diff --git a/config/core_config.json b/config/core_config.json
index 9c56a21..b46d36a 100644
--- a/config/core_config.json
+++ b/config/core_config.json
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
     "api_key": "",
     "model_live": "gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025",
     "model_ws_uri": "wss://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/ws/google.ai.generativelanguage.v1alpha.GenerativeService.BidiGenerateContent",
-    "voice_name": "Charon",
+    "voice_name": "Puck",
     "ws_timeout_sec": 30,
-    "default_system_prompt": "You are Bousandah, a wise and friendly Emirati assistant. Speak strictly in the UAE dialect (Khaleeji). Be helpful, concise, and use local greetings like 'Marhaba' and 'Ya Khoy'."
+    "default_system_prompt": "You are super-dubai (سوبر دبي), a wise and friendly Emirati assistant. Speak strictly in the UAE dialect (Khaleeji). Be helpful, concise, and use local greetings like 'Marhaba' and 'Ya Khoy'."
   },
 
   "g1_hardware": {
diff --git a/config/voice_config.json b/config/voice_config.json
index 00e151d..c453e34 100644
--- a/config/voice_config.json
+++ b/config/voice_config.json
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
     "session_timeout_sec": 660,
     "max_reconnect_delay_sec": 30,
     "max_consecutive_errors": 10,
-    "no_messages_timeout_sec": 30
+    "no_messages_timeout_sec": 180,
+    "pure_voice": false,
+    "internet_search": false
   },
 
   "mic_udp": {
@@ -26,7 +28,10 @@
     "_comment": "G1 built-in speaker — AudioClient.PlayStream wrapper",
     "app_name": "sanad",
     "begin_stream_pause_sec": 0.15,
-    "wait_finish_margin_sec": 0.3
+    "wait_finish_margin_sec": 0.3,
+    "jitter_prebuffer_sec": 0.3,
+    "jitter_first_flush_sec": 0.6,
+    "jitter_max_lead_sec": 0.6
   },
 
   "vad": {
@@ -34,7 +39,8 @@
     "start_sensitivity": "START_SENSITIVITY_HIGH",
     "end_sensitivity": "END_SENSITIVITY_LOW",
     "prefix_padding_ms": 20,
-    "silence_duration_ms": 200
+    "silence_duration_ms": 200,
+    "direct_answer": false
   },
 
   "barge_in": {
@@ -42,7 +48,8 @@
     "loud_chunks_needed": 3,
     "cooldown_sec": 0.3,
     "echo_suppress_below": 500,
-    "ai_speak_grace_sec": 0.15
+    "ai_speak_grace_sec": 0.15,
+    "external_barge_in": false
   },
 
   "recording": {
diff --git a/dashboard/routes/live_subprocess.py b/dashboard/routes/live_subprocess.py
index 43e1610..f300b2b 100644
--- a/dashboard/routes/live_subprocess.py
+++ b/dashboard/routes/live_subprocess.py
@@ -41,6 +41,240 @@ async def set_record(on: bool = Query(...)):
     return {"ok": True, "record_enabled": st.record_enabled}
 
 
+_VOICE_OPTS_PATH = BASE_DIR / "data" / ".voice_options.json"
+
+
+def _read_voice_opts() -> dict:
+    import json
+    try:
+        with open(_VOICE_OPTS_PATH, encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            d = json.load(f)
+        return d if isinstance(d, dict) else {}
+    except Exception:
+        return {}
+
+
+@router.get("/interrupt-option")
+async def get_interrupt_option():
+    """Voice interrupt (barge-in) — GLOBAL, all speakers. OFF: Sanad always
+    finishes his sentence on every profile (chest/Anker/JBL/Beats Pill — mic
+    fully gated while he speaks). ON: loud sustained speech cuts him.
+    Resolution: dashboard toggle (data/.voice_options.json) >
+    SANAD_EXTERNAL_BARGE_IN env > voice_config.json barge_in.external_barge_in
+    > off."""
+    import os
+    opts = _read_voice_opts()
+    if "external_barge_in" in opts:
+        return {"enabled": bool(opts["external_barge_in"]), "source": "dashboard"}
+    env = os.environ.get("SANAD_EXTERNAL_BARGE_IN", "").strip().lower()
+    if env in ("1", "true", "yes"):
+        return {"enabled": True, "source": "env"}
+    try:
+        from Project.Sanad.core.config_loader import section
+        if bool((section("voice", "barge_in") or {}).get("external_barge_in", False)):
+            return {"enabled": True, "source": "config"}
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return {"enabled": False, "source": "default"}
+
+
+@router.post("/interrupt-option")
+async def set_interrupt_option(on: bool = Query(...)):
+    """Persist the interrupt option (survives rebuilds — data/ is mounted) and
+    restart the live session so the voice child picks it up."""
+    import json
+    import tempfile
+    import os as _os
+    opts = _read_voice_opts()
+    opts["external_barge_in"] = bool(on)
+    _VOICE_OPTS_PATH.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    fd, tmp = tempfile.mkstemp(dir=str(_VOICE_OPTS_PATH.parent),
+                               prefix=".voice_options.", suffix=".tmp")
+    with _os.fdopen(fd, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        json.dump(opts, f, indent=2)
+    _os.replace(tmp, _VOICE_OPTS_PATH)
+
+    restarted = False
+    from Project.Sanad.main import live_sub
+    if live_sub is not None:
+        try:
+            if (live_sub.status() or {}).get("running"):
+                await asyncio.to_thread(live_sub.stop)
+                await asyncio.to_thread(live_sub.start)
+                restarted = True
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    return {"ok": True, "enabled": bool(on), "restarted": restarted}
+
+
+@router.get("/direct-answer-option")
+async def get_direct_answer_option():
+    """'Direct answer' = Gemini replies as soon as the speaker pauses (Live-API
+    end-of-speech sensitivity HIGH). Resolution: dashboard > env > config."""
+    import os
+    opts = _read_voice_opts()
+    if "direct_answer" in opts:
+        return {"enabled": bool(opts["direct_answer"]), "source": "dashboard"}
+    if os.environ.get("SANAD_DIRECT_ANSWER", "").strip().lower() in ("1", "true", "yes"):
+        return {"enabled": True, "source": "env"}
+    try:
+        from Project.Sanad.core.config_loader import section
+        if bool((section("voice", "vad") or {}).get("direct_answer", False)):
+            return {"enabled": True, "source": "config"}
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return {"enabled": False, "source": "default"}
+
+
+@router.post("/direct-answer-option")
+async def set_direct_answer_option(on: bool = Query(...)):
+    """Persist the direct-answer option and restart the live session."""
+    import json
+    import tempfile
+    import os as _os
+    opts = _read_voice_opts()
+    opts["direct_answer"] = bool(on)
+    _VOICE_OPTS_PATH.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    fd, tmp = tempfile.mkstemp(dir=str(_VOICE_OPTS_PATH.parent),
+                               prefix=".voice_options.", suffix=".tmp")
+    with _os.fdopen(fd, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        json.dump(opts, f, indent=2)
+    _os.replace(tmp, _VOICE_OPTS_PATH)
+    restarted = False
+    from Project.Sanad.main import live_sub
+    if live_sub is not None:
+        try:
+            if (live_sub.status() or {}).get("running"):
+                await asyncio.to_thread(live_sub.stop)
+                await asyncio.to_thread(live_sub.start)
+                restarted = True
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    return {"ok": True, "enabled": bool(on), "restarted": restarted}
+
+
+@router.get("/pure-voice-option")
+async def get_pure_voice_option():
+    """PURE VOICE = the live session built exactly like standalone Sanadv1:
+    no tools, no state injections, persona only, no lip-sync markers — the
+    fastest conversation pipe. Resolution: dashboard > env > config."""
+    import os
+    opts = _read_voice_opts()
+    if "pure_voice" in opts:
+        return {"enabled": bool(opts["pure_voice"]), "source": "dashboard"}
+    if os.environ.get("SANAD_PURE_VOICE", "").strip().lower() in ("1", "true", "yes"):
+        return {"enabled": True, "source": "env"}
+    try:
+        from Project.Sanad.core.config_loader import section
+        if bool((section("voice", "sanad_voice") or {}).get("pure_voice", False)):
+            return {"enabled": True, "source": "config"}
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return {"enabled": False, "source": "default"}
+
+
+@router.post("/pure-voice-option")
+async def set_pure_voice_option(on: bool = Query(...)):
+    """Persist the pure-voice option and restart the live session."""
+    import json
+    import tempfile
+    import os as _os
+    opts = _read_voice_opts()
+    opts["pure_voice"] = bool(on)
+    _VOICE_OPTS_PATH.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    fd, tmp = tempfile.mkstemp(dir=str(_VOICE_OPTS_PATH.parent),
+                               prefix=".voice_options.", suffix=".tmp")
+    with _os.fdopen(fd, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        json.dump(opts, f, indent=2)
+    _os.replace(tmp, _VOICE_OPTS_PATH)
+    restarted = False
+    from Project.Sanad.main import live_sub
+    if live_sub is not None:
+        try:
+            if (live_sub.status() or {}).get("running"):
+                await asyncio.to_thread(live_sub.stop)
+                await asyncio.to_thread(live_sub.start)
+                restarted = True
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    return {"ok": True, "enabled": bool(on), "restarted": restarted}
+
+
+@router.get("/internet-search-option")
+async def get_internet_search_option():
+    """INTERNET SEARCH = the live session gets the search_internet tool so Gemini
+    can look up current facts (prices, latest phones, live offers, news) via
+    Google Search grounding, announcing the search first. Resolution:
+    dashboard > env > config."""
+    import os
+    opts = _read_voice_opts()
+    if "internet_search" in opts:
+        return {"enabled": bool(opts["internet_search"]), "source": "dashboard"}
+    if os.environ.get("SANAD_INTERNET_SEARCH", "").strip().lower() in ("1", "true", "yes"):
+        return {"enabled": True, "source": "env"}
+    try:
+        from Project.Sanad.core.config_loader import section
+        if bool((section("voice", "sanad_voice") or {}).get("internet_search", False)):
+            return {"enabled": True, "source": "config"}
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    return {"enabled": False, "source": "default"}
+
+
+@router.post("/internet-search-option")
+async def set_internet_search_option(on: bool = Query(...)):
+    """Persist the internet-search option and restart the live session so the
+    tool set (and persona addendum) is rebaked."""
+    import json
+    import tempfile
+    import os as _os
+    opts = _read_voice_opts()
+    opts["internet_search"] = bool(on)
+    _VOICE_OPTS_PATH.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    fd, tmp = tempfile.mkstemp(dir=str(_VOICE_OPTS_PATH.parent),
+                               prefix=".voice_options.", suffix=".tmp")
+    with _os.fdopen(fd, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        json.dump(opts, f, indent=2)
+    _os.replace(tmp, _VOICE_OPTS_PATH)
+    restarted = False
+    from Project.Sanad.main import live_sub
+    if live_sub is not None:
+        try:
+            if (live_sub.status() or {}).get("running"):
+                await asyncio.to_thread(live_sub.stop)
+                await asyncio.to_thread(live_sub.start)
+                restarted = True
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    return {"ok": True, "enabled": bool(on), "restarted": restarted}
+
+
+@router.post("/answer-now")
+async def answer_now():
+    """Force Gemini to reply immediately instead of waiting out the pause
+    detection (no-op while it is already speaking)."""
+    sub = _sub_or_503()
+    if not (sub.status() or {}).get("running"):
+        raise HTTPException(409, "Live session not running")
+    if not hasattr(sub, "send_answer_now"):
+        raise HTTPException(501, "engine build lacks send_answer_now")
+    await asyncio.to_thread(sub.send_answer_now)
+    return {"ok": True}
+
+
+@router.post("/interrupt")
+async def interrupt_speech():
+    """Instantly stop the AI mid-sentence and go back to listening (works
+    regardless of the barge-in option; no-op if it isn't speaking)."""
+    sub = _sub_or_503()
+    if not (sub.status() or {}).get("running"):
+        raise HTTPException(409, "Live session not running")
+    if not hasattr(sub, "send_interrupt"):
+        raise HTTPException(501, "engine build lacks send_interrupt")
+    await asyncio.to_thread(sub.send_interrupt)
+    return {"ok": True}
+
+
 @router.post("/start")
 async def start_subprocess():
     live_sub = _sub_or_503()
diff --git a/dashboard/routes/motion.py b/dashboard/routes/motion.py
index 58cea95..06fba9c 100644
--- a/dashboard/routes/motion.py
+++ b/dashboard/routes/motion.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException
+from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException, Query
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 router = APIRouter()
@@ -50,7 +50,19 @@ async def trigger_action(payload: TriggerPayload):
     from Project.Sanad.main import arm
     if arm is None:
         raise HTTPException(503, "Arm controller not attached.")
-    _block_if_movement_armed()
+
+    # Only the legacy JSONL replays (direct rt/arm_sdk streaming) conflict with
+    # the walker. R1 preset gestures go through the arm service, which moves the
+    # arms while the firmware balances — so those are allowed while movement is
+    # armed. Gate JSONL only.
+    acts = arm.list_actions() if hasattr(arm, "list_actions") else []
+    resolved = None
+    if payload.action_id is not None:
+        resolved = next((a for a in acts if a.get("id") == payload.action_id), None)
+    elif payload.action_name:
+        resolved = next((a for a in acts if a.get("name") == payload.action_name), None)
+    if resolved and resolved.get("file"):
+        _block_if_movement_armed()
 
