add --force-reinstall --no-deps to torchaudio CUDA install

Move audio validation and saving to thread pool so librosa/ffmpeg decoding
doesn't block the async event loop. Combine validate + load into a single
pass to avoid decoding the file twice. Add 50 MB upload limit and chunked
reads to prevent unbounded memory allocation.

Closes #278

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@ jobs:
           pip install -r backend/requirements.txt
           pip install --no-deps chatterbox-tts
 
-      - name: Install PyTorch with CUDA 12.1
+      - name: Install PyTorch with CUDA 12.6
         run: |
-          pip install torch --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu121 --force-reinstall --no-deps
+          pip install torch --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu126 --force-reinstall --no-deps
-          pip install torchaudio --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu121
+          pip install torchaudio --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu126 --force-reinstall --no-deps
 
       - name: Verify CUDA support in torch
         run: |

.gitignore

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ logs/
 app/openapi.json
 tauri/src-tauri/binaries/*
 tauri/src-tauri/gen/Assets.car
+tauri/src-tauri/gen/voicebox.icns
 
 # Temporary
 tmp/

Dockerfile

@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     build-essential \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --upgrade pip
+
 COPY backend/requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --prefix=/install -r requirements.txt
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir --prefix=/install \

app/src/components/History/HistoryTable.tsx

@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ export function HistoryTable() {
     }
   }, [historyData, page]);
 
-  // Reset to page 0 when deletions or imports occur
+  // Reset to page 0 when deletions, imports, or generation completions occur
+  const pendingCount = useGenerationStore((state) => state.pendingGenerationIds.size);
+  const prevPendingCountRef = useRef(pendingCount);
   useEffect(() => {
     if (deleteGeneration.isSuccess || importGeneration.isSuccess) {
       setPage(0);
@@ -161,6 +163,19 @@ export function HistoryTable() {
     }
   }, [deleteGeneration.isSuccess, importGeneration.isSuccess]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // A generation finished (pending count decreased) — scroll back to show it
+    if (
+      prevPendingCountRef.current > 0 &&
+      pendingCount < prevPendingCountRef.current &&
+      page !== 0
+    ) {
+      setPage(0);
+      setAllHistory([]);
+    }
+    prevPendingCountRef.current = pendingCount;
+  }, [pendingCount, page]);
+
   // Intersection Observer for infinite scroll
   useEffect(() => {
     const loadMoreEl = loadMoreRef.current;

app/src/components/ServerTab/AboutPage.tsx

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export function AboutPage() {
                 rel="noopener noreferrer"
                 className="hover:text-muted-foreground/60 transition-colors"
               >
-                BSL 1.1
+                MIT
               </a>
             </p>
           </FadeIn>

app/src/components/ServerTab/ChangelogPage.tsx

@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ function renderMarkdown(md: string): React.ReactNode[] {
       }
       elements.push(
         <ul key={elements.length} className="space-y-1 my-2">
-          {items.map((item) => (
+          {items.map((item, idx) => (
-            <li key={item} className="text-sm text-muted-foreground flex gap-2">
+            <li key={idx} className="text-sm text-muted-foreground flex gap-2">
               <span className="text-muted-foreground/50 select-none shrink-0">&bull;</span>
               <span>{inlineMarkdown(item)}</span>
             </li>
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ function renderTable(tableLines: string[], keyBase: number): React.ReactNode {
       <table className="text-sm w-full">
         <thead>
           <tr className="border-b">
-            {headers.map((h) => (
+            {headers.map((h, hIdx) => (
               <th
-                key={h}
+                key={hIdx}
                 className="text-left py-1.5 pr-4 text-muted-foreground font-medium text-xs"
               >
                 {inlineMarkdown(h)}
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ function renderTable(tableLines: string[], keyBase: number): React.ReactNode {
           </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody>
-          {rows.map((row) => (
+          {rows.map((row, rowIdx) => (
-            <tr key={row.join('|')} className="border-b border-border/50">
+            <tr key={rowIdx} className="border-b border-border/50">
-              {row.map((cell) => (
+              {row.map((cell, cellIdx) => (
-                <td key={cell} className="py-1.5 pr-4 text-muted-foreground">
+                <td key={cellIdx} className="py-1.5 pr-4 text-muted-foreground">
                   {inlineMarkdown(cell)}
                 </td>
               ))}

