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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 .DS_Store
 server/.env
-server/.env.production
 .env
 Caddyfile
 server/exportdanswer
--- a/.gitleaksignore
+++ b/.gitleaksignore
@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@ docs/docs/installation/auth-setup.md:curl-auth-header:250
 docs/docs/installation/daily-setup.md:curl-auth-header:277
 gpu/self_hosted/DEV_SETUP.md:curl-auth-header:74
 gpu/self_hosted/DEV_SETUP.md:curl-auth-header:83
-server/reflector/worker/process.py:generic-api-key:465
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,64 +1,5 @@
 # Changelog

-## [0.32.2](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/compare/v0.32.1...v0.32.2) (2026-02-03)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* increase TIMEOUT_MEDIUM from 2m to 5m for LLM tasks ([#843](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/issues/843)) ([4acde4b](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/commit/4acde4b7fdef88cc02ca12cf38c9020b05ed96ac))
-* make caddy optional ([#841](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/issues/841)) ([a2ed7d6](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/commit/a2ed7d60d557b551a5b64e4dfd909b63a791d9fc))
-* use Daily API recording.duration as master source for transcript duration ([#844](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/issues/844)) ([8707c66](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/commit/8707c6694a80c939b6214bbc13331741f192e082))
-
-## [0.32.1](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/compare/v0.32.0...v0.32.1) (2026-01-30)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* daily multitrack pipeline finalze dependency fix ([23eb137](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/commit/23eb1371cb9348c4b81eb12ad506b582f8a4799e))
-* match httpx pad with hatchet audio timeout ([c05d1f0](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/commit/c05d1f03cd8369fc06efd455527e50246887efd0))
-
-## [0.32.0](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/compare/v0.31.0...v0.32.0) (2026-01-30)
-
-
-### Features
-
-* modal padding ([#837](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/issues/837)) ([7fde64e](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/commit/7fde64e2529a1d37b0f7507c62d983a7bd0b5b89))
-
-## [0.31.0](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/compare/v0.30.0...v0.31.0) (2026-01-23)
-
-
-### Features
-
-* mixdown optional ([#834](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/issues/834)) ([fc3ef6c](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/commit/fc3ef6c8933231c731fad84e7477a476a6220a5e))
-
-## [0.30.0](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/compare/v0.29.0...v0.30.0) (2026-01-23)
-
-
-### Features
-
-* brady bunch ([#816](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/issues/816)) ([6c175a1](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/commit/6c175a11d8a3745095bfad06a4ad3ccdfd278433))
-
-## [0.29.0](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/compare/v0.28.1...v0.29.0) (2026-01-21)
-
-
-### Features
-
-* set hatchet as default for multitracks ([#822](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/issues/822)) ([c723752](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/commit/c723752b7e15aa48a41ad22856f147a5517d3f46))
-
-## [0.28.1](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/compare/v0.28.0...v0.28.1) (2026-01-21)
-
-
-### Bug Fixes
-
-* ics non-sync bugfix ([#823](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/issues/823)) ([23d2bc2](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/commit/23d2bc283d4d02187b250d2055103e0374ee93d6))
-
-## [0.28.0](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/compare/v0.27.0...v0.28.0) (2026-01-20)
-
-
-### Features
-
-* worker affinity ([#819](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/issues/819)) ([3b6540e](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/commit/3b6540eae5b597449f98661bdf15483b77be3268))
-
 ## [0.27.0](https://github.com/Monadical-SAS/reflector/compare/v0.26.0...v0.27.0) (2025-12-26)


--- a/Caddyfile.example
+++ b/Caddyfile.example
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-# Reflector Caddyfile (optional reverse proxy)
-# Use this only when you run Caddy via: docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml --profile caddy up -d
-# If Coolify, Traefik, or nginx already use ports 80/443, do NOT start Caddy; point your proxy at web:3000 and server:1250.
-#
-# Replace example.com with your actual domains. CORS is handled by the backend - Caddy just proxies.
+# Reflector Caddyfile
+# Replace example.com with your actual domains
+# CORS is handled by the backend - Caddy just proxies
 #
 # For environment variable substitution, set:
 #   FRONTEND_DOMAIN=app.example.com
--- a/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 # Production Docker Compose configuration
 # Usage: docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d
 #
-# Caddy (reverse proxy on ports 80/443) is OPTIONAL and behind the "caddy" profile:
-# - With Caddy (self-hosted, you manage SSL): docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml --profile caddy up -d
-# - Without Caddy (Coolify/Traefik/nginx already on 80/443): docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d
-#   Then point your proxy at web:3000 (frontend) and server:1250 (API).
-#
 # Prerequisites:
 # 1. Copy .env.example to .env and configure for both server/ and www/
-# 2. If using Caddy: copy Caddyfile.example to Caddyfile and edit your domains
+# 2. Copy Caddyfile.example to Caddyfile and edit with your domains
 # 3. Deploy Modal GPU functions (see gpu/modal_deployments/deploy-all.sh)

 services:
@@ -89,8 +84,6 @@ services:
      retries: 3

  caddy:
-    profiles:
-      - caddy
    image: caddy:2-alpine
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ services:
    environment:
      ENTRYPOINT: beat

-  hatchet-worker-cpu:
+  hatchet-worker:
    build:
      context: server
    volumes:
@@ -43,20 +43,7 @@ services:
    env_file:
      - ./server/.env
    environment:
-      ENTRYPOINT: hatchet-worker-cpu
-    depends_on:
-      hatchet:
-        condition: service_healthy
-  hatchet-worker-llm:
-    build:
-      context: server
-    volumes:
-      - ./server/:/app/
-      - /app/.venv
-    env_file:
-      - ./server/.env
-    environment:
-      ENTRYPOINT: hatchet-worker-llm
+      ENTRYPOINT: hatchet-worker
    depends_on:
      hatchet:
        condition: service_healthy
--- a/docs/docs/installation/docker-setup.md
+++ b/docs/docs/installation/docker-setup.md
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ This page documents the Docker Compose configuration for Reflector. For the comp

 The `docker-compose.prod.yml` includes these services:

-| Service    | Image                             | Purpose                                                                     |
-| ---------- | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `web`      | `monadicalsas/reflector-frontend` | Next.js frontend                                                            |
-| `server`   | `monadicalsas/reflector-backend`  | FastAPI backend                                                             |
-| `worker`   | `monadicalsas/reflector-backend`  | Celery worker for background tasks                                          |
-| `beat`     | `monadicalsas/reflector-backend`  | Celery beat scheduler                                                       |
-| `redis`    | `redis:7.2-alpine`                | Message broker and cache                                                    |
-| `postgres` | `postgres:17-alpine`              | Primary database                                                            |
-| `caddy`    | `caddy:2-alpine`                  | Reverse proxy with auto-SSL (optional; see [Caddy profile](#caddy-profile)) |
+| Service | Image | Purpose |
+|---------|-------|---------|
+| `web` | `monadicalsas/reflector-frontend` | Next.js frontend |
+| `server` | `monadicalsas/reflector-backend` | FastAPI backend |
+| `worker` | `monadicalsas/reflector-backend` | Celery worker for background tasks |
+| `beat` | `monadicalsas/reflector-backend` | Celery beat scheduler |
+| `redis` | `redis:7.2-alpine` | Message broker and cache |
+| `postgres` | `postgres:17-alpine` | Primary database |
+| `caddy` | `caddy:2-alpine` | Reverse proxy with auto-SSL |

 ## Environment Files

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ Reflector uses two separate environment files:
 Used by: `server`, `worker`, `beat`

 Key variables:
-
 ```env
 # Database connection
 DATABASE_URL=postgresql+asyncpg://reflector:reflector@postgres:5432/reflector
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ TRANSCRIPT_MODAL_API_KEY=...
 Used by: `web`

 Key variables:
-
 ```env
 # Domain configuration
 SITE_URL=https://app.example.com
@@ -72,42 +70,26 @@ Note: `API_URL` is used client-side (browser), `SERVER_API_URL` is used server-s

 ## Volumes

-| Volume          | Purpose                       |
-| --------------- | ----------------------------- |
-| `redis_data`    | Redis persistence             |
-| `postgres_data` | PostgreSQL data               |
-| `server_data`   | Uploaded files, local storage |
-| `caddy_data`    | SSL certificates              |
-| `caddy_config`  | Caddy configuration           |
+| Volume | Purpose |
+|--------|---------|
+| `redis_data` | Redis persistence |
+| `postgres_data` | PostgreSQL data |
+| `server_data` | Uploaded files, local storage |
+| `caddy_data` | SSL certificates |
+| `caddy_config` | Caddy configuration |

 ## Network

 All services share the default network. The network is marked `attachable: true` to allow external containers (like Authentik) to join.

-## Caddy profile
-
-Caddy (ports 80 and 443) is **optional** and behind the `caddy` profile so it does not conflict with an existing reverse proxy (e.g. Coolify, Traefik, nginx).
-
- **With Caddy** (you want Reflector to handle SSL):
-  `docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml --profile caddy up -d`
- **Without Caddy** (Coolify or another proxy already on 80/443):
-  `docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d`
-  Then configure your proxy to send traffic to `web:3000` (frontend) and `server:1250` (API).
-
 ## Common Commands

 ### Start all services
-
 ```bash
-# Without Caddy (e.g. when using Coolify)
 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d
-
-# With Caddy as reverse proxy
-docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml --profile caddy up -d
 ```

 ### View logs
-
 ```bash
 # All services
 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml logs -f
@@ -117,7 +99,6 @@ docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml logs server --tail 50
 ```

 ### Restart a service
-
 ```bash
 # Quick restart (doesn't reload .env changes)
 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml restart server
@@ -127,32 +108,27 @@ docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d server
 ```

 ### Run database migrations
-
 ```bash
 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml exec server uv run alembic upgrade head
 ```

 ### Access database
-
 ```bash
 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml exec postgres psql -U reflector
 ```

 ### Pull latest images
-
 ```bash
 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml pull
 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d
 ```

 ### Stop all services
-
 ```bash
 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml down
 ```

 ### Full reset (WARNING: deletes data)
-
 ```bash
 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml down -v
 ```
@@ -211,7 +187,6 @@ The Caddyfile supports environment variable substitution:
 Set `FRONTEND_DOMAIN` and `API_DOMAIN` environment variables, or edit the file directly.

 ### Reload Caddy after changes
-
 ```bash
 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml exec caddy caddy reload --config /etc/caddy/Caddyfile
 ```
--- a/docs/docs/installation/overview.md
+++ b/docs/docs/installation/overview.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ flowchart LR

 Before starting, you need:

- **Production server** - 4+ cores, 8GB+ RAM, public IP
+- **Production server** -  4+ cores, 8GB+ RAM, public IP
 - **Two domain names** - e.g., `app.example.com` (frontend) and `api.example.com` (backend)
 - **GPU processing** - Choose one:
  - Modal.com account, OR
@@ -60,17 +60,16 @@ Type: A    Name: api    Value: <your-server-ip>

 Reflector requires GPU processing for transcription and speaker diarization. Choose one option:

-|              | **Modal.com (Cloud)**             | **Self-Hosted GPU**          |
-| ------------ | --------------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
+| | **Modal.com (Cloud)** | **Self-Hosted GPU** |
+|---|---|---|
 | **Best for** | No GPU hardware, zero maintenance | Own GPU server, full control |
-| **Pricing**  | Pay-per-use                       | Fixed infrastructure cost    |
+| **Pricing** | Pay-per-use | Fixed infrastructure cost |

 ### Option A: Modal.com (Serverless Cloud GPU)

 #### Accept HuggingFace Licenses

 Visit both pages and click "Accept":
-
 - https://huggingface.co/pyannote/speaker-diarization-3.1
 - https://huggingface.co/pyannote/segmentation-3.0

@@ -180,7 +179,6 @@ Save these credentials - you'll need them in the next step.
 ## Configure Environment

 Reflector has two env files:
-
 - `server/.env` - Backend configuration
 - `www/.env` - Frontend configuration

@@ -192,7 +190,6 @@ nano server/.env
 ```

 **Required settings:**
-
 ```env
 # Database (defaults work with docker-compose.prod.yml)
 DATABASE_URL=postgresql+asyncpg://reflector:reflector@postgres:5432/reflector
@@ -252,7 +249,6 @@ nano www/.env
 ```

 **Required settings:**
-
 ```env
 # Your domains
 SITE_URL=https://app.example.com
@@ -270,11 +266,7 @@ FEATURE_REQUIRE_LOGIN=false

 ---

-## Reverse proxy (Caddy or existing)
-
-**If Coolify, Traefik, or nginx already use ports 80/443** (e.g. Coolify on your host): skip Caddy. Start the stack without the Caddy profile (see [Start Services](#start-services) below), then point your proxy at `web:3000` (frontend) and `server:1250` (API).
-
-**If you want Reflector to provide the reverse proxy and SSL:**
+## Configure Caddy

 ```bash
 cp Caddyfile.example Caddyfile
@@ -297,18 +289,10 @@ Replace `example.com` with your domains. The `{$VAR:default}` syntax uses Caddy'

 ## Start Services

-**Without Caddy** (e.g. Coolify already on 80/443):
-
 ```bash
 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d
 ```

-**With Caddy** (Reflector handles SSL):
-
-```bash
-docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml --profile caddy up -d
-```
-
 Wait for containers to start (first run may take 1-2 minutes to pull images and initialize).

 ---
@@ -316,21 +300,18 @@ Wait for containers to start (first run may take 1-2 minutes to pull images and
 ## Verify Deployment

 ### Check services
-
 ```bash
 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml ps
 # All should show "Up"
 ```

 ### Test API
-
 ```bash
 curl https://api.example.com/health
 # Should return: {"status":"healthy"}
 ```

 ### Test Frontend
-
 - Visit https://app.example.com
 - You should see the Reflector interface
 - Try uploading an audio file to test transcription
@@ -346,7 +327,6 @@ By default, Reflector is open (no login required). **Authentication is required
 See [Authentication Setup](./auth-setup) for full Authentik OAuth configuration.

 Quick summary:
-
 1. Deploy Authentik on your server
 2. Create OAuth provider in Authentik
 3. Extract public key for JWT verification
@@ -378,7 +358,6 @@ DAILYCO_STORAGE_AWS_ROLE_ARN=<arn:aws:iam::ACCOUNT:role/DailyCo>
 ```

 Reload env and restart:
-
 ```bash
 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d server worker
 ```
@@ -388,43 +367,35 @@ docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d server worker
 ## Troubleshooting

 ### Check logs for errors
-
 ```bash
 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml logs server --tail 20
 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml logs worker --tail 20
 ```

 ### Services won't start
-
 ```bash
 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml logs
 ```

 ### CORS errors in browser
-
 - Verify `CORS_ORIGIN` in `server/.env` matches your frontend domain exactly (including `https://`)
 - Reload env: `docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d server`

-### SSL certificate errors (when using Caddy)
-
+### SSL certificate errors
 - Caddy auto-provisions Let's Encrypt certificates
- Ensure ports 80 and 443 are open and not used by another proxy
+- Ensure ports 80 and 443 are open
 - Check: `docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml logs caddy`
- If port 80 is already in use (e.g. by Coolify), run without Caddy: `docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d` and use your existing proxy

 ### Transcription not working
-
 - Check Modal dashboard: https://modal.com/apps
 - Verify URLs in `server/.env` match deployed functions
 - Check worker logs: `docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml logs worker`

 ### "Login required" but auth not configured
-
 - Set `FEATURE_REQUIRE_LOGIN=false` in `www/.env`
 - Rebuild frontend: `docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d --force-recreate web`

 ### Database migrations or connectivity issues
-
 Migrations run automatically on server startup. To check database connectivity or debug migration failures:

 ```bash
@@ -437,3 +408,4 @@ docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml exec server uv run python -c "from ref
 # Manually run migrations (if needed)
 docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml exec server uv run alembic upgrade head
 ```
+
--- a/gpu/modal_deployments/deploy-all.sh
+++ b/gpu/modal_deployments/deploy-all.sh
@@ -131,15 +131,6 @@ if [ -z "$DIARIZER_URL" ]; then
 fi
 echo "  -> $DIARIZER_URL"