     speed = max(0.1, min(payload.speed, 5.0))
 
@@ -73,6 +85,30 @@ async def trigger_action(payload: TriggerPayload):
         raise HTTPException(400, "Provide action_id or action_name.")
 
 
+# ── R1 head-look menu (recorded teach motions via the arm service) ──────────
+
+@router.get("/head-actions")
+async def head_actions():
+    """The recorded head-look names for the Controller-tab HEAD menu."""
+    from Project.Sanad.main import arm
+    return {"looks": arm.head_looks() if arm else []}
+
+
+@router.post("/head")
+async def head_look(name: str = Query(...)):
+    """Replay a recorded head rotation (R1 arm-service teach action). NOT gated by
+    the movement lock: the R1 arm service moves the head while the firmware keeps
+    the body balanced (that is the whole point of the canteen pattern), so head
+    looks are safe — and useful — while locomotion/teleop is armed."""
+    from Project.Sanad.main import arm
+    if arm is None:
+        raise HTTPException(503, "Arm controller not attached.")
+    res = await asyncio.to_thread(arm.run_head_look, name)
+    if not res.get("ok"):
+        raise HTTPException(502, res.get("error") or f"head look failed (rc={res.get('rc')})")
+    return res
+
+
 @router.post("/cancel")
 async def cancel_motion():
     from Project.Sanad.main import arm
diff --git a/dashboard/routes/voice.py b/dashboard/routes/voice.py
index a3d1b88..8edf2f3 100644
--- a/dashboard/routes/voice.py
+++ b/dashboard/routes/voice.py
@@ -173,10 +173,12 @@ async def update_api_key(payload: ApiKeyPayload):
         raise HTTPException(400, "API key cannot be empty.")
     if len(key) < 20:
         raise HTTPException(400, "API key looks too short.")
-    if not key.startswith("AIza"):
+    # Google AI Studio issues classic "AIza..." keys and (since late 2025)
+    # new-format "AQ...." keys — both are plain x-goog-api-key API keys.
+    if not key.startswith(("AIza", "AQ.")):
         raise HTTPException(
             400,
-            "Gemini API keys normally start with 'AIza'. "
+            "Gemini API keys start with 'AIza' (classic) or 'AQ.' (new format). "
             "Double-check you're pasting a Google AI Studio key.",
         )
 
diff --git a/dashboard/static/index.html b/dashboard/static/index.html
index dd29511..0db1461 100644
--- a/dashboard/static/index.html
+++ b/dashboard/static/index.html
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@
     </div>
     <div id="running-action" style="font-size:.75rem;color:var(--accent);margin-bottom:.3rem;display:none"></div>
     <div id="sdk-actions" style="display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:3px;margin-top:.2rem"></div>
-    <div id="jsonl-actions" style="display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:3px;margin-top:.4rem"></div>
+    <div id="jsonl-actions" style="display:none;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:3px;margin-top:.4rem"></div>
   </div>
 
 </div>
@@ -401,9 +401,15 @@
     <div class="row">
       <button class="btn btn-success" onclick="startLiveSub(this)">Start</button>
       <button class="btn btn-danger" onclick="stopLiveSub(this)">Stop</button>
+      <button class="btn" style="background:#7c3aed;color:#fff" onclick="instantInterrupt()" title="Instantly stop Sanad mid-sentence and go back to listening (works even with the Interrupt voice option off).">⏹ Interrupt now</button>
+      <button class="btn" style="background:#0e9f6e;color:#fff" onclick="answerNow()" title="Make Sanad answer RIGHT NOW instead of waiting for the end-of-speech pause.">➤ Answer now</button>
       <button id="ls-cam-btn" class="btn btn-sm btn-ghost" onclick="toggleGeminiCamera(this)" title="Stream camera frames to Gemini Live — same toggle as the Recognition tab">Camera: --</button>
       <button id="ls-rec-btn" class="btn btn-sm btn-ghost" onclick="toggleAutoRecord(this)" title="Auto-save every conversation turn to data/recordings/. Toggling takes effect live — no session restart.">Rec: --</button>
       <span id="ls-state" class="badge"></span>
+      <span id="ls-pure" class="badge" onclick="togglePureOpt()" style="cursor:pointer" title="Pure voice: fastest replies (Sanadv1-style — no tools, no standing state, persona only). TOGGLE-AWARE: features you enable (Camera vision, Movement) still work live and announce themselves; disable them and it returns to pure speech.">Pure: …</span>
+      <span id="ls-direct" class="badge" onclick="toggleDirectOpt()" style="cursor:pointer" title="Direct answer: Sanad replies the moment you pause (fast turn-taking). OFF = waits longer to be sure you finished (better for slow/hesitant speakers). Toggling restarts the live session.">Direct: …</span>
+      <span id="ls-interrupt" class="badge" onclick="toggleInterruptOpt()" style="cursor:pointer" title="Voice interrupt (barge-in) — ALL speakers. OFF: Sanad always finishes his sentence, nobody can talk over him (R1 chest / JBL / Anker all behave the same). ON: loud sustained speech (~1s) cuts him mid-sentence. Echo-safe either way; the ⏹ Interrupt-now button always works. Toggling restarts the live session.">Interrupt: …</span>
+      <span id="ls-search" class="badge" onclick="toggleSearchOpt()" style="cursor:pointer" title="Internet search (Google grounding): Sanad can look up CURRENT facts — today's prices, the latest phones, live offers, news. When he needs to, he says 'let me search the internet', looks it up, then answers. OFF = pure voice, no search, fastest replies (recommended for a busy event). Toggling restarts the live session.">Search: …</span>
       <span id="ls-pausemode" class="badge" onclick="toggleLiveHoldBadge()" style="cursor:pointer" title="Pause mode (same as the Saved Records 'Keep Gemini paused' toggle). Auto = pause only during a record, resume after. Manual = Gemini stays paused until you switch back. Click to toggle.">Pause: Auto</span>
       <button class="btn btn-sm mic-mute-shortcut btn-success" onclick="toggleMic()" style="margin-left:auto">Mic: LIVE</button>
       <button class="btn btn-sm spk-mute-shortcut btn-success" onclick="toggleSpeaker()">Speaker: LIVE</button>
@@ -504,7 +510,7 @@
         </div>
         <div id="sdk-actions-2" class="action-list"></div>
       </div>
-      <div style="flex:1;min-width:260px">
+      <div style="flex:1;min-width:260px;display:none">
         <div class="row" style="justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;margin:0 0 .3rem 0">
           <label style="margin:0">JSONL Replays (recorded)</label>
           <button id="play-jsonl-btn" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" onclick="playSelectedAction('jsonl')" disabled>Play</button>
@@ -883,6 +889,18 @@
       <h3>Diagnostics — joints 12–28</h3>
       <pre id="ctrl-joints" style="font-size:.66rem;max-height:240px;overflow:auto;background:var(--panel2);border-radius:6px;padding:.5rem;margin:0"></pre>
     </div>
+
+    <!-- Head — recorded looks (R1 arm-service teach motions) -->
+    <div class="card">
+      <h3>Head — recorded looks</h3>
+      <div style="font-size:.7rem;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:.45rem">
+        Replays your recorded head rotations via the R1 arm service. Firmware keeps the body balanced.
+        Gated by the same movement lock as arm actions.
+      </div>
+      <div class="row" id="ctrl-head-menu" style="flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.3rem">
+        <span class="empty">loading…</span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
   </div>
 </div>
 
