From 2c3df3873db8dd6710f35e87a643295cdaf789b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jamie Pine <ijamespine@me.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:32:44 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix(captures): hide unwired storage settings

---
 CHANGELOG.md                                  |  6 +--
 README.md                                     |  2 +-
 app/src/components/ServerTab/CapturesPage.tsx | 43 -------------------
 docs/content/docs/overview/captures.mdx       | 17 +++-----
 landing/src/app/capture/page.tsx              |  3 +-
 5 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 60 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 31d6c69a..0e74864c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ Refinement shipped earlier; 0.5.0 closes the stubborn edge cases:
 
 Settings → Captures is now the home for the whole dictation flow:
 
-- **Dictation**: global shortcut toggle, push-to-talk chord picker, toggle chord picker, live pill preview, copy-transcript-to-clipboard, auto-paste into focused field (with inline accessibility prompt).
-- **Transcription**: model picker (Whisper Base / Small / Medium / Large / Turbo), language lock, archive-audio toggle.
+- **Dictation**: global shortcut toggle, push-to-talk chord picker, toggle chord picker, live pill preview, auto-paste into focused field (with inline accessibility prompt).
+- **Transcription**: model picker (Whisper Base / Small / Medium / Large / Turbo), language lock.
 - **Refinement**: auto-refine toggle, model picker, smart cleanup, remove self-corrections, preserve technical terms.
 - **Playback**: default voice for the Captures tab's "Play as" action.
-- **Storage**: retention (forever / 90d / 30d / 7d), clear-all-captures.
+- **Storage**: captures folder quick-open.
 
 ### Interface
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5b8acce..c201751f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ Every dictation, in-app recording, and uploaded audio file lands in the Captures
 - **Edit inline** — tweak the transcript and save on blur
 - **Play as voice profile** — turn any capture into speech with a cloned voice, one click
 - **Promote to voice sample** — use a capture's audio + transcript as a reference sample on any voice profile
-- **Configurable retention** — keep captures forever, or auto-expire after 7 / 30 / 90 days
+- **Local capture storage** — original audio and transcript stay in your Voicebox data directory, with a folder shortcut in Settings
 
 ### Agent Voice Output
 
diff --git a/app/src/components/ServerTab/CapturesPage.tsx b/app/src/components/ServerTab/CapturesPage.tsx
index cd26a866..74bf1d9a 100644
--- a/app/src/components/ServerTab/CapturesPage.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/ServerTab/CapturesPage.tsx
@@ -138,11 +138,6 @@ export function CapturesPage() {
   const pushToTalkKeys = settings?.chord_push_to_talk_keys ?? defaultChordKeys('push');
   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.
-  const [archiveAudio, setArchiveAudio] = useState(true);
-  const [copyToClipboard, setCopyToClipboard] = useState(true);
-  const [retention, setRetention] = useState('forever');
   const [chordEditor, setChordEditor] = useState<'push' | 'toggle' | null>(null);
   const [opening, setOpening] = useState(false);
   const [capturesPath, setCapturesPath] = useState<string | null>(null);
@@ -292,20 +287,6 @@ export function CapturesPage() {
           <HotkeyPillPreview enabled={hotkeyEnabled} />
         </SettingRow>
 
-        <SettingRow
-          title={t('settings.captures.dictation.copyToClipboard.title')}
-          description={t('settings.captures.dictation.copyToClipboard.description')}
-          htmlFor="copyToClipboard"
-          action={
-            <Toggle
-              id="copyToClipboard"
-              checked={copyToClipboard}
-              onCheckedChange={setCopyToClipboard}
-              disabled={!hotkeyEnabled}
-            />
-          }
-        />
-
         <div>
           <SettingRow
             title={t('settings.captures.dictation.autoPaste.title')}
@@ -382,12 +363,6 @@ export function CapturesPage() {
           }
         />
 
-        <SettingRow
-          title={t('settings.captures.transcription.archive.title')}
-          description={t('settings.captures.transcription.archive.description')}
-          htmlFor="archiveAudio"
-          action={<Toggle id="archiveAudio" checked={archiveAudio} onCheckedChange={setArchiveAudio} />}
-        />
       </SettingSection>
 
       <SettingSection
@@ -539,24 +514,6 @@ export function CapturesPage() {
         title={t('settings.captures.storage.title')}
         description={t('settings.captures.storage.description')}
       >
-        <SettingRow
-          title={t('settings.captures.storage.retention.title')}
-          description={t('settings.captures.storage.retention.description')}
-          action={
-            <Select value={retention} onValueChange={setRetention}>
-              <SelectTrigger className="w-[180px]">
-                <SelectValue />
-              </SelectTrigger>
-              <SelectContent>
-                <SelectItem value="forever">{t('settings.captures.storage.retention.forever')}</SelectItem>
-                <SelectItem value="90d">{t('settings.captures.storage.retention.d90')}</SelectItem>
-                <SelectItem value="30d">{t('settings.captures.storage.retention.d30')}</SelectItem>
-                <SelectItem value="7d">{t('settings.captures.storage.retention.d7')}</SelectItem>
-              </SelectContent>
-            </Select>
-          }
-        />
-
         <SettingRow
           title={t('settings.captures.storage.folder.title')}
           description={capturesPath ?? t('settings.captures.storage.folder.description')}
diff --git a/docs/content/docs/overview/captures.mdx b/docs/content/docs/overview/captures.mdx
index 3cc78e01..46b1f61f 100644
--- a/docs/content/docs/overview/captures.mdx
+++ b/docs/content/docs/overview/captures.mdx
@@ -129,19 +129,14 @@ Voicebox:
   save — the capture stays in the Captures tab untouched; the sample is a
   copy, not a move.
 
-## Storage and retention
+## Storage
 
-**Settings → Captures → Storage** controls how long captures live on disk:
+The original audio is kept alongside the transcript in your Voicebox data
+directory. **Settings → Captures → Storage** shows the captures folder and can
+open it directly in your file manager.
 
-| Setting | Effect |
-|---|---|
-| **Retention: forever** | Never auto-delete. Default. |
-| **Retention: 90 days / 30 days / 7 days** | Captures older than the window are pruned on app start. |
-| **Clear all captures** | One-click nuke of every capture and its audio on disk. No undo. |
-
-The original audio is always kept alongside the transcript — archival is on
-by default. Every capture's audio file and metadata row can be re-processed
-(retranscribe, refine, Play-as) as long as the audio file still exists.
+Every capture's audio file and metadata row can be re-processed (retranscribe,
+refine, Play-as) as long as the audio file still exists.
 
 ## Short-recording guard
 
diff --git a/landing/src/app/capture/page.tsx b/landing/src/app/capture/page.tsx
index ffc849e3..1f7b30b3 100644
--- a/landing/src/app/capture/page.tsx
+++ b/landing/src/app/capture/page.tsx
@@ -82,8 +82,7 @@ export default function CapturePage() {
               </h3>
               <p className="text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">
                 Every dictation keeps both the audio and the transcript. Search, re-run, or turn
-                any capture into a voice sample for cloning. Configurable retention — auto-expire
-                or keep forever.
+                any capture into a voice sample for cloning from the Captures tab.
               </p>
             </div>
           </div>