talk: [String: AnyCodable] = [
             "silenceTimeoutMs": AnyCodable(0),
         ]
 
-        #expect(TalkModeRuntime.resolvedSilenceTimeoutMs(talk) == 700)
+        #expect(TalkModeRuntime.resolvedSilenceTimeoutMs(talk) == TalkDefaults.silenceTimeoutMs)
     }
 }

docs/gateway/configuration-reference.md

@@ -1669,7 +1669,7 @@ Defaults for Talk mode (macOS/iOS/Android).
 - `apiKey` and `providers.*.apiKey` accept plaintext strings or SecretRef objects.
 - `ELEVENLABS_API_KEY` fallback applies only when no Talk API key is configured.
 - `voiceAliases` lets Talk directives use friendly names.
-- `silenceTimeoutMs` controls how long Talk mode waits after user silence before it sends the transcript. Unset keeps the platform default pause window (`700` ms on macOS and Android, `900` ms on iOS).
+- `silenceTimeoutMs` controls how long Talk mode waits after user silence before it sends the transcript. Unset keeps the platform default pause window (`700 ms on macOS and Android, 900 ms on iOS`).
 
 ---
 

docs/nodes/talk.md

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Supported keys:
 Defaults:
 
 - `interruptOnSpeech`: true
-- `silenceTimeoutMs`: when unset, Talk keeps the platform default pause window before sending the transcript (`700` ms on macOS and Android, `900` ms on iOS)
+- `silenceTimeoutMs`: when unset, Talk keeps the platform default pause window before sending the transcript (`700 ms on macOS and Android, 900 ms on iOS`)
 - `voiceId`: falls back to `ELEVENLABS_VOICE_ID` / `SAG_VOICE_ID` (or first ElevenLabs voice when API key is available)
 - `modelId`: defaults to `eleven_v3` when unset
 - `apiKey`: falls back to `ELEVENLABS_API_KEY` (or gateway shell profile if available)

src/config/schema.help.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
 } from "../discord/monitor/timeouts.js";
 import { MEDIA_AUDIO_FIELD_HELP } from "./media-audio-field-metadata.js";
 import { IRC_FIELD_HELP } from "./schema.irc.js";
+import { describeTalkSilenceTimeoutDefaults } from "./talk-defaults.js";
 
 export const FIELD_HELP: Record<string, string> = {
   meta: "Metadata fields automatically maintained by OpenClaw to record write/version history for this config file. Keep these values system-managed and avoid manual edits unless debugging migration history.",
@@ -163,8 +164,7 @@ export const FIELD_HELP: Record<string, string> = {
     "Use this legacy ElevenLabs API key for Talk mode only during migration, and keep secrets in env-backed storage. Prefer talk.providers.elevenlabs.apiKey (fallback: ELEVENLABS_API_KEY).",
   "talk.interruptOnSpeech":
     "If true (default), stop assistant speech when the user starts speaking in Talk mode. Keep enabled for conversational turn-taking.",
-  "talk.silenceTimeoutMs":
+  "talk.silenceTimeoutMs": `Milliseconds of user silence before Talk mode finalizes and sends the current transcript. Leave unset to keep the platform default pause window (${describeTalkSilenceTimeoutDefaults()}).`,
-    "Milliseconds of user silence before Talk mode finalizes and sends the current transcript. Leave unset to keep the platform default pause window (700 ms on macOS and Android, 900 ms on iOS).",
   acp: "ACP runtime controls for enabling dispatch, selecting backends, constraining allowed agent targets, and tuning streamed turn projection behavior.",
   "acp.enabled":
     "Global ACP feature gate. Keep disabled unless ACP runtime + policy are configured.",

src/config/talk-defaults.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { FIELD_HELP } from "./schema.help.js";
+import {
+  describeTalkSilenceTimeoutDefaults,
+  TALK_SILENCE_TIMEOUT_MS_BY_PLATFORM,
+} from "./talk-defaults.js";
+
+const repoRoot = path.resolve(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "../..");
+
+function readRepoFile(relativePath: string): string {
+  return fs.readFileSync(path.join(repoRoot, relativePath), "utf8");
+}
+
+describe("talk silence timeout defaults", () => {
+  it("keeps help text and docs aligned with the policy", () => {
+    const defaultsDescription = describeTalkSilenceTimeoutDefaults();
+
+    expect(FIELD_HELP["talk.silenceTimeoutMs"]).toContain(defaultsDescription);
+    expect(readRepoFile("docs/gateway/configuration-reference.md")).toContain(defaultsDescription);
+    expect(readRepoFile("docs/nodes/talk.md")).toContain(defaultsDescription);
+  });
+
+  it("matches the Apple and Android runtime constants", () => {
+    const macDefaults = readRepoFile("apps/macos/Sources/OpenClaw/TalkDefaults.swift");
+    const iosDefaults = readRepoFile("apps/ios/Sources/Voice/TalkDefaults.swift");
+    const androidDefaults = readRepoFile(
+      "apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/app/voice/TalkDefaults.kt",
+    );
+
+    expect(macDefaults).toContain(
+      `static let silenceTimeoutMs = ${TALK_SILENCE_TIMEOUT_MS_BY_PLATFORM.macos}`,
+    );
+    expect(iosDefaults).toContain(
+      `static let silenceTimeoutMs = ${TALK_SILENCE_TIMEOUT_MS_BY_PLATFORM.ios}`,
+    );
+    expect(androidDefaults).toContain(
+      `const val defaultSilenceTimeoutMs = ${TALK_SILENCE_TIMEOUT_MS_BY_PLATFORM.android}L`,
+    );
+  });
+});

src/config/talk-defaults.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export const TALK_SILENCE_TIMEOUT_MS_BY_PLATFORM = {
+  macos: 700,
+  android: 700,
+  ios: 900,
+} as const;
+
+export function describeTalkSilenceTimeoutDefaults(): string {
+  const macos = TALK_SILENCE_TIMEOUT_MS_BY_PLATFORM.macos;
+  const ios = TALK_SILENCE_TIMEOUT_MS_BY_PLATFORM.ios;
+  return `${macos} ms on macOS and Android, ${ios} ms on iOS`;
+}