@@ -1617,7 +1635,10 @@ async function renderActions(arm){
   _armBusy=arm.busy||false;
   try{
     const r=await api('GET','/api/motion/actions');
-    const acts=r.actions||[];
+    // R1 gestures only — the JSONL replay buttons are dropped (arm control now
+    // goes through the R1 'arm' service; recorded head looks live in the HEAD
+    // menu on the Controller tab).
+    const acts=(r.actions||[]).filter(a=>!a.file);
     _renderChips(acts);
     _renderList(acts);
     ['','2'].forEach(sfx=>{const bb=document.getElementById('arm-busy-badge'+sfx);if(bb)bb.style.display=_armBusy?'inline-flex':'none';});
@@ -2014,6 +2035,92 @@ async function reassertLiveHold(){try{const s=await api('GET','/api/records/play
 async function stopLiveSub(b){btnLoad(b);try{await api('POST','/api/live-subprocess/stop');toast('Stopped','info');}catch(e){}btnDone(b);refreshLiveSub();}
 async function refreshLiveSub(){try{const r=await api('GET','/api/live-subprocess/status');const st=document.getElementById('ls-state');st.textContent=r.state||'stopped';st.className='badge '+(r.running?'badge-ok':'badge-warn');document.getElementById('ls-msg').textContent=r.state_message||'--';document.getElementById('ls-user').textContent=r.last_user_text||'--';document.getElementById('ls-log').textContent=(r.log_tail||[]).slice(-25).join('\n');const rb=document.getElementById('ls-rec-btn');if(rb){const on=!!r.record_enabled;rb.textContent='Rec: '+(on?'ON':'OFF');rb.className='btn btn-sm '+(on?'btn-success':'btn-ghost');}}catch(e){}}
 async function toggleAutoRecord(b){const cur=(b&&b.textContent||'').includes('ON');const next=!cur;btnLoad(b);try{const r=await api('POST','/api/live-subprocess/record?on='+(next?'1':'0'));toast('Auto-recording '+(r.record_enabled?'ON':'OFF'),'ok');}catch(e){toast('Toggle failed: '+(e.message||e),'err');}btnDone(b);refreshLiveSub();}
+// Voice-option badges (Pure / Search / Direct / Interrupt) + instant buttons —
+// ported from Sanad G1; backed by /api/live-subprocess/*-option endpoints.
+let _pureOpt=null;
+function _paintPureBadge(){
+  const b=document.getElementById('ls-pure');
+  if(!b)return;
+  b.textContent='Pure: '+(_pureOpt===null?'…':(_pureOpt?'ON':'OFF'));
+  b.className='badge '+(_pureOpt?'badge-ok':'');
+}
+async function refreshPureOpt(){
+  try{const r=await api('GET','/api/live-subprocess/pure-voice-option');_pureOpt=!!r.enabled;_paintPureBadge();}catch(e){}
+}
+async function togglePureOpt(){
+  const want=!_pureOpt;
+  try{
+    const r=await api('POST','/api/live-subprocess/pure-voice-option?on='+want);
+    _pureOpt=!!r.enabled;_paintPureBadge();
+    toast('Pure voice '+(_pureOpt?'ON — Sanadv1-style session':'OFF — full features')+(r.restarted?' (session restarted)':''));
+  }catch(e){toast('Pure toggle failed: '+(e.message||e));}
+}
+setTimeout(refreshPureOpt,1000);
+let _searchOpt=null;
+function _paintSearchBadge(){
+  const b=document.getElementById('ls-search');
+  if(!b)return;
+  b.textContent='Search: '+(_searchOpt===null?'…':(_searchOpt?'ON':'OFF'));
+  b.className='badge '+(_searchOpt?'badge-ok':'');
+}
+async function refreshSearchOpt(){
+  try{const r=await api('GET','/api/live-subprocess/internet-search-option');_searchOpt=!!r.enabled;_paintSearchBadge();}catch(e){}
+}
+async function toggleSearchOpt(){
+  const want=!_searchOpt;
+  try{
+    const r=await api('POST','/api/live-subprocess/internet-search-option?on='+want);
+    _searchOpt=!!r.enabled;_paintSearchBadge();
+    toast('Internet search '+(_searchOpt?'ON — Sanad can look up current info':'OFF — pure voice, no search')+(r.restarted?' (session restarted)':''));
+  }catch(e){toast('Search toggle failed: '+(e.message||e));}
+}
+setTimeout(refreshSearchOpt,1050);
+let _dirOpt=null;
+function _paintDirectBadge(){
+  const b=document.getElementById('ls-direct');
+  if(!b)return;
+  b.textContent='Direct: '+(_dirOpt===null?'…':(_dirOpt?'ON':'OFF'));
+  b.className='badge '+(_dirOpt?'badge-ok':'');
+}
+async function refreshDirectOpt(){
+  try{const r=await api('GET','/api/live-subprocess/direct-answer-option');_dirOpt=!!r.enabled;_paintDirectBadge();}catch(e){}
+}
+async function toggleDirectOpt(){
+  const want=!_dirOpt;
+  try{
+    const r=await api('POST','/api/live-subprocess/direct-answer-option?on='+want);
+    _dirOpt=!!r.enabled;_paintDirectBadge();
+    toast('Direct answer '+(_dirOpt?'ON':'OFF')+(r.restarted?' — live session restarted':''));
+  }catch(e){toast('Direct toggle failed: '+(e.message||e));}
+}
+setTimeout(refreshDirectOpt,950);
+let _intOpt=null;
+function _paintInterruptBadge(){
+  const b=document.getElementById('ls-interrupt');
+  if(!b)return;
+  b.textContent='Interrupt: '+(_intOpt===null?'…':(_intOpt?'ON':'OFF'));
+  b.className='badge '+(_intOpt?'badge-ok':'');
+}
+async function refreshInterruptOpt(){
+  try{const r=await api('GET','/api/live-subprocess/interrupt-option');_intOpt=!!r.enabled;_paintInterruptBadge();}catch(e){}
+}
+async function answerNow(){
+  try{await api('POST','/api/live-subprocess/answer-now');toast('Answering now…');}
+  catch(e){toast('Answer-now failed: '+(e.message||e));}
+}
+async function instantInterrupt(){
+  try{await api('POST','/api/live-subprocess/interrupt');toast('Interrupted — listening');}
+  catch(e){toast('Interrupt failed: '+(e.message||e));}
+}
+async function toggleInterruptOpt(){
+  const want=!_intOpt;
+  try{
+    const r=await api('POST','/api/live-subprocess/interrupt-option?on='+want);
+    _intOpt=!!r.enabled;_paintInterruptBadge();
+    toast('Interrupt '+(_intOpt?'ON':'OFF')+(r.restarted?' — live session restarted':''));
+  }catch(e){toast('Interrupt toggle failed: '+(e.message||e));}
+}
+setTimeout(refreshInterruptOpt,900);
 