-echo ""
-echo "Deploying padding (CPU audio processing via Modal SDK)..."
-modal deploy reflector_padding.py
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "Error: Failed to deploy padding. Check Modal dashboard for details."
-    exit 1
-fi
-echo "  -> reflector-padding.pad_track (Modal SDK function)"
-
 # --- Output Configuration ---
 echo ""
 echo "=========================================="
@@ -156,6 +147,4 @@ echo ""
 echo "DIARIZATION_BACKEND=modal"
 echo "DIARIZATION_URL=$DIARIZER_URL"
 echo "DIARIZATION_MODAL_API_KEY=$API_KEY"
-echo ""
-echo "# Padding uses Modal SDK (requires MODAL_TOKEN_ID/SECRET in worker containers)"
 echo "# --- End Modal Configuration ---"
--- a/gpu/modal_deployments/reflector_padding.py
+++ b/gpu/modal_deployments/reflector_padding.py
@@ -1,277 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Reflector GPU backend - audio padding
-======================================
-
-CPU-intensive audio padding service for adding silence to audio tracks.
-Uses PyAV filter graph (adelay) for precise track synchronization.
-
-IMPORTANT: This padding logic is duplicated from server/reflector/utils/audio_padding.py
-for Modal deployment isolation (Modal can't import from server/reflector/). If you modify
-the PyAV filter graph or padding algorithm, you MUST update both:
-  - gpu/modal_deployments/reflector_padding.py (this file)
-  - server/reflector/utils/audio_padding.py
-
-Constants duplicated from server/reflector/utils/audio_constants.py for same reason.
-"""
-
-import os
-import tempfile
-from fractions import Fraction
-import math
-import asyncio
-
-import modal
-
-S3_TIMEOUT = 60 # happens 2 times
-PADDING_TIMEOUT = 600 + (S3_TIMEOUT * 2)
-SCALEDOWN_WINDOW = 60  # The maximum duration (in seconds) that individual containers can remain idle when scaling down.
-DISCONNECT_CHECK_INTERVAL = 2  # Check for client disconnect
-
-
-app = modal.App("reflector-padding")
-
-# CPU-based image
-image = (
-    modal.Image.debian_slim(python_version="3.12")
-    .apt_install("ffmpeg")  # Required by PyAV
-    .pip_install(
-        "av==13.1.0",  # PyAV for audio processing
-        "requests==2.32.3",  # HTTP for presigned URL downloads/uploads
-        "fastapi==0.115.12",  # API framework
-    )
-)
-
-# ref B0F71CE8-FC59-4AA5-8414-DAFB836DB711
-OPUS_STANDARD_SAMPLE_RATE = 48000
-# ref B0F71CE8-FC59-4AA5-8414-DAFB836DB711
-OPUS_DEFAULT_BIT_RATE = 128000
-
-
-@app.function(
-    cpu=2.0,
-    timeout=PADDING_TIMEOUT,
-    scaledown_window=SCALEDOWN_WINDOW,
-    image=image,
-)
-@modal.asgi_app()
-def web():
-    from fastapi import FastAPI, Request, HTTPException
-    from pydantic import BaseModel
-
-    class PaddingRequest(BaseModel):
-        track_url: str
-        output_url: str
-        start_time_seconds: float
-        track_index: int
-
-    class PaddingResponse(BaseModel):
-        size: int
-        cancelled: bool = False
-
-    web_app = FastAPI()
-
-    @web_app.post("/pad")
-    async def pad_track_endpoint(request: Request, req: PaddingRequest) -> PaddingResponse:
-        """Modal web endpoint for padding audio tracks with disconnect detection.
-        """
-        import logging
-
-        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format="%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s")
-        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-        if not req.track_url:
-            raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="track_url cannot be empty")
-        if not req.output_url:
-            raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="output_url cannot be empty")
-        if req.start_time_seconds <= 0:
-            raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=f"start_time_seconds must be positive, got {req.start_time_seconds}")
-        if req.start_time_seconds > 18000:
-            raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail=f"start_time_seconds exceeds maximum 18000s (5 hours)")
-
-        logger.info(f"Padding request: track {req.track_index}, delay={req.start_time_seconds}s")
-
-        # Thread-safe cancellation flag shared between async disconnect checker and blocking thread
-        import threading
-        cancelled = threading.Event()
-
-        async def check_disconnect():
-            """Background task to check for client disconnect every 2 seconds."""
-            while not cancelled.is_set():
-                await asyncio.sleep(DISCONNECT_CHECK_INTERVAL)
-                if await request.is_disconnected():
-                    logger.warning("Client disconnected, setting cancellation flag")
-                    cancelled.set()
-                    break
-
-        # Start disconnect checker in background
-        disconnect_task = asyncio.create_task(check_disconnect())
-
-        try:
-            result = await asyncio.get_event_loop().run_in_executor(
-                None, _pad_track_blocking, req, cancelled, logger
-            )
-            return PaddingResponse(**result)
-        finally:
-            cancelled.set()
-            disconnect_task.cancel()
-            try:
-                await disconnect_task
-            except asyncio.CancelledError:
-                pass
-
-    def _pad_track_blocking(req, cancelled, logger) -> dict:
-        """Blocking CPU-bound padding work with periodic cancellation checks.
-
-        Args:
-            cancelled: threading.Event for thread-safe cancellation signaling
-        """
-        import av
-        import requests
-        from av.audio.resampler import AudioResampler
-        import time
-
-        temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
-        input_path = None
-        output_path = None
-        last_check = time.time()
-
-        try:
-            logger.info("Downloading track for padding")
-            response = requests.get(req.track_url, stream=True, timeout=S3_TIMEOUT)
-            response.raise_for_status()
-
-            input_path = os.path.join(temp_dir, "track.webm")
-            total_bytes = 0
-            chunk_count = 0
-            with open(input_path, "wb") as f:
-                for chunk in response.iter_content(chunk_size=8192):
-                    if chunk:
-                        f.write(chunk)
-                        total_bytes += len(chunk)
-                        chunk_count += 1
-
-                        # Check for cancellation every arbitrary amount of chunks
-                        if chunk_count % 12 == 0:
-                            now = time.time()
-                            if now - last_check >= DISCONNECT_CHECK_INTERVAL:
-                                if cancelled.is_set():
-                                    logger.info("Cancelled during download, exiting early")
-                                    return {"size": 0, "cancelled": True}
-                                last_check = now
-            logger.info(f"Track downloaded: {total_bytes} bytes")
-
-            if cancelled.is_set():
-                logger.info("Cancelled after download, exiting early")
-                return {"size": 0, "cancelled": True}
-
-            # Apply padding using PyAV
-            output_path = os.path.join(temp_dir, "padded.webm")
-            delay_ms = math.floor(req.start_time_seconds * 1000)
-            logger.info(f"Padding track {req.track_index} with {delay_ms}ms delay using PyAV")
-
-            in_container = av.open(input_path)
-            in_stream = next((s for s in in_container.streams if s.type == "audio"), None)
-            if in_stream is None:
-                raise ValueError("No audio stream in input")
-
-            with av.open(output_path, "w", format="webm") as out_container:
-                out_stream = out_container.add_stream("libopus", rate=OPUS_STANDARD_SAMPLE_RATE)
-                out_stream.bit_rate = OPUS_DEFAULT_BIT_RATE
-                graph = av.filter.Graph()
-
-                abuf_args = (
-                    f"time_base=1/{OPUS_STANDARD_SAMPLE_RATE}:"
-                    f"sample_rate={OPUS_STANDARD_SAMPLE_RATE}:"
-                    f"sample_fmt=s16:"
-                    f"channel_layout=stereo"
-                )
-                src = graph.add("abuffer", args=abuf_args, name="src")
-                aresample_f = graph.add("aresample", args="async=1", name="ares")
-                delays_arg = f"{delay_ms}|{delay_ms}"
-                adelay_f = graph.add("adelay", args=f"delays={delays_arg}:all=1", name="delay")
-                sink = graph.add("abuffersink", name="sink")
-
-                src.link_to(aresample_f)
-                aresample_f.link_to(adelay_f)
-                adelay_f.link_to(sink)
-                graph.configure()
-
-                resampler = AudioResampler(
-                    format="s16", layout="stereo", rate=OPUS_STANDARD_SAMPLE_RATE
-                )
-
-                for frame in in_container.decode(in_stream):
-                    # Check for cancellation periodically
-                    now = time.time()
-                    if now - last_check >= DISCONNECT_CHECK_INTERVAL:
-                        if cancelled.is_set():
-                            logger.info("Cancelled during processing, exiting early")
-                            in_container.close()
-                            return {"size": 0, "cancelled": True}
-                        last_check = now
-
-                    out_frames = resampler.resample(frame) or []
-                    for rframe in out_frames:
-                        rframe.sample_rate = OPUS_STANDARD_SAMPLE_RATE
-                        rframe.time_base = Fraction(1, OPUS_STANDARD_SAMPLE_RATE)
-                        src.push(rframe)
-
-                        while True:
-                            try:
-                                f_out = sink.pull()
-                            except Exception:
-                                break
-                            f_out.sample_rate = OPUS_STANDARD_SAMPLE_RATE
-                            f_out.time_base = Fraction(1, OPUS_STANDARD_SAMPLE_RATE)
-                            for packet in out_stream.encode(f_out):
-                                out_container.mux(packet)
-
-                # Flush filter graph
-                src.push(None)
-                while True:
-                    try:
-                        f_out = sink.pull()
-                    except Exception:
-                        break
-                    f_out.sample_rate = OPUS_STANDARD_SAMPLE_RATE
-                    f_out.time_base = Fraction(1, OPUS_STANDARD_SAMPLE_RATE)
-                    for packet in out_stream.encode(f_out):
-                        out_container.mux(packet)
-
-                # Flush encoder
-                for packet in out_stream.encode(None):
-                    out_container.mux(packet)
-
-            in_container.close()
-
-            file_size = os.path.getsize(output_path)
-            logger.info(f"Padding complete: {file_size} bytes")
-
-            logger.info("Uploading padded track to S3")
-
-            with open(output_path, "rb") as f:
-                upload_response = requests.put(req.output_url, data=f, timeout=S3_TIMEOUT)
-
-            upload_response.raise_for_status()
-            logger.info(f"Upload complete: {file_size} bytes")
-
-            return {"size": file_size}
-
-        finally:
-            if input_path and os.path.exists(input_path):
-                try:
-                    os.unlink(input_path)
-                except Exception as e:
-                    logger.warning(f"Failed to cleanup input file: {e}")
-            if output_path and os.path.exists(output_path):
-                try:
-                    os.unlink(output_path)
-                except Exception as e:
-                    logger.warning(f"Failed to cleanup output file: {e}")
-            try:
-                os.rmdir(temp_dir)
-            except Exception as e:
-                logger.warning(f"Failed to cleanup temp directory: {e}")
-
-    return web_app
-
--- a/server/docs/DAILY_REFLECTOR_DATA_MODEL.md
+++ b/server/docs/DAILY_REFLECTOR_DATA_MODEL.md
@@ -1,496 +0,0 @@
-# Daily.co and Reflector Data Model
-
-This document explains the data model relationships between Daily.co's API concepts and Reflector's database schema, clarifying common sources of confusion.
-
---
-
-## Table of Contents
-
-1. [Core Entities Overview](#core-entities-overview)
-2. [Daily.co vs Reflector Terminology](#dailyco-vs-reflector-terminology)
-3. [Entity Relationships](#entity-relationships)
-4. [Recording Multiplicity](#recording-multiplicity)
-5. [Session Identifiers Explained](#session-identifiers-explained)
-6. [Time-Based Matching](#time-based-matching)
-7. [Multitrack Recording Details](#multitrack-recording-details)
-8. [Verified Example](#verified-example)
-
---
-
-## Core Entities Overview
-
-### Reflector's Four Primary Entities
-
-```
-┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
-│ Room (Reflector)                                                │
-│ - Persistent meeting template                                   │
-│ - User-created configuration                                    │
-│ - Example: "team-standup"                                       │
-└────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-                     │ 1:N
-                     ▼
-┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
-│ Meeting (Reflector)                                             │
-│ - Single session instance                                       │
-│ - Creates NEW Daily.co room with timestamp                      │
-│ - Example: "team-standup-20260115120000"                        │
-└────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-                     │ 1:N
-                     ▼
-┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
-│ Recording (Reflector + Daily.co)                                │
-│ - One segment of audio/video                                    │
-│ - New recording created on stop/restart                         │
-│ - track_keys: JSON array of S3 file paths                       │
-└────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-                     │ 1:1
-                     ▼
-┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
-│ Transcript (Reflector)                                          │
-│ - Processed audio with transcription                            │
-│ - Diarization, summaries, topics                                │
-│ - One transcript per recording                                  │
-└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-```
-
---
-
-## Daily.co vs Reflector Terminology
-
-### Room
-
-| Aspect | Daily.co | Reflector |
-|--------|----------|-----------|
-| **Definition** | Virtual meeting space on Daily.co platform | User-created meeting template/configuration |
-| **Lifetime** | Configurable expiration | Persistent until user deletes |
-| **Creation** | API call for each meeting | Pre-created by user once |
-| **Reuse** | Can host multiple sessions | Generates new Daily.co room per meeting |
-| **Name Format** | `room-name` (reusable) | `room-name` (base identifier) |
-| **Timestamping** | Not required | Meeting adds timestamp: `{name}-YYYYMMDDHHMMSS` |
-
-**Example:**
-```
-Reflector Room: "daily-private-igor" (persistent config)
-    ↓ starts meeting
-Daily.co Room: "daily-private-igor-20260110042117"
-```
-
-### Meeting
-
-| Aspect | Daily.co | Reflector |
-|--------|----------|-----------|
-| **Definition** | Session that starts when first participant joins | Explicit database record of a session |
-| **Identifier** | `mtgSessionId` (generated by Daily.co) | `meeting.id` (UUID, generated by Reflector) |
-| **Creation** | Implicit (first participant join) | Explicit API call before participants join |
-| **Purpose** | Tracks active session state | Links recordings, transcripts, participants |
-| **Scope** | Per room instance | Per Reflector room + timestamp |
-
-**Critical Limitation:** Daily.co's recordings API often does NOT return `mtgSessionId`, requiring time-based matching (see [Time-Based Matching](#time-based-matching)).
-
-### Recording
-
-| Aspect | Daily.co | Reflector |
-|--------|----------|-----------|
-| **Definition** | Audio/video files on S3 | Metadata + processing status |
-| **Types** | `cloud` (composed video), `raw-tracks` (multitrack) | Stores references + `track_keys` array |
-| **Multiplicity** | One recording object per start/stop cycle | One DB row per Daily.co recording object |
-| **Identifier** | Daily.co `recording_id` | Same `recording_id` (stored in DB) |
-| **Multitrack** | Array of `.webm` files (one per participant) | `track_keys` JSON array with S3 paths |
-| **Linkage** | Via `room_name` + `start_ts` | FK `meeting_id` (set via time-based match) |
-
-**Critical Behavior:** Recording **stops/restarts** create **separate recording objects** with unique IDs.
-
---
-
-## Entity Relationships
-
-### Database Schema Relationships
-
-```sql
-- Simplified schema showing key relationships
-
-TABLE room (
-    id VARCHAR PRIMARY KEY,
-    name VARCHAR UNIQUE,
-    platform VARCHAR  -- 'whereby' | 'daily'
-)
-
-TABLE meeting (
-    id VARCHAR PRIMARY KEY,
-    room_id VARCHAR REFERENCES room(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,  -- nullable
-    room_name VARCHAR,  -- Daily.co room name (timestamped)
-    start_date TIMESTAMP,
-    platform VARCHAR
-)
-
-TABLE recording (
-    id VARCHAR PRIMARY KEY,  -- Daily.co recording_id
-    meeting_id VARCHAR,      -- FK to meeting (set via time-based match)
-    bucket_name VARCHAR,
-    object_key VARCHAR,      -- S3 prefix
-    track_keys JSON,         -- Array of S3 keys for multitrack
-    recorded_at TIMESTAMP
-)
-
-TABLE transcript (
-    id VARCHAR PRIMARY KEY,
-    recording_id VARCHAR,    -- nullable FK
-    meeting_id VARCHAR,      -- nullable FK
-    room_id VARCHAR,         -- nullable FK
-    participants JSON,       -- [{id, speaker, name, user_id}, ...]
-    title VARCHAR,
-    long_summary VARCHAR,
-    webvtt TEXT
-)
-```
-
-**Relationship Cardinalities:**
-```
-1 Room → N Meetings
-1 Meeting → N Recordings (common: 1-21 recordings per meeting)
-1 Recording → 1 Transcript
-1 Meeting → N Transcripts (via recordings)
-```
-
---
-
-## Recording Multiplicity
-
-### Why Multiple Recordings Per Meeting?
-
-Daily.co creates a **new recording object** (new ID, new files) whenever recording stops and restarts. This happens due to:
-
-1. **Manual stop/start** - User clicks stop, then start recording again
-2. **Network reconnection** - Participant drops, reconnects → triggers restart
-3. **Participant rejoin** - Last participant leaves, new one joins → new session
-
---
-
-## Session Identifiers Explained
-
-### The Hidden Entity: Daily.co Meeting Session
-
-Daily.co has an **implicit ephemeral entity** that sits between Room and Recording:
-
-```
-Daily.co Room: "daily-private-igor-20260110042117"
-    │
-    ├─ Daily.co Meeting Session #1 (mtgSessionId: c04334de...)
-    │   └─ Recording #3 (f4a50f94) - 4s, 1 track
-    │
-    └─ Daily.co Meeting Session #2 (mtgSessionId: 4cdae3c0...)
-        ├─ Recording #2 (b0fa94da) - 80s, 2 tracks  ← recording stopped
-        └─ Recording #1 (05edf519) - 62s, 1 track   ← then restarted
-```
-
-**Daily.co Meeting Session:**
- **Lifecycle:** Starts when first participant joins, ends when last participant leaves
- **Identifier:** `mtgSessionId` (generated by Daily.co)
- **Persistence:** Ephemeral - new ID if everyone leaves and someone rejoins
- **Relationship:** 1 Session → N Recordings (if recording stops/restarts during session)
-
-**Key Insight:** Multiple recordings can share the same `mtgSessionId` if recording was stopped and restarted while participants remained connected.
-
-### mtgSessionId (Meeting Session Identifier)
-
-`mtgSessionId` identifies a **Daily.co meeting session** (not individual participants, not a room).
-
-### session_id (Per-Participant)
-
-**Different concept:** Per-participant connection identifier from webhooks.
-
-**Reflector Tracking:** `daily_participant_session` table
-```sql
-TABLE daily_participant_session (
-    id VARCHAR PRIMARY KEY,        -- {meeting_id}:{user_id}:{joined_at_ms}
-    meeting_id VARCHAR,
-    session_id VARCHAR,            -- From webhook (per-participant)
-    user_id VARCHAR,
-    user_name VARCHAR,
-    joined_at TIMESTAMP,
-    left_at TIMESTAMP
-)
-```
---
-
-## Time-Based Matching
-
-### Problem Statement
-
-Daily.co's recordings API does not reliably return `mtgSessionId`, making it impossible to directly link recordings to meetings via Daily.co's identifiers.
-
-**Example API response:**
-```json
-{
-  "id": "recording-uuid",
-  "room_name": "daily-private-igor-20260110042117",
-  "start_ts": 1768018896,
-  "mtgSessionId": null  ← Missing!
-}
-```
-
-### Solution: Time-Based Matching
-
-**Implementation:** `reflector/db/meetings.py:get_by_room_name_and_time()`
-
-
---
-
-## Multitrack Recording Details
-
-### track_keys JSON Array
-
-**Schema:** `recording.track_keys` (JSON, nullable)
-```sql
-- Example recording with 2 audio tracks
-{
-  "id": "b0fa94da-73b5-4f95-9239-5216a682a505",
-  "track_keys": [
-    "igormonadical/daily-private-igor-20260110042117/1768018896877-890c0eae-e186-4534-a7bd-7c794b7d6d7f-cam-audio-1768018914565",
-    "igormonadical/daily-private-igor-20260110042117/1768018896877-9660e8e9-4297-4f17-951d-0b2bf2401803-cam-audio-1768018899286"
-  ]
-}
-```
-
-**Semantics:**
- `track_keys = null` → Not multitrack (cloud recording)
- `track_keys = []` → Multitrack recording with no audio captured (silence/muted)
- `track_keys = [...]` → Multitrack with N audio tracks
-
-**Property:** `recording.is_multitrack` (Python)
-```python
-@property
-def is_multitrack(self) -> bool:
-    return self.track_keys is not None and len(self.track_keys) > 0
-```
-
-### Track Filename Format
-
-Daily.co multitrack filenames encode timing and participant information:
-
-**Format:** `{recording_start_ts}-{participant_id}-cam-audio-{track_start_ts}`
-
-**Example:** `1768018896877-890c0eae-e186-4534-a7bd-7c794b7d6d7f-cam-audio-1768018914565`
-
-**Parsed Components:**
-```python
-# reflector/utils/daily.py:25-60
-class DailyRecordingFilename(NamedTuple):
-    recording_start_ts: int  # 1768018896877 (milliseconds)
-    participant_id: str      # 890c0eae-e186-4534-a7bd-7c794b7d6d7f
-    track_start_ts: int      # 1768018914565 (milliseconds)
-```
-
-**Note:** Browser downloads from S3 add `.webm` extension due to MIME headers, but S3 object keys have no extension.
-
-### Video Track Filtering
-
-Daily.co API returns both audio and video tracks, but Reflector only processes audio.
-
-**Filtering Logic:** `reflector/worker/process.py:660`
-```python
-track_keys = [t.s3Key for t in recording.tracks if t.type == "audio"]
-```
-
-**Example API Response:**
-```json
-{
-  "tracks": [
-    {"type": "audio", "s3Key": "...cam-audio-1768018914565"},
-    {"type": "audio", "s3Key": "...cam-audio-1768018899286"},
-    {"type": "video", "s3Key": "...cam-video-1768018897095"}  ← Filtered out
-  ]
-}
-```
-
-**Result:** Only 2 audio tracks stored in `recording.track_keys`, video track discarded.
-
-**Rationale:** Reflector is audio transcription system; video not needed for processing.
-
-### Track-to-Participant Mapping
-
-**Flow:**
-1. Daily.co webhook/polling provides `track_keys` array
-2. Each track filename contains `participant_id`
-3. Reflector queries Daily.co API: `GET /meetings/{mtgSessionId}/participants`
-4. Maps `participant_id` → `user_name`
-5. Stores in `transcript.participants` JSON:
-```json
-[
-  {
-    "id": "890c0eae-e186-4534-a7bd-7c794b7d6d7f",
-    "speaker": 0,
-    "name": "test2",
-    "user_id": "907f2cc1-eaab-435f-8ee2-09185f416b22"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "9660e8e9-4297-4f17-951d-0b2bf2401803",
-    "speaker": 1,
-    "name": "test",
-    "user_id": "907f2cc1-eaab-435f-8ee2-09185f416b22"
-  }
-]
-```
-
-**Diarization:** Multitrack recordings don't need speaker diarization AI — speaker identity comes from separate audio tracks.
-
---
-
-## Example
-
-### Meeting: daily-private-igor-20260110042117
-
-**Context:** User conducted test recording with start/stop cycles, producing 3 recordings.
-
-#### Database State
-
-```sql
-- Meeting
-id: 034804b8-cee2-4fb4-94d7-122f6f068a61
-room_name: daily-private-igor-20260110042117
-start_date: 2026-01-10 04:21:17+00
-```
-
-#### Daily.co API Response
-
-```json
-[
-  {
-    "id": "f4a50f94-053c-4f9d-bda6-78ad051fbc36",
-    "room_name": "daily-private-igor-20260110042117",
-    "start_ts": 1768018885,
-    "duration": 4,
-    "status": "finished",
-    "mtgSessionId": "c04334de-42a0-4c2a-96be-a49b068dca85",
-    "tracks": [
-      {"type": "audio", "s3Key": "...62e8f3ae...cam-audio-1768018885417"}
-    ]
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "b0fa94da-73b5-4f95-9239-5216a682a505",
-    "room_name": "daily-private-igor-20260110042117",
-    "start_ts": 1768018896,
-    "duration": 80,
-    "status": "finished",
-    "mtgSessionId": "4cdae3c0-86cb-4578-8a6d-3a228bb48345",
-    "tracks": [
-      {"type": "audio", "s3Key": "...890c0eae...cam-audio-1768018914565"},
-      {"type": "audio", "s3Key": "...9660e8e9...cam-audio-1768018899286"},
-      {"type": "video", "s3Key": "...9660e8e9...cam-video-1768018897095"}
-    ]
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "05edf519-9048-4b49-9a75-73e9826fd950",
-    "room_name": "daily-private-igor-20260110042117",
-    "start_ts": 1768018914,
-    "duration": 62,
-    "status": "finished",
-    "mtgSessionId": "4cdae3c0-86cb-4578-8a6d-3a228bb48345",
-    "tracks": [
-      {"type": "audio", "s3Key": "...890c0eae...cam-audio-1768018914948"}
-    ]
-  }
-]
-```
-
-**Key Observations:**
- 3 recording objects returned by Daily.co
- 2 different `mtgSessionId` values (2 different meeting instances)
- Recording #2 has 3 tracks (2 audio + 1 video)
- Timestamps: 1768018885 → 1768018896 (+11s) → 1768018914 (+18s)
-
-#### Reflector Database
-
-**Recordings:**
-```
-┌──────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────┬────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┐
-│ id                                   │ track_count  │ duration   │ mtgSessionId                         │
-├──────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────┼────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────┤
-│ f4a50f94-053c-4f9d-bda6-78ad051fbc36 │ 1            │ 4s         │ c04334de-42a0-4c2a-96be-a49b068dca85 │
-│ b0fa94da-73b5-4f95-9239-5216a682a505 │ 2 (video=0)  │ 80s        │ 4cdae3c0-86cb-4578-8a6d-3a228bb48345 │
-│ 05edf519-9048-4b49-9a75-73e9826fd950 │ 1            │ 62s        │ 4cdae3c0-86cb-4578-8a6d-3a228bb48345 │
-└──────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────┴────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────┘
-```
-**Note:** Recording #2 has 2 audio tracks (video filtered out), not 3.
-
-**Transcripts:**
-```
-┌──────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┬──────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
-│ id                                   │ recording_id                         │ participants │ title                                        │
-├──────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────┼──────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────────┤
-│ 17149b1f-546c-4837-80a0-f8140bd16592 │ f4a50f94-053c-4f9d-bda6-78ad051fbc36 │ 1 (test)     │ (empty - no speech)                          │
-│ 49801332-3222-4c11-bdb2-375479fc87f2 │ b0fa94da-73b5-4f95-9239-5216a682a505 │ 2 (test,     │ "Examination and Validation Procedures       │
-│                                      │                                      │   test2)     │  Review"                                     │
-│ e5271e12-20fb-42d2-b5a8-21438abadef9 │ 05edf519-9048-4b49-9a75-73e9826fd950 │ 1 (test2)    │ "Technical Sound Check Procedure Review"     │
-└──────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-```
-
-**Transcript Content:**
-
-*Transcript #1* (17149b1f): Empty WebVTT (no audio captured)
-
-*Transcript #2* (49801332):
-```webvtt
-WEBVTT
-
-00:00:03.109 --> 00:00:05.589
-<v Speaker1>Test, test, test. Test, test, test, test, test.
-
-00:00:19.829 --> 00:00:22.710
-<v Speaker0>Test test test test test test test test test test test.
-```
-**AI-Generated Summary:**
-> "The meeting focused on the critical importance of rigorous testing for ensuring reliability and quality, with test and test2 emphasizing the need for a structured testing framework and meticulous documentation..."
-
-*Transcript #3* (e5271e12):
-```webvtt
-WEBVTT
-
-00:00:02.029 --> 00:00:04.910
-<v Speaker0>Test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test, test.
-```
-
-#### Validation: track_keys → participants
-
-**Recording #2 (b0fa94da) tracks:**
-```json
-[
-  ".../890c0eae-e186-4534-a7bd-7c794b7d6d7f-cam-audio-...",
-  ".../9660e8e9-4297-4f17-951d-0b2bf2401803-cam-audio-..."
-]
-```
-
-**Transcript #2 (49801332) participants:**
-```json
-[
-  {"id": "890c0eae-e186-4534-a7bd-7c794b7d6d7f", "speaker": 0, "name": "test2"},
-  {"id": "9660e8e9-4297-4f17-951d-0b2bf2401803", "speaker": 1, "name": "test"}
-]
-```
-
-### Data Flow
-
-```
-Daily.co API: 3 recordings
-    ↓
-Polling: _poll_raw_tracks_recordings()
-    ↓
-Worker: process_multitrack_recording.delay() × 3
-    ↓
-DB: 3 recording rows created
-    ↓
-Pipeline: Audio processing + transcription × 3
-    ↓
-DB: 3 transcript rows created (1:1 with recordings)
-    ↓
-UI: User sees 3 separate transcripts
-```
-
-**Result:** ✅ 1:1 Recording → Transcript relationship maintained.
-
-
---
-**Document Version:** 1.0
-**Last Verified:** 2026-01-15
-**Data Source:** Production database + Daily.co API inspection
--- a/server/migrations/versions/1b1e6a6fc465_add_cloud_recording_support.py
+++ b/server/migrations/versions/1b1e6a6fc465_add_cloud_recording_support.py
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-"""add cloud recording support
-
-Revision ID: 1b1e6a6fc465
-Revises: bd3a729bb379
-Create Date: 2026-01-09 17:17:33.535620
-
-"""
-
-from typing import Sequence, Union
-
-import sqlalchemy as sa
-from alembic import op
-
-# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
-revision: str = "1b1e6a6fc465"
-down_revision: Union[str, None] = "bd3a729bb379"
-branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
-depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
-
-
-def upgrade() -> None:
-    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
-    with op.batch_alter_table("meeting", schema=None) as batch_op:
-        batch_op.add_column(
-            sa.Column("daily_composed_video_s3_key", sa.String(), nullable=True)
-        )
-        batch_op.add_column(
-            sa.Column("daily_composed_video_duration", sa.Integer(), nullable=True)
-        )
-
-    # ### end Alembic commands ###
-
-
-def downgrade() -> None:
-    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
-    with op.batch_alter_table("meeting", schema=None) as batch_op:
-        batch_op.drop_column("daily_composed_video_duration")
-        batch_op.drop_column("daily_composed_video_s3_key")
-
-    # ### end Alembic commands ###
--- a/server/migrations/versions/80beb1ea3269_replace_use_hatchet_with_use_celery.py
+++ b/server/migrations/versions/80beb1ea3269_replace_use_hatchet_with_use_celery.py
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-"""replace_use_hatchet_with_use_celery
-
-Revision ID: 80beb1ea3269
-Revises: bd3a729bb379
-Create Date: 2026-01-20 16:26:25.555869
-
-"""
-
-from typing import Sequence, Union
-
-import sqlalchemy as sa
-from alembic import op
-
-# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
-revision: str = "80beb1ea3269"
-down_revision: Union[str, None] = "bd3a729bb379"
-branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
-depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
-
-
-def upgrade() -> None:
-    with op.batch_alter_table("room", schema=None) as batch_op:
-        batch_op.add_column(
-            sa.Column(
-                "use_celery",
-                sa.Boolean(),
-                server_default=sa.text("false"),
-                nullable=False,
-            )
-        )
-        batch_op.drop_column("use_hatchet")
-
-
-def downgrade() -> None:
-    with op.batch_alter_table("room", schema=None) as batch_op:
-        batch_op.add_column(
-            sa.Column(
-                "use_hatchet",
-                sa.Boolean(),
-                server_default=sa.text("false"),
-                nullable=False,
-            )
-        )
-        batch_op.drop_column("use_celery")
--- a/server/migrations/versions/e69f08ead8ea_merge_cloud_recording_and_celery_heads.py
+++ b/server/migrations/versions/e69f08ead8ea_merge_cloud_recording_and_celery_heads.py
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-"""merge cloud recording and celery heads
-
-Revision ID: e69f08ead8ea
-Revises: 1b1e6a6fc465, 80beb1ea3269
-Create Date: 2026-01-21 21:39:10.326841
-
-"""
-
-from typing import Sequence, Union
-
-# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
-revision: str = "e69f08ead8ea"
-down_revision: Union[str, None] = ("1b1e6a6fc465", "80beb1ea3269")
-branch_labels: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
-depends_on: Union[str, Sequence[str], None] = None
-
-
-def upgrade() -> None:
-    pass
-
-
-def downgrade() -> None:
-    pass
--- a/server/pyproject.toml
+++ b/server/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 dependencies = [
    "aiohttp>=3.9.0",
    "aiohttp-cors>=0.7.0",
-    "av>=15.0.0",
+    "av>=10.0.0",
    "requests>=2.31.0",
    "aiortc>=1.5.0",
    "sortedcontainers>=2.4.0",
--- a/server/reflector/dailyco_api/init.py
+++ b/server/reflector/dailyco_api/init.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Daily.co API Module
 """

 # Client
-from .client import DailyApiClient, DailyApiError, RecordingType
+from .client import DailyApiClient, DailyApiError

 # Request models
 from .requests import (
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ __all__ = [
    # Client
    "DailyApiClient",
    "DailyApiError",
-    "RecordingType",
    # Requests
    "CreateRoomRequest",
    "RoomProperties",
--- a/server/reflector/dailyco_api/client.py
+++ b/server/reflector/dailyco_api/client.py
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ Reference: https://docs.daily.co/reference/rest-api
 """

 from http import HTTPStatus
-from typing import Any, Literal
-from uuid import UUID
+from typing import Any

 import httpx
 import structlog
@@ -33,8 +32,6 @@ from .responses import (

 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)

