Speech/dictation input truncated after ~4 sentences

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Summary

When using speech recognition / dictation to compose input in Claude Code, the input is silently truncated after approximately 4 sentences (roughly 100-150 words). The user receives no indication that their speech was cut off — the truncation is invisible until they review the submitted text.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Enable OS-level speech recognition / dictation
2. Begin dictating a multi-sentence message into the Claude Code CLI input
3. Speak continuously for more than ~4 sentences
4. Observe that the input is truncated mid-thought with no warning

Expected Behavior

• Speech input should accept the full dictated content without arbitrary truncation
• If a buffer limit exists, the user should receive a visible warning before content is lost
• Ideally, no practical limit on dictation length for the input field

Impact

Speech-to-text is a critical accessibility and productivity pathway. Users composing complex, multi-paragraph prompts via dictation lose the tail end of their input without knowing it — leading to incomplete instructions and wasted iteration cycles.

Environment

• Platform: Linux
• Shell: bash

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Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. Voice mode: content loss and push-to-talk UX issues #43240
2. [Bug] Voice dictation drops words and fails to capture input intermittently #40722
3. Voice dictation drops words/sentences intermittently on Linux #40691

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