fix(captures): use platform hotkey defaults

app/src/components/ServerTab/CapturesPage.tsx

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { useProfiles } from '@/lib/hooks/useProfiles';
 import { usePlatform } from '@/platform/PlatformContext';
 import { useServerStore } from '@/stores/serverStore';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils/cn';
-import { displayLabelForKey, modifierSideHint } from '@/lib/utils/keyCodes';
+import { defaultChordKeys, displayLabelForKey, modifierSideHint } from '@/lib/utils/keyCodes';
 import type { Qwen3ModelSize, VoiceProfileResponse, WhisperModelSize } from '@/lib/api/types';
 import { SettingRow, SettingSection } from './SettingRow';
 
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ export function CapturesPage() {
   const allowAutoPaste = settings?.allow_auto_paste ?? true;
   const defaultVoiceId = settings?.default_playback_voice_id ?? null;
   const hotkeyEnabled = settings?.hotkey_enabled ?? false;
-  const pushToTalkKeys = settings?.chord_push_to_talk_keys ?? ['MetaRight', 'AltGr'];
+  const pushToTalkKeys = settings?.chord_push_to_talk_keys ?? defaultChordKeys('push');
-  const toggleToTalkKeys = settings?.chord_toggle_to_talk_keys ?? ['MetaRight', 'AltGr', 'Space'];
+  const toggleToTalkKeys = settings?.chord_toggle_to_talk_keys ?? defaultChordKeys('toggle');
 
   // Mock-only settings — not yet wired to a backend. Keep local so the UI
   // still responds while Phase 7 (hotkey / clipboard / paste) catches up.

app/src/lib/api/types.ts

@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ export interface CaptureSettings {
   /** Whether the global keyboard hotkey is armed. Off by default — turning
    *  this on triggers the macOS Input Monitoring TCC prompt. */
   hotkey_enabled: boolean;
-  /** rdev::Key variant names. Defaults: ["MetaRight","AltGr"]. */
+  /** keytap key names. Defaults are platform-specific right-hand modifiers. */
   chord_push_to_talk_keys: string[];
-  /** rdev::Key variant names. Defaults: ["MetaRight","AltGr","Space"]. */
+  /** keytap key names. Toggle adds Space to the platform-specific PTT chord. */
   chord_toggle_to_talk_keys: string[];
 }
 

app/src/lib/utils/keyCodes.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 /**
  * Stable key-name vocabulary shared with the Rust `key_codes` module.
  *
- * The chord persistence layer stores rdev `Key` variant names ("MetaRight",
+ * The chord persistence layer stores keytap `Key` variant names ("MetaRight",
  * "AltGr", "KeyA", …) so the same array round-trips losslessly between
  * the picker UI, the SQLite settings row, and the global hotkey listener.
  *
  * This module owns the conversions between three vocabularies:
  *   - browser `KeyboardEvent` (`event.code` like "MetaRight" / "AltRight")
- *   - canonical chord key names (matches rdev variants)
+ *   - canonical chord key names (matches keytap variants)
  *   - human display labels ("⌘", "⌥", "A", …)
  */
 
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
  * `null` for keys we don't support in chords (dead keys, IME composition,
  * etc.).
  *
- * Browser quirk: right-Option on macOS is reported as `"AltRight"`; rdev
+ * Browser quirk: right-Option on macOS is reported as `"AltRight"`; keytap
- * calls it `"AltGr"`. Normalize to rdev's name so the Rust side recognizes
+ * calls it `"AltGr"`. Normalize to keytap's name so the Rust side recognizes
  * it without an aliasing layer.
  */
 export function canonicalKeyFromEvent(event: KeyboardEvent): string | null {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export function canonicalKeyFromEvent(event: KeyboardEvent): string | null {
     default:
       // Browser names like "MetaRight", "MetaLeft", "ControlLeft",
       // "ShiftRight", "Space", "KeyA", "Digit1", "F5" all match the
-      // rdev variant names directly.
+      // keytap variant names directly.
       if (
         /^(Meta|Control|Shift)(Left|Right)$/.test(code) ||
         /^Key[A-Z]$/.test(code) ||
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ export function canonicalKeyFromEvent(event: KeyboardEvent): string | null {
 const PLATFORM_IS_MAC =
   typeof navigator !== 'undefined' && /mac/i.test(navigator.platform);
 
+export function defaultChordKeys(mode: 'push' | 'toggle'): string[] {
+  const base = PLATFORM_IS_MAC
+    ? ['MetaRight', 'AltGr']
+    : ['ControlRight', 'ShiftRight'];
+  return mode === 'toggle' ? [...base, 'Space'] : base;
+}
+
 /**
  * Pretty label for a canonical key name. Picks platform-appropriate
  * modifier glyphs so macOS users see ⌘ and Windows/Linux users see Win.

backend/database/migrations.py

@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@ Adding a new migration:
        (idempotent) and print a short message when it does real work.
 """
 