-RecordingType = Literal["cloud", "raw-tracks"]
-

 class DailyApiError(Exception):
    """Daily.co API error with full request/response context."""
@@ -398,38 +395,6 @@ class DailyApiClient:

        return [RecordingResponse(**r) for r in data["data"]]

-    async def start_recording(
-        self,
-        room_name: NonEmptyString,
-        recording_type: RecordingType,
-        instance_id: UUID,
-    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-        """Start recording via REST API.
-
-        Reference: https://docs.daily.co/reference/rest-api/rooms/recordings/start
-
-        Args:
-            room_name: Daily.co room name
-            recording_type: Recording type
-            instance_id: UUID for this recording session
-
-        Returns:
-            Recording start confirmation from Daily.co API
-
-        Raises:
-            DailyApiError: If API request fails
-        """
-        client = await self._get_client()
-        response = await client.post(
-            f"{self.base_url}/rooms/{room_name}/recordings/start",
-            headers=self.headers,
-            json={
-                "type": recording_type,
-                "instanceId": str(instance_id),
-            },
-        )
-        return await self._handle_response(response, "start_recording")
-
    # ============================================================================
    # MEETING TOKENS
    # ============================================================================
--- a/server/reflector/dailyco_api/instance_id.py
+++ b/server/reflector/dailyco_api/instance_id.py
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Daily.co recording instanceId generation utilities.
-
-Deterministic instance ID generation for cloud and raw-tracks recordings.
-MUST match frontend logic
-"""
-
-from uuid import UUID, uuid5
-
-from reflector.utils.string import NonEmptyString
-
-# Namespace UUID for UUIDv5 generation of raw-tracks instanceIds
-# DO NOT CHANGE: Breaks instanceId determinism across deployments and frontend/backend matching
-RAW_TRACKS_NAMESPACE = UUID("a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890")
-
-
-def generate_cloud_instance_id(meeting_id: NonEmptyString) -> UUID:
-    """
-    Generate instanceId for cloud recording.
-
-    Cloud recordings use meeting ID directly as instanceId.
-    This ensures each meeting has one unique cloud recording.
-    """
-    return UUID(meeting_id)
-
-
-def generate_raw_tracks_instance_id(meeting_id: NonEmptyString) -> UUID:
-    """
-    Generate instanceId for raw-tracks recording.
-
-    Raw-tracks recordings use UUIDv5(meeting_id, namespace) to ensure
-    different instanceId from cloud while remaining deterministic.
-
-    Daily.co requires cloud and raw-tracks to have different instanceIds
-    for concurrent recording.
-    """
-    return uuid5(RAW_TRACKS_NAMESPACE, meeting_id)
--- a/server/reflector/dailyco_api/requests.py
+++ b/server/reflector/dailyco_api/requests.py
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ class MeetingTokenProperties(BaseModel):
    is_owner: bool = Field(
        default=False, description="Grant owner privileges to token holder"
    )
+    start_cloud_recording: bool = Field(
+        default=False, description="Automatically start cloud recording on join"
+    )
+    start_cloud_recording_opts: dict | None = Field(
+        default=None,
+        description="Options for startRecording when start_cloud_recording is true (e.g., maxDuration)",
+    )
    enable_recording_ui: bool = Field(
        default=True, description="Show recording controls in UI"
    )
--- a/server/reflector/dailyco_api/responses.py
+++ b/server/reflector/dailyco_api/responses.py
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ class RecordingS3Info(BaseModel):

    bucket_name: NonEmptyString
    bucket_region: NonEmptyString
-    key: NonEmptyString | None = None
    endpoint: NonEmptyString | None = None


@@ -133,9 +132,6 @@ class RecordingResponse(BaseModel):
    id: NonEmptyString = Field(description="Recording identifier")
    room_name: NonEmptyString = Field(description="Room where recording occurred")
    start_ts: int = Field(description="Recording start timestamp (Unix epoch seconds)")
-    type: Literal["cloud", "raw-tracks"] | None = Field(
-        None, description="Recording type (may be missing from API)"
-    )
    status: RecordingStatus = Field(
        description="Recording status ('in-progress' or 'finished')"
    )
@@ -149,9 +145,6 @@ class RecordingResponse(BaseModel):
        None, description="Token for sharing recording"
    )
    s3: RecordingS3Info | None = Field(None, description="S3 bucket information")
-    s3key: NonEmptyString | None = Field(
-        None, description="S3 key for cloud recordings (top-level field)"
-    )
    tracks: list[DailyTrack] = Field(
        default_factory=list,
        description="Track list for raw-tracks recordings (always array, never null)",
--- a/server/reflector/db/meetings.py
+++ b/server/reflector/db/meetings.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Any, Literal

 import sqlalchemy as sa
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from reflector.db import get_database, metadata
 from reflector.db.rooms import Room
 from reflector.schemas.platform import WHEREBY_PLATFORM, Platform
 from reflector.utils import generate_uuid4
-from reflector.utils.string import NonEmptyString, assert_equal
+from reflector.utils.string import assert_equal

 meetings = sa.Table(
    "meeting",
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ meetings = sa.Table(
        nullable=False,
        server_default=assert_equal(WHEREBY_PLATFORM, "whereby"),
    ),
-    # Daily.co composed video (Brady Bunch grid layout) - Daily.co only, not Whereby
-    sa.Column("daily_composed_video_s3_key", sa.String, nullable=True),
-    sa.Column("daily_composed_video_duration", sa.Integer, nullable=True),
    sa.Index("idx_meeting_room_id", "room_id"),
    sa.Index("idx_meeting_calendar_event", "calendar_event_id"),
 )
@@ -113,9 +110,6 @@ class Meeting(BaseModel):
    calendar_event_id: str | None = None
    calendar_metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None
    platform: Platform = WHEREBY_PLATFORM
-    # Daily.co composed video (Brady Bunch grid) - Daily.co only
-    daily_composed_video_s3_key: str | None = None
-    daily_composed_video_duration: int | None = None


 class MeetingController:
@@ -177,90 +171,6 @@ class MeetingController:
            return None
        return Meeting(**result)

-    async def get_by_room_name_all(self, room_name: str) -> list[Meeting]:
-        """Get all meetings for a room name (not just most recent)."""
-        query = meetings.select().where(meetings.c.room_name == room_name)
-        results = await get_database().fetch_all(query)
-        return [Meeting(**r) for r in results]
-
-    async def get_by_room_name_and_time(
-        self,
-        room_name: NonEmptyString,
-        recording_start: datetime,
-        time_window_hours: int = 168,
-    ) -> Meeting | None:
-        """
-        Get meeting by room name closest to recording timestamp.
-
-        HACK ALERT: Daily.co doesn't return instanceId in recordings API response,
-        and mtgSessionId is separate from our instanceId. Time-based matching is
-        the least-bad workaround.
-
-        This handles edge case of duplicate room_name values in DB (race conditions,
-        double-clicks, etc.) by matching based on temporal proximity.
-
-        Algorithm:
-        1. Find meetings within time_window_hours of recording_start
-        2. Return meeting with start_date closest to recording_start
-        3. If tie, return first by meeting.id (deterministic)
-
-        Args:
-            room_name: Daily.co room name from recording
-            recording_start: Timezone-aware datetime from recording.start_ts
-            time_window_hours: Search window (default 168 = 1 week)
-
-        Returns:
-            Meeting closest to recording timestamp, or None if no matches
-
-        Failure modes:
-        - Multiple meetings in same room within ~5 minutes: picks closest
-        - All meetings outside time window: returns None
-        - Clock skew between Daily.co and DB: 1-week window tolerates this
-
-        Why 1 week window:
-        - Handles webhook failures (recording discovered days later)
-        - Tolerates clock skew
-        - Rejects unrelated meetings from weeks ago
-
-        """
-        # Validate timezone-aware datetime
-        if recording_start.tzinfo is None:
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"recording_start must be timezone-aware, got naive datetime: {recording_start}"
-            )
-
-        window_start = recording_start - timedelta(hours=time_window_hours)
-        window_end = recording_start + timedelta(hours=time_window_hours)
-
-        query = (
-            meetings.select()
-            .where(
-                sa.and_(
-                    meetings.c.room_name == room_name,
-                    meetings.c.start_date >= window_start,
-                    meetings.c.start_date <= window_end,
-                )
-            )
-            .order_by(meetings.c.start_date)
-        )
-
-        results = await get_database().fetch_all(query)
-        if not results:
-            return None
-
-        candidates = [Meeting(**r) for r in results]
-
-        # Find meeting with start_date closest to recording_start
-        closest = min(
-            candidates,
-            key=lambda m: (
-                abs((m.start_date - recording_start).total_seconds()),
-                m.id,  # Tie-breaker: deterministic by UUID
-            ),
-        )
-
-        return closest
-
    async def get_active(self, room: Room, current_time: datetime) -> Meeting | None:
        """
        Get latest active meeting for a room.
@@ -350,44 +260,6 @@ class MeetingController:
        query = meetings.update().where(meetings.c.id == meeting_id).values(**kwargs)
        await get_database().execute(query)

-    async def set_cloud_recording_if_missing(
-        self,
-        meeting_id: NonEmptyString,
-        s3_key: NonEmptyString,
-        duration: int,
-    ) -> bool:
-        """
-        Set cloud recording only if not already set.
-
-        Returns True if updated, False if already set.
-        Prevents webhook/polling race condition via atomic WHERE clause.
-        """
-        # Check current value before update to detect actual change
-        meeting_before = await self.get_by_id(meeting_id)
-        if not meeting_before:
-            return False
-
-        was_null = meeting_before.daily_composed_video_s3_key is None
-
-        query = (
-            meetings.update()
-            .where(
-                sa.and_(
-                    meetings.c.id == meeting_id,
-                    meetings.c.daily_composed_video_s3_key.is_(None),
-                )
-            )
-            .values(
-                daily_composed_video_s3_key=s3_key,
-                daily_composed_video_duration=duration,
-            )
-        )
-        await get_database().execute(query)
-
-        # Return True only if value was NULL before (actual update occurred)
-        # If was_null=False, the WHERE clause prevented the update
-        return was_null
-
    async def increment_num_clients(self, meeting_id: str) -> None:
        """Atomically increment participant count."""
        query = (
--- a/server/reflector/db/recordings.py
+++ b/server/reflector/db/recordings.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from sqlalchemy import or_

 from reflector.db import get_database, metadata
 from reflector.utils import generate_uuid4
-from reflector.utils.string import NonEmptyString

 recordings = sa.Table(
    "recording",
@@ -72,19 +71,6 @@ class RecordingController:
        query = recordings.delete().where(recordings.c.id == id)
        await get_database().execute(query)

-    async def set_meeting_id(
-        self,
-        recording_id: NonEmptyString,
-        meeting_id: NonEmptyString,
-    ) -> None:
-        """Link recording to meeting."""
-        query = (
-            recordings.update()
-            .where(recordings.c.id == recording_id)
-            .values(meeting_id=meeting_id)
-        )
-        await get_database().execute(query)
-
    # no check for existence
    async def get_by_ids(self, recording_ids: list[str]) -> list[Recording]:
        if not recording_ids:
--- a/server/reflector/db/rooms.py
+++ b/server/reflector/db/rooms.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ rooms = sqlalchemy.Table(
        nullable=False,
    ),
    sqlalchemy.Column(
-        "use_celery",
+        "use_hatchet",
        sqlalchemy.Boolean,
        nullable=False,
        server_default=false(),
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class Room(BaseModel):
    ics_last_sync: datetime | None = None
    ics_last_etag: str | None = None
    platform: Platform = Field(default_factory=lambda: settings.DEFAULT_VIDEO_PLATFORM)
-    use_celery: bool = False
+    use_hatchet: bool = False
    skip_consent: bool = False


--- a/server/reflector/hatchet/constants.py
+++ b/server/reflector/hatchet/constants.py
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ LLM_RATE_LIMIT_PER_SECOND = 10

 # Task execution timeouts (seconds)
 TIMEOUT_SHORT = 60  # Quick operations: API calls, DB updates
-TIMEOUT_MEDIUM = (
-    300  # Single LLM calls, waveform generation (5m for slow LLM responses)
-)
+TIMEOUT_MEDIUM = 120  # Single LLM calls, waveform generation
 TIMEOUT_LONG = 180  # Action items (larger context LLM)
-TIMEOUT_AUDIO = 720  # Audio processing: padding, mixdown
+TIMEOUT_AUDIO = 300  # Audio processing: padding, mixdown
 TIMEOUT_HEAVY = 600  # Transcription, fan-out LLM tasks
--- a/server/reflector/hatchet/run_workers.py
+++ b/server/reflector/hatchet/run_workers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+"""
+Run Hatchet workers for the multitrack pipeline.
+Runs as a separate process, just like Celery workers.
+
+Usage:
+    uv run -m reflector.hatchet.run_workers
+
+    # Or via docker:
+    docker compose exec server uv run -m reflector.hatchet.run_workers
+"""
+
+import signal
+import sys
+
+from hatchet_sdk.rate_limit import RateLimitDuration
+
+from reflector.hatchet.constants import LLM_RATE_LIMIT_KEY, LLM_RATE_LIMIT_PER_SECOND
+from reflector.logger import logger
+from reflector.settings import settings
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    """Start Hatchet worker polling."""
+    if not settings.HATCHET_ENABLED:
+        logger.error("HATCHET_ENABLED is False, not starting workers")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if not settings.HATCHET_CLIENT_TOKEN:
+        logger.error("HATCHET_CLIENT_TOKEN is not set")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    logger.info(
+        "Starting Hatchet workers",
+        debug=settings.HATCHET_DEBUG,
+    )
+
+    # Import here (not top-level) - workflow modules call HatchetClientManager.get_client()
+    # at module level because Hatchet SDK decorators (@workflow.task) bind at import time.
+    # Can't use lazy init: decorators need the client object when function is defined.
+    from reflector.hatchet.client import HatchetClientManager  # noqa: PLC0415
+    from reflector.hatchet.workflows import (  # noqa: PLC0415
+        daily_multitrack_pipeline,
+        subject_workflow,
+        topic_chunk_workflow,
+        track_workflow,
+    )
+
+    hatchet = HatchetClientManager.get_client()
+
+    hatchet.rate_limits.put(
+        LLM_RATE_LIMIT_KEY, LLM_RATE_LIMIT_PER_SECOND, RateLimitDuration.SECOND
+    )
+
+    worker = hatchet.worker(
+        "reflector-pipeline-worker",
+        workflows=[
+            daily_multitrack_pipeline,
+            subject_workflow,
+            topic_chunk_workflow,
+            track_workflow,
+        ],
+    )
+
+    def shutdown_handler(signum: int, frame) -> None:
+        logger.info("Received shutdown signal, stopping workers...")
+        # Worker cleanup happens automatically on exit
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, shutdown_handler)
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, shutdown_handler)
+
+    logger.info("Starting Hatchet worker polling...")
+    worker.start()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
--- a/server/reflector/hatchet/run_workers_cpu.py
+++ b/server/reflector/hatchet/run_workers_cpu.py
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-"""
-CPU-heavy worker pool for audio processing tasks.
-Handles ONLY: mixdown_tracks
-
-Configuration:
- slots=1: Only mixdown (already serialized globally with max_runs=1)
- Worker affinity: pool=cpu-heavy
-"""
-
-from reflector.hatchet.client import HatchetClientManager
-from reflector.hatchet.workflows.daily_multitrack_pipeline import (
-    daily_multitrack_pipeline,
-)
-from reflector.logger import logger
-
-
-def main():
-    hatchet = HatchetClientManager.get_client()
-
-    logger.info(
-        "Starting Hatchet CPU worker pool (mixdown only)",
-        worker_name="cpu-worker-pool",
-        slots=1,
-        labels={"pool": "cpu-heavy"},
-    )
-
-    cpu_worker = hatchet.worker(
-        "cpu-worker-pool",
-        slots=1,  # Only 1 mixdown at a time (already serialized globally)
-        labels={
-            "pool": "cpu-heavy",
-        },
-        workflows=[daily_multitrack_pipeline],
-    )
-
-    try:
-        cpu_worker.start()
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        logger.info("Received shutdown signal, stopping CPU workers...")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
--- a/server/reflector/hatchet/run_workers_llm.py
+++ b/server/reflector/hatchet/run_workers_llm.py
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-"""
-LLM/I/O worker pool for all non-CPU tasks.
-Handles: all tasks except mixdown_tracks (transcription, LLM inference, orchestration)
-"""
-
-from reflector.hatchet.client import HatchetClientManager
-from reflector.hatchet.workflows.daily_multitrack_pipeline import (
-    daily_multitrack_pipeline,
-)
-from reflector.hatchet.workflows.subject_processing import subject_workflow
-from reflector.hatchet.workflows.topic_chunk_processing import topic_chunk_workflow
-from reflector.hatchet.workflows.track_processing import track_workflow
-from reflector.logger import logger
-
-SLOTS = 10
-WORKER_NAME = "llm-worker-pool"
-POOL = "llm-io"
-
-
-def main():
-    hatchet = HatchetClientManager.get_client()
-
-    logger.info(
-        "Starting Hatchet LLM worker pool (all tasks except mixdown)",
-        worker_name=WORKER_NAME,
-        slots=SLOTS,
-        labels={"pool": POOL},
-    )
-
-    llm_worker = hatchet.worker(
-        WORKER_NAME,
-        slots=SLOTS,  # not all slots are probably used
-        labels={
-            "pool": POOL,
-        },
-        workflows=[
-            daily_multitrack_pipeline,
-            topic_chunk_workflow,
-            subject_workflow,
-            track_workflow,
-        ],
-    )
-
-    try:
-        llm_worker.start()
-    except KeyboardInterrupt:
-        logger.info("Received shutdown signal, stopping LLM workers...")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
--- a/server/reflector/hatchet/workflows/daily_multitrack_pipeline.py
+++ b/server/reflector/hatchet/workflows/daily_multitrack_pipeline.py
@@ -23,12 +23,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Callable, Coroutine, Protocol, TypeVar

 import httpx
-from hatchet_sdk import (
-    ConcurrencyExpression,
-    ConcurrencyLimitStrategy,
-    Context,
-)
-from hatchet_sdk.labels import DesiredWorkerLabel
+from hatchet_sdk import Context
 from pydantic import BaseModel

 from reflector.dailyco_api.client import DailyApiClient
@@ -322,7 +317,6 @@ async def get_participants(input: PipelineInput, ctx: Context) -> ParticipantsRe
    mtg_session_id = recording.mtg_session_id
    async with fresh_db_connection():
        from reflector.db.transcripts import (  # noqa: PLC0415
-            TranscriptDuration,
            TranscriptParticipant,
            transcripts_controller,
        )
@@ -331,26 +325,15 @@ async def get_participants(input: PipelineInput, ctx: Context) -> ParticipantsRe
        if not transcript:
            raise ValueError(f"Transcript {input.transcript_id} not found")
        # Note: title NOT cleared - preserves existing titles
-        # Duration from Daily API (seconds -> milliseconds) - master source
-        duration_ms = recording.duration * 1000 if recording.duration else 0
        await transcripts_controller.update(
            transcript,
            {
                "events": [],
                "topics": [],
                "participants": [],
-                "duration": duration_ms,
            },
        )

-        await append_event_and_broadcast(
-            input.transcript_id,
-            transcript,
-            "DURATION",
-            TranscriptDuration(duration=duration_ms),
-            logger=logger,
-        )
-
        mtg_session_id = assert_non_none_and_non_empty(
            mtg_session_id, "mtg_session_id is required"
        )
@@ -484,20 +467,6 @@ async def process_tracks(input: PipelineInput, ctx: Context) -> ProcessTracksRes
    parents=[process_tracks],
    execution_timeout=timedelta(seconds=TIMEOUT_AUDIO),
    retries=3,
-    desired_worker_labels={
-        "pool": DesiredWorkerLabel(
-            value="cpu-heavy",
-            required=True,
-            weight=100,
-        ),
-    },
-    concurrency=[
-        ConcurrencyExpression(
-            expression="'mixdown-global'",
-            max_runs=1,  # serialize mixdown to prevent resource contention
-            limit_strategy=ConcurrencyLimitStrategy.GROUP_ROUND_ROBIN,  # Queue
-        )
-    ],
 )
@with_error_handling(TaskName.MIXDOWN_TRACKS)
 async def mixdown_tracks(input: PipelineInput, ctx: Context) -> MixdownResult:
@@ -1107,7 +1076,7 @@ async def identify_action_items(


@daily_multitrack_pipeline.task(
-    parents=[process_tracks, generate_title, generate_recap, identify_action_items],
+    parents=[generate_waveform, generate_title, generate_recap, identify_action_items],
    execution_timeout=timedelta(seconds=TIMEOUT_SHORT),
    retries=3,
 )
@@ -1120,8 +1089,12 @@ async def finalize(input: PipelineInput, ctx: Context) -> FinalizeResult:
    """
    ctx.log("finalize: saving transcript and setting status to 'ended'")

+    mixdown_result = ctx.task_output(mixdown_tracks)
    track_result = ctx.task_output(process_tracks)

+    duration = mixdown_result.duration
+    all_words = track_result.all_words
+
    # Cleanup temporary padded S3 files (deferred until finalize for semantic parity with Celery)
    created_padded_files = track_result.created_padded_files
    if created_padded_files:
@@ -1141,6 +1114,7 @@ async def finalize(input: PipelineInput, ctx: Context) -> FinalizeResult:

    async with fresh_db_connection():
        from reflector.db.transcripts import (  # noqa: PLC0415
+            TranscriptDuration,
            TranscriptText,
            transcripts_controller,
        )
@@ -1149,26 +1123,34 @@ async def finalize(input: PipelineInput, ctx: Context) -> FinalizeResult:
        if transcript is None:
            raise ValueError(f"Transcript {input.transcript_id} not found in database")

+        merged_transcript = TranscriptType(words=all_words, translation=None)
+
        await append_event_and_broadcast(
            input.transcript_id,
            transcript,
            "TRANSCRIPT",
            TranscriptText(
-                text="",
-                translation=None,
+                text=merged_transcript.text,
+                translation=merged_transcript.translation,
            ),
            logger=logger,
        )

-        # Clear workflow_run_id (workflow completed successfully)
-        # Note: title/long_summary/short_summary/duration already saved by their callbacks
+        # Save duration and clear workflow_run_id (workflow completed successfully)
+        # Note: title/long_summary/short_summary already saved by their callbacks
        await transcripts_controller.update(
            transcript,
            {
+                "duration": duration,
                "workflow_run_id": None,  # Clear on success - no need to resume
            },
        )

+        duration_data = TranscriptDuration(duration=duration)
+        await append_event_and_broadcast(
+            input.transcript_id, transcript, "DURATION", duration_data, logger=logger
+        )
+
        await set_status_and_broadcast(input.transcript_id, "ended", logger=logger)

        ctx.log(
@@ -1346,34 +1328,14 @@ async def send_webhook(input: PipelineInput, ctx: Context) -> WebhookResult:
            f"participants={len(payload.transcript.participants)})"
        )

-        try:
-            response = await send_webhook_request(
-                url=room.webhook_url,
-                payload=payload,
-                event_type="transcript.completed",
-                webhook_secret=room.webhook_secret,
-                timeout=30.0,
-            )
+        response = await send_webhook_request(
+            url=room.webhook_url,
+            payload=payload,
+            event_type="transcript.completed",
+            webhook_secret=room.webhook_secret,
+            timeout=30.0,
+        )

-            ctx.log(f"send_webhook complete: status_code={response.status_code}")
-            return WebhookResult(webhook_sent=True, response_code=response.status_code)
+        ctx.log(f"send_webhook complete: status_code={response.status_code}")