app/src/components/ServerTab/GeneralPage.tsx

@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ export function GeneralPage() {
                 setKeepServerRunningOnClose(checked);
                 platform.lifecycle.setKeepServerRunning(checked).catch((error) => {
                   console.error('Failed to sync setting to Rust:', error);
+                  setKeepServerRunningOnClose(!checked);
+                  toast({
+                    title: 'Failed to update setting',
+                    description: 'Could not sync setting to backend.',
+                    variant: 'destructive',
+                  });
+                  return;
                 });
                 toast({
                   title: 'Setting updated',

app/src/components/ServerTab/GpuPage.tsx

@@ -171,17 +171,21 @@ export function GpuPage() {
     };
   }, [cudaDownloading, serverUrl, refetchCudaStatus]);
 
+  const clearHealthPolling = useCallback(() => {
+    if (healthPollRef.current) {
+      clearInterval(healthPollRef.current);
+      healthPollRef.current = null;
+    }
+  }, []);
+
   const startHealthPolling = useCallback(() => {
-    if (healthPollRef.current) return;
+    clearHealthPolling();
 
     healthPollRef.current = setInterval(async () => {
       try {
         const result = await apiClient.getHealth();
         if (result.status === 'healthy') {
-          if (healthPollRef.current) {
+          clearHealthPolling();
-            clearInterval(healthPollRef.current);
-            healthPollRef.current = null;
-          }
           setRestartPhase('ready');
           queryClient.invalidateQueries();
           setTimeout(() => setRestartPhase('idle'), 2000);
@@ -190,7 +194,23 @@ export function GpuPage() {
         // Server still down, keep polling
       }
     }, 1000);
-  }, [queryClient]);
+  }, [queryClient, clearHealthPolling]);
+
+  const restartServerWithPolling = useCallback(
+    async (errorMessage: string) => {
+      setRestartPhase('stopping');
+      try {
+        await platform.lifecycle.restartServer();
+        setRestartPhase('waiting');
+        startHealthPolling();
+      } catch (e: unknown) {
+        clearHealthPolling();
+        setRestartPhase('idle');
+        throw new Error(e instanceof Error ? e.message : errorMessage);
+      }
+    },
+    [platform, startHealthPolling, clearHealthPolling],
+  );
 
   const handleDownload = async () => {
     setError(null);
@@ -209,24 +229,9 @@ export function GpuPage() {
 
   const handleRestart = async () => {
     setError(null);
-    setRestartPhase('stopping');
     try {
-      setRestartPhase('waiting');
+      await restartServerWithPolling('Restart failed');
-      startHealthPolling();
-      await platform.lifecycle.restartServer();
-      if (healthPollRef.current) {
-        clearInterval(healthPollRef.current);
-        healthPollRef.current = null;
-      }
-      setRestartPhase('ready');
-      queryClient.invalidateQueries();
-      setTimeout(() => setRestartPhase('idle'), 2000);
     } catch (e: unknown) {
-      setRestartPhase('idle');
-      if (healthPollRef.current) {
-        clearInterval(healthPollRef.current);
-        healthPollRef.current = null;
-      }
       setError(e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Restart failed');
     }
   };
@@ -236,22 +241,8 @@ export function GpuPage() {
     setRestartPhase('stopping');
     try {
       await apiClient.deleteCudaBackend();
-      setRestartPhase('waiting');
+      await restartServerWithPolling('Failed to switch to CPU');
-      startHealthPolling();
-      await platform.lifecycle.restartServer();
-      if (healthPollRef.current) {
-        clearInterval(healthPollRef.current);
-        healthPollRef.current = null;
-      }
-      setRestartPhase('ready');
-      queryClient.invalidateQueries();
-      setTimeout(() => setRestartPhase('idle'), 2000);
     } catch (e: unknown) {
-      setRestartPhase('idle');
-      if (healthPollRef.current) {
-        clearInterval(healthPollRef.current);
-        healthPollRef.current = null;
-      }
       setError(e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Failed to switch to CPU');
       refetchCudaStatus();
     }