 // Typed Replay
 async function trGenerate(b){const t=document.getElementById('tr-text').value;if(!t)return toast('Enter text','err');btnLoad(b);try{await api('POST','/api/typed-replay/say',{text:t,record:document.getElementById('tr-capture').checked,record_name:document.getElementById('tr-name').value});toast('Generated & played','ok');refreshTR();}catch(e){}btnDone(b);}
@@ -2365,7 +2472,31 @@ function stopRecPreview(){
     img.src='';   // closes the MJPEG connection
   }
 }
-// Hook into tab switch — start/stop preview when recognition tab is active.
+// R1 head-look menu (Controller tab) — replays your recorded head rotations via
+// the R1 arm service (ExecuteCustomAction). Loaded once when the tab opens.
+let _ctrlHeadLoaded=false;
+async function ctrlLoadHead(){
+  const el=document.getElementById('ctrl-head-menu'); if(!el) return;
+  try{
+    const r=await api('GET','/api/motion/head-actions');
+    const looks=r.looks||[];
+    const label={up_look:'↑ up',down_look:'↓ down',left_look:'← left',right_look:'→ right',
+      up_down_look:'↕ up-down',left_right_look:'⇄ left-right',right_left_look:'⇄ right-left',center:'⊙ center'};
+    el.innerHTML=looks.length
+      ? looks.map(n=>`<button class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm" onclick="ctrlHeadLook('${esc(n)}',this)">${label[n]||esc(n).replace(/_/g,' ')}</button>`).join('')
+      : '<span class="empty">No recorded head looks</span>';
+    _ctrlHeadLoaded=true;
+  }catch(e){ el.innerHTML='<span class="empty">head menu unavailable</span>'; }
+}
+async function ctrlHeadLook(name,btn){
+  if(btn) btnLoad(btn);
+  try{ await api('POST','/api/motion/head?name='+encodeURIComponent(name)); toast('Head → '+name.replace(/_/g,' '),'ok'); }
+  catch(e){ toast('Head look failed: '+(e.message||e),'err'); }
+  if(btn) btnDone(btn);
+}
+
+// Hook into tab switch — start/stop preview when recognition tab is active,
+// and lazy-load the Controller head menu on first open.
 (function(){
   const origSwitchTab=window.switchTab;
   window.switchTab=function(name){
@@ -2373,6 +2504,7 @@ function stopRecPreview(){
     _recTabActive=(name==='recognition');
     if(name==='recognition'){refreshRecognition();refreshFaces();refreshZones();startRecPreview();}
     else{stopRecPreview();}
+    if(name==='controller'&&!_ctrlHeadLoaded) ctrlLoadHead();
   };
 })();
 // Face CRUD stubs — filled in milestone 5
diff --git a/gemini/script.py b/gemini/script.py
index 83ebeb2..a7c9ab5 100644
--- a/gemini/script.py
+++ b/gemini/script.py
@@ -55,11 +55,23 @@ _MODEL = os.environ.get(
     "SANAD_GEMINI_MODEL",
     "gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025",
 )
-_MIC_GAIN = _SV.get("mic_gain", 1.0)
+# Mic gain: amplifies mic samples before they reach Gemini — the single
+# biggest lever for slow/failed speech detection at a distance (weak audio
+# transcribes but often yields NO reply turn). Env override for per-robot
+# tuning; watch for clipping if the speaker stands close (>3.0 rarely wise).
+try:
+    _MIC_GAIN = float(os.environ.get("SANAD_MIC_GAIN", "") or _SV.get("mic_gain", 1.0))
+except ValueError:
+    _MIC_GAIN = _SV.get("mic_gain", 1.0)
 _SESSION_TIMEOUT = _SV.get("session_timeout_sec", 660)
 _MAX_RECONNECT_DELAY = _SV.get("max_reconnect_delay_sec", 30)
 _MAX_CONSECUTIVE_ERRORS = _SV.get("max_consecutive_errors", 10)
-_NO_MESSAGES_TIMEOUT = _SV.get("no_messages_timeout_sec", 30)
+# How long with ZERO messages from Gemini before we declare the session dead.
+# In a QUIET room Gemini legitimately sends nothing — 30s was killing healthy
+# sessions every ~40s (reconnect churn + unsolicited greeting + a 1-3s deaf
+# window each time). REAL deaths are caught fast by the send path ("mic send
+# failed: 1011 ..."), so this can be patient.
+_NO_MESSAGES_TIMEOUT = _SV.get("no_messages_timeout_sec", 180)
 # Extra mic-gate time after the AI stops, on loud external-speaker profiles
 # (JBL) — covers the speaker buffer + room reverb so it doesn't hear its tail.
 _ECHO_TAIL_SEC = _SV.get("echo_tail_sec", 0.6)
@@ -77,6 +89,70 @@ _JBL_BARGE_CHUNKS = _SV.get("jbl_barge_chunks", 9)
 # FADED (a gap between words/numbers). In that window barge-in drops to a low,
 # sensitive bar so the user can interrupt; while audio is flowing it stays high.
 _JBL_BLEED_FADE_SEC = _SV.get("jbl_bleed_fade_sec", 0.5)
+# OPTION: voice interrupt (barge-in) — GLOBAL, all speakers. OFF (default):
+# Sanad always finishes his sentence — the mic to Gemini is fully gated while
+# he speaks (+ echo tail) on EVERY profile (chest/Anker/JBL/Beats Pill), so
+# neither the local energy detector nor Gemini's server VAD can cut him.
+# ON: loud sustained speech interrupts him — builtin/Anker use the normal
+# barge parameters; loud external speakers (JBL / Beats Pill) use the stricter
+# external parameters and stay fully gated for echo safety. The dashboard
+# ⏹ Interrupt-now button works regardless. Env > config; default OFF.
+_EXTERNAL_BARGE_IN = (
+    os.environ.get("SANAD_EXTERNAL_BARGE_IN", "").strip().lower() in ("1", "true", "yes")
+    or bool(_BI.get("external_barge_in", False))
+)
+# OPTION: "direct answer" — reply as soon as the speaker pauses. Flips the
+# Live-API end-of-speech sensitivity from LOW (conservative: waits to be sure
+# you finished, feels slow) to HIGH (immediate turn-taking; may cut off very
+# hesitant speakers mid-thought). Env > config; dashboard file has final say.
+_DIRECT_ANSWER = (
+    os.environ.get("SANAD_DIRECT_ANSWER", "").strip().lower() in ("1", "true", "yes")
+    or bool(_VAD.get("direct_answer", False))
+)
+
+# OPTION: PURE VOICE — make the live session EXACTLY like standalone Sanadv1:
+# no tools (no function-calling deliberation), no state injections, persona
+# only, no lip-sync markers, no frame/state loops. The fastest possible
+# conversation pipe; nav/vision hooks are dormant.
+_PURE_VOICE = (
+    os.environ.get("SANAD_PURE_VOICE", "").strip().lower() in ("1", "true", "yes")
+    or bool(_SV.get("pure_voice", False))
+)
+
+# OPTION: INTERNET SEARCH (Google Search grounding). When ON, the live session
+# gets ONE extra tool, `search_internet(query)`, so the model can look up
+# CURRENT facts (today's prices, the newest phones, live Etisalat offers, news).
+# The tool description tells the model to SAY it will check first, then call the
+# tool — so the robot announces "let me search the internet", the parent runs
+# the grounded generateContent call in a worker thread, and the model speaks the
+# result. Default OFF → pure voice stays tool-free and Sanadv1-fast; only when
+# a search actually fires does the (announced) grounding delay occur.
+_INTERNET_SEARCH = (
+    os.environ.get("SANAD_INTERNET_SEARCH", "").strip().lower() in ("1", "true", "yes")
+    or bool(_SV.get("internet_search", False))
+)
+# Model used for the grounded web-search call (generateContent, NOT the live
+# native-audio model). gemini-3.5-flash grounds well and cites the source site.
+_SEARCH_MODEL = os.environ.get("SANAD_SEARCH_MODEL", "gemini-3.5-flash")
+
+# The dashboard toggles (data/.voice_options.json, written by the
+# /api/live-subprocess/*-option endpoints, which then restart this child)
+# have the FINAL say over env/config.
+try:
+    import json as _vo_json
+    with open(BASE_DIR / "data" / ".voice_options.json", encoding="utf-8") as _vo_f:
+        _vo = _vo_json.load(_vo_f)
+    if isinstance(_vo, dict):
+        if "external_barge_in" in _vo:
+            _EXTERNAL_BARGE_IN = bool(_vo["external_barge_in"])
+        if "direct_answer" in _vo:
+            _DIRECT_ANSWER = bool(_vo["direct_answer"])
+        if "pure_voice" in _vo:
+            _PURE_VOICE = bool(_vo["pure_voice"])
+        if "internet_search" in _vo:
+            _INTERNET_SEARCH = bool(_vo["internet_search"])
+except Exception:
+    pass
 
 _CHUNK_BYTES = CHUNK_SIZE * 2
 _SILENCE_PCM = b"\x00" * _CHUNK_BYTES
@@ -88,6 +164,15 @@ _SILENCE_PCM = b"\x00" * _CHUNK_BYTES
 # safe to read from the asyncio loops.
 _INPUT_PAUSED = threading.Event()
 
+# Set by an "interrupt:" stdin command (the dashboard's Interrupt-now button).
+# The mic loop consumes it: stops the speaker mid-sentence, back to listening.
+_MANUAL_INTERRUPT = threading.Event()
+
+# Set by an "answernow:" stdin command (the dashboard's Answer-now button).
+# The mic loop feeds ~0.6s of silence so the server VAD closes the user's turn
+# immediately → Gemini answers right away instead of waiting out the pause.
+_FORCE_ANSWER = threading.Event()
+
 # ── Recognition (camera + face gallery) tunables ──
 _RECOG_STATE_PATH = Path(os.environ.get(
     "SANAD_RECOGNITION_STATE_PATH",
@@ -195,6 +280,76 @@ def _nav_function_declarations() -> list:
     ]
 
 
+def _search_function_declaration() -> list:
+    """Live tool: search the internet (Google Search grounding) for current facts."""
+    S, T = types.Schema, types.Type
+    return [
+        types.FunctionDeclaration(
+            name="search_internet",
+            description=(
+                "Search the LIVE internet for CURRENT, real-time facts you cannot "
+                "otherwise know: today's prices, the newest phone / device models, "
+                "current Etisalat / e& offers and promotions, product availability, "
+                "or recent news. IMPORTANT: BEFORE you call this, first SAY one "
+                "short sentence out loud telling the user you will check — e.g. "
+                "\"Let me search the internet for that.\" / "
+                "\"دعني أبحث لك على الإنترنت.\" — "
+                "then call this with a clear English search query. After the "
+                "result returns, answer the user naturally from it. Do NOT say the "
+                "tool name out loud. Only use this for genuinely current / "
+                "time-sensitive questions, not for things you already know."
+            ),
+            parameters=S(type=T.OBJECT, properties={
+                "query": S(type=T.STRING,
+                           description="The web-search query, phrased in English."),
+            }, required=["query"]),
+        ),
+    ]
+
+
+# Appended to the persona ONLY when internet search is enabled, so the model
+# knows it can (and how to) look things up. Kept short — the tool description
+# carries the detail.
+_SEARCH_PROMPT_ADDENDUM = (
+    "\n\nYou can look things up on the live internet with the search_internet "
+    "tool. Use it whenever the user asks about current prices, the latest phones "
+    "or devices, today's Etisalat/e& offers, availability, or recent news — "
+    "anything you can't be certain is up to date. ALWAYS say a short 'let me "
+    "check the internet' line first (in the user's language), then call the tool, "
+    "then answer from the result. Keep answers concise and, for exact prices, add "
+    "that a sales advisor can confirm the final figure. "
+    "CRITICAL: after the search result returns, CONTINUE where you left off — "
+    "NEVER repeat or re-say any sentence you already spoke, including the 'let me "
+    "check the internet' lead-in. If your reply is complete, stop and wait."
+)
+
+
+def _run_grounding_search(query: str, api_key: str) -> dict:
+    """Blocking Google-Search-grounded generateContent call (run in a thread).
+    Returns {ok, answer} for the model to speak, or {ok: False, reason}."""
+    try:
+        client = genai.Client(api_key=api_key)
+        resp = client.models.generate_content(
+            model=_SEARCH_MODEL,
+            contents=query,
+            config=types.GenerateContentConfig(
+                tools=[types.Tool(google_search=types.GoogleSearch())],
+            ),
+        )
+        answer = (getattr(resp, "text", "") or "").strip()
+        if not answer:
+            return {"ok": False, "reason": "empty_result"}
+        # Cap length so the spoken reply stays reasonable.
+        return {"ok": True, "answer": answer[:1500]}
+    except Exception as exc:
+        log.warning("internet search failed: %s", exc)
+        return {"ok": False, "reason": "search_failed", "detail": str(exc)[:200]}
+
+
+# NOTE (SanadR1): the LED-mask face/social-QR tools (_FACE_EMOTIONS,
+# set_expression, show_social) were removed in the R1 port — the R1 has no mask.
+
+
 # ── stdin push channel (Marcus pattern) ──────────────────────
 # The GeminiSubprocess supervisor writes two line types to this process's
 # stdin:
@@ -233,7 +388,7 @@ _PROFILE_LOCK = threading.Lock()
 _PROFILE_PENDING: dict = {"id": None, "reason": ""}
 
