gaelcado · Oct 15, 2026 · Oct 15, 2026 · Oct 15, 2026 · Oct 15, 2026 · Oct 15, 2026
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ui-tests.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           rust-cache: core
           save-rust-cache: 'true'
+          # The engine hosts phone dictation on zeron-voice, whose microphone
+          # capture (cpal) links ALSA on Linux.
+          apt-cache: alsa
+          apt-packages: libasound2-dev pkg-config
       - name: Harness, engine, sync, update, doc and preview tests
         run: scripts/ci/test-core.sh
 
@@ -69,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
             libfontconfig1-dev libfreetype-dev libasound2-dev
             libvulkan-dev pkg-config cmake libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libjson-glib-dev
       - name: UI and headless layout regressions
-        run: cargo nextest run --config-file scripts/ci/nextest.toml --locked --no-fail-fast -p zeron-ui --lib --test voice_orb_geometry
+        run: cargo nextest run --config-file scripts/ci/nextest.toml --locked --no-fail-fast -p zeron-ui --lib
 
   linux-browser:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04

diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
diff --git a/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md b/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md
@@ -148,45 +148,6 @@ Parakeet TDT 0.6B v3 model weights are by NVIDIA under CC BY 4.0. The optional d
 
 Native runtime dependencies: parakeet-rs 0.3.8 (MIT OR Apache-2.0), ort/ort-sys 2.0.0-rc.13 (MIT OR Apache-2.0), ONNX Runtime 1.28.0 (MIT), cpal 0.17.3 (Apache-2.0), and rubato 0.16.2 (MIT). See `crates/voice/NOTICE.md` for exact conversion provenance, changes, runtime/platform limitations and supported languages. Models are not included in the application bundle.
 
-## Bezel thinking orbs
-
-`crates/orb/` and `crates/ui/src/orb/` were extracted from Bezel
-(https://github.com/clearloop/bezel), revision
-`6141af9c16f7353cdf36003f7404e0a94566a163`, `crates/agent/src/orbs/`.
-This code is compiled into the desktop app and, through the mobile core,
-the iOS app; Bezel is not a dependency. The upstream module is a port of
-gpui-thinking-orbs (https://github.com/FrancoEscob/gpui-thinking-orbs), itself
-a port of Jakub Antalik's thinking-orbs
-(https://github.com/Jakubantalik/thinking-orbs); the orb algorithms and
-per-state tunings originate there. All three are MIT-licensed. Original
-attribution comments are retained. The iOS app carries this notice as
-`Voice/ThinkingOrbs-LICENSE.txt`.
-
-MIT License
-
-Copyright (c) 2026 clearloop
-Copyright (c) 2026 Wing (portions extracted from zeronsh/comet)
-Copyright (c) 2026 gpui-thinking-orbs contributors
-Copyright (c) 2026 Jakub Antalik
-
-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.
-
 ## Codex native voice protocol
 
 The bounded helper control protocol and native runtime environment in

diff --git a/apps/ios/README.md b/apps/ios/README.md
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ Zeron/
                with live summary), sign-in
   Debug/       Transcript lab + hitch meter
 ZeronLiveActivity/  Widget extension: the voice call's Live Activity (Dynamic
-               Island + Lock Screen), with the orb's states exported from
-               zeron-orb as vector assets
+               Island + Lock Screen), with the voice glyph's states exported
+               from zeron-orb's glyph engine as vector assets
 ZeronShared/   Compiled into the app and the extension: the activity's
                attributes and its mute/end App Intents
 ```
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ ZeronShared/   Compiled into the app and the extension: the activity's
 | `-harness <id>` | Default harness for new sessions (`mock` for live-stack tests) |
 | `-bench` (with `-lab`) | Display-link fling benchmark; writes `Documents/bench.json` |
 | `-measureopen` | Session open latency; writes `Documents/open.json` |
+| `-voice-preview [-voice-stage]` | A scripted voice call (no audio, host or relay); `-voice-stage` opens its stage |
+| `-dictation-preview [-dictation-start]` | Dictation over a scripted transcriber (no microphone or host); `-dictation-start` runs one as a session opens |
 | `-lab [-turns N] [-autostream] [-autoscroll] [-top] [-meter]` | Transcript lab over fixture markdown, with an on-screen hitch meter |
 
 ## Tests