Start listening for expected follow-ups

Propagate the master's follow-up decision to slave devices and skip wake-word detection for one turn after response playback.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

javis-slave/README.md

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ screen (GUI mode) and played back through the device's speakers.
 4. **Turns** — After the wake word, the utterance is recorded locally
    (Silero VAD or RMS end-pointing), uploaded as WAV to `POST /api/v1/turn`,
    and the master's reply text + synthesized speech are returned and played.
+   When the master marks a reply as expecting a follow-up, the slave starts
+   listening immediately after playback without requiring another wake word.
    If the master's turn fails it returns its spoken error phrase instead, so a
    screenless satellite still gets audible feedback; connection problems play
    a low falling tone.

javis-slave/src/javis_slave/api_client.py

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class TurnResult:
     audio_wav: Optional[bytes]      # decoded WAV bytes (16-bit PCM)
     sample_rate: Optional[int]
     error: Optional[str] = None     # master-side failure; reply_text is the spoken error phrase
+    expects_followup: bool = False
 
 
 def _http_detail(r: httpx.Response) -> str:
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ class MasterClient:
             audio_wav=base64.b64decode(audio_b64) if audio_b64 else None,
             sample_rate=data.get("sample_rate"),
             error=data.get("error") or None,
+            expects_followup=bool(data.get("expects_followup", False)),
         )
 
     async def check_health(self, host: str, port: int) -> bool:

javis-slave/src/javis_slave/audio_engine.py

@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ class AudioEngine:
         self.wake: Optional[WakeWordDetector] = None
         self.vad = None
         self._config_task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None
-        # Set when last response ended with '?'; next recording will use 3x silence timeout
+        # Set by the master when the reply expects an answer. The next loop
-        self._last_response_is_question: bool = False
+        # skips wake-word detection and starts recording after playback ends.
+        self._followup_pending: bool = False
 
         # UI callbacks (assigned by the app layer).
         self.on_state: Callable[[str], None] = lambda s: None
@@ -203,6 +204,12 @@ class AudioEngine:
                     await self._wait_unmuted_or_stop()
                     continue
                 try:
+                    followup = self._followup_pending
+                    if followup:
+                        self._followup_pending = False
+                        log.info("follow-up mode: skipping wake word")
+                        spawn(self._play_chime([880.0, 1320.0], 0.06, 0.18))
+                    else:
                         woke = await self._wait_for_wake()
                         if not woke:
                             if self._stop.is_set() or self.muted:
@@ -217,7 +224,7 @@ class AudioEngine:
                                 stale_exits = 0
                             continue
                     stale_exits = 0
-                    await self._handle_turn()
+                    await self._handle_turn(is_followup=followup)
                     consecutive_errors = 0
                 except asyncio.CancelledError:
                     raise
@@ -282,16 +289,17 @@ class AudioEngine:
         """Low descending two-tone: "something went wrong"."""
         await self._play_chime([440.0, 330.0], 0.12, 0.2)
 
-    async def _handle_turn(self) -> None:
+    async def _handle_turn(self, *, is_followup: bool = False) -> None:
         assert self.mic is not None
         self.on_state("listening")
-        # If last response was a question, triple the listening timeout
         silence_override = None
-        if self._last_response_is_question:
+        if is_followup:
             base_silence = self.cfg.wake_word.silence_ms
             silence_override = base_silence * 3
-            log.debug(f"last response was a question; extending silence timeout to {silence_override}ms (was {base_silence}ms)")
+            log.debug(
-            self._last_response_is_question = False  # reset flag for next turn
+                f"follow-up recording: extending silence timeout to "
+                f"{silence_override}ms (was {base_silence}ms)"
+            )
         audio = await record_utterance(
             self.cfg.sample_rate, self.cfg.wake_word.silence_ms, self.mic, self.vad,
             silence_ms_override=silence_override,
@@ -328,10 +336,6 @@ class AudioEngine:
 
         if result.user_text or result.reply_text:
             self.on_turn(result.user_text, result.reply_text)
-            # Check if response ended with '?' to trigger extended listening on next turn
-            if result.reply_text.rstrip().endswith("?"):
-                log.debug("assistant response ends with '?'; will extend listening timeout on next turn")
-                self._last_response_is_question = True
 
         if result.audio_wav and result.sample_rate:
             self.on_state("speaking")
@@ -346,6 +350,7 @@ class AudioEngine:
                               cancel_event=self._stop)
             except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001
                 log.warning(f"reply playback failed: {e}")
+        self._followup_pending = result.expects_followup and not bool(result.error)
         self.on_state("idle")
 
