Polish progressive Recompose demo behavior

apps/browser/src/main/feature-bridge.ts

@@ -165,8 +165,10 @@ ipcMain.handle(IPC_CHANNELS.applyLocalRecompose, async (_event, untrusted) => {
   if (result.output === null) {
     return localRecomposeResultSchema.parse({
       ...result,
-      // The deterministic interface is already active even when Qwen is not.
-      applied: true,
+      // `applied` describes the local-model refinement only. The deterministic
+      // Recompose surface remains active, but the UI must not claim Qwen
+      // successfully personalized the page when the local model failed.
+      applied: false,
     });
   }
 

apps/browser/src/shared/recompose.test.ts

@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ describe('Recompose judge profiles', () => {
     const steps = profileForRecomposePreset(original, 'step_by_step');
 
     expect(calm.preferences.informationDensity).toBe('calm');
-    expect(calm.preferences.reduceMotion).toBe(true);
     expect(visual.preferences.textScale).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1.35);
     expect(visual.preferences.targetSizePx).toBe(60);
     expect(motor.capabilities.motor).toBe('important');
@@ -40,6 +39,38 @@ describe('Recompose judge profiles', () => {
     expect(steps.capabilities.cognitive).toBe('important');
   });
 
+  it('preserves the actual reduced-motion preference across demo presets', () => {
+    const motionAllowed = createDefaultBrowserProfile(
+      '2026-07-24T00:00:00.000Z',
+      'profile-motion',
+    );
+    motionAllowed.preferences.reduceMotion = false;
+
+    for (const preset of [
+      'clear_calm',
+      'easier_to_see',
+      'easy_to_control',
+      'step_by_step',
+    ] as const) {
+      expect(profileForRecomposePreset(motionAllowed, preset).preferences.reduceMotion).toBe(
+        false,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const reduced = structuredClone(motionAllowed);
+    reduced.preferences.reduceMotion = true;
+    for (const preset of [
+      'clear_calm',
+      'easier_to_see',
+      'easy_to_control',
+      'step_by_step',
+    ] as const) {
+      expect(profileForRecomposePreset(reduced, preset).preferences.reduceMotion).toBe(
+        true,
+      );
+    }
+  });
+
   it('keeps the personalized option identical in behavior but cloned', () => {
     const original = createDefaultBrowserProfile(
       '2026-07-24T00:00:00.000Z',

apps/browser/src/shared/recompose.ts

@@ -122,13 +122,16 @@ export function profileForRecomposePreset(
   if (preset === 'personalized') return structuredClone(profile);
 
   const next = structuredClone(profile);
+  // Judge presets demonstrate layout/information differences. They deliberately
+  // preserve the person's existing motion preference instead of silently
+  // forcing reduced motion, so the progressive Recompose transition remains
+  // visible unless the person has actually asked AURA to reduce motion.
   if (preset === 'clear_calm') {
     next.capabilities.attention = 'important';
     next.preferences.explanationStyle = 'concise';
     next.preferences.informationDensity = 'calm';
     next.preferences.lineSpacing = Math.max(next.preferences.lineSpacing, 1.55);
     next.preferences.readingWidth = 'narrow';
-    next.preferences.reduceMotion = true;
     next.preferences.targetSizePx = Math.max(next.preferences.targetSizePx, 52);
     next.preferences.textScale = Math.max(next.preferences.textScale, 1.1);
     next.summary =
@@ -148,7 +151,6 @@ export function profileForRecomposePreset(
   if (preset === 'easy_to_control') {
     next.capabilities.motor = 'important';
     next.preferences.informationDensity = 'calm';
-    next.preferences.reduceMotion = true;
     next.preferences.strongFocus = true;
     next.preferences.targetSizePx = 60;
     next.preferences.textScale = Math.max(next.preferences.textScale, 1.08);
@@ -161,7 +163,6 @@ export function profileForRecomposePreset(
     next.preferences.explanationStyle = 'concise';
     next.preferences.informationDensity = 'step_by_step';
     next.preferences.readingWidth = 'narrow';
-    next.preferences.reduceMotion = true;
     next.preferences.strongFocus = true;
     next.preferences.targetSizePx = Math.max(next.preferences.targetSizePx, 52);
     next.preferences.textScale = Math.max(next.preferences.textScale, 1.1);

docs/browser/12-RECOMPOSE-VOICE.md

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ The event build exposes four non-diagnostic example profiles alongside the perso
 
 These are demonstrations of needs, not medical modes. The fifth option is **My profile**, which uses Learn Me.
 
+Judge presets change layout, density, target size, and information hierarchy, but they do not silently change the person's motion preference. Progressive Recompose transitions remain visible when motion is allowed; a Learn Me/system reduced-motion preference still removes spatial motion across every preset.
+
 ## Recompose architecture
 
 ```text
@@ -157,12 +159,12 @@ MediaRecorder
   ↓
 OpenAI transcription
   ↓
-transcript in composer
+validated transcript
   ↓
 existing Talk to AURA request
 ```
 
-The baseline implementation uses `gpt-4o-mini-transcribe` after the person stops recording because it is simple, low-cost, and uses the existing OpenAI key. A future enhancement may replace it with `gpt-realtime-whisper` transcript deltas without changing Talk to AURA.
+The baseline implementation uses `gpt-4o-mini-transcribe` after the person stops recording because it is simple, low-cost, and uses the existing OpenAI key. The finalized transcript is submitted directly into the same Talk to AURA path as typed text, so the judge gets an immediate page/action response rather than an extra confirmation click. The transcribed text remains visible as the user's conversation message. A future enhancement may replace it with `gpt-realtime-whisper` transcript deltas without changing Talk to AURA.
 
 Primary OpenAI references:
 
@@ -201,11 +203,11 @@ AURA is ready when all of the following are true:
 - the same arbitrary page looks materially different under at least three judge presets;
 - Fiverr/search/listing pages no longer remain a lightly restyled grid;
 - the first useful visible change begins immediately after `Make This Mine`;
-- local Qwen failure still leaves a convincing deterministic Recompose interface;
+- local Qwen failure still leaves a convincing deterministic Recompose interface and is reported as a local fallback, not as a successful Qwen refinement;
 - cloud failure still leaves the local/deterministic interface usable;
 - `Original` restores the real website without reload and without losing form state;
 - every Recompose action maps to a real current-page target;
-- push-to-talk fills the existing Talk to AURA composer and can submit normally;
+- push-to-talk submits the finalized transcript through the existing Talk to AURA path and exposes that transcript in conversation history;
 - AURA can speak a short assistant reply and can be interrupted;
-- reduced-motion preferences disable spatial Recompose transitions;
+- reduced-motion preferences disable spatial Recompose transitions while motion-enabled profiles retain the progressive transition across judge presets;
 - CI remains green for lint, typecheck, tests, build, and Electron E2E.