-        except httpx.HTTPStatusError as e:
-            ctx.log(
-                f"send_webhook failed (HTTP {e.response.status_code}), continuing anyway"
-            )
-            return WebhookResult(
-                webhook_sent=False, response_code=e.response.status_code
-            )
-
-        except httpx.ConnectError as e:
-            ctx.log(f"send_webhook failed (connection error), continuing anyway: {e}")
-            return WebhookResult(webhook_sent=False)
-
-        except httpx.TimeoutException as e:
-            ctx.log(f"send_webhook failed (timeout), continuing anyway: {e}")
-            return WebhookResult(webhook_sent=False)
-
-        except Exception as e:
-            ctx.log(f"send_webhook unexpected error, continuing anyway: {e}")
-            return WebhookResult(webhook_sent=False)
+        return WebhookResult(webhook_sent=True, response_code=response.status_code)
--- a/server/reflector/hatchet/workflows/padding_workflow.py
+++ b/server/reflector/hatchet/workflows/padding_workflow.py
@@ -1,165 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Hatchet child workflow: PaddingWorkflow
-Handles individual audio track padding via Modal.com backend.
-"""
-
-from datetime import timedelta
-
-import av
-from hatchet_sdk import Context
-from pydantic import BaseModel
-
-from reflector.hatchet.client import HatchetClientManager
-from reflector.hatchet.constants import TIMEOUT_AUDIO
-from reflector.hatchet.workflows.models import PadTrackResult
-from reflector.logger import logger
-from reflector.utils.audio_constants import PRESIGNED_URL_EXPIRATION_SECONDS
-from reflector.utils.audio_padding import extract_stream_start_time_from_container
-
-
-class PaddingInput(BaseModel):
-    """Input for individual track padding."""
-
-    track_index: int
-    s3_key: str
-    bucket_name: str
-    transcript_id: str
-
-
-hatchet = HatchetClientManager.get_client()
-
-padding_workflow = hatchet.workflow(
-    name="PaddingWorkflow", input_validator=PaddingInput
-)
-
-
-@padding_workflow.task(execution_timeout=timedelta(seconds=TIMEOUT_AUDIO), retries=3)
-async def pad_track(input: PaddingInput, ctx: Context) -> PadTrackResult:
-    """Pad audio track with silence based on WebM container start_time."""
-    ctx.log(f"pad_track: track {input.track_index}, s3_key={input.s3_key}")
-    logger.info(
-        "[Hatchet] pad_track",
-        track_index=input.track_index,
-        s3_key=input.s3_key,
-        transcript_id=input.transcript_id,
-    )
-
-    try:
-        # Create fresh storage instance to avoid aioboto3 fork issues
-        from reflector.settings import settings  # noqa: PLC0415
-        from reflector.storage.storage_aws import AwsStorage  # noqa: PLC0415
-
-        storage = AwsStorage(
-            aws_bucket_name=settings.TRANSCRIPT_STORAGE_AWS_BUCKET_NAME,
-            aws_region=settings.TRANSCRIPT_STORAGE_AWS_REGION,
-            aws_access_key_id=settings.TRANSCRIPT_STORAGE_AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID,
-            aws_secret_access_key=settings.TRANSCRIPT_STORAGE_AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY,
-        )
-
-        source_url = await storage.get_file_url(
-            input.s3_key,
-            operation="get_object",
-            expires_in=PRESIGNED_URL_EXPIRATION_SECONDS,
-            bucket=input.bucket_name,
-        )
-
-        # Extract start_time to determine if padding needed
-        with av.open(source_url) as in_container:
-            if in_container.duration:
-                try:
-                    duration = timedelta(seconds=in_container.duration // 1_000_000)
-                    ctx.log(
-                        f"pad_track: track {input.track_index}, duration={duration}"
-                    )
-                except (ValueError, TypeError, OverflowError) as e:
-                    ctx.log(
-                        f"pad_track: track {input.track_index}, duration error: {str(e)}"
-                    )
-
-            start_time_seconds = extract_stream_start_time_from_container(
-                in_container, input.track_index, logger=logger
-            )
-
-        if start_time_seconds <= 0:
-            logger.info(
-                f"Track {input.track_index} requires no padding",
-                track_index=input.track_index,
-            )
-            return PadTrackResult(
-                padded_key=input.s3_key,
-                bucket_name=input.bucket_name,
-                size=0,
-                track_index=input.track_index,
-            )
-
-        storage_path = f"file_pipeline_hatchet/{input.transcript_id}/tracks/padded_{input.track_index}.webm"
-
-        # Presign PUT URL for output (Modal will upload directly)
-        output_url = await storage.get_file_url(
-            storage_path,
-            operation="put_object",
-            expires_in=PRESIGNED_URL_EXPIRATION_SECONDS,
-        )
-
-        import httpx  # noqa: PLC0415
-
-        from reflector.processors.audio_padding_modal import (  # noqa: PLC0415
-            AudioPaddingModalProcessor,
-        )
-
-        try:
-            processor = AudioPaddingModalProcessor()
-            result = await processor.pad_track(
-                track_url=source_url,
-                output_url=output_url,
-                start_time_seconds=start_time_seconds,
-                track_index=input.track_index,
-            )
-            file_size = result.size
-
-            ctx.log(f"pad_track: Modal returned size={file_size}")
-        except httpx.HTTPStatusError as e:
-            error_detail = e.response.text if hasattr(e.response, "text") else str(e)
-            logger.error(
-                "[Hatchet] Modal padding HTTP error",
-                transcript_id=input.transcript_id,
-                track_index=input.track_index,
-                status_code=e.response.status_code if hasattr(e, "response") else None,
-                error=error_detail,
-                exc_info=True,
-            )
-            raise Exception(
-                f"Modal padding failed: HTTP {e.response.status_code}"
-            ) from e
-        except httpx.TimeoutException as e:
-            logger.error(
-                "[Hatchet] Modal padding timeout",
-                transcript_id=input.transcript_id,
-                track_index=input.track_index,
-                error=str(e),
-                exc_info=True,
-            )
-            raise Exception("Modal padding timeout") from e
-
-        logger.info(
-            "[Hatchet] pad_track complete",
-            track_index=input.track_index,
-            padded_key=storage_path,
-        )
-
-        return PadTrackResult(
-            padded_key=storage_path,
-            bucket_name=None,  # None = use default transcript storage bucket
-            size=file_size,
-            track_index=input.track_index,
-        )
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(
-            "[Hatchet] pad_track failed",
-            transcript_id=input.transcript_id,
-            track_index=input.track_index,
-            error=str(e),
-            exc_info=True,
-        )
-        raise
--- a/server/reflector/hatchet/workflows/topic_chunk_processing.py
+++ b/server/reflector/hatchet/workflows/topic_chunk_processing.py
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@ Spawned dynamically by detect_topics via aio_run_many() for parallel processing.

 from datetime import timedelta

-from hatchet_sdk import (
-    ConcurrencyExpression,
-    ConcurrencyLimitStrategy,
-    Context,
-)
+from hatchet_sdk import ConcurrencyExpression, ConcurrencyLimitStrategy, Context
 from hatchet_sdk.rate_limit import RateLimit
 from pydantic import BaseModel

@@ -38,13 +34,11 @@ hatchet = HatchetClientManager.get_client()
 topic_chunk_workflow = hatchet.workflow(
    name="TopicChunkProcessing",
    input_validator=TopicChunkInput,
-    concurrency=[
-        ConcurrencyExpression(
-            expression="'global'",  # constant string = global limit across all runs
-            max_runs=20,
-            limit_strategy=ConcurrencyLimitStrategy.GROUP_ROUND_ROBIN,
-        )
-    ],
+    concurrency=ConcurrencyExpression(
+        expression="'global'",  # constant string = global limit across all runs
+        max_runs=20,
+        limit_strategy=ConcurrencyLimitStrategy.GROUP_ROUND_ROBIN,
+    ),
 )


--- a/server/reflector/hatchet/workflows/track_processing.py
+++ b/server/reflector/hatchet/workflows/track_processing.py
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ Hatchet workers run in forked processes; fresh imports per task ensure
 storage/DB connections are not shared across forks.
 """

+import tempfile
 from datetime import timedelta
+from pathlib import Path

 import av
 from hatchet_sdk import Context
@@ -25,7 +27,10 @@ from reflector.hatchet.constants import TIMEOUT_AUDIO, TIMEOUT_HEAVY
 from reflector.hatchet.workflows.models import PadTrackResult, TranscribeTrackResult
 from reflector.logger import logger
 from reflector.utils.audio_constants import PRESIGNED_URL_EXPIRATION_SECONDS
-from reflector.utils.audio_padding import extract_stream_start_time_from_container
+from reflector.utils.audio_padding import (
+    apply_audio_padding_to_file,
+    extract_stream_start_time_from_container,
+)


 class TrackInput(BaseModel):
@@ -78,44 +83,63 @@ async def pad_track(input: TrackInput, ctx: Context) -> PadTrackResult:
        )

        with av.open(source_url) as in_container:
+            if in_container.duration:
+                try:
+                    duration = timedelta(seconds=in_container.duration // 1_000_000)
+                    ctx.log(
+                        f"pad_track: track {input.track_index}, duration={duration}"
+                    )
+                except Exception:
+                    ctx.log(f"pad_track: track {input.track_index}, duration=ERROR")
+
            start_time_seconds = extract_stream_start_time_from_container(
                in_container, input.track_index, logger=logger
            )

-        # If no padding needed, return original S3 key
-        if start_time_seconds <= 0:
-            logger.info(
-                f"Track {input.track_index} requires no padding",
-                track_index=input.track_index,
-            )
-            return PadTrackResult(
-                padded_key=input.s3_key,
-                bucket_name=input.bucket_name,
-                size=0,
-                track_index=input.track_index,
-            )
+            # If no padding needed, return original S3 key
+            if start_time_seconds <= 0:
+                logger.info(
+                    f"Track {input.track_index} requires no padding",
+                    track_index=input.track_index,
+                )
+                return PadTrackResult(
+                    padded_key=input.s3_key,
+                    bucket_name=input.bucket_name,
+                    size=0,
+                    track_index=input.track_index,
+                )

-        storage_path = f"file_pipeline_hatchet/{input.transcript_id}/tracks/padded_{input.track_index}.webm"
+            with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".webm", delete=False) as temp_file:
+                temp_path = temp_file.name

-        # Presign PUT URL for output (Modal uploads directly)
-        output_url = await storage.get_file_url(
-            storage_path,
-            operation="put_object",
-            expires_in=PRESIGNED_URL_EXPIRATION_SECONDS,
-        )
+            try:
+                apply_audio_padding_to_file(
+                    in_container,
+                    temp_path,
+                    start_time_seconds,
+                    input.track_index,
+                    logger=logger,
+                )

-        from reflector.processors.audio_padding_modal import (  # noqa: PLC0415
-            AudioPaddingModalProcessor,
-        )
+                file_size = Path(temp_path).stat().st_size
+                storage_path = f"file_pipeline_hatchet/{input.transcript_id}/tracks/padded_{input.track_index}.webm"

-        processor = AudioPaddingModalProcessor()
-        result = await processor.pad_track(
-            track_url=source_url,
-            output_url=output_url,
-            start_time_seconds=start_time_seconds,
-            track_index=input.track_index,
-        )
-        file_size = result.size
+                logger.info(
+                    f"About to upload padded track",
+                    key=storage_path,
+                    size=file_size,
+                )
+
+                with open(temp_path, "rb") as padded_file:
+                    await storage.put_file(storage_path, padded_file)
+
+                logger.info(
+                    f"Uploaded padded track to S3",
+                    key=storage_path,
+                    size=file_size,
+                )
+            finally:
+                Path(temp_path).unlink(missing_ok=True)

        ctx.log(f"pad_track complete: track {input.track_index} -> {storage_path}")
        logger.info(
--- a/server/reflector/processors/audio_padding_modal.py
+++ b/server/reflector/processors/audio_padding_modal.py
@@ -1,113 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Modal.com backend for audio padding.
-"""
-
-import asyncio
-import os
-
-import httpx
-from pydantic import BaseModel
-
-from reflector.hatchet.constants import TIMEOUT_AUDIO
-from reflector.logger import logger
-
-
-class PaddingResponse(BaseModel):
-    size: int
-    cancelled: bool = False
-
-
-class AudioPaddingModalProcessor:
-    """Audio padding processor using Modal.com CPU backend via HTTP."""
-
-    def __init__(
-        self, padding_url: str | None = None, modal_api_key: str | None = None
-    ):
-        self.padding_url = padding_url or os.getenv("PADDING_URL")
-        if not self.padding_url:
-            raise ValueError(
-                "PADDING_URL required to use AudioPaddingModalProcessor. "
-                "Set PADDING_URL environment variable or pass padding_url parameter."
-            )
-
-        self.modal_api_key = modal_api_key or os.getenv("MODAL_API_KEY")
-
-    async def pad_track(
-        self,
-        track_url: str,
-        output_url: str,
-        start_time_seconds: float,
-        track_index: int,
-    ) -> PaddingResponse:
-        """Pad audio track with silence via Modal backend.
-
-        Args:
-            track_url: Presigned GET URL for source audio track
-            output_url: Presigned PUT URL for output WebM
-            start_time_seconds: Amount of silence to prepend
-            track_index: Track index for logging
-        """
-        if not track_url:
-            raise ValueError("track_url cannot be empty")
-        if start_time_seconds <= 0:
-            raise ValueError(
-                f"start_time_seconds must be positive, got {start_time_seconds}"
-            )
-
-        log = logger.bind(track_index=track_index, padding_seconds=start_time_seconds)
-        log.info("Sending Modal padding HTTP request")
-
-        url = f"{self.padding_url}/pad"
-
-        headers = {}
-        if self.modal_api_key:
-            headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {self.modal_api_key}"
-
-        try:
-            async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=TIMEOUT_AUDIO) as client:
-                response = await client.post(
-                    url,
-                    headers=headers,
-                    json={
-                        "track_url": track_url,
-                        "output_url": output_url,
-                        "start_time_seconds": start_time_seconds,
-                        "track_index": track_index,
-                    },
-                    follow_redirects=True,
-                )
-
-                if response.status_code != 200:
-                    error_body = response.text
-                    log.error(
-                        "Modal padding API error",
-                        status_code=response.status_code,
-                        error_body=error_body,
-                    )
-
-                response.raise_for_status()
-                result = response.json()
-
-            # Check if work was cancelled
-            if result.get("cancelled"):
-                log.warning("Modal padding was cancelled by disconnect detection")
-                raise asyncio.CancelledError(
-                    "Padding cancelled due to client disconnect"
-                )
-
-            log.info("Modal padding complete", size=result["size"])
-            return PaddingResponse(**result)
-        except asyncio.CancelledError:
-            log.warning(
-                "Modal padding cancelled (Hatchet timeout, disconnect detected on Modal side)"
-            )
-            raise
-        except httpx.TimeoutException as e:
-            log.error("Modal padding timeout", error=str(e), exc_info=True)
-            raise Exception(f"Modal padding timeout: {e}") from e
-        except httpx.HTTPStatusError as e:
-            log.error("Modal padding HTTP error", error=str(e), exc_info=True)
-            raise Exception(f"Modal padding HTTP error: {e}") from e
-        except Exception as e:
-            log.error("Modal padding unexpected error", error=str(e), exc_info=True)
-            raise
--- a/server/reflector/services/ics_sync.py
+++ b/server/reflector/services/ics_sync.py
@@ -319,6 +319,21 @@ class ICSSyncService:
            calendar = self.fetch_service.parse_ics(ics_content)

            content_hash = hashlib.md5(ics_content.encode()).hexdigest()
+            if room.ics_last_etag == content_hash:
+                logger.info("No changes in ICS for room", room_id=room.id)
+                room_url = f"{settings.UI_BASE_URL}/{room.name}"
+                events, total_events = self.fetch_service.extract_room_events(
+                    calendar, room.name, room_url
+                )
+                return {
+                    "status": SyncStatus.UNCHANGED,
+                    "hash": content_hash,
+                    "events_found": len(events),
+                    "total_events": total_events,
+                    "events_created": 0,
+                    "events_updated": 0,
+                    "events_deleted": 0,
+                }

            # Extract matching events
            room_url = f"{settings.UI_BASE_URL}/{room.name}"
@@ -356,44 +371,6 @@ class ICSSyncService:
        time_since_sync = datetime.now(timezone.utc) - room.ics_last_sync
        return time_since_sync.total_seconds() >= room.ics_fetch_interval

-    def _event_data_changed(self, existing: CalendarEvent, new_data: EventData) -> bool:
-        """Check if event data has changed by comparing relevant fields.
-
-        IMPORTANT: When adding fields to CalendarEvent/EventData, update this method
-        and the _COMPARED_FIELDS set below for runtime validation.
-        """
-        # Fields that come from ICS and should trigger updates when changed
-        _COMPARED_FIELDS = {
-            "title",
-            "description",
-            "start_time",
-            "end_time",
-            "location",
-            "attendees",
-            "ics_raw_data",
-        }
-
-        # Runtime exhaustiveness check: ensure we're comparing all EventData fields
-        event_data_fields = set(EventData.__annotations__.keys()) - {"ics_uid"}
-        if event_data_fields != _COMPARED_FIELDS:
-            missing = event_data_fields - _COMPARED_FIELDS
-            extra = _COMPARED_FIELDS - event_data_fields
-            raise RuntimeError(
-                f"_event_data_changed() field mismatch: "
-                f"missing={missing}, extra={extra}. "
-                f"Update the comparison logic when adding/removing fields."
-            )
-
-        return (
-            existing.title != new_data["title"]
-            or existing.description != new_data["description"]
-            or existing.start_time != new_data["start_time"]
-            or existing.end_time != new_data["end_time"]
-            or existing.location != new_data["location"]
-            or existing.attendees != new_data["attendees"]
-            or existing.ics_raw_data != new_data["ics_raw_data"]
-        )
-
    async def _sync_events_to_database(
        self, room_id: str, events: list[EventData]
    ) -> SyncStats:
@@ -409,14 +386,11 @@ class ICSSyncService:
            )

            if existing:
-                # Only count as updated if data actually changed
-                if self._event_data_changed(existing, event_data):
-                    updated += 1
-                    await calendar_events_controller.upsert(calendar_event)
+                updated += 1
            else:
                created += 1
-                await calendar_events_controller.upsert(calendar_event)

+            await calendar_events_controller.upsert(calendar_event)
            current_ics_uids.append(event_data["ics_uid"])

        # Soft delete events that are no longer in calendar
--- a/server/reflector/services/transcript_process.py
+++ b/server/reflector/services/transcript_process.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from typing import Literal, Union, assert_never

 import celery
 from celery.result import AsyncResult
-from hatchet_sdk.clients.rest.exceptions import ApiException, NotFoundException
+from hatchet_sdk.clients.rest.exceptions import ApiException
 from hatchet_sdk.clients.rest.models import V1TaskStatus

 from reflector.db.recordings import recordings_controller
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from reflector.pipelines.main_file_pipeline import task_pipeline_file_process
 from reflector.pipelines.main_multitrack_pipeline import (
    task_pipeline_multitrack_process,
 )
+from reflector.settings import settings
 from reflector.utils.string import NonEmptyString


@@ -101,8 +102,8 @@ async def validate_transcript_for_processing(
    if transcript.locked:
        return ValidationLocked(detail="Recording is locked")

-    # Check if recording is ready for processing
-    if transcript.status == "idle" and not transcript.workflow_run_id:
+    # hatchet is idempotent anyways + if it wasn't dispatched successfully
+    if transcript.status == "idle" and not settings.HATCHET_ENABLED:
        return ValidationNotReady(detail="Recording is not ready for processing")

    # Check Celery tasks
@@ -115,8 +116,7 @@ async def validate_transcript_for_processing(
    ):
        return ValidationAlreadyScheduled(detail="already running")

-    # Check Hatchet workflow status if workflow_run_id exists
-    if transcript.workflow_run_id:
+    if settings.HATCHET_ENABLED and transcript.workflow_run_id:
        try:
            status = await HatchetClientManager.get_workflow_run_status(
                transcript.workflow_run_id
@@ -181,16 +181,19 @@ async def dispatch_transcript_processing(
    Returns AsyncResult for Celery tasks, None for Hatchet workflows.
    """
    if isinstance(config, MultitrackProcessingConfig):
-        use_celery = False
+        # Check if room has use_hatchet=True (overrides env vars)
+        room_forces_hatchet = False
        if config.room_id:
            room = await rooms_controller.get_by_id(config.room_id)
-            use_celery = room.use_celery if room else False
+            room_forces_hatchet = room.use_hatchet if room else False

-        use_hatchet = not use_celery
+        # Start durable workflow if enabled (Hatchet)
+        # and if room has use_hatchet=True
+        use_hatchet = settings.HATCHET_ENABLED and room_forces_hatchet

-        if use_celery:
+        if room_forces_hatchet:
            logger.info(
-                "Room uses legacy Celery processing",
+                "Room forces Hatchet workflow",
                room_id=config.room_id,
                transcript_id=config.transcript_id,
            )
@@ -212,39 +215,24 @@ async def dispatch_transcript_processing(
                    )
                    return None
                else:
-                    # Workflow can't replay (CANCELLED, COMPLETED, or 404 deleted)
+                    # Workflow exists but can't replay (CANCELLED, COMPLETED, etc.)
                    # Log and proceed to start new workflow
-                    try:
-                        status = await HatchetClientManager.get_workflow_run_status(
-                            transcript.workflow_run_id
-                        )
-                        logger.info(
-                            "Old workflow not replayable, starting new",
-                            old_workflow_id=transcript.workflow_run_id,
-                            old_status=status.value,
-                        )
-                    except NotFoundException:
-                        # Workflow deleted from Hatchet but ID still in DB
-                        logger.info(
-                            "Old workflow not found in Hatchet, starting new",
-                            old_workflow_id=transcript.workflow_run_id,
-                        )
-
-            # Force: cancel old workflow if exists
-            if force and transcript and transcript.workflow_run_id:
-                try:
-                    await HatchetClientManager.cancel_workflow(
+                    status = await HatchetClientManager.get_workflow_run_status(
                        transcript.workflow_run_id
                    )
                    logger.info(
-                        "Cancelled old workflow (--force)",
-                        workflow_id=transcript.workflow_run_id,
-                    )
-                except NotFoundException:
-                    logger.info(
-                        "Old workflow already deleted (--force)",
-                        workflow_id=transcript.workflow_run_id,
+                        "Old workflow not replayable, starting new",
+                        old_workflow_id=transcript.workflow_run_id,
+                        old_status=status.value,
                    )
+
+            # Force: cancel old workflow if exists
+            if force and transcript and transcript.workflow_run_id:
+                await HatchetClientManager.cancel_workflow(transcript.workflow_run_id)
+                logger.info(
+                    "Cancelled old workflow (--force)",
+                    workflow_id=transcript.workflow_run_id,
+                )
                await transcripts_controller.update(
                    transcript, {"workflow_run_id": None}
                )
--- a/server/reflector/settings.py
+++ b/server/reflector/settings.py
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
    # Diarization: local pyannote.audio
    DIARIZATION_PYANNOTE_AUTH_TOKEN: str | None = None

-    # Audio Padding (Modal.com backend)
-    PADDING_URL: str | None = None
-    PADDING_MODAL_API_KEY: str | None = None
-
    # Sentry
    SENTRY_DSN: str | None = None

@@ -162,10 +158,19 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
    ZULIP_API_KEY: str | None = None
    ZULIP_BOT_EMAIL: str | None = None

-    # Hatchet workflow orchestration (always enabled for multitrack processing)
+    # Durable workflow orchestration
+    # Provider: "hatchet" (or "none" to disable)
+    DURABLE_WORKFLOW_PROVIDER: str = "none"
+
+    # Hatchet workflow orchestration
    HATCHET_CLIENT_TOKEN: str | None = None
    HATCHET_CLIENT_TLS_STRATEGY: str = "none"  # none, tls, mtls
    HATCHET_DEBUG: bool = False

+    @property
+    def HATCHET_ENABLED(self) -> bool:
+        """True if Hatchet is the active provider."""
+        return self.DURABLE_WORKFLOW_PROVIDER == "hatchet"
+

 settings = Settings()
--- a/server/reflector/utils/audio_constants.py
+++ b/server/reflector/utils/audio_constants.py
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ Used by both Hatchet workflows and Celery pipelines for consistent audio encodin
 """

 # Opus codec settings
-# ref B0F71CE8-FC59-4AA5-8414-DAFB836DB711
 OPUS_STANDARD_SAMPLE_RATE = 48000
-# ref B0F71CE8-FC59-4AA5-8414-DAFB836DB711
 OPUS_DEFAULT_BIT_RATE = 128000  # 128kbps for good speech quality

 # S3 presigned URL expiration
--- a/server/reflector/video_platforms/daily.py
+++ b/server/reflector/video_platforms/daily.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from datetime import datetime
-from uuid import UUID

 from reflector.dailyco_api import (
    CreateMeetingTokenRequest,
@@ -13,11 +12,9 @@ from reflector.dailyco_api import (
    RoomProperties,
    verify_webhook_signature,
 )
-from reflector.dailyco_api import RecordingType as DailyRecordingType
 from reflector.db.daily_participant_sessions import (
    daily_participant_sessions_controller,
 )
-from reflector.db.meetings import meetings_controller
 from reflector.db.rooms import Room
 from reflector.logger import logger
 from reflector.storage import get_dailyco_storage
@@ -61,9 +58,10 @@ class DailyClient(VideoPlatformClient):
        enable_recording = None
        if room.recording_type == self.RECORDING_LOCAL:
            enable_recording = "local"
-        elif room.recording_type == self.RECORDING_CLOUD:
-            # Don't set enable_recording - recordings started via REST API (not auto-start)
-            enable_recording = None
+        elif (
+            room.recording_type == self.RECORDING_CLOUD
+        ):  # daily "cloud" is not our "cloud"
+            enable_recording = "raw-tracks"

        properties = RoomProperties(
            enable_recording=enable_recording,
@@ -108,6 +106,8 @@ class DailyClient(VideoPlatformClient):
        Daily.co doesn't provide historical session API, so we query our database
        where participant.joined/left webhooks are stored.
        """
+        from reflector.db.meetings import meetings_controller  # noqa: PLC0415
+
        meeting = await meetings_controller.get_by_room_name(room_name)
        if not meeting:
            return []
@@ -179,14 +179,21 @@ class DailyClient(VideoPlatformClient):
    async def create_meeting_token(
        self,
        room_name: DailyRoomName,
+        start_cloud_recording: bool,
        enable_recording_ui: bool,
        user_id: NonEmptyString | None = None,
        is_owner: bool = False,
        max_recording_duration_seconds: int | None = None,
    ) -> NonEmptyString:
+        start_cloud_recording_opts = None
+        if start_cloud_recording and max_recording_duration_seconds:
+            start_cloud_recording_opts = {"maxDuration": max_recording_duration_seconds}
+
        properties = MeetingTokenProperties(
            room_name=room_name,
            user_id=user_id,
+            start_cloud_recording=start_cloud_recording,
+            start_cloud_recording_opts=start_cloud_recording_opts,
            enable_recording_ui=enable_recording_ui,
            is_owner=is_owner,
        )
@@ -194,23 +201,6 @@ class DailyClient(VideoPlatformClient):
        result = await self._api_client.create_meeting_token(request)
        return result.token