+import json
 import logging
 import sqlite3
 
 from sqlalchemy import inspect, text
 
+from ..utils.capture_chords import (
+    default_push_to_talk_chord,
+    default_toggle_to_talk_chord,
+)
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -200,6 +206,8 @@ def _migrate_capture_settings(engine, inspector, tables: set[str]) -> None:
     if "capture_settings" not in tables:
         return
     columns = _get_columns(inspector, "capture_settings")
+    push_default = json.dumps(default_push_to_talk_chord())
+    toggle_default = json.dumps(default_toggle_to_talk_chord())
     if "allow_auto_paste" not in columns:
         _add_column(
             engine,
@@ -218,14 +226,14 @@ def _migrate_capture_settings(engine, inspector, tables: set[str]) -> None:
         _add_column(
             engine,
             "capture_settings",
-            "chord_push_to_talk_keys TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '[\"MetaRight\",\"AltGr\"]'",
+            f"chord_push_to_talk_keys TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '{push_default}'",
             "chord_push_to_talk_keys",
         )
     if "chord_toggle_to_talk_keys" not in columns:
         _add_column(
             engine,
             "capture_settings",
-            "chord_toggle_to_talk_keys TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '[\"MetaRight\",\"AltGr\",\"Space\"]'",
+            f"chord_toggle_to_talk_keys TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '{toggle_default}'",
             "chord_toggle_to_talk_keys",
         )
     if "hotkey_enabled" not in columns:

backend/database/models.py

@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ import uuid
 from sqlalchemy import Column, String, Integer, Float, DateTime, Text, ForeignKey, Boolean, JSON
 from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
 
+from ..utils.capture_chords import (
+    default_push_to_talk_chord,
+    default_toggle_to_talk_chord,
+)
+
 Base = declarative_base()
 
 
@@ -205,14 +210,13 @@ class CaptureSettings(Base):
     # "Voicebox would like to receive keystrokes from any application" dialog
     # before they've even opened the Captures tab.
     hotkey_enabled = Column(Boolean, nullable=False, default=False)
-    # Lists of rdev::Key variant names (e.g. "MetaRight", "AltGr"). Right-hand
+    # Lists of keytap key names (e.g. "MetaRight", "ControlRight"). Right-hand
-    # modifiers by default so they don't collide with left-hand system
+    # modifiers by default so they don't collide with left-hand shortcuts.
-    # shortcuts (Cmd+Opt+I devtools, Cmd+Opt+Esc force-quit).
     chord_push_to_talk_keys = Column(
-        JSON, nullable=False, default=lambda: ["MetaRight", "AltGr"]
+        JSON, nullable=False, default=default_push_to_talk_chord
     )
     chord_toggle_to_talk_keys = Column(
-        JSON, nullable=False, default=lambda: ["MetaRight", "AltGr", "Space"]
+        JSON, nullable=False, default=default_toggle_to_talk_chord
     )
     updated_at = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.utcnow, onupdate=datetime.utcnow)
 

backend/models.py

@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 from typing import Optional, List
 from datetime import datetime
 
+from .utils.capture_chords import (
+    default_push_to_talk_chord,
+    default_toggle_to_talk_chord,
+)
+
 
 class VoiceProfileCreate(BaseModel):
     """Request model for creating a voice profile."""
@@ -253,9 +258,11 @@ class CaptureSettingsResponse(BaseModel):
     allow_auto_paste: bool = True
     default_playback_voice_id: Optional[str] = None
     hotkey_enabled: bool = False
-    chord_push_to_talk_keys: List[str] = Field(default_factory=lambda: ["MetaRight", "AltGr"])
+    chord_push_to_talk_keys: List[str] = Field(
+        default_factory=default_push_to_talk_chord
+    )
     chord_toggle_to_talk_keys: List[str] = Field(
-        default_factory=lambda: ["MetaRight", "AltGr", "Space"]
+        default_factory=default_toggle_to_talk_chord
     )
 
     class Config:

backend/services/settings.py

@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 from ..database import CaptureSettings as DBCaptureSettings
 from ..database import GenerationSettings as DBGenerationSettings
+from ..utils.capture_chords import (
+    default_push_to_talk_chord,
+    default_toggle_to_talk_chord,
+)
 
 
 SINGLETON_ID = 1
@@ -21,7 +25,11 @@ SINGLETON_ID = 1
 def _get_or_create_capture_row(db: Session) -> DBCaptureSettings:
     row = db.query(DBCaptureSettings).filter(DBCaptureSettings.id == SINGLETON_ID).first()
     if row is None:
-        row = DBCaptureSettings(id=SINGLETON_ID)
+        row = DBCaptureSettings(
+            id=SINGLETON_ID,
+            chord_push_to_talk_keys=default_push_to_talk_chord(),
+            chord_toggle_to_talk_keys=default_toggle_to_talk_chord(),
+        )
         db.add(row)
         db.commit()
         db.refresh(row)

backend/utils/capture_chords.py

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+"""Platform defaults for capture hotkey chords."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import sys
+
+
+MAC_PUSH_TO_TALK = ["MetaRight", "AltGr"]
+MAC_TOGGLE_TO_TALK = ["MetaRight", "AltGr", "Space"]
+NON_MAC_PUSH_TO_TALK = ["ControlRight", "ShiftRight"]
+NON_MAC_TOGGLE_TO_TALK = ["ControlRight", "ShiftRight", "Space"]
+
+
+def default_push_to_talk_chord() -> list[str]:
+    if sys.platform == "darwin":
+        return MAC_PUSH_TO_TALK.copy()
+    return NON_MAC_PUSH_TO_TALK.copy()
+
+
+def default_toggle_to_talk_chord() -> list[str]:
+    if sys.platform == "darwin":
+        return MAC_TOGGLE_TO_TALK.copy()
+    return NON_MAC_TOGGLE_TO_TALK.copy()