 _VALID_PROFILES = {"builtin", "anker", "anker_powerconf",
-                   "hollyland_builtin", "jbl_builtin_mic"}
+                   "hollyland_builtin", "jbl_builtin_mic", "beats_pill"}
 
 
 def _stdin_watcher() -> None:
@@ -266,6 +421,10 @@ def _stdin_watcher() -> None:
                     with _LATEST_FRAME_LOCK:
                         _LATEST_FRAME["bytes"] = data
                         _LATEST_FRAME["ts"] = time.time()
+            elif line.startswith("interrupt:"):
+                _MANUAL_INTERRUPT.set()
+            elif line.startswith("answernow:"):
+                _FORCE_ANSWER.set()
             elif line.startswith("state:"):
                 try:
                     payload = json.loads(line[len("state:"):])
@@ -349,7 +508,12 @@ class GeminiBrain:
         self._swap_lock: Optional[asyncio.Lock] = None  # built in run()
         self._recorder = recorder
         self._voice = voice_name or GEMINI_VOICE
+        # R1: no LED-mask face, so no face addendum in any mode.
         self._system_prompt = system_prompt or ""
+        # Internet-search addendum is independent of pure voice — the search
+        # tool is available in either mode when the option is enabled.
+        if _INTERNET_SEARCH:
+            self._system_prompt += _SEARCH_PROMPT_ADDENDUM
         self._api_key = GEMINI_API_KEY
         self._stop_flag = asyncio.Event()
         # per-session state (reset in the outer reconnect loop)
@@ -443,6 +607,10 @@ class GeminiBrain:
                     if self._swap_lock is None:
                         self._swap_lock = asyncio.Lock()
 
+                    # PURE VOICE is TOGGLE-AWARE: all loops run (cheap when
+                    # their feature is off) — pure-ness is enforced per-feature
+                    # (announce guards + tools) so enabling Camera/Movement in
+                    # the dashboard works live, and disabling returns to pure.
                     try:
                         await asyncio.wait_for(
                             asyncio.gather(
@@ -505,10 +673,15 @@ class GeminiBrain:
                         types.StartSensitivity,
                         _VAD.get("start_sensitivity", "START_SENSITIVITY_HIGH"),
                     ),
-                    end_of_speech_sensitivity=getattr(
-                        types.EndSensitivity,
-                        _VAD.get("end_sensitivity", "END_SENSITIVITY_LOW"),
-                    ),
+                    # "Direct answer" option: HIGH = reply the moment the
+                    # speaker pauses; otherwise the configured (LOW) default
+                    # waits longer to be sure the speaker finished.
+                    end_of_speech_sensitivity=(
+                        types.EndSensitivity.END_SENSITIVITY_HIGH
+                        if _DIRECT_ANSWER else getattr(
+                            types.EndSensitivity,
+                            _VAD.get("end_sensitivity", "END_SENSITIVITY_LOW"),
+                        )),
                     prefix_padding_ms=_VAD.get("prefix_padding_ms", 20),
                     silence_duration_ms=_VAD.get("silence_duration_ms", 200),
                 ),
@@ -518,13 +691,26 @@ class GeminiBrain:
             system_instruction=types.Content(
                 parts=[types.Part(text=self._system_prompt)],
             ),
-            # Native function-calling: Gemini can drive the robot to saved
-            # places (navigate_to_place / list_places / where_am_i /
-            # stop_navigation). Disable with SANAD_NAV_TOOLS=0.
-            tools=([types.Tool(function_declarations=_nav_function_declarations())]
-                   if _NAV_TOOLS_ENABLED else []),
+            # Native function-calling: nav tools (if enabled) + the internet-
+            # search tool (if enabled). No face tools on the R1 (no mask).
+            # PURE VOICE: no tools (the reply-latency tax) — EXCEPT nav tools
+            # when movement is enabled (walking commands need them).
+            tools=self._build_tools(),
         )
 
+    def _build_tools(self) -> Any:
+        """Assemble the live-session function tools. PURE VOICE keeps this None
+        (the reply-latency tax) UNLESS movement is on (nav tools) or internet
+        search is on (the search tool). R1: no face tools (no mask)."""
+        decls: list = []
+        # Nav tools: whenever NOT (pure and not moving) and nav is enabled.
+        if _NAV_TOOLS_ENABLED and (self._movement_enabled or not _PURE_VOICE):
+            decls += _nav_function_declarations()
+        # Internet-search tool: whenever the option is enabled (either mode).
+        if _INTERNET_SEARCH:
+            decls += _search_function_declaration()
+        return [types.Tool(function_declarations=decls)] if decls else None
+
     # ─── state helpers ────────────────────────────────────
 
     def _reset_turn_state(self) -> None:
@@ -564,6 +750,7 @@ class GeminiBrain:
         loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
         loud_count = 0
         last_activity = time.time()
+        force_silence_until = 0.0   # Answer-now button: silence burst window
 
         while not self._done.is_set() and not self._stop_flag.is_set():
             try:
@@ -578,6 +765,27 @@ class GeminiBrain:
             data = samples.tobytes()
             energy = _audio_energy(data)
             now = time.time()
+
+            # Dashboard Answer-now button: feed the server VAD a silence burst
+            # so it closes the user's turn NOW → immediate reply.
+            if _FORCE_ANSWER.is_set():
+                _FORCE_ANSWER.clear()
+                if not self._speaking:
+                    force_silence_until = now + 0.6
+                    log.info("ANSWER NOW (dashboard) — forcing turn end")
+
+            # Dashboard Interrupt-now button: cut speech instantly AND stay
+            # SILENT until the user speaks — arming the greeting suppression
+            # also swallows any in-flight or reconnect-greeting audio, so a
+            # press while "listening" can never be followed by Sanad talking
+            # on his own.
+            if _MANUAL_INTERRUPT.is_set():
+                _MANUAL_INTERRUPT.clear()
+                log.info("MANUAL INTERRUPT (dashboard)%s",
+                         "" if self._speaking else " — idle; muted until user speaks")
+                self._interrupt("manual")
+                self._barge_block_until = now + cooldown
+                self._suppress_greeting = True
             # On the JBL (loud external speaker) the head mic hears the robot's
             # OWN voice as loud as the user. We FULLY gate the mic to Gemini while
             # it speaks (+ a short echo tail) so it NEVER hears itself, and we
@@ -586,24 +794,47 @@ class GeminiBrain:
             # model. (Reliable JBL interrupt needs AEC; the only PulseAudio mic is
             # dead, so that's separate work.) The chest speaker (builtin) keeps
             # light quiet-frame suppression + working barge-in (firmware AEC).
-            full_gate = "jbl" in (self._current_profile_id or "")
+            # The Beats Pill (USB) is the same regime as the JBL: loud external
+            # speaker with a raw AEC-less mic inches away — the mic feed to
+            # Gemini is ALWAYS fully gated while speaking (echo-safe). Voice
+            # barge-in on external speakers is an OPTION (_EXTERNAL_BARGE_IN):
+            # the LOCAL detector cuts the speaker using stricter parameters.
+            external = any(t in (self._current_profile_id or "")
+                           for t in ("jbl", "beats"))
+            # INTERRUPT OFF → NOBODY interrupts, on ANY speaker: every profile
+            # gets the Beats-Pill regime (mic fully gated while speaking + tail,
+            # so Gemini hears silence → no server-side cut; local barge-in
+            # disabled → no energy cut). Sanad always finishes his sentence.
+            # INTERRUPT ON → local barge-in works everywhere: builtin/Anker use
+            # the normal parameters, loud external speakers (JBL / Beats Pill)
+            # use the stricter external parameters and STAY fully gated (echo
+            # safety — the bleed is as loud as a user). The dashboard
+            # ⏹ Interrupt-now button always works regardless of this option.
+            full_gate = external or not _EXTERNAL_BARGE_IN
+            allow_barge = _EXTERNAL_BARGE_IN
 
-            # Barge-in: sustained user energy cuts the AI — chest profile only.
-            if self._speaking and not full_gate and now >= self._barge_block_until:
-                if (now - self._ai_speak_start) >= grace:
-                    if energy > threshold:
+            # Barge-in: sustained user energy cuts the AI.
+            if self._speaking and allow_barge and now >= self._barge_block_until:
+                eff_grace = _JBL_BARGE_GRACE if external else grace
+                eff_threshold = threshold * _JBL_BLEED_MARGIN if external else threshold
+                eff_chunks = _JBL_BARGE_CHUNKS if external else chunks_needed
+                if (now - self._ai_speak_start) >= eff_grace:
+                    if energy > eff_threshold:
                         loud_count += 1
                     else:
                         loud_count = max(0, loud_count - 1)
-                    if loud_count > chunks_needed:
-                        log.info("BARGE-IN (e=%d)", energy)
+                    if loud_count > eff_chunks:
+                        log.info("BARGE-IN (e=%d, external=%s)", energy, external)
                         self._interrupt("barge-in")
                         loud_count = 0
                         self._barge_block_until = now + cooldown
 