app/src/components/ServerTab/LogsPage.tsx

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export function LogsPage() {
             )}
           </div>
         ) : (
-          entries.map((entry, i) => <LogLine key={`${entry.timestamp}-${i}`} entry={entry} />)
+          entries.map((entry) => <LogLine key={entry.id} entry={entry} />)
         )}
       </div>
     </div>

app/src/components/ServerTab/SettingRow.tsx

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export function SettingRow({
         <div className="min-w-0">
           <label
             htmlFor={htmlFor}
-            className="text-sm font-medium leading-none cursor-pointer select-none"
+            className={`text-sm font-medium leading-none select-none ${htmlFor ? 'cursor-pointer' : ''}`}
           >
             {title}
           </label>

app/src/components/ui/toaster.tsx

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export function Toaster() {
           <ToastClose />
         </Toast>
       ))}
-      <ToastViewport className={isPlayerOpen ? 'sm:bottom-32' : ''} />
+      <ToastViewport className={isPlayerOpen ? 'sm:bottom-44' : ''} />
     </ToastProvider>
   );
 }

app/src/components/ui/toggle.tsx

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const Toggle = React.forwardRef<HTMLButtonElement, ToggleProps>(
         }}
         className={cn(
           'relative inline-flex h-5 w-9 shrink-0 items-center rounded-full transition-colors',
+          'focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2',
           checked ? 'bg-accent' : 'bg-muted-foreground/25',
           disabled ? 'opacity-50 cursor-not-allowed' : 'cursor-pointer',
           className,

app/src/lib/api/client.ts

@@ -32,8 +32,24 @@ import type {
   TranscriptionResponse,
   VoiceProfileCreate,
   VoiceProfileResponse,
+  WhisperModelSize,
 } from './types';
 
+function formatErrorDetail(detail: unknown, fallback: string): string {
+  if (typeof detail === 'string') return detail;
+  if (Array.isArray(detail)) {
+    return detail
+      .map((e: Record<string, unknown>) => e.msg || e.message || JSON.stringify(e))
+      .join('; ');
+  }
+  if (detail && typeof detail === 'object') {
+    const obj = detail as Record<string, unknown>;
+    if (typeof obj.message === 'string') return obj.message;
+    return JSON.stringify(detail);
+  }
+  return fallback;
+}
+
 class ApiClient {
   private getBaseUrl(): string {
     const serverUrl = useServerStore.getState().serverUrl;
@@ -54,7 +70,7 @@ class ApiClient {
       const error = await response.json().catch(() => ({
         detail: response.statusText,
       }));
-      throw new Error(error.detail || `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
+      throw new Error(formatErrorDetail(error.detail, `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`));
     }
 
     return response.json();
@@ -113,7 +129,7 @@ class ApiClient {
       const error = await response.json().catch(() => ({
         detail: response.statusText,
       }));
-      throw new Error(error.detail || `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
+      throw new Error(formatErrorDetail(error.detail, `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`));
     }
 
     return response.json();
@@ -147,7 +163,7 @@ class ApiClient {
       const error = await response.json().catch(() => ({
         detail: response.statusText,
       }));
-      throw new Error(error.detail || `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
+      throw new Error(formatErrorDetail(error.detail, `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`));
     }
 
     return response.blob();
@@ -167,7 +183,7 @@ class ApiClient {
       const error = await response.json().catch(() => ({
         detail: response.statusText,
       }));
-      throw new Error(error.detail || `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
+      throw new Error(formatErrorDetail(error.detail, `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`));
     }
 
     return response.json();
@@ -187,7 +203,7 @@ class ApiClient {
       const error = await response.json().catch(() => ({
         detail: response.statusText,
       }));
-      throw new Error(error.detail || `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
+      throw new Error(formatErrorDetail(error.detail, `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`));
     }
 