-    async def start_recording(
-        self,
-        room_name: DailyRoomName,
-        recording_type: DailyRecordingType,
-        instance_id: UUID,
-    ) -> dict:
-        """Start recording via Daily.co REST API.
-
-        Args:
-            instance_id: UUID for this recording session - one UUID per "room" in Daily (which is "meeting" in Reflector)
-        """
-        return await self._api_client.start_recording(
-            room_name=room_name,
-            recording_type=recording_type,
-            instance_id=instance_id,
-        )
-
    async def close(self):
        """Clean up API client resources."""
        await self._api_client.close()
--- a/server/reflector/views/daily.py
+++ b/server/reflector/views/daily.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from reflector.video_platforms.factory import create_platform_client
 from reflector.worker.process import (
    poll_daily_room_presence_task,
    process_multitrack_recording,
-    store_cloud_recording,
 )

 router = APIRouter()
@@ -175,64 +174,46 @@ async def _handle_recording_started(event: RecordingStartedEvent):
 async def _handle_recording_ready(event: RecordingReadyEvent):
    room_name = event.payload.room_name
    recording_id = event.payload.recording_id
-    recording_type = event.payload.type
+    tracks = event.payload.tracks
+
+    if not tracks:
+        logger.warning(
+            "recording.ready-to-download: missing tracks",
+            room_name=room_name,
+            recording_id=recording_id,
+            payload=event.payload,
+        )
+        return

    logger.info(
        "Recording ready for download",
        room_name=room_name,
        recording_id=recording_id,
-        recording_type=recording_type,
+        num_tracks=len(tracks),
        platform="daily",
    )

    bucket_name = settings.DAILYCO_STORAGE_AWS_BUCKET_NAME
    if not bucket_name:
-        logger.error("DAILYCO_STORAGE_AWS_BUCKET_NAME not configured")
+        logger.error(
+            "DAILYCO_STORAGE_AWS_BUCKET_NAME not configured; cannot process Daily recording"
+        )
        return

-    if recording_type == "cloud":
-        await store_cloud_recording(
-            recording_id=recording_id,
-            room_name=room_name,
-            s3_key=event.payload.s3_key,
-            duration=event.payload.duration,
-            start_ts=event.payload.start_ts,
-            source="webhook",
-        )
+    track_keys = [t.s3Key for t in tracks if t.type == "audio"]

-    elif recording_type == "raw-tracks":
-        tracks = event.payload.tracks
-        if not tracks:
-            logger.warning(
-                "raw-tracks recording: missing tracks array",
-                room_name=room_name,
-                recording_id=recording_id,
-            )
-            return
+    logger.info(
+        "Recording webhook queuing processing",
+        recording_id=recording_id,
+        room_name=room_name,
+    )

-        track_keys = [t.s3Key for t in tracks if t.type == "audio"]
-
-        logger.info(
-            "Raw-tracks recording queuing processing",
-            recording_id=recording_id,
-            room_name=room_name,
-            num_tracks=len(track_keys),
-        )
-
-        process_multitrack_recording.delay(
-            bucket_name=bucket_name,
-            daily_room_name=room_name,
-            recording_id=recording_id,
-            track_keys=track_keys,
-            recording_start_ts=event.payload.start_ts,
-        )
-
-    else:
-        logger.warning(
-            "Unknown recording type",
-            recording_type=recording_type,
-            recording_id=recording_id,
-        )
+    process_multitrack_recording.delay(
+        bucket_name=bucket_name,
+        daily_room_name=room_name,
+        recording_id=recording_id,
+        track_keys=track_keys,
+    )


 async def _handle_recording_error(event: RecordingErrorEvent):
--- a/server/reflector/views/meetings.py
+++ b/server/reflector/views/meetings.py
@@ -1,23 +1,16 @@
-import json
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from typing import Annotated, Any, Optional
-from uuid import UUID
+from typing import Annotated, Optional

 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, Request
 from pydantic import BaseModel

 import reflector.auth as auth
-from reflector.dailyco_api import RecordingType
-from reflector.dailyco_api.client import DailyApiError
 from reflector.db.meetings import (
    MeetingConsent,
    meeting_consent_controller,
    meetings_controller,
 )
 from reflector.db.rooms import rooms_controller
-from reflector.logger import logger
-from reflector.utils.string import NonEmptyString
-from reflector.video_platforms.factory import create_platform_client

 router = APIRouter()

@@ -80,72 +73,3 @@ async def meeting_deactivate(
    await meetings_controller.update_meeting(meeting_id, is_active=False)

    return {"status": "success", "meeting_id": meeting_id}
-
-
-class StartRecordingRequest(BaseModel):
-    type: RecordingType
-    instanceId: UUID
-
-
-@router.post("/meetings/{meeting_id}/recordings/start")
-async def start_recording(
-    meeting_id: NonEmptyString, body: StartRecordingRequest
-) -> dict[str, Any]:
-    """Start cloud or raw-tracks recording via Daily.co REST API.
-
-    Both cloud and raw-tracks are started via REST API to bypass enable_recording limitation of allowing only 1 recording at a time.
-    Uses different instanceIds for cloud vs raw-tracks (same won't work)
-
-    Note: No authentication required - anonymous users supported. TODO this is a DOS vector
-    """
-    meeting = await meetings_controller.get_by_id(meeting_id)
-    if not meeting:
-        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Meeting not found")
-
-    log = logger.bind(
-        meeting_id=meeting_id,
-        room_name=meeting.room_name,
-        recording_type=body.type,
-        instance_id=body.instanceId,
-    )
-
-    try:
-        client = create_platform_client("daily")
-        result = await client.start_recording(
-            room_name=meeting.room_name,
-            recording_type=body.type,
-            instance_id=body.instanceId,
-        )
-
-        log.info(f"Started {body.type} recording via REST API")
-
-        return {"status": "ok", "result": result}
-
-    except DailyApiError as e:
-        # Parse Daily.co error response to detect "has an active stream"
-        try:
-            error_body = json.loads(e.response_body)
-            error_info = error_body.get("info", "")
-
-            # "has an active stream" means recording already started by another participant
-            # This is SUCCESS from business logic perspective - return 200
-            if "has an active stream" in error_info:
-                log.info(
-                    f"{body.type} recording already active (started by another participant)"
-                )
-                return {"status": "already_active", "instanceId": str(body.instanceId)}
-        except (json.JSONDecodeError, KeyError):
-            pass  # Fall through to error handling
-
-        # All other Daily.co API errors
-        log.error(f"Failed to start {body.type} recording", error=str(e))
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=500, detail=f"Failed to start recording: {str(e)}"
-        )
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        # Non-Daily.co errors
-        log.error(f"Failed to start {body.type} recording", error=str(e))
-        raise HTTPException(
-            status_code=500, detail=f"Failed to start recording: {str(e)}"
-        )
--- a/server/reflector/views/rooms.py
+++ b/server/reflector/views/rooms.py
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ class Meeting(BaseModel):
    calendar_event_id: str | None = None
    calendar_metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None
    platform: Platform
-    daily_composed_video_s3_key: str | None = None
-    daily_composed_video_duration: int | None = None


 class CreateRoom(BaseModel):
@@ -588,6 +586,7 @@ async def rooms_join_meeting(
        )
        token = await client.create_meeting_token(
            meeting.room_name,
+            start_cloud_recording=meeting.recording_type == "cloud",
            enable_recording_ui=enable_recording_ui,
            user_id=user_id,
            is_owner=user_id == room.user_id,
--- a/server/reflector/worker/app.py
+++ b/server/reflector/worker/app.py
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@ from celery.schedules import crontab
 from reflector.settings import settings

 logger = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
-
-# Polling intervals (seconds)
-# Webhook-aware: 180s when webhook configured (backup mode), 15s when no webhook (primary discovery)
-POLL_DAILY_RECORDINGS_INTERVAL_SEC = 180.0 if settings.DAILY_WEBHOOK_SECRET else 15.0
-
 if celery.current_app.main != "default":
    logger.info(f"Celery already configured ({celery.current_app})")
    app = celery.current_app
@@ -49,7 +44,7 @@ else:
        },
        "poll_daily_recordings": {
            "task": "reflector.worker.process.poll_daily_recordings",
-            "schedule": POLL_DAILY_RECORDINGS_INTERVAL_SEC,
+            "schedule": 180.0,  # Every 3 minutes (configurable lookback window)
        },
        "trigger_daily_reconciliation": {
            "task": "reflector.worker.process.trigger_daily_reconciliation",
--- a/server/reflector/worker/process.py
+++ b/server/reflector/worker/process.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import json
 import os
 import re
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from typing import List, Literal
+from typing import List
 from urllib.parse import unquote

 import av
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ from reflector.utils.daily import (
    filter_cam_audio_tracks,
    recording_lock_key,
 )
-from reflector.utils.string import NonEmptyString
 from reflector.video_platforms.factory import create_platform_client
 from reflector.video_platforms.whereby_utils import (
    parse_whereby_recording_filename,
@@ -176,18 +175,13 @@ async def process_multitrack_recording(
    daily_room_name: DailyRoomName,
    recording_id: str,
    track_keys: list[str],
-    recording_start_ts: int,
 ):
-    """
-    Process raw-tracks (multitrack) recording from Daily.co.
-    """
    logger.info(
        "Processing multitrack recording",
        bucket=bucket_name,
        room_name=daily_room_name,
        recording_id=recording_id,
        provided_keys=len(track_keys),
-        recording_start_ts=recording_start_ts,
    )

    if not track_keys:
@@ -218,7 +212,7 @@ async def process_multitrack_recording(
        )

        await _process_multitrack_recording_inner(
-            bucket_name, daily_room_name, recording_id, track_keys, recording_start_ts
+            bucket_name, daily_room_name, recording_id, track_keys
        )


@@ -227,18 +221,8 @@ async def _process_multitrack_recording_inner(
    daily_room_name: DailyRoomName,
    recording_id: str,
    track_keys: list[str],
-    recording_start_ts: int,
 ):
-    """
-    Process multitrack recording (first time or reprocessing).
-
-    For first processing (webhook/polling):
-    - Uses recording_start_ts for time-based meeting matching (no instanceId available)
-
-    For reprocessing:
-    - Uses recording.meeting_id directly (already linked during first processing)
-    - recording_start_ts is ignored
-    """
+    """Inner function containing the actual processing logic."""

    tz = timezone.utc
    recorded_at = datetime.now(tz)
@@ -256,53 +240,7 @@ async def _process_multitrack_recording_inner(
            exc_info=True,
        )

-    # Check if recording already exists (reprocessing path)
-    recording = await recordings_controller.get_by_id(recording_id)
-
-    if recording and recording.meeting_id:
-        # Reprocessing: recording exists with meeting already linked
-        meeting = await meetings_controller.get_by_id(recording.meeting_id)
-        if not meeting:
-            logger.error(
-                "Reprocessing: meeting not found for recording - skipping",
-                meeting_id=recording.meeting_id,
-                recording_id=recording_id,
-            )
-            return
-
-        logger.info(
-            "Reprocessing: using existing recording.meeting_id",
-            recording_id=recording_id,
-            meeting_id=meeting.id,
-            room_name=daily_room_name,
-        )
-    else:
-        # First processing: recording doesn't exist, need time-based matching
-        # (Daily.co doesn't return instanceId in API, must match by timestamp)
-        recording_start = datetime.fromtimestamp(recording_start_ts, tz=timezone.utc)
-        meeting = await meetings_controller.get_by_room_name_and_time(
-            room_name=daily_room_name,
-            recording_start=recording_start,
-            time_window_hours=168,  # 1 week
-        )
-        if not meeting:
-            logger.error(
-                "Raw-tracks: no meeting found within 1-week window (time-based match) - skipping",
-                recording_id=recording_id,
-                room_name=daily_room_name,
-                recording_start_ts=recording_start_ts,
-                recording_start=recording_start.isoformat(),
-            )
-            return  # Skip processing, will retry on next poll
-        logger.info(
-            "First processing: found meeting via time-based matching",
-            meeting_id=meeting.id,
-            room_name=daily_room_name,
-            recording_id=recording_id,
-            time_delta_seconds=abs(
-                (meeting.start_date - recording_start).total_seconds()
-            ),
-        )
+    meeting = await meetings_controller.get_by_room_name(daily_room_name)

    room_name_base = extract_base_room_name(daily_room_name)

@@ -310,8 +248,18 @@ async def _process_multitrack_recording_inner(
    if not room:
        raise Exception(f"Room not found: {room_name_base}")

+    if not meeting:
+        raise Exception(f"Meeting not found: {room_name_base}")
+
+    logger.info(
+        "Found existing Meeting for recording",
+        meeting_id=meeting.id,
+        room_name=daily_room_name,
+        recording_id=recording_id,
+    )
+
+    recording = await recordings_controller.get_by_id(recording_id)
    if not recording:
-        # Create recording (only happens during first processing)
        object_key_dir = os.path.dirname(track_keys[0]) if track_keys else ""
        recording = await recordings_controller.create(
            Recording(
@@ -323,19 +271,7 @@ async def _process_multitrack_recording_inner(
                track_keys=track_keys,
            )
        )
-    elif not recording.meeting_id:
-        # Recording exists but meeting_id is null (failed first processing)
-        # Update with meeting from time-based matching
-        await recordings_controller.set_meeting_id(
-            recording_id=recording.id,
-            meeting_id=meeting.id,
-        )
-        recording.meeting_id = meeting.id
-        logger.info(
-            "Updated existing recording with meeting_id",
-            recording_id=recording.id,
-            meeting_id=meeting.id,
-        )
+    # else: Recording already exists; metadata set at creation time

    transcript = await transcripts_controller.get_by_recording_id(recording.id)
    if not transcript:
@@ -351,12 +287,11 @@ async def _process_multitrack_recording_inner(
            room_id=room.id,
        )

-    use_celery = room and room.use_celery
-    use_hatchet = not use_celery
+    use_hatchet = settings.HATCHET_ENABLED and room and room.use_hatchet

-    if use_celery:
+    if room and room.use_hatchet and not settings.HATCHET_ENABLED:
        logger.info(
-            "Room uses legacy Celery processing",
+            "Room forces Hatchet workflow",
            room_id=room.id,
            transcript_id=transcript.id,
        )
@@ -402,11 +337,9 @@ async def poll_daily_recordings():
    """Poll Daily.co API for recordings and process missing ones.

    Fetches latest recordings from Daily.co API (default limit 100), compares with DB,
-    and stores/queues missing recordings:
-    - Cloud recordings: Store S3 key in meeting table
-    - Raw-tracks recordings: Queue multitrack processing
+    and queues processing for recordings not already in DB.

-    Acts as fallback when webhooks active, primary discovery when webhooks unavailable.
+    For each missing recording, uses audio tracks from API response.

    Worker-level locking provides idempotency (see process_multitrack_recording).
    """
@@ -447,222 +380,51 @@ async def poll_daily_recordings():
        )
        return

-    # Separate cloud and raw-tracks recordings
-    cloud_recordings = []
-    raw_tracks_recordings = []
-    for rec in finished_recordings:
-        if rec.type:
-            # Daily.co API returns null type - make sure this assumption stays
-            # If this logs, Daily.co API changed - we can remove inference logic.
-            recording_type = rec.type
-            logger.warning(
-                "Recording has explicit type field from Daily.co API (unexpected, API may have changed)",
-                recording_id=rec.id,
-                room_name=rec.room_name,
-                recording_type=recording_type,
-                has_s3key=bool(rec.s3key),
-                tracks_count=len(rec.tracks),
-            )
-        else:
-            # DAILY.CO API LIMITATION:
-            # GET /recordings response does NOT include type field.
-            # Daily.co docs mention type field exists, but API never returns it.
-            # Verified: 84 recordings from Nov 2025 - Jan 2026 ALL have type=None.
-            #
-            # This is not a recent API change - Daily.co has never returned type.
-            # Must infer from structural properties.
-            #
-            # Inference heuristic (reliable for finished recordings):
-            # - Has tracks array → raw-tracks
-            # - Has s3key but no tracks → cloud
-            # - Neither → failed/incomplete recording
-            if len(rec.tracks) > 0:
-                recording_type = "raw-tracks"
-            elif rec.s3key and len(rec.tracks) == 0:
-                recording_type = "cloud"
-            else:
-                logger.warning(
-                    "Recording has no type, no s3key, and no tracks - likely failed recording",
-                    recording_id=rec.id,
-                    room_name=rec.room_name,
-                    status=rec.status,
-                    duration=rec.duration,
-                    mtg_session_id=rec.mtgSessionId,
-                )
-                continue
-
-        if recording_type == "cloud":
-            cloud_recordings.append(rec)
-        else:
-            raw_tracks_recordings.append(rec)
-
-    logger.debug(
-        "Poll results",
-        total=len(finished_recordings),
-        cloud=len(cloud_recordings),
-        raw_tracks=len(raw_tracks_recordings),
-    )
-
-    # Process cloud recordings
-    await _poll_cloud_recordings(cloud_recordings)
-
-    # Process raw-tracks recordings
-    await _poll_raw_tracks_recordings(raw_tracks_recordings, bucket_name)
-
-
-async def store_cloud_recording(
-    recording_id: NonEmptyString,
-    room_name: NonEmptyString,
-    s3_key: NonEmptyString,
-    duration: int,
-    start_ts: int,
-    source: Literal["webhook", "polling"],
-) -> bool:
-    """
-    Store cloud recording reference in meeting table.
-
-    Common function for both webhook and polling code paths.
-    Uses time-based matching to handle duplicate room_name values.
-
-    Args:
-        recording_id: Daily.co recording ID
-        room_name: Daily.co room name
-        s3_key: S3 key where recording is stored
-        duration: Recording duration in seconds
-        start_ts: Unix timestamp when recording started
-        source: "webhook" or "polling" (for logging)
-
-    Returns:
-        True if stored, False if skipped/failed
-    """
-    recording_start = datetime.fromtimestamp(start_ts, tz=timezone.utc)
-
-    meeting = await meetings_controller.get_by_room_name_and_time(
-        room_name=room_name,
-        recording_start=recording_start,
-        time_window_hours=168,  # 1 week
-    )
-
-    if not meeting:
-        logger.warning(
-            f"Cloud recording ({source}): no meeting found within 1-week window",
-            recording_id=recording_id,
-            room_name=room_name,
-            recording_start_ts=start_ts,
-            recording_start=recording_start.isoformat(),
-        )
-        return False
-
-    success = await meetings_controller.set_cloud_recording_if_missing(
-        meeting_id=meeting.id,
-        s3_key=s3_key,
-        duration=duration,
-    )
-
-    if not success:
-        logger.debug(
-            f"Cloud recording ({source}): already set (race lost)",
-            recording_id=recording_id,
-            room_name=room_name,
-            meeting_id=meeting.id,
-        )
-        return False
-
-    logger.info(
-        f"Cloud recording stored via {source} (time-based match)",
-        meeting_id=meeting.id,
-        recording_id=recording_id,
-        s3_key=s3_key,
-        duration=duration,
-        time_delta_seconds=abs((meeting.start_date - recording_start).total_seconds()),
-    )
-    return True
-
-
-async def _poll_cloud_recordings(cloud_recordings: List[FinishedRecordingResponse]):
-    """
-    Store cloud recordings missing from meeting table via polling.
-
-    Uses time-based matching via store_cloud_recording().
-    """
-    if not cloud_recordings:
-        return
-
-    stored_count = 0
-    for recording in cloud_recordings:
-        # Extract S3 key from recording (cloud recordings use s3key field)
-        s3_key = recording.s3key or (recording.s3.key if recording.s3 else None)
-        if not s3_key:
-            logger.warning(
-                "Cloud recording: missing S3 key",
-                recording_id=recording.id,
-                room_name=recording.room_name,
-            )
-            continue
-
-        stored = await store_cloud_recording(
-            recording_id=recording.id,
-            room_name=recording.room_name,
-            s3_key=s3_key,
-            duration=recording.duration,
-            start_ts=recording.start_ts,
-            source="polling",
-        )
-        if stored:
-            stored_count += 1
-
-    logger.info(
-        "Cloud recording polling complete",
-        total=len(cloud_recordings),
-        stored=stored_count,
-    )
-
-
-async def _poll_raw_tracks_recordings(
-    raw_tracks_recordings: List[FinishedRecordingResponse],
-    bucket_name: str,
-):
-    """Queue raw-tracks recordings missing from DB (existing logic)."""
-    if not raw_tracks_recordings:
-        return
-
-    recording_ids = [rec.id for rec in raw_tracks_recordings]
+    recording_ids = [rec.id for rec in finished_recordings]
    existing_recordings = await recordings_controller.get_by_ids(recording_ids)
    existing_ids = {rec.id for rec in existing_recordings}

    missing_recordings = [
-        rec for rec in raw_tracks_recordings if rec.id not in existing_ids
+        rec for rec in finished_recordings if rec.id not in existing_ids
    ]

    if not missing_recordings:
        logger.debug(
-            "All raw-tracks recordings already in DB",
-            api_count=len(raw_tracks_recordings),
+            "All recordings already in DB",
+            api_count=len(finished_recordings),
            existing_count=len(existing_recordings),
        )
        return

    logger.info(
-        "Found raw-tracks recordings missing from DB",
+        "Found recordings missing from DB",
        missing_count=len(missing_recordings),
-        total_api_count=len(raw_tracks_recordings),
+        total_api_count=len(finished_recordings),
        existing_count=len(existing_recordings),
    )

    for recording in missing_recordings:
        if not recording.tracks:
-            logger.warning(
-                "Finished raw-tracks recording has no tracks (no audio captured)",
-                recording_id=recording.id,
-                room_name=recording.room_name,
-            )
+            if recording.status == "finished":
+                logger.warning(
+                    "Finished recording has no tracks (no audio captured)",
+                    recording_id=recording.id,
+                    room_name=recording.room_name,
+                )
+            else:
+                logger.debug(
+                    "No tracks in recording yet",
+                    recording_id=recording.id,
+                    room_name=recording.room_name,
+                    status=recording.status,
+                )
            continue

        track_keys = [t.s3Key for t in recording.tracks if t.type == "audio"]

        if not track_keys:
            logger.warning(
-                "No audio tracks found in raw-tracks recording",
+                "No audio tracks found in recording (only video tracks)",
                recording_id=recording.id,
                room_name=recording.room_name,
                total_tracks=len(recording.tracks),
@@ -670,7 +432,7 @@ async def _poll_raw_tracks_recordings(
            continue

        logger.info(
-            "Queueing missing raw-tracks recording for processing",
+            "Queueing missing recording for processing",
            recording_id=recording.id,
            room_name=recording.room_name,
            track_count=len(track_keys),
@@ -681,7 +443,6 @@ async def _poll_raw_tracks_recordings(
            daily_room_name=recording.room_name,
            recording_id=recording.id,
            track_keys=track_keys,
-            recording_start_ts=recording.start_ts,
        )


@@ -1049,6 +810,7 @@ async def reprocess_failed_daily_recordings():
                )
                continue

+            # Fetch room to check use_hatchet flag
            room = None
            if meeting.room_id:
                room = await rooms_controller.get_by_id(meeting.room_id)
@@ -1072,10 +834,10 @@ async def reprocess_failed_daily_recordings():
                )
                continue

-            use_celery = room and room.use_celery
-            use_hatchet = not use_celery
+            use_hatchet = settings.HATCHET_ENABLED and room and room.use_hatchet

            if use_hatchet:
+                # Hatchet requires a transcript for workflow_run_id tracking
                if not transcript:
                    logger.warning(
                        "No transcript for Hatchet reprocessing, skipping",
@@ -1121,16 +883,11 @@ async def reprocess_failed_daily_recordings():
                    transcript_status=transcript.status if transcript else None,
                )