             # Echo suppression: mask the mic so the model doesn't hear its own bleed.
             send_data = data
-            if _INPUT_PAUSED.is_set():
+            if now < force_silence_until:
+                # Answer-now: mask the mic so the server VAD sees pure silence.
+                send_data = _SILENCE_PCM
+            elif _INPUT_PAUSED.is_set():
                 # Paused for a record playback — feed silence so Gemini neither
                 # hears the record nor keeps talking over it.
                 send_data = _SILENCE_PCM
@@ -764,7 +995,8 @@ class GeminiBrain:
                                     # mouth-open level (0..3) from this chunk's RMS,
                                     # throttled. Parsed by GeminiSubprocess._reader_loop.
                                     _mnow = time.time()
-                                    if _mnow - getattr(self, "_mouth_t", 0.0) >= 0.08:
+                                    if not _PURE_VOICE and \
+                                            _mnow - getattr(self, "_mouth_t", 0.0) >= 0.08:
                                         _rms = (float(np.sqrt(np.mean(
                                             audio.astype(np.float32) ** 2))) if audio.size else 0.0)
                                         # Lower thresholds bias the mouth more open
@@ -821,6 +1053,10 @@ class GeminiBrain:
 
     async def _announce_vision_state(self, session: Any, enabled: bool,
                                      is_toggle: bool) -> None:
+        if _PURE_VOICE and not enabled and not is_toggle:
+            # PURE: skip the "disabled" standing-context injection — only
+            # ENABLED features get announced/used (toggles always announce).
+            return
         if is_toggle and enabled:
             text = (
                 "[VISION ON] Your camera was just enabled — you can now see "
@@ -864,6 +1100,10 @@ class GeminiBrain:
 
     async def _announce_facerec_state(self, session: Any, enabled: bool,
                                       is_toggle: bool) -> None:
+        if _PURE_VOICE and not enabled and not is_toggle:
+            # PURE: skip the "disabled" standing-context injection — only
+            # ENABLED features get announced/used (toggles always announce).
+            return
         if is_toggle and enabled:
             text = (
                 "[FACE RECOGNITION ON] Face recognition was just enabled — "
@@ -908,6 +1148,10 @@ class GeminiBrain:
 
     async def _announce_zonerec_state(self, session: Any, enabled: bool,
                                       is_toggle: bool) -> None:
+        if _PURE_VOICE and not enabled and not is_toggle:
+            # PURE: skip the "disabled" standing-context injection — only
+            # ENABLED features get announced/used (toggles always announce).
+            return
         if is_toggle and enabled:
             text = (
                 "[ZONE RECOGNITION ON] You were just given the zones and places "
@@ -1069,6 +1313,13 @@ class GeminiBrain:
                         "places": r.get("places", [])}
             if name == "stop_navigation":
                 return await asyncio.to_thread(_nav_api, "POST", "/api/nav/cancel", None)
+            if name == "search_internet":
+                query = str(args.get("query") or "").strip()
+                if not query:
+                    return {"ok": False, "reason": "no_query"}
+                log.info("[[SEARCH:%s]]", query)  # breadcrumb for the dashboard
+                return await asyncio.to_thread(
+                    _run_grounding_search, query, self._api_key)
             return {"ok": False, "reason": "unknown_tool"}
         except Exception as exc:
             log.warning("tool %s error: %s", name, exc)
@@ -1081,6 +1332,10 @@ class GeminiBrain:
 
     async def _announce_movement_state(self, session: Any, enabled: bool,
                                        is_toggle: bool) -> None:
+        if _PURE_VOICE and not enabled and not is_toggle:
+            # PURE: skip the "disabled" standing-context injection — only
+            # ENABLED features get announced/used (toggles always announce).
+            return
         if is_toggle and enabled:
             text = (
                 "[MOVEMENT ON] Walking is now enabled — you can move when the "
@@ -1406,6 +1661,12 @@ class GeminiBrain:
                 await self._announce_movement_state(
                     session, self._movement_enabled, is_toggle=True,
                 )
+                if _PURE_VOICE:
+                    # PURE: tools are baked per-session (nav tools only while
+                    # movement is on) — cycle the session so the toggle takes
+                    # effect on the function-calling side too.
+                    log.info("pure-voice: cycling session to rebake nav tools")
+                    self._done.set()
 
             # Auto-record toggle — flip the recorder live (no session restart).
             if new_state.record_enabled != last_state.record_enabled:
@@ -1436,6 +1697,12 @@ class GeminiBrain:
             await asyncio.sleep(max(period, backoff))
             if not self._vision_enabled:
                 continue
+            # Never compete with the INCOMING audio stream while the AI is
+            # speaking — a frame upload on the shared websocket delays audio
+            # chunks, which breaks the chest speaker (tiny firmware buffer;
+            # the pulse/Pill path hides it behind its own buffering).
+            if self._speaking or (time.time() - self._last_ai_audio) < 0.5:
+                continue
             with _LATEST_FRAME_LOCK:
                 data = _LATEST_FRAME.get("bytes")
                 ts = _LATEST_FRAME.get("ts", 0.0)
diff --git a/gemini/subprocess.py b/gemini/subprocess.py
index 76d8c04..0b0047f 100644
--- a/gemini/subprocess.py
+++ b/gemini/subprocess.py
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ _FRAME_FORWARD_INTERVAL_S = float(_LS_CFG.get("frame_forward_interval_sec", 0.5)
 
 # Audio profile watcher — poll pactl for the Anker USB device at this
 # interval, send "profile:<json>" to the child on every state change.
-_AUDIO_WATCH_INTERVAL_S = float(_LS_CFG.get("audio_watch_interval_sec", 1.5))
+# 5s: each poll shells out to pactl several times (detect_plugged_profiles) —
+# 1.5s was a constant subprocess storm for a rare event (device hot-plug).
+_AUDIO_WATCH_INTERVAL_S = float(_LS_CFG.get("audio_watch_interval_sec", 5.0))
 
 # The Anker profile id, as defined in voice/audio_devices.py. When this
 # profile is fully plugged (both sink + source present), we switch the
@@ -515,7 +517,7 @@ class GeminiSubprocess:
         if the process isn't running or stdin is closed."""
         pid = (profile_id or "").strip().lower()
         if pid not in {"builtin", "anker", "anker_powerconf",
-                       "hollyland_builtin", "jbl_builtin_mic"}:
+                       "hollyland_builtin", "jbl_builtin_mic", "beats_pill"}:
             log.warning("send_profile: ignoring unknown profile %r", profile_id)
             return
         payload: dict[str, Any] = {"id": pid}
@@ -533,6 +535,16 @@ class GeminiSubprocess:
         owns the chest speaker, then resumes. No-op if not running."""
         self._send_stdin("pause:%d\n" % (1 if paused else 0))
 
+    def send_interrupt(self) -> None:
+        """Instantly stop the AI's current speech (dashboard Interrupt-now
+        button) — the child stops the speaker and returns to listening."""
+        self._send_stdin("interrupt:1\n")
+
+    def send_answer_now(self) -> None:
+        """Force Gemini to answer immediately (dashboard Answer-now button) —
+        the child feeds the server VAD a short silence burst to close the turn."""
+        self._send_stdin("answernow:1\n")
+
     def _audio_watcher(self) -> None:
         """Background thread — poll pactl for the Anker USB device, signal
         the child on every plug/unplug edge transition.
diff --git a/motion/arm_controller.py b/motion/arm_controller.py
index fc01748..8de46aa 100644
--- a/motion/arm_controller.py
+++ b/motion/arm_controller.py
@@ -82,20 +82,18 @@ except ImportError:
     _make_low_cmd = None
     log.warning("Unitree SDK not available — running in simulation mode")
 
-# G1 arm-action client for built-in arm moves (wave, shake_hand, hug, …).
-# NOTE: do NOT use LocoClient here — LocoClient is the locomotion/body-move
-# client and its ExecuteAction() doesn't recognise arm-action IDs, so arm
-# commands become silent no-ops. The correct client is the arm-specific
-# G1ArmActionClient with the SDK's action_map (name → opcode lookup).
+# R1-native arm-action RPC client for built-in gestures + recorded "teach"
+# motions. The R1 firmware does NOT expose live joint streaming of the head/arms;
+# the 'arm' service owns rt/arm_sdk and clients drive the upper body ONLY through
+# this RPC: ExecuteAction(id) for Unitree preset gestures, ExecuteCustomAction(
+# name) for motions recorded via the app's teaching (incl. the head looks). This
+# replaces the old G1ArmActionClient — the R1 has no G1 arm-action service, so
+# those gestures were silent no-ops on the R1.
 try:
-    from unitree_sdk2py.g1.arm.g1_arm_action_client import (
-        G1ArmActionClient,
-        action_map as _ARM_ACTION_MAP,
-    )
+    from Project.Sanad.motion.r1_arm_action_client import R1ArmActionClient
     _HAS_ARM_CLIENT = True
 except ImportError:
-    G1ArmActionClient = None
-    _ARM_ACTION_MAP = {}
+    R1ArmActionClient = None
     _HAS_ARM_CLIENT = False
 
 
@@ -107,24 +105,41 @@ class Action:
     category: str = "sdk"   # "sdk" | "jsonl"
 
 
-# -- SDK actions (fixed — built into Unitree firmware) --
+# -- SDK actions (R1 'arm'-service preset gestures) --
+# The Action.id IS the R1 arm-service opcode → executed directly via
+# R1ArmActionClient.ExecuteAction(id). Names/ids captured from the robot's
+# GetActionList (2026-07-14). Friendliest gestures first.
 SDK_ACTIONS: list[Action] = [
-    Action("release_arm", 0, category="sdk"),
-    Action("shake_hand", 1, category="sdk"),
-    Action("high_five", 2, category="sdk"),
-    Action("hug", 3, category="sdk"),
-    Action("high_wave", 4, category="sdk"),
-    Action("clap", 5, category="sdk"),
-    Action("face_wave", 6, category="sdk"),
-    Action("left_kiss", 7, category="sdk"),
-    Action("heart", 8, category="sdk"),
-    Action("right_heart", 9, category="sdk"),
-    Action("hands_up", 10, category="sdk"),
-    Action("x_ray", 11, category="sdk"),
-    Action("right_hand_up", 12, category="sdk"),
-    Action("reject", 13, category="sdk"),
-    Action("right_kiss", 14, category="sdk"),
-    Action("two_hand_kiss", 15, category="sdk"),
+    Action("release_arm", 99, category="sdk"),
+    Action("shake_hand", 27, category="sdk"),
+    Action("high_five", 18, category="sdk"),
+    Action("hug", 19, category="sdk"),
+    Action("both_hands_up", 15, category="sdk"),
+    Action("wave_above_head", 26, category="sdk"),
+    Action("wave_under_head", 25, category="sdk"),
+    Action("blow_kiss_both_hands", 11, category="sdk"),
+    Action("blow_kiss_left_hand", 12, category="sdk"),
+    Action("blow_kiss_right_hand", 13, category="sdk"),
+    Action("right_hand_up", 23, category="sdk"),
+    Action("right_hand_on_heart", 33, category="sdk"),
+    Action("clamp", 17, category="sdk"),
+    Action("refuse", 22, category="sdk"),
+    Action("emphasize", 35, category="sdk"),
+    Action("forward_push", 36, category="sdk"),
+    Action("extend_right_arm_forward", 31, category="sdk"),
+    Action("both_hands_up_deviate_right", 34, category="sdk"),
+    Action("ultraman_ray", 24, category="sdk"),
+    Action("box_left_hand_win", 28, category="sdk"),
+    Action("box_right_hand_win", 29, category="sdk"),
+    Action("box_both_hand_win", 30, category="sdk"),
+]
+
+# R1 head-look "teach" motions (recorded via the app's teaching) — replayed by
+# NAME via R1ArmActionClient.ExecuteCustomAction. Shown as a simple button list
+# in the Controller tab's HEAD card. These are your recorded head rotations.
+HEAD_LOOKS: list[str] = [
+    "up_look", "down_look", "left_look", "right_look",
+    "up_down_look", "left_right_look", "right_left_look", "center",
 ]
 