     return response.json();
@@ -257,7 +273,7 @@ class ApiClient {
       const error = await response.json().catch(() => ({
         detail: response.statusText,
       }));
-      throw new Error(error.detail || `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
+      throw new Error(formatErrorDetail(error.detail, `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`));
     }
 
     return response.blob();
@@ -271,7 +287,7 @@ class ApiClient {
       const error = await response.json().catch(() => ({
         detail: response.statusText,
       }));
-      throw new Error(error.detail || `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
+      throw new Error(formatErrorDetail(error.detail, `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`));
     }
 
     return response.blob();
@@ -297,7 +313,7 @@ class ApiClient {
       const error = await response.json().catch(() => ({
         detail: response.statusText,
       }));
-      throw new Error(error.detail || `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
+      throw new Error(formatErrorDetail(error.detail, `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`));
     }
 
     return response.json();
@@ -318,12 +334,19 @@ class ApiClient {
   }
 
   // Transcription
-  async transcribeAudio(file: File, language?: LanguageCode): Promise<TranscriptionResponse> {
+  async transcribeAudio(
+    file: File,
+    language?: LanguageCode,
+    model?: WhisperModelSize,
+  ): Promise<TranscriptionResponse> {
     const formData = new FormData();
     formData.append('file', file);
     if (language) {
       formData.append('language', language);
     }
+    if (model) {
+      formData.append('model', model);
+    }
 
     const url = `${this.getBaseUrl()}/transcribe`;
     const response = await fetch(url, {
@@ -335,7 +358,7 @@ class ApiClient {
       const error = await response.json().catch(() => ({
         detail: response.statusText,
       }));
-      throw new Error(error.detail || `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
+      throw new Error(formatErrorDetail(error.detail, `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`));
     }
 
     return response.json();
@@ -608,7 +631,7 @@ class ApiClient {
       const error = await response.json().catch(() => ({
         detail: response.statusText,
       }));
-      throw new Error(error.detail || `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
+      throw new Error(formatErrorDetail(error.detail, `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`));
     }
 
     return response.blob();
@@ -705,7 +728,7 @@ class ApiClient {
       const error = await response.json().catch(() => ({
         detail: response.statusText,
       }));
-      throw new Error(error.detail || `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
+      throw new Error(formatErrorDetail(error.detail, `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`));
     }
 
     return response.blob();

app/src/lib/api/types.ts

@@ -99,8 +99,11 @@ export interface HistoryListResponse {
   total: number;
 }
 
+export type WhisperModelSize = 'base' | 'small' | 'medium' | 'large' | 'turbo';
+
 export interface TranscriptionRequest {
   language?: LanguageCode;
+  model?: WhisperModelSize;
 }
 
 export interface TranscriptionResponse {

app/src/lib/hooks/useGenerationProgress.ts

@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ export function useGenerationProgress() {
             currentSources.delete(id);
             removePendingGeneration(id);
 
-            // Refresh history to pick up the completed generation
+            // Refetch history to pick up the completed generation
-            queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['history'] });
+            queryClient.refetchQueries({ queryKey: ['history'] });
 
             // If this generation was queued for a story, add it now
             const storyId = removePendingStoryAdd(id);
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export function useGenerationProgress() {
             removePendingGeneration(id);
             removePendingStoryAdd(id);
 
-            queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['history'] });
+            queryClient.refetchQueries({ queryKey: ['history'] });
 
             toast({
               title: data.status === 'not_found' ? 'Generation not found' : 'Generation failed',
@@ -134,11 +134,12 @@ export function useGenerationProgress() {
       };
 
       source.onerror = () => {
-        // EventSource auto-reconnects, but if we get repeated errors
+        // SSE connection dropped — clean up and refresh history so any
-        // just clean up
+        // completed/failed generation still appears in the list
         source.close();
         currentSources.delete(id);
         removePendingGeneration(id);
+        queryClient.refetchQueries({ queryKey: ['history'] });
       };
 
       currentSources.set(id, source);

app/src/lib/hooks/useTranscription.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 import { useMutation } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { apiClient } from '@/lib/api/client';
+import type { WhisperModelSize } from '@/lib/api/types';
 import type { LanguageCode } from '@/lib/constants/languages';
 
