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Voice capture loads its native module only when used

Voice input's native module loads only when you use it, so startup is lighter.

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What

The audio capture native module is now loaded on first use instead of at startup, so runs that never use voice input do not pay for it. Load time is logged.

Details
  • The load is cached after the first request and checks native audio availability before use.
Evidence

[voice] audio-capture-napi loaded in

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

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