 # Next auto-ID for JSONL actions starts after SDK range.
@@ -285,16 +300,16 @@ class ArmController:
                     )
             self._crc = CRC()
 
-            # Arm-specific action client for built-in moves
+            # R1 arm-service client for preset gestures + recorded teach/head moves
             if _HAS_ARM_CLIENT:
                 try:
-                    self._arm_client = G1ArmActionClient()
+                    self._arm_client = R1ArmActionClient()
                     self._arm_client.SetTimeout(10.0)
                     self._arm_client.Init()
-                    log.info("G1ArmActionClient initialized (%d actions) — built-in moves available",
-                             len(_ARM_ACTION_MAP))
+                    log.info("R1ArmActionClient initialized — %d preset gestures + %d head looks",
+                             len(SDK_ACTIONS), len(HEAD_LOOKS))
                 except Exception as exc:
-                    log.warning("G1ArmActionClient init failed: %s — built-in actions disabled", exc)
+                    log.warning("R1ArmActionClient init failed: %s — arm actions disabled", exc)
                     self._arm_client = None
 
             self._initialized = True
@@ -869,39 +884,42 @@ class ArmController:
             return
         if self._arm_client is None:
             log.warning(
-                "SDK action %s requested but G1ArmActionClient not available — skipping",
+                "SDK action %s requested but R1ArmActionClient not available — skipping",
                 action.name,
             )
             return
-        # Sanad's registry uses underscored names ("shake_hand", "x_ray");
-        # the SDK's action_map is keyed by human-readable forms that mix
-        # spaces and hyphens ("shake hand", "x-ray", "two-hand kiss").
-        # Try each candidate in turn.
-        name = action.name
-        candidates = [
-            name,
-            name.replace("_", " "),       # shake_hand   → shake hand
-            name.replace("_", "-"),       # x_ray        → x-ray
-            # two-word with specific hyphenation: first token with hyphen,
-            # rest with spaces (matches SDK's "two-hand kiss" pattern)
-            name.replace("_", "-", 1).replace("_", " "),
-        ]
-        sdk_name = next((c for c in candidates if c in _ARM_ACTION_MAP), None)
-        if sdk_name is None:
-            log.warning(
-                "SDK action %s not in G1ArmActionClient action_map — tried %s. keys=%s",
-                action.name, candidates, sorted(_ARM_ACTION_MAP.keys())[:12],
-            )
-            return
-        opcode = _ARM_ACTION_MAP[sdk_name]
-        log.info("SDK action: %s (opcode=%s)", action.name, opcode)
+        # R1 preset gestures execute by opcode directly — Action.id IS the R1
+        # arm-service opcode (see SDK_ACTIONS). No name→opcode lookup needed.
+        log.info("R1 gesture: %s (opcode=%s)", action.name, action.id)
         try:
-            self._arm_client.ExecuteAction(opcode)
-            # Built-in arm actions block on the robot side for ~3s; the SDK
-            # call returns immediately. Sleep so we don't hammer it back-to-back.
+            rc = self._arm_client.ExecuteAction(action.id)
+            if rc != 0:
+                log.warning("R1 gesture %s returned rc=%s", action.name, rc)
+            # The arm service blocks on the robot for ~3s; the RPC returns fast.
             time.sleep(3.0)
         except Exception as exc:
-            log.error("SDK action %s failed: %s", action.name, exc)
+            log.error("R1 gesture %s failed: %s", action.name, exc)
+
+    def run_head_look(self, name: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        """Replay a recorded head-look 'teach' motion by name via the R1 arm
+        service (ExecuteCustomAction). Used by the Controller-tab HEAD menu.
+        Returns {ok, rc}. Never raises — reports failure in the result."""
+        if name not in HEAD_LOOKS:
+            return {"ok": False, "error": f"unknown head look '{name}'"}
+        if not _HAS_SDK or self._arm_client is None:
+            log.info("[SIM] head look: %s", name)
+            return {"ok": _HAS_SDK is False, "rc": None, "sim": True}
+        log.info("R1 head look: %s", name)
+        try:
+            rc = self._arm_client.ExecuteCustomAction(name)
+            return {"ok": rc == 0, "rc": rc}
+        except Exception as exc:
+            log.error("head look %s failed: %s", name, exc)
+            return {"ok": False, "error": str(exc)}
+
+    def head_looks(self) -> list[str]:
+        """The recorded head-look names for the dashboard menu."""
+        return list(HEAD_LOOKS)
 
     def status(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
         return {
diff --git a/motion/r1_arm_action_client.py b/motion/r1_arm_action_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4a0d0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/motion/r1_arm_action_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+R1 arm-action RPC client — the R1-NATIVE way to move the upper body (arms + head)
+while the firmware keeps balancing the legs.
+
+Why this and not rt/arm_sdk: the R1 firmware does NOT expose live joint streaming
+of the head/arms. The 'arm' service (a.k.a. r1_arm_example) owns rt/arm_sdk
+internally; clients drive the upper body ONLY through this RPC — preset gesture
+actions (by id) and custom "teach" actions (by name, recorded via the app's
+teaching). Captured from the app's own traffic (2026-07-06):
+  release_arm -> ExecuteAction(99); replay recorded motion -> ExecuteCustomAction(name).
+
+Service "arm", api version "1.0.0.14". Same Client base as R1LocoClient.
+State is published on rt/arm/action/state: {"holding":bool,"id":int,"name":str}.
+"""
+import json
+from unitree_sdk2py.rpc.client import Client
+
+ARM_ACTION_SERVICE_NAME = "arm"
+ARM_ACTION_API_VERSION = "1.0.0.14"
+
+API_EXECUTE_ACTION = 7106          # {"action_id": N}   preset actions
+API_GET_ACTION_LIST = 7107         # -> JSON list
+API_EXECUTE_CUSTOM_ACTION = 7108   # {"action_name": "..."}  recorded teach actions
+API_RECORD = 7110                  # start = {"action_name":NAME} ; stop+save = "" (empty str)
+API_STOP_CUSTOM_ACTION = 7113
+
+RELEASE_ARM = 99                   # go compliant / release a held action
+
+
+class R1ArmActionClient(Client):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(ARM_ACTION_SERVICE_NAME, False)
+
+    def Init(self):
+        self._SetApiVerson(ARM_ACTION_API_VERSION)  # SDK spells it "Verson"
+        for api in (API_EXECUTE_ACTION, API_GET_ACTION_LIST,
+                    API_EXECUTE_CUSTOM_ACTION, API_RECORD, API_STOP_CUSTOM_ACTION):
+            self._RegistApi(api, 0)
+
+    def ExecuteAction(self, action_id: int):
+        """Run a preset action by id (99 = release). Returns rc (0 = ok)."""
+        code, _ = self._Call(API_EXECUTE_ACTION, json.dumps({"action_id": int(action_id)}))
+        return code
+
+    def ExecuteCustomAction(self, action_name: str):
+        """Replay a recorded teach action by name (from the app's teaching)."""
+        code, _ = self._Call(API_EXECUTE_CUSTOM_ACTION, json.dumps({"action_name": str(action_name)}))
+        return code
+
+    def StopCustomAction(self):
+        code, _ = self._Call(API_STOP_CUSTOM_ACTION, "{}")
+        return code
+
+    def ReleaseArm(self):
+        return self.ExecuteAction(RELEASE_ARM)
+
+    def GetActionList(self):
+        """Return (rc, data) — data is the JSON list of available actions."""
+        code, data = self._Call(API_GET_ACTION_LIST, "")
+        parsed = None
+        if code == 0 and data:
+            try:
+                parsed = json.loads(data)
+            except (ValueError, TypeError):
+                parsed = data
+        return code, parsed
diff --git a/scripts/sanad_script.txt b/scripts/sanad_script.txt
index a6b38e4..2c4cd51 100644
--- a/scripts/sanad_script.txt
+++ b/scripts/sanad_script.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-أنت "سند iron man" — روبوت إماراتي ذكي تابع لروبوت شركة لوتاه تيك Lootah Tech.
+أنت "سوبر دبي super-dubai" — روبوت إماراتي ذكي تابع لروبوت شركة لوتاه تيك Lootah Tech.
 