 export function useTranscription() {
   return useMutation({
-    mutationFn: ({ file, language }: { file: File; language?: LanguageCode }) =>
+    mutationFn: ({
-      apiClient.transcribeAudio(file, language),
+      file,
+      language,
+      model,
+    }: {
+      file: File;
+      language?: LanguageCode;
+      model?: WhisperModelSize;
+    }) => apiClient.transcribeAudio(file, language, model),
   });
 }

app/src/stores/logStore.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ import type { ServerLogEntry } from '@/platform/types';
 
 const MAX_LOG_ENTRIES = 2000;
 
+let nextLogEntryId = 0;
+
 export interface LogEntry extends ServerLogEntry {
+  id: number;
   timestamp: number;
 }
 
@@ -17,9 +20,8 @@ export const useLogStore = create<LogStore>((set) => ({
   entries: [],
   addEntry: (entry) =>
     set((state) => {
-      const newEntry: LogEntry = { ...entry, timestamp: Date.now() };
+      const newEntry: LogEntry = { ...entry, id: nextLogEntryId++, timestamp: Date.now() };
       const entries = [...state.entries, newEntry];
-      // Cap buffer size
       if (entries.length > MAX_LOG_ENTRIES) {
         return { entries: entries.slice(entries.length - MAX_LOG_ENTRIES) };
       }

backend/backends/__init__.py

@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ class STTBackend(Protocol):
         self,
         audio_path: str,
         language: Optional[str] = None,
+        model_size: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> str:
         """
         Transcribe audio to text.

backend/backends/mlx_backend.py

@@ -345,18 +345,20 @@ class MLXSTTBackend:
         self,
         audio_path: str,
         language: Optional[str] = None,
+        model_size: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> str:
         """
         Transcribe audio to text.
 
         Args:
             audio_path: Path to audio file
-            language: Optional language hint (en or zh)
+            language: Optional language hint
+            model_size: Optional model size override
 
         Returns:
             Transcribed text
         """
-        await self.load_model_async(None)
+        await self.load_model_async(model_size)
 
         def _transcribe_sync():
             """Run synchronous transcription in thread pool."""

backend/backends/pytorch_backend.py

@@ -306,18 +306,20 @@ class PyTorchSTTBackend:
         self,
         audio_path: str,
         language: Optional[str] = None,
+        model_size: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> str:
         """
         Transcribe audio to text.
 
         Args:
             audio_path: Path to audio file
-            language: Optional language hint (en or zh)
+            language: Optional language hint
+            model_size: Optional model size override
 
         Returns:
             Transcribed text
         """
-        await self.load_model_async(None)
+        await self.load_model_async(model_size)
 
         def _transcribe_sync():
             """Run synchronous transcription in thread pool."""

backend/models.py

@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ class HistoryListResponse(BaseModel):
 class TranscriptionRequest(BaseModel):
     """Request model for audio transcription."""
 
-    language: Optional[str] = Field(None, pattern="^(en|zh)$")
+    language: Optional[str] = Field(None, pattern="^(en|zh|ja|ko|de|fr|ru|pt|es|it)$")
+    model: Optional[str] = Field(None, pattern="^(base|small|medium|large|turbo)$")
 
 
 class TranscriptionResponse(BaseModel):

backend/routes/generations.py

@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 """TTS generation endpoints."""
 
 import asyncio
+import logging
 import uuid
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
 from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 from .. import models
 from ..services import history, profiles, tts
 from ..database import Generation as DBGeneration, VoiceProfile as DBVoiceProfile, get_db
@@ -181,6 +184,7 @@ async def get_generation_status(generation_id: str, db: Session = Depends(get_db
     import json
 
     async def event_stream():
+        try:
             while True:
                 db.expire_all()
                 gen = db.query(DBGeneration).filter_by(id=generation_id).first()
@@ -200,6 +204,8 @@ async def get_generation_status(generation_id: str, db: Session = Depends(get_db
                     return
 
