fix(voice): add HTTP API fallback for transmit commands

- Add POST /api/voice/command endpoint in backend
- Frontend transmit now sends commands via dedicated WebSocket connection
  with HTTP API fallback if WebSocket fails
- Fixes issue where transmit start command was never received by discord-gateway

Previously commands were sent via the existing dashboard WebSocket,
which may not be connected when the Transmit button is pressed.
Now each command opens a fresh WebSocket connection with HTTP fallback.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

services/backend/src/modules/voice/voice.controller.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { Request, Response } from "express";
+import { publishCommandNoReply } from "../../shared/redis/index.js";
 import {
   connectVoice,
   disconnectVoice,
@@ -40,3 +41,26 @@ export async function handleGetVoiceChannels(req: Request, res: Response) {
   const channels = await getVoiceChannels(guildId);
   res.json(channels);
 }
+
+export async function handleVoiceCommand(req: Request, res: Response) {
+  const command = Array.isArray(req.body.command)
+    ? req.body.command[0]
+    : req.body.command;
+
+  if (!command) {
+    return res.status(400).json({
+      error: "VALIDATION_ERROR",
+      message: "command is required",
+    });
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await publishCommandNoReply(command as string);
+    res.json({ success: true, command });
+  } catch (err) {
+    res.status(500).json({
+      error: "COMMAND_FAILED",
+      message: err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Unknown error",
+    });
+  }
+}

services/backend/src/modules/voice/voice.routes.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   handleDisconnectVoice,
   handleGetVoiceChannels,
   handleGetVoiceStatus,
+  handleVoiceCommand,
 } from "./voice.controller.js";
 
 export function createVoiceRouter(): Router {
@@ -22,5 +23,8 @@ export function createVoiceRouter(): Router {
   // GET /api/guilds/:guildId/voice-channels
   router.get("/guilds/:guildId/voice-channels", handleGetVoiceChannels);
 
+  // POST /api/command — send arbitrary voice command (transmit start/stop)
+  router.post("/command", handleVoiceCommand);
+
   return router;
 }

services/frontend/src/shared/hooks/useAudioTransmit.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,36 @@
 // ─── Audio transmit hook — captures mic, encodes to PCM, sends via WebSocket ──
 import { useCallback, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { getAPIURL } from "../api/client";
 
 const SAMPLE_RATE = 24000;
 
+async function sendTransmitCommand(command: string): Promise<void> {
+  // Send via WebSocket (primary)
+  try {
+    const wsUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_BE_WS_URL ||
+      `${location.protocol === "https:" ? "wss" : "ws"}://${location.host}/ws`;
+    const ws = new WebSocket(wsUrl);
+    ws.binaryType = "arraybuffer";
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+      ws.onopen = () => {
+        ws.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "voice_command", command }));
+        ws.close();
+        resolve();
+      };
+      ws.onerror = () => reject(new Error("WS failed"));
+      setTimeout(() => reject(new Error("WS timeout")), 3000);
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn("WebSocket command failed, trying HTTP:", err);
+    // Fallback: send via HTTP API
+    await fetch(`${getAPIURL()}/voice/command`, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ command }),
+    });
+  }
+}
+
 export function useAudioTransmit(socketRef: {
   readonly current: WebSocket | null;
 }) {
@@ -12,13 +40,7 @@ export function useAudioTransmit(socketRef: {
   const processorRef = useRef<ScriptProcessorNode | null>(null);
 
   const stop = useCallback(() => {
-    // Send voice:transmit:stop command to backend
+    sendTransmitCommand("voice:transmit:stop").catch(() => {});
-    if (socketRef.current && socketRef.current.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
-      socketRef.current.send(JSON.stringify({
-        type: 'voice_command',
-        command: 'voice:transmit:stop'
-      }));
-    }
 
     setIsStreaming(false);
     if (processorRef.current) {
@@ -33,16 +55,10 @@ export function useAudioTransmit(socketRef: {
       for (const track of streamRef.current.getTracks()) track.stop();
       streamRef.current = null;
     }
-  }, [socketRef]);
+  }, []);
 
   const start = useCallback(async () => {
-    // Send voice:transmit:start command to backend
+    await sendTransmitCommand("voice:transmit:start");
-    if (socketRef.current && socketRef.current.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
-      socketRef.current.send(JSON.stringify({
-        type: 'voice_command',
-        command: 'voice:transmit:start'
-      }));
-    }
 
     const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true });
     streamRef.current = stream;