 [أولاً: الروح والمعرفة]
 
diff --git a/tests/test_smoke.py b/tests/test_smoke.py
index bce4a3b..b686107 100644
--- a/tests/test_smoke.py
+++ b/tests/test_smoke.py
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ class TestConfig(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_base_dir_auto_detect(self):
         from Project.Sanad.config import BASE_DIR
         self.assertTrue(BASE_DIR.exists(), f"BASE_DIR missing: {BASE_DIR}")
-        self.assertEqual(BASE_DIR.name, "Sanad")
+        # Workstation checkout is SanadR1; the deployed container aliases it
+        # as Project/Sanad, so both names are valid.
+        self.assertIn(BASE_DIR.name, ("Sanad", "SanadR1"))
 
     def test_data_dirs_exist(self):
         from Project.Sanad.config import (
diff --git a/voice/audio_devices.py b/voice/audio_devices.py
index 8de2b61..9c92a73 100644
--- a/voice/audio_devices.py
+++ b/voice/audio_devices.py
@@ -106,6 +106,18 @@ PROFILES: list[AudioProfile] = [
         source_pattern="powerconf,anker",
         description="Anker PowerConf USB conference unit — mic + speaker on the same device.",
     ),
+    AudioProfile(
+        id="beats_pill",
+        label="Beats Pill (mic + speaker)",
+        # USB-C: kernel names the card "Pill"; pulse sinks/sources carry
+        # "Beats_Pill" (auto-probed or the manual module-alsa-sink/-source
+        # loads from /etc/pulse/default.pa — pulse fails to probe the Pill's
+        # output profile on some kernels). Bluetooth: bluez sink.
+        sink_pattern="beats_pill,beats,pill",
+        source_pattern="beats_pill,beats,pill",
+        description="Beats Pill (USB-C or Bluetooth) — speaker + speakerphone mic.",
+        udp_mic_fallback=True,   # mic falls back to the R1/G1 UDP mic if absent
+    ),
     AudioProfile(
         id="jbl_builtin_mic",
         label="JBL speaker + built-in mic",
@@ -115,6 +127,7 @@ PROFILES: list[AudioProfile] = [
         # The JBL has NO microphone → input stays on the G1 built-in mic.
         source_pattern="alsa_input.platform-sound",
         description="JBL Bluetooth speaker for output + the G1 built-in microphone for input (the JBL has no mic).",
+        udp_mic_fallback=True,   # builtin mic = R1/G1 UDP stream on units without the alsa source
     ),
 ]
 
diff --git a/voice/audio_io.py b/voice/audio_io.py
index c2b0b09..59c208d 100644
--- a/voice/audio_io.py
+++ b/voice/audio_io.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import json
 import socket
 import struct
 import subprocess
+import queue
 import threading
 import time
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
@@ -211,7 +212,16 @@ class BuiltinMic(Mic):
 
 
 class BuiltinSpeaker(Speaker):
-    """G1 robot's built-in speaker via AudioClient.PlayStream (16 kHz mono)."""
+    """G1 robot's built-in speaker via AudioClient.PlayStream (16 kHz mono).
+
+    JITTER-BUFFERED: chunks are enqueued and a dedicated writer thread sends
+    them to the firmware, prebuffering ~0.3s before the first RPC and never
+    running more than ~0.6s ahead of real time. Gemini's audio arrives in
+    BURSTS (WiFi jitter, shared-websocket contention) — the old direct
+    per-chunk RPC mapped every arrival gap to an audible dropout on the
+    chest speaker's tiny firmware buffer, while the pulse (Pill/Anker) path
+    hid it behind PulseAudio's own buffering. This gives the chest the same
+    tolerance."""
 
     HARDWARE_RATE = 16_000
 
@@ -224,10 +234,16 @@ class BuiltinSpeaker(Speaker):
         self._app_name = app_name or _SP_CFG.get("app_name", "sanad")
         self._begin_pause = _SP_CFG.get("begin_stream_pause_sec", 0.15)
         self._finish_margin = _SP_CFG.get("wait_finish_margin_sec", 0.3)
+        # Jitter buffer tuning (see class docstring).
+        self._prebuffer_sec = _SP_CFG.get("jitter_prebuffer_sec", 0.30)
+        self._first_flush_sec = _SP_CFG.get("jitter_first_flush_sec", 0.60)
+        self._max_lead_sec = _SP_CFG.get("jitter_max_lead_sec", 0.60)
         self._stop_flag = threading.Event()
         self._stream_id: Optional[str] = None
         self._total_sent = 0.0
         self._play_start = 0.0
+        self._q: "queue.Queue[Optional[bytes]]" = queue.Queue()
+        self._writer: Optional[threading.Thread] = None
 
     def _stop_play_api(self) -> None:
         try:
@@ -241,13 +257,79 @@ class BuiltinSpeaker(Speaker):
         except Exception:
             log.warning("BuiltinSpeaker AUDIO_STOP_PLAY failed")
 
+    def _drain_queue(self) -> None:
+        try:
+            while True:
+                self._q.get_nowait()
+        except queue.Empty:
+            pass
+
     def begin_stream(self) -> None:
+        # Tear down any previous writer cleanly before starting a new turn.
+        self._stop_flag.set()
+        self._drain_queue()
+        if self._writer is not None and self._writer.is_alive():
+            self._q.put(None)
+            self._writer.join(timeout=1.0)
         self._stop_flag.clear()
+        self._drain_queue()
         self._stop_play_api()
         time.sleep(self._begin_pause)
         self._stream_id = f"s_{int(time.time() * 1000)}"
         self._total_sent = 0.0
         self._play_start = time.time()
+        self._writer = threading.Thread(
+            target=self._writer_loop, args=(self._stream_id,),
+            name="builtin-speaker-writer", daemon=True)
+        self._writer.start()
+
+    def _writer_loop(self, stream_id: str) -> None:
+        rate = float(self.HARDWARE_RATE)
+        sent_sec = 0.0
+        started = False
+        t0 = time.time()
+        batch: list = []
+        buffered = 0.0
+        while not self._stop_flag.is_set() and self._stream_id == stream_id:
+            try:
+                item = self._q.get(timeout=0.05)
+            except queue.Empty:
+                item = ()
+            if item is None:
+                return
+            if not started:
+                if item:
+                    batch.append(item)
+                    buffered += len(item) / 2 / rate
+                if buffered >= self._prebuffer_sec or (
+                        batch and (time.time() - t0) >= self._first_flush_sec):
+                    self._play_start = time.time()
+                    started = True
+                    for b in batch:
+                        if self._stop_flag.is_set() or self._stream_id != stream_id:
+                            return
+                        try:
+                            self._ac.PlayStream(self._app_name, stream_id, b)
+                        except Exception as exc:
+                            log.warning("PlayStream failed: %s", exc)
+                        sent_sec += len(b) / 2 / rate
+                    batch = []
+                continue
+            if not item:
+                continue
+            # Pace: never run more than max_lead ahead of real time — keeps
+            # the firmware queue short (fast interrupts) while OUR queue is
+            # the elastic reservoir that absorbs bursty arrival.
+            lead = sent_sec - (time.time() - self._play_start)
+            if lead > self._max_lead_sec:
+                time.sleep(min(lead - self._max_lead_sec, 0.25))
+                if self._stop_flag.is_set() or self._stream_id != stream_id:
+                    return
+            try:
+                self._ac.PlayStream(self._app_name, stream_id, item)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                log.warning("PlayStream failed: %s", exc)
+            sent_sec += len(item) / 2 / rate
 
     def send_chunk(self, pcm: PCMLike, source_rate: int) -> None:
         if self._stop_flag.is_set():
@@ -256,20 +338,22 @@ class BuiltinSpeaker(Speaker):
         if arr.size < 10:
             return
         hw = _resample_int16(arr, source_rate, self.HARDWARE_RATE)
-        self._ac.PlayStream(self._app_name, self._stream_id, hw.tobytes())
+        self._q.put(hw.tobytes())
         self._total_sent += len(hw) / self.HARDWARE_RATE
 
     def wait_finish(self) -> None:
-        elapsed = time.time() - self._play_start
-        remaining = self._total_sent - elapsed + self._finish_margin
-        waited = 0.0
-        while waited < remaining and not self._stop_flag.is_set():
+        # Wait for the queue to drain AND real-time playback to elapse.
+        while not self._stop_flag.is_set():
+            elapsed = time.time() - self._play_start
+            remaining = self._total_sent - elapsed + self._finish_margin
+            if self._q.empty() and remaining <= 0:
+                break
             time.sleep(0.1)
-            waited += 0.1
         self._stop_play_api()
 
     def stop(self) -> None:
         self._stop_flag.set()
+        self._drain_queue()
         self._stop_play_api()
 
     @property
@@ -815,9 +899,13 @@ _PROFILE_ALIASES = {
     "hollyland_builtin": "hollyland_builtin",
     "jbl": "jbl_builtin_mic",
     "jbl_builtin_mic": "jbl_builtin_mic",
+    "beats": "beats_pill",
+    "beats_pill": "beats_pill",
+    "pill": "beats_pill",
 }
 
-SUPPORTED_PROFILES = ("builtin", "anker", "hollyland_builtin", "jbl_builtin_mic")
+SUPPORTED_PROFILES = ("builtin", "anker", "hollyland_builtin", "jbl_builtin_mic",
+                      "beats_pill")
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -885,6 +973,13 @@ class AudioIO:
             # pacat is used because PyAudio's 'pulse' device is unavailable in
             # this env. Neither backend needs the AudioClient.
             return BuiltinMic(), PulseStreamSpeaker(label="JBL", sink_pattern="jbl,bluez")
+        if resolved == "beats_pill":
+            # Beats Pill speaker via pacat → its PulseAudio sink + the G1
+            # built-in DDS mic — same regime as the JBL (loud external speaker,
+            # full mic-gate while speaking; see gemini/script.py). The Pill's
+            # own USB mic stays available to pulse for dashboard recordings.
+            return BuiltinMic(), PulseStreamSpeaker(
+                label="Beats Pill", sink_pattern="beats_pill,beats,pill")
         raise AssertionError(f"unhandled resolved profile: {resolved!r}")
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/voice/sanad_voice.py b/voice/sanad_voice.py
index dc64fc5..b389f90 100644
--- a/voice/sanad_voice.py
+++ b/voice/sanad_voice.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ _MOVEMENT_PROMPT_RULES = (
     "(you receive a [MOVEMENT ON] or [MOVEMENT STATUS] note). When movement is "
     "OFF, never confirm a motion — tell the user to enable movement from the "
     "dashboard.\n"
-    "When movement is ON and the user addresses you by name (Sanad iron man / سند) AND "
+    "When movement is ON and the user addresses you by name (super-dubai / سوبر دبي) AND "
     "asks you to move, reply with ONE short confirmation phrase per requested "
     "motion, in the SAME language, in the order asked. Use these EXACT shapes — "
     "they are what triggers the motion:\n"