                 await asyncio.sleep(1)
+        except (BrokenPipeError, ConnectionResetError, asyncio.CancelledError):
+            logger.debug("SSE client disconnected for generation %s", generation_id)
 
     return StreamingResponse(
         event_stream(),
@@ -265,9 +271,12 @@ async def stream_speech(
     wav_bytes = tts.audio_to_wav_bytes(audio, sample_rate)
 
     async def _wav_stream():
+        try:
             chunk_size = 64 * 1024
             for i in range(0, len(wav_bytes), chunk_size):
                 yield wav_bytes[i : i + chunk_size]
+        except (BrokenPipeError, ConnectionResetError, asyncio.CancelledError):
+            logger.debug("Client disconnected during audio stream")
 
     return StreamingResponse(
         _wav_stream(),

backend/routes/profiles.py

@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ async def delete_profile(
     return {"message": "Profile deleted successfully"}
 
 
+SAMPLE_MAX_FILE_SIZE = 50 * 1024 * 1024  # 50 MB
+SAMPLE_UPLOAD_CHUNK_SIZE = 1024 * 1024  # 1 MB
+
+
 @router.post("/profiles/{profile_id}/samples", response_model=models.ProfileSampleResponse)
 async def add_profile_sample(
     profile_id: str,
@@ -115,8 +119,16 @@ async def add_profile_sample(
     file_suffix = _uploaded_ext if _uploaded_ext in _allowed_audio_exts else ".wav"
 
     with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=file_suffix, delete=False) as tmp:
-        content = await file.read()
+        total_size = 0
-        tmp.write(content)
+        while chunk := await file.read(SAMPLE_UPLOAD_CHUNK_SIZE):
+            total_size += len(chunk)
+            if total_size > SAMPLE_MAX_FILE_SIZE:
+                Path(tmp.name).unlink(missing_ok=True)
+                raise HTTPException(
+                    status_code=413,
+                    detail=f"File too large (max {SAMPLE_MAX_FILE_SIZE // (1024 * 1024)} MB)",
+                )
+            tmp.write(chunk)
         tmp_path = tmp.name
 
     try:

backend/routes/transcription.py

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ UPLOAD_CHUNK_SIZE = 1024 * 1024  # 1MB
 async def transcribe_audio(
     file: UploadFile = File(...),
     language: str | None = Form(None),
+    model: str | None = Form(None),
 ):
     """Transcribe audio file to text."""
     with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".wav", delete=False) as tmp:
@@ -29,14 +30,23 @@ async def transcribe_audio(
 
     try:
         from ..utils.audio import load_audio
+        from ..backends import WHISPER_HF_REPOS
 
         audio, sr = await asyncio.to_thread(load_audio, tmp_path)
         duration = len(audio) / sr
 
         whisper_model = transcribe.get_whisper_model()
-        model_size = whisper_model.model_size
+        model_size = model if model else whisper_model.model_size
 
-        if not whisper_model.is_loaded() and not whisper_model._is_model_cached(model_size):
+        valid_sizes = list(WHISPER_HF_REPOS.keys())
+        if model_size not in valid_sizes:
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=400,
+                detail=f"Invalid model size '{model_size}'. Must be one of: {', '.join(valid_sizes)}",
+            )
+
+        already_loaded = whisper_model.is_loaded() and whisper_model.model_size == model_size
+        if not already_loaded and not whisper_model._is_model_cached(model_size):
             progress_model_name = f"whisper-{model_size}"
             task_manager = get_task_manager()
 
@@ -59,7 +69,7 @@ async def transcribe_audio(
                 },
             )
 
-        text = await whisper_model.transcribe(tmp_path, language)
+        text = await whisper_model.transcribe(tmp_path, language, model_size)
 
         return models.TranscriptionResponse(
             text=text,

backend/services/profiles.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from ..database import (
     Generation as DBGeneration,
 )
 from ..models import EffectConfig
-from ..utils.audio import validate_reference_audio, load_audio, save_audio
+from ..utils.audio import validate_reference_audio, validate_and_load_reference_audio, load_audio, save_audio
 from ..utils.images import validate_image, process_avatar
 from ..utils.cache import _get_cache_dir, clear_profile_cache
 from .tts import get_tts_model
@@ -117,11 +117,16 @@ async def add_profile_sample(
     Returns:
         Created sample
     """
+    import asyncio
+
     profile = db.query(DBVoiceProfile).filter_by(id=profile_id).first()
     if not profile:
         raise ValueError(f"Profile {profile_id} not found")
 
