Option to record without transformation (bypass shortcut)

[reamit]

Problem

When transformations are enabled, every transcription incurs LLM API latency even for short, already-clear messages that don't need processing. There's no way to bypass transformation without deselecting it in the transformation picker.

Use case

I use a transformation to restructure longer voice dictations into structured prompts for a coding assistant. Works great for rambling 50+ word messages. But for quick commands like "run the tests" or "check git status", the API round-trip adds latency without value.

I want to keep transformation ON by default, but occasionally bypass it for simple messages.

Proposed solution

A second global shortcut (or modifier key held during the recording shortcut) that records and transcribes without running the transformation pipeline.

Related

Overlaps with #554, which also describes the need to dictate without transformation (and additionally requests post-hoc transformation of highlighted text). This issue focuses specifically on a shortcut-based bypass at record time.

[thisisharsh7]

hey @reamit thanks for sharing your use case and opening this feature request. We'll keep this open and look into adding it.