Speech-to-text outputs only 'v' in Windows Terminal / Claude Code CLI

[gethubguy]

Description

Speech-to-text transcription does not work in Windows Terminal or Claude Code CLI. After recording and processing, only the character v is inserted instead of the transcribed text. The transcription itself is correct — it lands in the clipboard and can be pasted manually with Ctrl+V.

This appears to be the same class of issue as #184, but on Windows rather than Linux/KDE Wayland.

Environment

• OS: Windows 11
• Terminal: Windows Terminal with WSL/Ubuntu running Claude Code CLI
• Whisper model: Local, offline

Steps to reproduce

1. Open Windows Terminal with a WSL session running Claude Code
2. Press Ctrl+Win to start recording
3. Speak
4. Press Ctrl+Win to stop recording
5. Wait for transcription to process
6. Only v appears in the terminal input

What I've tried

• Clipboard mode ON: Same result — just v
• Clipboard mode OFF: Same result — just v
• Windows Terminal has Ctrl+V, Ctrl+Shift+V, and Shift+Insert all bound to paste

Expected behavior

Transcribed text should be inserted into the active terminal input.

Actual behavior

Only v is inserted. The transcribed text is in the clipboard and can be manually pasted with Ctrl+V, confirming the transcription itself works correctly.

Notes

Likely the same root cause as #184 — SendInput simulating Ctrl+V, but Windows Terminal not receiving the Ctrl modifier from simulated keystrokes, so only v comes through.