-                # For reprocessing, pass actual recording time (though it's ignored - see _process_multitrack_recording_inner)
-                # Reprocessing uses recording.meeting_id directly instead of time-based matching
-                recording_start_ts = int(recording.recorded_at.timestamp())
-
                process_multitrack_recording.delay(
                    bucket_name=bucket_name,
                    daily_room_name=meeting.room_name,
                    recording_id=recording.id,
                    track_keys=recording.track_keys,
-                    recording_start_ts=recording_start_ts,
                )

            reprocessed_count += 1
--- a/server/runserver.sh
+++ b/server/runserver.sh
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ elif [ "${ENTRYPOINT}" = "worker" ]; then
    uv run celery -A reflector.worker.app worker --loglevel=info
 elif [ "${ENTRYPOINT}" = "beat" ]; then
    uv run celery -A reflector.worker.app beat --loglevel=info
-elif [ "${ENTRYPOINT}" = "hatchet-worker-cpu" ]; then
-    uv run python -m reflector.hatchet.run_workers_cpu
-elif [ "${ENTRYPOINT}" = "hatchet-worker-llm" ]; then
-    uv run python -m reflector.hatchet.run_workers_llm
+elif [ "${ENTRYPOINT}" = "hatchet-worker" ]; then
+    uv run python -m reflector.hatchet.run_workers
 else
    echo "Unknown command"
 fi
--- a/server/tests/test_dailyco_instance_id.py
+++ b/server/tests/test_dailyco_instance_id.py
@@ -1,147 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Tests for Daily.co instanceId generation.
-
-Verifies deterministic behavior and frontend/backend consistency.
-"""
-
-import pytest
-
-from reflector.dailyco_api.instance_id import (
-    RAW_TRACKS_NAMESPACE,
-    generate_cloud_instance_id,
-    generate_raw_tracks_instance_id,
-)
-
-
-class TestInstanceIdDeterminism:
-    """Test deterministic generation of instanceIds."""
-
-    def test_cloud_instance_id_is_meeting_id(self):
-        """Cloud instanceId is meeting ID directly (implicitly tests determinism)."""
-        meeting_id = "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
-        result1 = generate_cloud_instance_id(meeting_id)
-        result2 = generate_cloud_instance_id(meeting_id)
-        assert str(result1) == meeting_id
-        assert result1 == result2
-
-    def test_raw_tracks_instance_id_deterministic(self):
-        """Raw-tracks instanceId generation is deterministic."""
-        meeting_id = "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
-        result1 = generate_raw_tracks_instance_id(meeting_id)
-        result2 = generate_raw_tracks_instance_id(meeting_id)
-        assert result1 == result2
-
-    def test_raw_tracks_different_from_cloud(self):
-        """Raw-tracks instanceId differs from cloud instanceId."""
-        meeting_id = "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
-        cloud_id = generate_cloud_instance_id(meeting_id)
-        raw_tracks_id = generate_raw_tracks_instance_id(meeting_id)
-        assert cloud_id != raw_tracks_id
-
-    def test_different_meetings_different_instance_ids(self):
-        """Different meetings generate different instanceIds."""
-        meeting_id1 = "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
-        meeting_id2 = "6ba7b810-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8"
-
-        cloud1 = generate_cloud_instance_id(meeting_id1)
-        cloud2 = generate_cloud_instance_id(meeting_id2)
-        assert cloud1 != cloud2
-
-        raw1 = generate_raw_tracks_instance_id(meeting_id1)
-        raw2 = generate_raw_tracks_instance_id(meeting_id2)
-        assert raw1 != raw2
-
-
-class TestFrontendBackendConsistency:
-    """Test that backend matches frontend logic."""
-
-    def test_namespace_matches_frontend(self):
-        """Namespace UUID matches frontend RAW_TRACKS_NAMESPACE constant."""
-        # From www/app/[roomName]/components/DailyRoom.tsx
-        frontend_namespace = "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890"
-        assert str(RAW_TRACKS_NAMESPACE) == frontend_namespace
-
-    def test_raw_tracks_generation_matches_frontend_logic(self):
-        """Backend UUIDv5 generation matches frontend uuidv5() call."""
-        # Example meeting ID
-        meeting_id = "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
-
-        # Backend result
-        backend_result = generate_raw_tracks_instance_id(meeting_id)
-
-        # Expected result from frontend: uuidv5(meeting.id, RAW_TRACKS_NAMESPACE)
-        # Python uuid5 uses (namespace, name) argument order
-        # JavaScript uuid.v5(name, namespace) - same args, different order
-        # Frontend: uuidv5(meeting.id, "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890")
-        # Backend: uuid5(UUID("a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890"), meeting.id)
-
-        # Verify it's a valid UUID (will raise if not)
-        assert len(str(backend_result)) == 36
-        assert backend_result.version == 5
-
-
-class TestEdgeCases:
-    """Test edge cases and error conditions."""
-
-    def test_invalid_uuid_format_raises(self):
-        """Invalid UUID format raises ValueError."""
-        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-            generate_cloud_instance_id("not-a-uuid")
-
-    def test_lowercase_uuid_normalized_for_cloud(self):
-        """Cloud instanceId: lowercase/uppercase UUIDs produce same result."""
-        meeting_id_lower = "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
-        meeting_id_upper = "550E8400-E29B-41D4-A716-446655440000"
-
-        cloud_lower = generate_cloud_instance_id(meeting_id_lower)
-        cloud_upper = generate_cloud_instance_id(meeting_id_upper)
-        assert cloud_lower == cloud_upper
-
-    def test_uuid5_is_case_sensitive_warning(self):
-        """
-        Documents uuid5 case sensitivity - different case UUIDs produce different hashes.
-
-        Not a problem: meeting.id always lowercase from DB and API.
-        Frontend generates raw-tracks instanceId from lowercase meeting.id.
-        Backend receives lowercase meeting_id when matching.
-
-        This test documents the behavior, not a requirement.
-        """
-        meeting_id_lower = "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
-        meeting_id_upper = "550E8400-E29B-41D4-A716-446655440000"
-
-        raw_lower = generate_raw_tracks_instance_id(meeting_id_lower)
-        raw_upper = generate_raw_tracks_instance_id(meeting_id_upper)
-        assert raw_lower != raw_upper
-
-
-class TestMtgSessionIdVsInstanceId:
-    """
-    Documents that Daily.co's mtgSessionId differs from our instanceId.
-
-    Why this matters: We investigated using mtgSessionId for matching but discovered
-    it's Daily.co-generated and unrelated to instanceId we send. This test documents
-    that finding so we don't investigate it again.
-
-    Production data from 2026-01-13:
-    - Meeting ID:            4ad503b6-8189-4910-a8f7-68cdd1b7f990
-    - Cloud instanceId:      4ad503b6-8189-4910-a8f7-68cdd1b7f990 (same as meeting ID)
-    - Raw-tracks instanceId: 784b3af3-c7dd-57f0-ac54-2ee91c6927cb (UUIDv5 derived)
-    - Recording mtgSessionId: f25a2e09-740f-4932-9c0d-b1bebaa669c6 (different!)
-
-    Conclusion: Cannot use mtgSessionId for recording-to-meeting matching.
-    """
-
-    def test_mtg_session_id_differs_from_our_instance_ids(self):
-        """mtgSessionId (Daily.co) != instanceId (ours) for both cloud and raw-tracks."""
-        meeting_id = "4ad503b6-8189-4910-a8f7-68cdd1b7f990"
-        expected_raw_tracks_id = "784b3af3-c7dd-57f0-ac54-2ee91c6927cb"
-        mtg_session_id = "f25a2e09-740f-4932-9c0d-b1bebaa669c6"
-
-        cloud_instance_id = generate_cloud_instance_id(meeting_id)
-        raw_tracks_instance_id = generate_raw_tracks_instance_id(meeting_id)
-
-        assert str(cloud_instance_id) == meeting_id
-        assert str(raw_tracks_instance_id) == expected_raw_tracks_id
-        assert str(cloud_instance_id) != mtg_session_id
-        assert str(raw_tracks_instance_id) != mtg_session_id
--- a/server/tests/test_hatchet_dispatch.py
+++ b/server/tests/test_hatchet_dispatch.py
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 Tests for Hatchet workflow dispatch and routing logic.

 These tests verify:
-1. Hatchet workflow validation and replay logic
-2. Force flag to cancel and restart workflows
-3. Validation prevents concurrent workflows
+1. Routing to Hatchet when HATCHET_ENABLED=True
+2. Replay logic for failed workflows
+3. Force flag to cancel and restart
+4. Validation prevents concurrent workflows
 """

 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch
@@ -33,22 +34,25 @@ async def test_hatchet_validation_blocks_running_workflow():
        workflow_run_id="running-workflow-123",
    )

-    with patch(
-        "reflector.services.transcript_process.HatchetClientManager"
-    ) as mock_hatchet:
-        mock_hatchet.get_workflow_run_status = AsyncMock(
-            return_value=V1TaskStatus.RUNNING
-        )
+    with patch("reflector.services.transcript_process.settings") as mock_settings:
+        mock_settings.HATCHET_ENABLED = True

        with patch(
-            "reflector.services.transcript_process.task_is_scheduled_or_active"
-        ) as mock_celery_check:
-            mock_celery_check.return_value = False
+            "reflector.services.transcript_process.HatchetClientManager"
+        ) as mock_hatchet:
+            mock_hatchet.get_workflow_run_status = AsyncMock(
+                return_value=V1TaskStatus.RUNNING
+            )

-            result = await validate_transcript_for_processing(mock_transcript)
+            with patch(
+                "reflector.services.transcript_process.task_is_scheduled_or_active"
+            ) as mock_celery_check:
+                mock_celery_check.return_value = False

-        assert isinstance(result, ValidationAlreadyScheduled)
-        assert "running" in result.detail.lower()
+                result = await validate_transcript_for_processing(mock_transcript)
+
+            assert isinstance(result, ValidationAlreadyScheduled)
+            assert "running" in result.detail.lower()


@pytest.mark.usefixtures("setup_database")
@@ -68,21 +72,24 @@ async def test_hatchet_validation_blocks_queued_workflow():
        workflow_run_id="queued-workflow-123",
    )

-    with patch(
-        "reflector.services.transcript_process.HatchetClientManager"
-    ) as mock_hatchet:
-        mock_hatchet.get_workflow_run_status = AsyncMock(
-            return_value=V1TaskStatus.QUEUED
-        )
+    with patch("reflector.services.transcript_process.settings") as mock_settings:
+        mock_settings.HATCHET_ENABLED = True

        with patch(
-            "reflector.services.transcript_process.task_is_scheduled_or_active"
-        ) as mock_celery_check:
-            mock_celery_check.return_value = False
+            "reflector.services.transcript_process.HatchetClientManager"
+        ) as mock_hatchet:
+            mock_hatchet.get_workflow_run_status = AsyncMock(
+                return_value=V1TaskStatus.QUEUED
+            )

-            result = await validate_transcript_for_processing(mock_transcript)
+            with patch(
+                "reflector.services.transcript_process.task_is_scheduled_or_active"
+            ) as mock_celery_check:
+                mock_celery_check.return_value = False

-        assert isinstance(result, ValidationAlreadyScheduled)
+                result = await validate_transcript_for_processing(mock_transcript)
+
+            assert isinstance(result, ValidationAlreadyScheduled)


@pytest.mark.usefixtures("setup_database")
@@ -103,22 +110,25 @@ async def test_hatchet_validation_allows_failed_workflow():
        recording_id="test-recording-id",
    )

-    with patch(
-        "reflector.services.transcript_process.HatchetClientManager"
-    ) as mock_hatchet:
-        mock_hatchet.get_workflow_run_status = AsyncMock(
-            return_value=V1TaskStatus.FAILED
-        )
+    with patch("reflector.services.transcript_process.settings") as mock_settings:
+        mock_settings.HATCHET_ENABLED = True

        with patch(
-            "reflector.services.transcript_process.task_is_scheduled_or_active"
-        ) as mock_celery_check:
-            mock_celery_check.return_value = False
+            "reflector.services.transcript_process.HatchetClientManager"
+        ) as mock_hatchet:
+            mock_hatchet.get_workflow_run_status = AsyncMock(
+                return_value=V1TaskStatus.FAILED
+            )

-            result = await validate_transcript_for_processing(mock_transcript)
+            with patch(
+                "reflector.services.transcript_process.task_is_scheduled_or_active"
+            ) as mock_celery_check:
+                mock_celery_check.return_value = False

-        assert isinstance(result, ValidationOk)
-        assert result.transcript_id == "test-transcript-id"
+                result = await validate_transcript_for_processing(mock_transcript)
+
+            assert isinstance(result, ValidationOk)
+            assert result.transcript_id == "test-transcript-id"


@pytest.mark.usefixtures("setup_database")
@@ -139,21 +149,24 @@ async def test_hatchet_validation_allows_completed_workflow():
        recording_id="test-recording-id",
    )

-    with patch(
-        "reflector.services.transcript_process.HatchetClientManager"
-    ) as mock_hatchet:
-        mock_hatchet.get_workflow_run_status = AsyncMock(
-            return_value=V1TaskStatus.COMPLETED
-        )
+    with patch("reflector.services.transcript_process.settings") as mock_settings:
+        mock_settings.HATCHET_ENABLED = True

        with patch(
-            "reflector.services.transcript_process.task_is_scheduled_or_active"
-        ) as mock_celery_check:
-            mock_celery_check.return_value = False
+            "reflector.services.transcript_process.HatchetClientManager"
+        ) as mock_hatchet:
+            mock_hatchet.get_workflow_run_status = AsyncMock(
+                return_value=V1TaskStatus.COMPLETED
+            )

-            result = await validate_transcript_for_processing(mock_transcript)
+            with patch(
+                "reflector.services.transcript_process.task_is_scheduled_or_active"
+            ) as mock_celery_check:
+                mock_celery_check.return_value = False

-        assert isinstance(result, ValidationOk)
+                result = await validate_transcript_for_processing(mock_transcript)
+
+            assert isinstance(result, ValidationOk)


@pytest.mark.usefixtures("setup_database")
@@ -174,23 +187,26 @@ async def test_hatchet_validation_allows_when_status_check_fails():
        recording_id="test-recording-id",
    )

-    with patch(
-        "reflector.services.transcript_process.HatchetClientManager"
-    ) as mock_hatchet:
-        # Status check fails (workflow might be deleted)
-        mock_hatchet.get_workflow_run_status = AsyncMock(
-            side_effect=ApiException("Workflow not found")
-        )
+    with patch("reflector.services.transcript_process.settings") as mock_settings:
+        mock_settings.HATCHET_ENABLED = True

        with patch(
-            "reflector.services.transcript_process.task_is_scheduled_or_active"
-        ) as mock_celery_check:
-            mock_celery_check.return_value = False
+            "reflector.services.transcript_process.HatchetClientManager"
+        ) as mock_hatchet:
+            # Status check fails (workflow might be deleted)
+            mock_hatchet.get_workflow_run_status = AsyncMock(
+                side_effect=ApiException("Workflow not found")
+            )

-            result = await validate_transcript_for_processing(mock_transcript)
+            with patch(
+                "reflector.services.transcript_process.task_is_scheduled_or_active"
+            ) as mock_celery_check:
+                mock_celery_check.return_value = False

-        # Should allow processing when we can't get status
-        assert isinstance(result, ValidationOk)
+                result = await validate_transcript_for_processing(mock_transcript)
+
+            # Should allow processing when we can't get status
+            assert isinstance(result, ValidationOk)


@pytest.mark.usefixtures("setup_database")
@@ -211,11 +227,47 @@ async def test_hatchet_validation_skipped_when_no_workflow_id():
        recording_id="test-recording-id",
    )

-    with patch(
-        "reflector.services.transcript_process.HatchetClientManager"
-    ) as mock_hatchet:
-        # Should not be called
-        mock_hatchet.get_workflow_run_status = AsyncMock()
+    with patch("reflector.services.transcript_process.settings") as mock_settings:
+        mock_settings.HATCHET_ENABLED = True
+
+        with patch(
+            "reflector.services.transcript_process.HatchetClientManager"
+        ) as mock_hatchet:
+            # Should not be called
+            mock_hatchet.get_workflow_run_status = AsyncMock()
+
+            with patch(
+                "reflector.services.transcript_process.task_is_scheduled_or_active"
+            ) as mock_celery_check:
+                mock_celery_check.return_value = False
+
+                result = await validate_transcript_for_processing(mock_transcript)
+
+            # Should not check Hatchet status
+            mock_hatchet.get_workflow_run_status.assert_not_called()
+            assert isinstance(result, ValidationOk)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures("setup_database")
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_hatchet_validation_skipped_when_disabled():
+    """Test that Hatchet validation is skipped when HATCHET_ENABLED is False."""
+    from reflector.services.transcript_process import (
+        ValidationOk,
+        validate_transcript_for_processing,
+    )
+
+    mock_transcript = Transcript(
+        id="test-transcript-id",
+        name="Test",
+        status="uploaded",
+        source_kind="room",
+        workflow_run_id="some-workflow-123",
+        recording_id="test-recording-id",
+    )
+
+    with patch("reflector.services.transcript_process.settings") as mock_settings:
+        mock_settings.HATCHET_ENABLED = False  # Hatchet disabled

        with patch(
            "reflector.services.transcript_process.task_is_scheduled_or_active"
@@ -224,8 +276,7 @@ async def test_hatchet_validation_skipped_when_no_workflow_id():

            result = await validate_transcript_for_processing(mock_transcript)

-        # Should not check Hatchet status
-        mock_hatchet.get_workflow_run_status.assert_not_called()
+        # Should not check Hatchet at all
        assert isinstance(result, ValidationOk)


--- a/server/tests/test_ics_sync.py
+++ b/server/tests/test_ics_sync.py
@@ -189,17 +189,14 @@ async def test_ics_sync_service_sync_room_calendar():
        assert events[0].ics_uid == "sync-event-1"
        assert events[0].title == "Sync Test Meeting"

-        # Second sync with same content (calendar unchanged, but sync always runs)
+        # Second sync with same content (should be unchanged)
        # Refresh room to get updated etag and force sync by setting old sync time
        room = await rooms_controller.get_by_id(room.id)
        await rooms_controller.update(
            room, {"ics_last_sync": datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(minutes=10)}
        )
        result = await sync_service.sync_room_calendar(room)
-        assert result["status"] == "success"
-        assert result["events_created"] == 0
-        assert result["events_updated"] == 0
-        assert result["events_deleted"] == 0
+        assert result["status"] == "unchanged"