-    is_valid, error_msg = validate_reference_audio(audio_path)
+    # Validate and load audio in a single pass, off the event loop
+    is_valid, error_msg, audio, sr = await asyncio.to_thread(
+        validate_and_load_reference_audio, audio_path
+    )
     if not is_valid:
         raise ValueError(f"Invalid reference audio: {error_msg}")
 
@@ -130,8 +135,7 @@ async def add_profile_sample(
     profile_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
     dest_path = profile_dir / f"{sample_id}.wav"
-    audio, sr = load_audio(audio_path)
+    await asyncio.to_thread(save_audio, audio, str(dest_path), sr)
-    save_audio(audio, str(dest_path), sr)
 
     db_sample = DBProfileSample(
         id=sample_id,

backend/utils/audio.py

@@ -217,22 +217,40 @@ def validate_reference_audio(
     Returns:
         Tuple of (is_valid, error_message)
     """
+    result = validate_and_load_reference_audio(
+        audio_path, min_duration, max_duration, min_rms
+    )
+    return (result[0], result[1])
+
+
+def validate_and_load_reference_audio(
+    audio_path: str,
+    min_duration: float = 2.0,
+    max_duration: float = 30.0,
+    min_rms: float = 0.01,
+) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[str], Optional[np.ndarray], Optional[int]]:
+    """
+    Validate and load reference audio in a single pass.
+    
+    Returns:
+        Tuple of (is_valid, error_message, audio_array, sample_rate)
+    """
     try:
         audio, sr = load_audio(audio_path)
         duration = len(audio) / sr
         
         if duration < min_duration:
-            return False, f"Audio too short (minimum {min_duration} seconds)"
+            return False, f"Audio too short (minimum {min_duration} seconds)", None, None
         if duration > max_duration:
-            return False, f"Audio too long (maximum {max_duration} seconds)"
+            return False, f"Audio too long (maximum {max_duration} seconds)", None, None
         
         rms = np.sqrt(np.mean(audio**2))
         if rms < min_rms:
-            return False, "Audio is too quiet or silent"
+            return False, "Audio is too quiet or silent", None, None
         
         if np.abs(audio).max() > 0.99:
-            return False, "Audio is clipping (reduce input gain)"
+            return False, "Audio is clipping (reduce input gain)", None, None
         
-        return True, None
+        return True, None, audio, sr
     except Exception as e:
-        return False, f"Error validating audio: {str(e)}"
+        return False, f"Error validating audio: {str(e)}", None, None

backend/utils/progress.py

@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ class ProgressManager:
                     # Send heartbeat
                     yield ": heartbeat\n\n"
                     continue
+        except (BrokenPipeError, ConnectionResetError, asyncio.CancelledError):
+            logger.debug(f"SSE client disconnected from {model_name}")
         finally:
             # Remove from listeners
             if model_name in self._listeners:

tauri/src/platform/lifecycle.ts

@@ -88,16 +88,27 @@ class TauriLifecycle implements PlatformLifecycle {
   }
 
   subscribeToServerLogs(callback: (entry: ServerLogEntry) => void): () => void {
+    let disposed = false;
     let unlisten: (() => void) | null = null;
 
-    listen<ServerLogEntry>('server-log', (event) => {
+    void listen<ServerLogEntry>('server-log', (event) => {
       callback(event.payload);
-    }).then((fn) => {
+    })
+      .then((fn) => {
+        if (disposed) {
+          fn();
+          return;
+        }
         unlisten = fn;
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        console.error('Failed to subscribe to server logs:', error);
       });
 
     return () => {
+      disposed = true;
       unlisten?.();
+      unlisten = null;
     };
   }
 }