     # ---------------- config refresh ----------------

src/javis/agent/orchestrator.py

@@ -350,6 +350,7 @@ class RemoteTurnResult:
     reply_text: str = ""
     audio: Optional[np.ndarray] = None   # float32 mono reply speech
     sample_rate: Optional[int] = None
+    expects_followup: bool = False
 
 
 class Orchestrator:
@@ -874,12 +875,17 @@ class Orchestrator:
             )
             await run_start(self._middleware, turn_ctx)
             reply = ""
+            expects_followup = False
             try:
                 reply = await self._llm_loop(turn_ctx, tts_feed=None)
                 if reply:
                     await self.bus.publish("assistant_text", reply)
                     await run_finish(self._middleware, turn_ctx, text, reply)
                     await turn_ctx.flush()
+                    expects_followup = (
+                        self.config.wake_word.followup_enabled
+                        and _reply_expects_followup(reply)
+                    )
                 else:
                     await run_abort(self._middleware, turn_ctx, "empty_reply")
                 log.info(f"remote turn complete in {time.monotonic()-t0:.2f}s")
@@ -899,6 +905,7 @@ class Orchestrator:
             reply_text=reply,
             audio=reply_audio,
             sample_rate=reply_sr,
+            expects_followup=expects_followup,
         )
 
     async def synthesize_speech(self, text: str) -> tuple[Optional[np.ndarray], Optional[int]]:

src/javis/api/models.py

@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ class TurnResponse(BaseModel):
     reply_text: str = ""
     tts_audio_b64: Optional[str] = None   # base64 WAV (16-bit PCM mono)
     sample_rate: Optional[int] = None
+    # When true, the slave listens for one answer immediately after playback
+    # instead of requiring another wake word.
+    expects_followup: bool = False
     # Set when the master could not complete the turn.  reply_text then holds
     # the spoken error phrase (and tts_audio_b64 its audio) so a screenless
     # slave can still tell the user something went wrong.

src/javis/api/routes.py

@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ async def turn(
         reply_text=result.reply_text,
         tts_audio_b64=_wav_b64(result.audio, result.sample_rate),
         sample_rate=result.sample_rate if result.audio is not None else None,
+        expects_followup=result.expects_followup,
     )
 
 

tests/test_slave_audit.py

@@ -143,6 +143,63 @@ def test_send_turn_retries_connect_error_once():
     assert len(calls) == 2
 
 
+def test_send_turn_reads_master_followup_flag():
+    def handler(request):
+        return httpx.Response(
+            200,
+            json={
+                "user_text": "Ja",
+                "reply_text": "Noch etwas?",
+                "expects_followup": True,
+            },
+        )
+
+    async def run():
+        client = _client_with(handler)
+        try:
+            return await client.send_turn(b"RIFF")
+        finally:
+            await client.aclose()
+
+    result = asyncio.run(run())
+    assert result.expects_followup is True
+
+
+def test_slave_followup_skips_wake_word_and_starts_recording():
+    from javis_slave.audio_engine import AudioEngine
+
+    async def run():
+        eng = AudioEngine(SlaveConfig(), client=None)
+        eng._followup_pending = True
+        calls = []
+
+        async def config_poll():
+            await eng._stop.wait()
+
+        async def wait_for_wake():
+            calls.append("wake")
+            return True
+
+        async def handle_turn(*, is_followup=False):
+            calls.append(("turn", is_followup))
+            eng._stop.set()
+
+        async def play_chime(*args):
+            calls.append("chime")
+
+        eng._config_poll_loop = config_poll
+        eng._wait_for_wake = wait_for_wake
+        eng._handle_turn = handle_turn
+        eng._play_chime = play_chime
+        await eng.run()
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)
+        return calls
+
+    calls = asyncio.run(run())
+    assert "wake" not in calls
+    assert ("turn", True) in calls
+
+
 # ── SLV-04 / SLV-06: audio engine ────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 def test_engine_start_failure_releases_mic(monkeypatch):