        # Third sync with updated event
        event["summary"] = "Updated Meeting Title"
@@ -291,43 +288,3 @@ async def test_ics_sync_service_error_handling():
        result = await sync_service.sync_room_calendar(room)
        assert result["status"] == "error"
        assert "Network error" in result["error"]
-
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_event_data_changed_exhaustiveness():
-    """Test that _event_data_changed compares all EventData fields (except ics_uid).
-
-    This test ensures programmers don't forget to update the comparison logic
-    when adding new fields to EventData/CalendarEvent.
-    """
-    from reflector.services.ics_sync import EventData
-
-    sync_service = ICSSyncService()
-
-    from reflector.db.calendar_events import CalendarEvent
-
-    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
-    event_data: EventData = {
-        "ics_uid": "test-123",
-        "title": "Test",
-        "description": "Desc",
-        "location": "Loc",
-        "start_time": now,
-        "end_time": now + timedelta(hours=1),
-        "attendees": [],
-        "ics_raw_data": "raw",
-    }
-
-    existing = CalendarEvent(
-        room_id="room1",
-        **event_data,
-    )
-
-    # Will raise RuntimeError if fields are missing from comparison
-    result = sync_service._event_data_changed(existing, event_data)
-    assert result is False
-
-    modified_data = event_data.copy()
-    modified_data["title"] = "Changed Title"
-    result = sync_service._event_data_changed(existing, modified_data)
-    assert result is True
--- a/server/tests/test_time_based_meeting_matching.py
+++ b/server/tests/test_time_based_meeting_matching.py
@@ -1,374 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Integration tests for time-based meeting-to-recording matching.
-
-Tests the critical path for matching Daily.co recordings to meetings when
-API doesn't return instanceId.
-"""
-
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
-
-import pytest
-
-from reflector.db.meetings import meetings_controller
-from reflector.db.rooms import rooms_controller
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-async def test_room():
-    """Create a test room for meetings."""
-    room = await rooms_controller.add(
-        name="test-room-time",
-        user_id="test-user-id",
-        zulip_auto_post=False,
-        zulip_stream="",
-        zulip_topic="",
-        is_locked=False,
-        room_mode="normal",
-        recording_type="cloud",
-        recording_trigger="automatic",
-        is_shared=False,
-        platform="daily",
-    )
-    return room
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def base_time():
-    """Fixed timestamp for deterministic tests."""
-    return datetime(2026, 1, 14, 9, 0, 0, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
-
-
-class TestTimeBasedMatching:
-    """Test get_by_room_name_and_time() matching logic."""
-
-    async def test_exact_time_match(self, test_room, base_time):
-        """Recording timestamp exactly matches meeting start_date."""
-        meeting = await meetings_controller.create(
-            id="meeting-exact",
-            room_name="daily-test-20260114090000",
-            room_url="https://example.daily.co/test",
-            host_room_url="https://example.daily.co/test?t=host",
-            start_date=base_time,
-            end_date=base_time + timedelta(hours=1),
-            room=test_room,
-        )
-
-        result = await meetings_controller.get_by_room_name_and_time(
-            room_name="daily-test-20260114090000",
-            recording_start=base_time,
-            time_window_hours=168,
-        )
-
-        assert result is not None
-        assert result.id == meeting.id
-
-    async def test_recording_slightly_after_meeting_start(self, test_room, base_time):
-        """Recording started 1 minute after meeting (participants joined late)."""
-        meeting = await meetings_controller.create(
-            id="meeting-late",
-            room_name="daily-test-20260114090100",
-            room_url="https://example.daily.co/test",
-            host_room_url="https://example.daily.co/test?t=host",
-            start_date=base_time,
-            end_date=base_time + timedelta(hours=1),
-            room=test_room,
-        )
-
-        recording_start = base_time + timedelta(minutes=1)
-
-        result = await meetings_controller.get_by_room_name_and_time(
-            room_name="daily-test-20260114090100",
-            recording_start=recording_start,
-            time_window_hours=168,
-        )
-
-        assert result is not None
-        assert result.id == meeting.id
-
-    async def test_duplicate_room_names_picks_closest(self, test_room, base_time):
-        """
-        Two meetings with same room_name (duplicate/race condition).
-        Should pick closest by timestamp.
-        """
-        meeting1 = await meetings_controller.create(
-            id="meeting-1-first",
-            room_name="daily-duplicate-room",
-            room_url="https://example.daily.co/test",
-            host_room_url="https://example.daily.co/test?t=host",
-            start_date=base_time,
-            end_date=base_time + timedelta(hours=1),
-            room=test_room,
-        )
-
-        meeting2 = await meetings_controller.create(
-            id="meeting-2-second",
-            room_name="daily-duplicate-room",  # Same room_name!
-            room_url="https://example.daily.co/test",
-            host_room_url="https://example.daily.co/test?t=host",
-            start_date=base_time + timedelta(seconds=0.99),  # 0.99s later
-            end_date=base_time + timedelta(hours=1),
-            room=test_room,
-        )
-
-        # Recording started 0.5s after meeting1
-        # Distance: meeting1 = 0.5s, meeting2 = 0.49s → meeting2 is closer
-        recording_start = base_time + timedelta(seconds=0.5)
-
-        result = await meetings_controller.get_by_room_name_and_time(
-            room_name="daily-duplicate-room",
-            recording_start=recording_start,
-            time_window_hours=168,
-        )
-
-        assert result is not None
-        assert result.id == meeting2.id  # meeting2 is closer (0.49s vs 0.5s)
-
-    async def test_outside_time_window_returns_none(self, test_room, base_time):
-        """Recording outside 1-week window returns None."""
-        await meetings_controller.create(
-            id="meeting-old",
-            room_name="daily-test-old",
-            room_url="https://example.daily.co/test",
-            host_room_url="https://example.daily.co/test?t=host",
-            start_date=base_time,
-            end_date=base_time + timedelta(hours=1),
-            room=test_room,
-        )
-
-        # Recording 8 days later (outside 7-day window)
-        recording_start = base_time + timedelta(days=8)
-
-        result = await meetings_controller.get_by_room_name_and_time(
-            room_name="daily-test-old",
-            recording_start=recording_start,
-            time_window_hours=168,
-        )
-
-        assert result is None
-
-    async def test_tie_breaker_deterministic(self, test_room, base_time):
-        """When time delta identical, tie-breaker by meeting.id is deterministic."""
-        meeting_z = await meetings_controller.create(
-            id="zzz-last-uuid",
-            room_name="daily-test-tie",
-            room_url="https://example.daily.co/test",
-            host_room_url="https://example.daily.co/test?t=host",
-            start_date=base_time,
-            end_date=base_time + timedelta(hours=1),
-            room=test_room,
-        )
-
-        meeting_a = await meetings_controller.create(
-            id="aaa-first-uuid",
-            room_name="daily-test-tie",
-            room_url="https://example.daily.co/test",
-            host_room_url="https://example.daily.co/test?t=host",
-            start_date=base_time,  # Exact same start_date
-            end_date=base_time + timedelta(hours=1),
-            room=test_room,
-        )
-
-        result = await meetings_controller.get_by_room_name_and_time(
-            room_name="daily-test-tie",
-            recording_start=base_time,
-            time_window_hours=168,
-        )
-
-        assert result is not None
-        # Tie-breaker: lexicographically first UUID
-        assert result.id == "aaa-first-uuid"
-
-    async def test_timezone_naive_datetime_raises(self, test_room, base_time):
-        """Timezone-naive datetime raises ValueError."""
-        await meetings_controller.create(
-            id="meeting-tz",
-            room_name="daily-test-tz",
-            room_url="https://example.daily.co/test",
-            host_room_url="https://example.daily.co/test?t=host",
-            start_date=base_time,
-            end_date=base_time + timedelta(hours=1),
-            room=test_room,
-        )
-
-        # Naive datetime (no timezone)
-        naive_dt = datetime(2026, 1, 14, 9, 0, 0)
-
-        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="timezone-aware"):
-            await meetings_controller.get_by_room_name_and_time(
-                room_name="daily-test-tz",
-                recording_start=naive_dt,
-                time_window_hours=168,
-            )
-
-    async def test_one_week_boundary_after_included(self, test_room, base_time):
-        """Meeting 1-week AFTER recording is included (window_end boundary)."""
-        meeting_time = base_time + timedelta(hours=168)
-
-        await meetings_controller.create(
-            id="meeting-boundary-after",
-            room_name="daily-test-boundary-after",
-            room_url="https://example.daily.co/test",
-            host_room_url="https://example.daily.co/test?t=host",
-            start_date=meeting_time,
-            end_date=meeting_time + timedelta(hours=1),
-            room=test_room,
-        )
-
-        result = await meetings_controller.get_by_room_name_and_time(
-            room_name="daily-test-boundary-after",
-            recording_start=base_time,
-            time_window_hours=168,
-        )
-
-        assert result is not None
-        assert result.id == "meeting-boundary-after"
-
-    async def test_one_week_boundary_before_included(self, test_room, base_time):
-        """Meeting 1-week BEFORE recording is included (window_start boundary)."""
-        meeting_time = base_time - timedelta(hours=168)
-
-        await meetings_controller.create(
-            id="meeting-boundary-before",
-            room_name="daily-test-boundary-before",
-            room_url="https://example.daily.co/test",
-            host_room_url="https://example.daily.co/test?t=host",
-            start_date=meeting_time,
-            end_date=meeting_time + timedelta(hours=1),
-            room=test_room,
-        )
-
-        result = await meetings_controller.get_by_room_name_and_time(
-            room_name="daily-test-boundary-before",
-            recording_start=base_time,
-            time_window_hours=168,
-        )
-
-        assert result is not None
-        assert result.id == "meeting-boundary-before"
-
-    async def test_recording_before_meeting_start(self, test_room, base_time):
-        """Recording started before meeting (clock skew or early join)."""
-        await meetings_controller.create(
-            id="meeting-early",
-            room_name="daily-test-early",
-            room_url="https://example.daily.co/test",
-            host_room_url="https://example.daily.co/test?t=host",
-            start_date=base_time,
-            end_date=base_time + timedelta(hours=1),
-            room=test_room,
-        )
-
-        recording_start = base_time - timedelta(minutes=2)
-
-        result = await meetings_controller.get_by_room_name_and_time(
-            room_name="daily-test-early",
-            recording_start=recording_start,
-            time_window_hours=168,
-        )
-
-        assert result is not None
-        assert result.id == "meeting-early"
-
-    async def test_mixed_inside_outside_window(self, test_room, base_time):
-        """Multiple meetings, only one inside window - returns the inside one."""
-        await meetings_controller.create(
-            id="meeting-old",
-            room_name="daily-test-mixed",
-            room_url="https://example.daily.co/test",
-            host_room_url="https://example.daily.co/test?t=host",
-            start_date=base_time - timedelta(days=10),
-            end_date=base_time - timedelta(days=10, hours=-1),
-            room=test_room,
-        )
-
-        await meetings_controller.create(
-            id="meeting-inside",
-            room_name="daily-test-mixed",
-            room_url="https://example.daily.co/test",
-            host_room_url="https://example.daily.co/test?t=host",
-            start_date=base_time - timedelta(days=2),
-            end_date=base_time - timedelta(days=2, hours=-1),
-            room=test_room,
-        )
-
-        await meetings_controller.create(
-            id="meeting-future",
-            room_name="daily-test-mixed",
-            room_url="https://example.daily.co/test",
-            host_room_url="https://example.daily.co/test?t=host",
-            start_date=base_time + timedelta(days=10),
-            end_date=base_time + timedelta(days=10, hours=1),
-            room=test_room,
-        )
-
-        result = await meetings_controller.get_by_room_name_and_time(
-            room_name="daily-test-mixed",
-            recording_start=base_time,
-            time_window_hours=168,
-        )
-
-        assert result is not None
-        assert result.id == "meeting-inside"
-
-
-class TestAtomicCloudRecordingUpdate:
-    """Test atomic update prevents race conditions."""
-
-    async def test_first_update_succeeds(self, test_room, base_time):
-        """First call to set_cloud_recording_if_missing succeeds."""
-        meeting = await meetings_controller.create(
-            id="meeting-atomic-1",
-            room_name="daily-test-atomic",
-            room_url="https://example.daily.co/test",
-            host_room_url="https://example.daily.co/test?t=host",
-            start_date=base_time,
-            end_date=base_time + timedelta(hours=1),
-            room=test_room,
-        )
-
-        success = await meetings_controller.set_cloud_recording_if_missing(
-            meeting_id=meeting.id,
-            s3_key="first-s3-key",
-            duration=100,
-        )
-
-        assert success is True
-
-        updated = await meetings_controller.get_by_id(meeting.id)
-        assert updated.daily_composed_video_s3_key == "first-s3-key"
-        assert updated.daily_composed_video_duration == 100
-
-    async def test_second_update_fails_atomically(self, test_room, base_time):
-        """Second call to update same meeting doesn't overwrite (atomic check)."""
-        meeting = await meetings_controller.create(
-            id="meeting-atomic-2",
-            room_name="daily-test-atomic2",
-            room_url="https://example.daily.co/test",
-            host_room_url="https://example.daily.co/test?t=host",
-            start_date=base_time,
-            end_date=base_time + timedelta(hours=1),
-            room=test_room,
-        )
-
-        success1 = await meetings_controller.set_cloud_recording_if_missing(
-            meeting_id=meeting.id,
-            s3_key="first-s3-key",
-            duration=100,
-        )
-
-        assert success1 is True
-
-        after_first = await meetings_controller.get_by_id(meeting.id)
-        assert after_first.daily_composed_video_s3_key == "first-s3-key"
-
-        success2 = await meetings_controller.set_cloud_recording_if_missing(
-            meeting_id=meeting.id,
-            s3_key="bucket/path/should-not-overwrite",
-            duration=200,
-        )
-
-        assert success2 is False
-
-        final = await meetings_controller.get_by_id(meeting.id)
-        assert final.daily_composed_video_s3_key == "first-s3-key"
-        assert final.daily_composed_video_duration == 100
--- a/server/tests/test_transcripts_process.py
+++ b/server/tests/test_transcripts_process.py
@@ -162,24 +162,9 @@ async def test_dailyco_recording_uses_multitrack_pipeline(client):
    from datetime import datetime, timezone

    from reflector.db.recordings import Recording, recordings_controller
-    from reflector.db.rooms import rooms_controller
    from reflector.db.transcripts import transcripts_controller

-    room = await rooms_controller.add(
-        name="test-room",
-        user_id="test-user",
-        zulip_auto_post=False,
-        zulip_stream="",
-        zulip_topic="",
-        is_locked=False,
-        room_mode="normal",
-        recording_type="cloud",
-        recording_trigger="automatic-2nd-participant",
-        is_shared=False,
-    )
-    # Force Celery backend for test
-    await rooms_controller.update(room, {"use_celery": True})
-
+    # Create transcript with Daily.co multitrack recording
    transcript = await transcripts_controller.add(
        "",
        source_kind="room",
@@ -187,7 +172,6 @@ async def test_dailyco_recording_uses_multitrack_pipeline(client):
        target_language="en",
        user_id="test-user",
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    { name = "alembic", specifier = ">=1.11.3" },
-    { name = "av", specifier = ">=15.0.0" },
+    { name = "av", specifier = ">=10.0.0" },
    { name = "celery", specifier = ">=5.3.4" },
    { name = "databases", extras = ["aiosqlite", "asyncpg"], specifier = ">=0.7.0" },
    { name = "fastapi", extras = ["standard"], specifier = ">=0.100.1" },
--- a/www/app/(app)/rooms/page.tsx
+++ b/www/app/(app)/rooms/page.tsx
@@ -302,10 +302,10 @@ export default function RoomsList() {
        return;
      }

-      const platform: "whereby" | "daily" =
+      const platform: "whereby" | "daily" | null =
        room.platform === "whereby" || room.platform === "daily"
          ? room.platform
-          : "daily";
+          : null;

      const roomData = {
        name: room.name,
--- a/www/app/(app)/transcripts/[transcriptId]/_components/TopicList.tsx
+++ b/www/app/(app)/transcripts/[transcriptId]/_components/TopicList.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import ScrollToBottom from "../../scrollToBottom";
 import { Topic } from "../../webSocketTypes";
-import useParticipants from "../../useParticipants";
-import { Box, Flex, Text, Accordion } from "@chakra-ui/react";
-import { TopicItem } from "./TopicItem";
+import { Box, Flex, Text } from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import { formatTime } from "../../../../lib/time";
+import { getTopicColor } from "../../../../lib/topicColors";
 import { TranscriptStatus } from "../../../../lib/transcript";
-
 import { featureEnabled } from "../../../../lib/features";
+import { TOPICS_SCROLL_DIV_ID } from "./constants";

 type TopicListProps = {
  topics: Topic[];
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type TopicListProps = {
  transcriptId: string;
  status: TranscriptStatus | null;
  currentTranscriptText: any;
+  onTopicClick?: (topicId: string) => void;
 };

 export function TopicList({
@@ -27,30 +28,13 @@ export function TopicList({
  transcriptId,
  status,
  currentTranscriptText,
+  onTopicClick,
 }: TopicListProps) {
  const [activeTopic, setActiveTopic] = useActiveTopic;
+  const [hoveredTopicId, setHoveredTopicId] = useState<string | null>(null);
  const [autoscrollEnabled, setAutoscrollEnabled] = useState<boolean>(true);
-  const participants = useParticipants(transcriptId);

-  const scrollToTopic = () => {
-    const topicDiv = document.getElementById(`topic-${activeTopic?.id}`);
-
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      topicDiv?.scrollIntoView({
-        behavior: "smooth",
-        block: "start",
-        inline: "nearest",
-      });
-    }, 200);
-  };
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (activeTopic && autoscroll) scrollToTopic();
-  }, [activeTopic, autoscroll]);
-
-  // scroll top is not rounded, heights are, so exact match won't work.
-  // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/scrollHeight#determine_if_an_element_has_been_totally_scrolled
-  const toggleScroll = (element) => {
+  const toggleScroll = (element: HTMLElement) => {
    const bottom =
      Math.abs(
        element.scrollHeight - element.clientHeight - element.scrollTop,
@@ -61,14 +45,19 @@ export function TopicList({
      setAutoscrollEnabled(true);
    }
  };
-  const handleScroll = (e) => {
-    toggleScroll(e.target);
+
+  const handleScroll = (e: React.UIEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+    toggleScroll(e.target as HTMLElement);
+  };
+
+  const scrollToBottom = () => {
+    const topicsDiv = document.getElementById(TOPICS_SCROLL_DIV_ID);
+    if (topicsDiv) topicsDiv.scrollTop = topicsDiv.scrollHeight;
  };

  useEffect(() => {
    if (autoscroll) {
-      const topicsDiv = document.getElementById("scroll-div");
-
+      const topicsDiv = document.getElementById(TOPICS_SCROLL_DIV_ID);
      topicsDiv && toggleScroll(topicsDiv);
    }
  }, [activeTopic, autoscroll]);
@@ -77,37 +66,41 @@ export function TopicList({
    if (autoscroll && autoscrollEnabled) scrollToBottom();
  }, [topics.length, currentTranscriptText]);

-  const scrollToBottom = () => {
-    const topicsDiv = document.getElementById("scroll-div");
-
-    if (topicsDiv) topicsDiv.scrollTop = topicsDiv.scrollHeight;
-  };
-
-  const getSpeakerName = (speakerNumber: number) => {
-    if (!participants.response) return;
-    return (
-      participants.response.find(
-        (participant) => participant.speaker == speakerNumber,
-      )?.name || `Speaker ${speakerNumber}`
-    );
-  };
-
-  const requireLogin = featureEnabled("requireLogin");
-
  useEffect(() => {
    if (autoscroll) {
      setActiveTopic(topics[topics.length - 1]);
    }
  }, [topics, autoscroll]);

+  const handleTopicClick = (topic: Topic) => {
+    setActiveTopic(topic);
+    if (onTopicClick) {
+      onTopicClick(topic.id);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleTopicMouseEnter = (topic: Topic) => {
+    setHoveredTopicId(topic.id);
+    // If already active, toggle off when mousing over
+    if (activeTopic?.id === topic.id) {
+      setActiveTopic(null);
+    } else {
+      setActiveTopic(topic);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleTopicMouseLeave = () => {
+    setHoveredTopicId(null);
+  };
+
+  const requireLogin = featureEnabled("requireLogin");
+
  return (
    <Flex
-      position={"relative"}
-      w={"100%"}
-      h={"95%"}
-      flexDirection={"column"}
-      justify={"center"}
-      align={"center"}
+      position="relative"
+      w="full"
+      h="200px"
+      flexDirection="column"
      flexShrink={0}
    >
      {autoscroll && (
@@ -118,45 +111,71 @@ export function TopicList({
      )}

      <Box
-        id="scroll-div"
-        overflowY={"auto"}
-        h={"100%"}
+        id={TOPICS_SCROLL_DIV_ID}
+        overflowY="auto"
+        h="full"
        onScroll={handleScroll}
        width="full"
      >
        {topics.length > 0 && (
-          <Accordion.Root
-            multiple={false}
-            collapsible={true}
-            value={activeTopic ? [activeTopic.id] : []}
-            onValueChange={(details) => {
-              const selectedTopicId = details.value[0];
-              const selectedTopic = selectedTopicId
-                ? topics.find((t) => t.id === selectedTopicId)
-                : null;
-              setActiveTopic(selectedTopic || null);
-            }}
-          >
-            {topics.map((topic) => (
-              <TopicItem
-                key={topic.id}
-                topic={topic}
-                isActive={activeTopic?.id === topic.id}
-                getSpeakerName={getSpeakerName}
-              />
-            ))}
-          </Accordion.Root>
+          <Flex direction="column" gap={1} p={2}>
+            {topics.map((topic, index) => {
+              const color = getTopicColor(index);
+              const isActive = activeTopic?.id === topic.id;
+              const isHovered = hoveredTopicId === topic.id;
+
+              return (
+                <Flex
+                  key={topic.id}
+                  id={`topic-${topic.id}`}
+                  gap={2}
+                  align="center"
+                  py={1}
+                  px={2}
+                  cursor="pointer"
+                  bg={isActive || isHovered ? "gray.100" : "transparent"}
+                  _hover={{ bg: "gray.50" }}
+                  onClick={() => handleTopicClick(topic)}
+                  onMouseEnter={() => handleTopicMouseEnter(topic)}
+                  onMouseLeave={handleTopicMouseLeave}
+                >
+                  {/* Color indicator */}
+                  <Box
+                    w="12px"
+                    h="12px"
+                    borderRadius="full"
+                    bg={color}
+                    flexShrink={0}
+                  />
+
+                  {/* Topic title */}
+                  <Text
+                    flex={1}
+                    fontSize="sm"
+                    fontWeight={isActive ? "semibold" : "normal"}
+                  >
+                    {topic.title}
+                  </Text>
+
+                  {/* Timestamp */}
+                  <Text as="span" color="gray.500" fontSize="xs" flexShrink={0}>
+                    {formatTime(topic.timestamp)}
+                  </Text>
+                </Flex>
+              );
+            })}
+          </Flex>
        )}

        {status == "recording" && (
-          <Box textAlign={"center"}>
+          <Box textAlign="center">
            <Text>{currentTranscriptText}</Text>
          </Box>
        )}
        {(status == "recording" || status == "idle") &&
          currentTranscriptText.length == 0 &&
          topics.length == 0 && (
-            <Box textAlign={"center"} color="gray">
+            <Box textAlign="center" color="gray">
              <Text>
                Full discussion transcript will appear here after you start
                recording.
@@ -167,7 +186,7 @@ export function TopicList({
            </Box>
          )}
        {status == "processing" && (
-          <Box textAlign={"center"} color="gray">
+          <Box textAlign="center" color="gray">
            <Text>We are processing the recording, please wait.</Text>
            {!requireLogin && (
              <span>
@@ -177,12 +196,12 @@ export function TopicList({
          </Box>
        )}
        {status == "ended" && topics.length == 0 && (
-          <Box textAlign={"center"} color="gray">
+          <Box textAlign="center" color="gray">
            <Text>Recording has ended without topics being found.</Text>
          </Box>
        )}
        {status == "error" && (
-          <Box textAlign={"center"} color="gray">
+          <Box textAlign="center" color="gray">
            <Text>There was an error processing your recording</Text>
          </Box>
        )}
--- a/www/app/(app)/transcripts/[transcriptId]/_components/TranscriptWithGutter.tsx
+++ b/www/app/(app)/transcripts/[transcriptId]/_components/TranscriptWithGutter.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import { Box, Text, IconButton } from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import { ChevronUp } from "lucide-react";
+import { Topic } from "../../webSocketTypes";
+import { getTopicColor } from "../../../../lib/topicColors";
+import { TOPICS_SCROLL_DIV_ID } from "./constants";
+
+interface TranscriptWithGutterProps {
+  topics: Topic[];
+  getSpeakerName: (speakerNumber: number) => string | undefined;
+  onGutterClick: (topicId: string) => void;
+}
+
+export function TranscriptWithGutter({
+  topics,
+  getSpeakerName,
+  onGutterClick,
+}: TranscriptWithGutterProps) {
+  const scrollToTopics = () => {
+    // Scroll to the topic list at the top
+    const topicList = document.getElementById(TOPICS_SCROLL_DIV_ID);
+    if (topicList) {
+      topicList.scrollIntoView({
+        behavior: "smooth",
+        block: "start",
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Box>
+      {topics.map((topic, topicIndex) => {
+        const color = getTopicColor(topicIndex);
+
+        return (
+          <Box key={topic.id} position="relative">
+            {/* Topic Header with Up Button */}
+            <Box
+              py={3}
+              px={4}
+              fontWeight="semibold"
+              fontSize="lg"
+              display="flex"
+              alignItems="center"
+              justifyContent="space-between"
+            >
+              <Text>{topic.title}</Text>
+              <IconButton
+                aria-label="Scroll to topics"
+                size="sm"
+                variant="ghost"
+                onClick={scrollToTopics}
+              >
+                <ChevronUp size={16} />
+              </IconButton>
+            </Box>
+
+            {/* Segments container with single gutter */}
+            <Box position="relative">
+              {/* Single continuous gutter for entire topic */}
+              <Box
+                className="topic-gutter"
+                position="absolute"
+                left={0}
+                top={0}
+                bottom={0}
+                width="4px"
+                bg={color}
+                cursor="pointer"
+                transition="all 0.2s"
+                _hover={{
+                  filter: "brightness(1.2)",
+                  width: "6px",
+                }}
+                onClick={() => onGutterClick(topic.id)}
+              />
+
+              {/* Segments */}
+              {topic.segments?.map((segment, segmentIndex) => (
+                <Box
+                  key={segmentIndex}
+                  id={`segment-${topic.id}-${segmentIndex}`}
+                  py={2}
+                  px={4}
+                  pl={12}
+                  _hover={{
+                    bg: "gray.50",
+                  }}
+                >
+                  {/* Segment Content */}
+                  <Text fontSize="sm">
+                    <Text as="span" fontWeight="semibold" color="gray.700">
+                      {getSpeakerName(segment.speaker) ||
+                        `Speaker ${segment.speaker}`}
+                      :
+                    </Text>{" "}
+                    {segment.text}
+                  </Text>
+                </Box>
+              ))}
+            </Box>
+          </Box>
+        );
+      })}
+    </Box>
+  );
+}
--- a/www/app/(app)/transcripts/[transcriptId]/_components/constants.ts
+++ b/www/app/(app)/transcripts/[transcriptId]/_components/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export const TOPICS_SCROLL_DIV_ID = "topics-scroll-div";
--- a/www/app/(app)/transcripts/[transcriptId]/correct/page.tsx
+++ b/www/app/(app)/transcripts/[transcriptId]/correct/page.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
 import { useError } from "../../../../(errors)/errorContext";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { Box, Grid } from "@chakra-ui/react";
-import { parseNonEmptyString } from "../../../../lib/utils";

 export type TranscriptCorrect = {
  params: Promise<{
@@ -26,7 +25,8 @@ export type TranscriptCorrect = {

 export default function TranscriptCorrect(props: TranscriptCorrect) {
  const params = use(props.params);
-  const transcriptId = parseNonEmptyString(params.transcriptId);
+
+  const { transcriptId } = params;

  const updateTranscriptMutation = useTranscriptUpdate();
  const transcript = useTranscriptGet(transcriptId);
--- a/www/app/(app)/transcripts/[transcriptId]/finalSummary.tsx
+++ b/www/app/(app)/transcripts/[transcriptId]/finalSummary.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ import React from "react";
 import Markdown from "react-markdown";
 import "../../../styles/markdown.css";
 import type { components } from "../../../reflector-api";
-type GetTranscriptWithParticipants =
-  components["schemas"]["GetTranscriptWithParticipants"];
+type GetTranscript = components["schemas"]["GetTranscript"];
 type GetTranscriptTopic = components["schemas"]["GetTranscriptTopic"];
 import { useTranscriptUpdate } from "../../../lib/apiHooks";
 import {
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ import { LuPen } from "react-icons/lu";
 import { useError } from "../../../(errors)/errorContext";

 type FinalSummaryProps = {
-  transcript: GetTranscriptWithParticipants;
+  transcript: GetTranscript;
  topics: GetTranscriptTopic[];
  onUpdate: (newSummary: string) => void;
  finalSummaryRef: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<HTMLDivElement | null>>;
--- a/www/app/(app)/transcripts/[transcriptId]/page.tsx
+++ b/www/app/(app)/transcripts/[transcriptId]/page.tsx
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ import Modal from "../modal";
 import useTopics from "../useTopics";
 import useWaveform from "../useWaveform";
 import useMp3 from "../useMp3";
+import useParticipants from "../useParticipants";
 import { TopicList } from "./_components/TopicList";
+import { TranscriptWithGutter } from "./_components/TranscriptWithGutter";
 import { Topic } from "../webSocketTypes";
 import React, { useEffect, useState, use } from "react";
 import FinalSummary from "./finalSummary";
 import TranscriptTitle from "../transcriptTitle";
 import Player from "../player";
-import { useWebSockets } from "../useWebSockets";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
-import { parseNonEmptyString } from "../../../lib/utils";
 import {
  Box,
  Flex,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type TranscriptDetails = {

 export default function TranscriptDetails(details: TranscriptDetails) {
  const params = use(details.params);
-  const transcriptId = parseNonEmptyString(params.transcriptId);
+  const transcriptId = params.transcriptId;
  const router = useRouter();
  const statusToRedirect = [
    "idle",
@@ -47,15 +47,91 @@ export default function TranscriptDetails(details: TranscriptDetails) {

  const mp3 = useMp3(transcriptId, waiting);
  const topics = useTopics(transcriptId);
+  const participants = useParticipants(transcriptId);
  const waveform = useWaveform(
    transcriptId,
    waiting || mp3.audioDeleted === true,
  );
-  useWebSockets(transcriptId);
  const useActiveTopic = useState<Topic | null>(null);
+  const [activeTopic, setActiveTopic] = useActiveTopic;
  const [finalSummaryElement, setFinalSummaryElement] =
    useState<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);

