Dictate into Nock's composer

The mic button in Nock’s own text boxes turns speech into an editable draft. It is useful when you want to review a request before sending it, or when holding a global shortcut is inconvenient. This is distinct from holding the agent shortcut, which submits a request after release.

Where to find it

Look beside the send button in Nock’s chat composer. The same composer appears in supported agent threads. The widget builder also has a mic button in its request and change fields; it can be disabled while a build is working.

If it is missing, open Settings → Dictation and enable Show mic button in Nock’s composers. This switch controls the button across those Nock surfaces. It does not add microphone buttons to other applications; use ordinary dictation there.

Draft a message

1. Click where the new text belongs. Select existing words if you want the recording to replace them.
2. Press the mic button and speak.
3. Watch the transcript arrive in the text box.
4. Press the mic again to finish. Allow the brief recording tail and final recognition to complete.
5. Read and edit the result, then press Send or Return when ready.

The finished draft applies your dictation polish and replacement settings. Recognition can revise the live words when the final transcript arrives, so wait for recording to finish before correcting the text. Nock inserts spacing around the recording so it can fit into an existing sentence.

Cancel or switch input

Press Escape during the mic session to restore the box to its previous contents. The notch stays open. A session stopped immediately after starting can also count as a cancelled tap.

Only one speech session runs at a time. Already listening means another recording is active. Pressing a global dictation or agent shortcut during a composer recording cancels the composer recording and starts the held mode instead. Finish or cancel one mode before intentionally switching to another.

Access and limits

The button uses the same recognition and dictation access as Fn. It is not an alternative way around a plan or permission requirement. The desktop recording ceiling is 20 minutes; reaching it finishes the draft without sending it. Hosted speech services impose separate duration and request-size limits and can stop or reject a request earlier, so use shorter recordings. The completed text also becomes the last transcript.

Cloud recognition sends audio while the button is recording. The draft does not become an agent request until you send it, but transcription itself can already involve a cloud provider.

Read the button’s message

An amber crossed-out mic indicates microphone access is missing; clicking it opens the relevant system settings. Speech is still starting or Transcription is not connected yet means the listening service is not ready. Wait briefly, then use voice troubleshooting if the condition persists. A missing button is a display preference; an unavailable recognizer is a separate issue.