+  // IntersectionObserver for active topic detection based on scroll position
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!topics.topics || topics.topics.length === 0) return;
+
+    const observer = new IntersectionObserver(
+      (entries) => {
+        // Find the most visible segment
+        let mostVisibleEntry: IntersectionObserverEntry | null = null;
+        let maxRatio = 0;
+
+        entries.forEach((entry) => {
+          if (entry.isIntersecting && entry.intersectionRatio > maxRatio) {
+            maxRatio = entry.intersectionRatio;
+            mostVisibleEntry = entry;
+          }
+        });
+
+        if (mostVisibleEntry) {
+          // Extract topicId from segment id (format: "segment-{topicId}-{idx}")
+          const segmentId = mostVisibleEntry.target.id;
+          const match = segmentId.match(/^segment-([^-]+)-/);
+          if (match) {
+            const topicId = match[1];
+            const topic = topics.topics?.find((t) => t.id === topicId);
+            if (topic && activeTopic?.id !== topic.id) {
+              setActiveTopic(topic);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        threshold: [0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1],
+        rootMargin: "-20% 0px -20% 0px",
+      },
+    );
+
+    // Observe all segment elements
+    const segments = document.querySelectorAll('[id^="segment-"]');
+    segments.forEach((segment) => observer.observe(segment));
+
+    return () => observer.disconnect();
+  }, [topics.topics, activeTopic?.id, setActiveTopic]);
+
+  // Scroll handlers for bidirectional navigation
+  const handleTopicClick = (topicId: string) => {
+    // Scroll to first segment of this topic in transcript
+    const firstSegment = document.querySelector(`[id^="segment-${topicId}-"]`);
+    if (firstSegment) {
+      firstSegment.scrollIntoView({
+        behavior: "smooth",
+        block: "center",
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleGutterClick = (topicId: string) => {
+    // Scroll to topic in list
+    const topicChip = document.getElementById(`topic-${topicId}`);
+    if (topicChip) {
+      topicChip.scrollIntoView({
+        behavior: "smooth",
+        block: "center",
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
+  const getSpeakerName = (speakerNumber: number) => {
+    if (!participants.response) return `Speaker ${speakerNumber}`;
+    return (
+      participants.response.find(
+        (participant) => participant.speaker == speakerNumber,
+      )?.name || `Speaker ${speakerNumber}`
+    );
+  };
+
  useEffect(() => {
    if (!waiting || !transcript.data) return;

@@ -124,7 +200,7 @@ export default function TranscriptDetails(details: TranscriptDetails) {
    <>
      <Grid
        templateColumns="1fr"
-        templateRows="auto minmax(0, 1fr)"
+        templateRows="auto auto"
        gap={4}
        mt={4}
        mb={4}
@@ -156,18 +232,18 @@ export default function TranscriptDetails(details: TranscriptDetails) {
        <Grid
          templateColumns={{ base: "minmax(0, 1fr)", md: "repeat(2, 1fr)" }}
          templateRows={{
-            base: "auto minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr)",
-            md: "auto minmax(0, 1fr)",
+            base: "auto auto auto",
+            md: "auto auto",
          }}
          gap={4}
          gridRowGap={2}
          padding={4}
-          paddingBottom={0}
          background="gray.bg"
          border={"2px solid"}
          borderColor={"gray.bg"}
          borderRadius={8}
        >
+          {/* Title */}
          <GridItem colSpan={{ base: 1, md: 2 }}>
            <Flex direction="column" gap={0}>
              <Flex alignItems="center" gap={2}>
@@ -190,28 +266,64 @@ export default function TranscriptDetails(details: TranscriptDetails) {
              )}
            </Flex>
          </GridItem>
-          <TopicList
-            topics={topics.topics || []}
-            useActiveTopic={useActiveTopic}
-            autoscroll={false}
-            transcriptId={transcriptId}
-            status={transcript.data?.status || null}
-            currentTranscriptText=""
-          />
-          {transcript.data && topics.topics ? (
-            <>
-              <FinalSummary
-                transcript={transcript.data}
-                topics={topics.topics}
-                onUpdate={() => {
-                  transcript.refetch().then(() => {});
+
+          {/* Left column: Topics List */}
+          <GridItem display="flex" flexDirection="column" gap={4} h="100%">
+            <TopicList
+              topics={topics.topics || []}
+              useActiveTopic={useActiveTopic}
+              autoscroll={false}
+              transcriptId={transcriptId}
+              status={transcript.data?.status || null}
+              currentTranscriptText=""
+              onTopicClick={handleTopicClick}
+            />
+
+            {/* Transcript with colored gutter (scrollable) */}
+            {topics.topics && topics.topics.length > 0 && (
+              <Box
+                overflowY="auto"
+                flex={1}
+                minH="0"
+                pr={2}
+                css={{
+                  "&::-webkit-scrollbar": {
+                    width: "8px",
+                  },
+                  "&::-webkit-scrollbar-track": {
+                    background: "transparent",
+                  },
+                  "&::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb": {
+                    background: "#CBD5E0",
+                    borderRadius: "4px",
+                  },
+                  "&::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover": {
+                    background: "#A0AEC0",
+                  },
                }}
-                finalSummaryRef={setFinalSummaryElement}
-              />
-            </>
+              >
+                <TranscriptWithGutter
+                  topics={topics.topics}
+                  getSpeakerName={getSpeakerName}
+                  onGutterClick={handleGutterClick}
+                />
+              </Box>
+            )}
+          </GridItem>
+
+          {/* Right column: Final Summary */}
+          {transcript.data && topics.topics ? (
+            <FinalSummary
+              transcript={transcript.data}
+              topics={topics.topics}
+              onUpdate={() => {
+                transcript.refetch().then(() => {});
+              }}
+              finalSummaryRef={setFinalSummaryElement}
+            />
          ) : (
-            <Flex justify={"center"} alignItems={"center"} h={"100%"}>
-              <div className="flex flex-col h-full justify-center content-center">
+            <Flex justify="center" alignItems="center" h="100%">
+              <Flex direction="column" h="full" justify="center" align="center">
                {transcript?.data?.status == "processing" ? (
                  <Text>Loading Transcript</Text>
                ) : (
@@ -220,7 +332,7 @@ export default function TranscriptDetails(details: TranscriptDetails) {
                    back later
                  </Text>
                )}
-              </div>
+              </Flex>
            </Flex>
          )}
        </Grid>
--- a/www/app/(app)/transcripts/[transcriptId]/processing/page.tsx
+++ b/www/app/(app)/transcripts/[transcriptId]/processing/page.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
 } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { useTranscriptGet } from "../../../../lib/apiHooks";
-import { parseNonEmptyString } from "../../../../lib/utils";

 type TranscriptProcessing = {
  params: Promise<{
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ type TranscriptProcessing = {

 export default function TranscriptProcessing(details: TranscriptProcessing) {
  const params = use(details.params);
-  const transcriptId = parseNonEmptyString(params.transcriptId);
+  const transcriptId = params.transcriptId;
  const router = useRouter();

  const transcript = useTranscriptGet(transcriptId);
--- a/www/app/(app)/transcripts/[transcriptId]/record/page.tsx
+++ b/www/app/(app)/transcripts/[transcriptId]/record/page.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { Box, Text, Grid, Heading, VStack, Flex } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import LiveTrancription from "../../liveTranscription";
 import { useTranscriptGet } from "../../../../lib/apiHooks";
 import { TranscriptStatus } from "../../../../lib/transcript";
-import { parseNonEmptyString } from "../../../../lib/utils";

 type TranscriptDetails = {
  params: Promise<{
@@ -22,14 +21,13 @@ type TranscriptDetails = {

 const TranscriptRecord = (details: TranscriptDetails) => {
  const params = use(details.params);
-  const transcriptId = parseNonEmptyString(params.transcriptId);
-  const transcript = useTranscriptGet(transcriptId);
+  const transcript = useTranscriptGet(params.transcriptId);
  const [transcriptStarted, setTranscriptStarted] = useState(false);
  const useActiveTopic = useState<Topic | null>(null);

-  const webSockets = useWebSockets(transcriptId);
+  const webSockets = useWebSockets(params.transcriptId);

-  const mp3 = useMp3(transcriptId, true);
+  const mp3 = useMp3(params.transcriptId, true);

  const router = useRouter();

--- a/www/app/(app)/transcripts/[transcriptId]/upload/page.tsx
+++ b/www/app/(app)/transcripts/[transcriptId]/upload/page.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import useMp3 from "../../useMp3";
 import { Center, VStack, Text, Heading } from "@chakra-ui/react";
 import FileUploadButton from "../../fileUploadButton";
 import { useTranscriptGet } from "../../../../lib/apiHooks";
-import { parseNonEmptyString } from "../../../../lib/utils";

 type TranscriptUpload = {
  params: Promise<{
@@ -17,13 +16,12 @@ type TranscriptUpload = {

 const TranscriptUpload = (details: TranscriptUpload) => {
  const params = use(details.params);
-  const transcriptId = parseNonEmptyString(params.transcriptId);
-  const transcript = useTranscriptGet(transcriptId);
+  const transcript = useTranscriptGet(params.transcriptId);
  const [transcriptStarted, setTranscriptStarted] = useState(false);

-  const webSockets = useWebSockets(transcriptId);
+  const webSockets = useWebSockets(params.transcriptId);

-  const mp3 = useMp3(transcriptId, true);
+  const mp3 = useMp3(params.transcriptId, true);

  const router = useRouter();

--- a/www/app/(app)/transcripts/createTranscript.ts
+++ b/www/app/(app)/transcripts/createTranscript.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ import type { components } from "../../reflector-api";
 import { useTranscriptCreate } from "../../lib/apiHooks";

 type CreateTranscript = components["schemas"]["CreateTranscript"];
-type GetTranscriptWithParticipants =
-  components["schemas"]["GetTranscriptWithParticipants"];
+type GetTranscript = components["schemas"]["GetTranscript"];

 type UseCreateTranscript = {
-  transcript: GetTranscriptWithParticipants | null;
+  transcript: GetTranscript | null;
  loading: boolean;
  error: Error | null;
  create: (transcriptCreationDetails: CreateTranscript) => Promise<void>;
--- a/www/app/(app)/transcripts/shareAndPrivacy.tsx
+++ b/www/app/(app)/transcripts/shareAndPrivacy.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from "react";

 import { ShareMode, toShareMode } from "../../lib/shareMode";
 import type { components } from "../../reflector-api";
-type GetTranscriptWithParticipants =
-  components["schemas"]["GetTranscriptWithParticipants"];
+type GetTranscript = components["schemas"]["GetTranscript"];
 type GetTranscriptTopic = components["schemas"]["GetTranscriptTopic"];
 type UpdateTranscript = components["schemas"]["UpdateTranscript"];
 import {
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ import { featureEnabled } from "../../lib/features";

 type ShareAndPrivacyProps = {
  finalSummaryElement: HTMLDivElement | null;
-  transcript: GetTranscriptWithParticipants;
+  transcript: GetTranscript;
  topics: GetTranscriptTopic[];
 };

--- a/www/app/(app)/transcripts/shareZulip.tsx
+++ b/www/app/(app)/transcripts/shareZulip.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import { useState, useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
 import type { components } from "../../reflector-api";

-type GetTranscriptWithParticipants =
-  components["schemas"]["GetTranscriptWithParticipants"];
+type GetTranscript = components["schemas"]["GetTranscript"];
 type GetTranscriptTopic = components["schemas"]["GetTranscriptTopic"];
 import {
  BoxProps,
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ import {
 import { featureEnabled } from "../../lib/features";

 type ShareZulipProps = {
-  transcript: GetTranscriptWithParticipants;
+  transcript: GetTranscript;
  topics: GetTranscriptTopic[];
  disabled: boolean;
 };
--- a/www/app/(app)/transcripts/transcriptTitle.tsx
+++ b/www/app/(app)/transcripts/transcriptTitle.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 import { useState } from "react";
 import type { components } from "../../reflector-api";
-import { parseMaybeNonEmptyString } from "../../lib/utils";

 type UpdateTranscript = components["schemas"]["UpdateTranscript"];
-type GetTranscriptWithParticipants =
-  components["schemas"]["GetTranscriptWithParticipants"];
+type GetTranscript = components["schemas"]["GetTranscript"];
 type GetTranscriptTopic = components["schemas"]["GetTranscriptTopic"];
 import {
  useTranscriptUpdate,
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ type TranscriptTitle = {
  onUpdate: (newTitle: string) => void;

  // share props
-  transcript: GetTranscriptWithParticipants | null;
+  transcript: GetTranscript | null;
  topics: GetTranscriptTopic[] | null;
  finalSummaryElement: HTMLDivElement | null;
 };
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ const TranscriptTitle = (props: TranscriptTitle) => {
  const [isEditing, setIsEditing] = useState(false);
  const updateTranscriptMutation = useTranscriptUpdate();
  const participantsQuery = useTranscriptParticipants(
-    props.transcript?.id ? parseMaybeNonEmptyString(props.transcript.id) : null,
+    props.transcript?.id || null,
  );

  const updateTitle = async (newTitle: string, transcriptId: string) => {
--- a/www/app/(app)/transcripts/useMp3.ts
+++ b/www/app/(app)/transcripts/useMp3.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { useTranscriptGet } from "../../lib/apiHooks";
-import { parseMaybeNonEmptyString } from "../../lib/utils";
 import { useAuth } from "../../lib/AuthProvider";
 import { API_URL } from "../../lib/apiClient";

@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ const useMp3 = (transcriptId: string, waiting?: boolean): Mp3Response => {
    data: transcript,
    isLoading: transcriptMetadataLoading,
    error: transcriptError,
-  } = useTranscriptGet(later ? null : parseMaybeNonEmptyString(transcriptId));
+  } = useTranscriptGet(later ? null : transcriptId);

  const [serviceWorker, setServiceWorker] =
    useState<ServiceWorkerRegistration | null>(null);
--- a/www/app/(app)/transcripts/useParticipants.ts
+++ b/www/app/(app)/transcripts/useParticipants.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import type { components } from "../../reflector-api";
 type Participant = components["schemas"]["Participant"];
 import { useTranscriptParticipants } from "../../lib/apiHooks";
-import { parseMaybeNonEmptyString } from "../../lib/utils";

 type ErrorParticipants = {
  error: Error;
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ const useParticipants = (transcriptId: string): UseParticipants => {
    isLoading: loading,
    error,
    refetch,
-  } = useTranscriptParticipants(parseMaybeNonEmptyString(transcriptId));
+  } = useTranscriptParticipants(transcriptId || null);

  // Type-safe return based on state
  if (error) {
--- a/www/app/(app)/transcripts/useTopicWithWords.ts
+++ b/www/app/(app)/transcripts/useTopicWithWords.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import type { components } from "../../reflector-api";
 import { useTranscriptTopicsWithWordsPerSpeaker } from "../../lib/apiHooks";
-import { parseMaybeNonEmptyString } from "../../lib/utils";

 type GetTranscriptTopicWithWordsPerSpeaker =
  components["schemas"]["GetTranscriptTopicWithWordsPerSpeaker"];
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ const useTopicWithWords = (
    error,
    refetch,
  } = useTranscriptTopicsWithWordsPerSpeaker(
-    parseMaybeNonEmptyString(transcriptId),
+    transcriptId || null,
    topicId || null,
  );

--- a/www/app/(app)/transcripts/useTopics.ts
+++ b/www/app/(app)/transcripts/useTopics.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { useTranscriptTopics } from "../../lib/apiHooks";
 import type { components } from "../../reflector-api";
-import { parseMaybeNonEmptyString } from "../../lib/utils";

 type GetTranscriptTopic = components["schemas"]["GetTranscriptTopic"];

@@ -11,11 +10,7 @@ type TranscriptTopics = {
 };

 const useTopics = (id: string): TranscriptTopics => {
-  const {
-    data: topics,
-    isLoading: loading,
-    error,
-  } = useTranscriptTopics(parseMaybeNonEmptyString(id));
+  const { data: topics, isLoading: loading, error } = useTranscriptTopics(id);

  return {
    topics: topics || null,
--- a/www/app/(app)/transcripts/useWaveform.ts
+++ b/www/app/(app)/transcripts/useWaveform.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import type { components } from "../../reflector-api";
 import { useTranscriptWaveform } from "../../lib/apiHooks";
-import { parseMaybeNonEmptyString } from "../../lib/utils";

 type AudioWaveform = components["schemas"]["AudioWaveform"];

@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ const useWaveform = (id: string, skip: boolean): AudioWaveFormResponse => {
    data: waveform,
    isLoading: loading,
    error,
-  } = useTranscriptWaveform(skip ? null : parseMaybeNonEmptyString(id));
+  } = useTranscriptWaveform(skip ? null : id);

  return {
    waveform: waveform || null,
--- a/www/app/(app)/transcripts/useWebSockets.ts
+++ b/www/app/(app)/transcripts/useWebSockets.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ type GetTranscriptSegmentTopic =
  components["schemas"]["GetTranscriptSegmentTopic"];
 import { useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { $api, WEBSOCKET_URL } from "../../lib/apiClient";
-import {
-  invalidateTranscript,
-  invalidateTranscriptTopics,
-  invalidateTranscriptWaveform,
-} from "../../lib/apiHooks";
-import { NonEmptyString } from "../../lib/utils";

 export type UseWebSockets = {
  transcriptTextLive: string;
@@ -375,10 +369,15 @@ export const useWebSockets = (transcriptId: string | null): UseWebSockets => {
            });
            console.debug("TOPIC event:", message.data);
            // Invalidate topics query to sync with WebSocket data
-            invalidateTranscriptTopics(
-              queryClient,
-              transcriptId as NonEmptyString,
-            );
+            queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+              queryKey: $api.queryOptions(
+                "get",
+                "/v1/transcripts/{transcript_id}/topics",
+                {
+                  params: { path: { transcript_id: transcriptId } },
+                },
+              ).queryKey,
+            });
            break;

          case "FINAL_SHORT_SUMMARY":
@@ -389,7 +388,15 @@ export const useWebSockets = (transcriptId: string | null): UseWebSockets => {
            if (message.data) {
              setFinalSummary(message.data);
              // Invalidate transcript query to sync summary
-              invalidateTranscript(queryClient, transcriptId as NonEmptyString);
+              queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+                queryKey: $api.queryOptions(
+                  "get",
+                  "/v1/transcripts/{transcript_id}",
+                  {
+                    params: { path: { transcript_id: transcriptId } },
+                  },
+                ).queryKey,
+              });
            }
            break;

@@ -398,7 +405,15 @@ export const useWebSockets = (transcriptId: string | null): UseWebSockets => {
            if (message.data) {
              setTitle(message.data.title);
              // Invalidate transcript query to sync title
-              invalidateTranscript(queryClient, transcriptId as NonEmptyString);
+              queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+                queryKey: $api.queryOptions(
+                  "get",
+                  "/v1/transcripts/{transcript_id}",
+                  {
+                    params: { path: { transcript_id: transcriptId } },
+                  },
+                ).queryKey,
+              });
            }
            break;

@@ -409,10 +424,6 @@ export const useWebSockets = (transcriptId: string | null): UseWebSockets => {
            );
            if (message.data) {
              setWaveForm(message.data.waveform);
-              invalidateTranscriptWaveform(
-                queryClient,
-                transcriptId as NonEmptyString,
-              );
            }
            break;
          case "DURATION":
--- a/www/app/[roomName]/MeetingSelection.tsx
+++ b/www/app/[roomName]/MeetingSelection.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { formatDateTime, formatStartedAgo } from "../lib/timeUtils";
 import MeetingMinimalHeader from "../components/MeetingMinimalHeader";
 import { NonEmptyString } from "../lib/utils";
-import { MeetingId, assertMeetingId } from "../lib/types";
+import { MeetingId } from "../lib/types";

 type Meeting = components["schemas"]["Meeting"];

@@ -315,9 +315,7 @@ export default function MeetingSelection({
                        variant="outline"
                        colorScheme="red"
                        size="md"
-                        onClick={() =>
-                          handleEndMeeting(assertMeetingId(meeting.id))
-                        }
+                        onClick={() => handleEndMeeting(meeting.id)}
                        loading={deactivateMeetingMutation.isPending}
                      >
                        <Icon as={LuX} me={2} />
@@ -462,9 +460,7 @@ export default function MeetingSelection({
                          variant="outline"
                          colorScheme="red"
                          size="md"
-                          onClick={() =>
-                            handleEndMeeting(assertMeetingId(meeting.id))
-                          }
+                          onClick={() => handleEndMeeting(meeting.id)}
                          loading={deactivateMeetingMutation.isPending}
                        >
                          <Icon as={LuX} me={2} />
--- a/www/app/[roomName]/components/DailyRoom.tsx
+++ b/www/app/[roomName]/components/DailyRoom.tsx
@@ -22,29 +22,14 @@ import DailyIframe, {
 import type { components } from "../../reflector-api";
 import { useAuth } from "../../lib/AuthProvider";
 import { useConsentDialog } from "../../lib/consent";
-import {
-  useRoomJoinMeeting,
-  useMeetingStartRecording,
-} from "../../lib/apiHooks";
+import { useRoomJoinMeeting } from "../../lib/apiHooks";
 import { omit } from "remeda";
-import {
-  assertExists,
-  NonEmptyString,
-  parseNonEmptyString,
-} from "../../lib/utils";
-import { assertMeetingId, DailyRecordingType } from "../../lib/types";
-import { useUuidV5 } from "react-uuid-hook";
+import { assertExists } from "../../lib/utils";
+import { assertMeetingId } from "../../lib/types";

 const CONSENT_BUTTON_ID = "recording-consent";
 const RECORDING_INDICATOR_ID = "recording-indicator";

-// Namespace UUID for UUIDv5 generation of raw-tracks instanceIds
-// DO NOT CHANGE: Breaks instanceId determinism across deployments
-const RAW_TRACKS_NAMESPACE = "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890";
-
-const RECORDING_START_DELAY_MS = 2000;
-const RECORDING_START_MAX_RETRIES = 5;
-
 type Meeting = components["schemas"]["Meeting"];
 type Room = components["schemas"]["RoomDetails"];

@@ -88,7 +73,9 @@ const useFrame = (
  cbs: {
    onLeftMeeting: () => void;
    onCustomButtonClick: (ev: DailyEventObjectCustomButtonClick) => void;
-    onJoinMeeting: () => void;
+    onJoinMeeting: (
+      startRecording: (args: { type: "raw-tracks" }) => void,
+    ) => void;
  },
 ) => {
  const [{ frame, joined }, setState] = useState(USE_FRAME_INIT_STATE);
@@ -139,7 +126,7 @@ const useFrame = (
        console.error("frame is null in joined-meeting callback");
        return;
      }
-      cbs.onJoinMeeting();
+      cbs.onJoinMeeting(frame.startRecording.bind(frame));
    };
    frame.on("joined-meeting", joinCb);
    return () => {
@@ -186,15 +173,8 @@ export default function DailyRoom({ meeting, room }: DailyRoomProps) {
  const authLastUserId = auth.lastUserId;
  const [container, setContainer] = useState<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
  const joinMutation = useRoomJoinMeeting();
-  const startRecordingMutation = useMeetingStartRecording();
  const [joinedMeeting, setJoinedMeeting] = useState<Meeting | null>(null);

-  // Generate deterministic instanceIds so all participants use SAME IDs
-  const cloudInstanceId = parseNonEmptyString(meeting.id);
-  const rawTracksInstanceId = parseNonEmptyString(
-    useUuidV5(meeting.id, RAW_TRACKS_NAMESPACE)[0],
-  );
-
  const roomName = params?.roomName as string;

  const {
@@ -248,72 +228,19 @@ export default function DailyRoom({ meeting, room }: DailyRoomProps) {
    ],
  );

-  const handleFrameJoinMeeting = useCallback(() => {
-    if (meeting.recording_type === "cloud") {
-      console.log("Starting dual recording via REST API", {
-        cloudInstanceId,
-        rawTracksInstanceId,
-      });
-
-      // Start both cloud and raw-tracks via backend REST API (with retry on 404)
-      // Daily.co needs time to register call as "hosting" for REST API
-      const startRecordingWithRetry = (
-        type: DailyRecordingType,
-        instanceId: NonEmptyString,
-        attempt: number = 1,
-      ) => {
-        setTimeout(() => {
-          startRecordingMutation.mutate(
-            {
-              params: {
-                path: {
-                  meeting_id: meeting.id,
-                },
-              },
-              body: {
-                type,
-                instanceId,
-              },
-            },
-            {
-              onError: (error: any) => {
-                const errorText = error?.detail || error?.message || "";
-                const is404NotHosting = errorText.includes(
-                  "does not seem to be hosting a call",
-                );
-                const isActiveStream = errorText.includes(
-                  "has an active stream",
-                );
-
-                if (is404NotHosting && attempt < RECORDING_START_MAX_RETRIES) {
-                  console.log(
-                    `${type}: Call not hosting yet, retry ${attempt + 1}/${RECORDING_START_MAX_RETRIES} in ${RECORDING_START_DELAY_MS}ms...`,
-                  );
-                  startRecordingWithRetry(type, instanceId, attempt + 1);
-                } else if (isActiveStream) {
-                  console.log(
-                    `${type}: Recording already active (started by another participant)`,
-                  );
-                } else {
-                  console.error(`Failed to start ${type} recording:`, error);
-                }
-              },
-            },
-          );
-        }, RECORDING_START_DELAY_MS);
-      };
-
-      // Start both recordings
-      startRecordingWithRetry("cloud", cloudInstanceId);
-      startRecordingWithRetry("raw-tracks", rawTracksInstanceId);
-    }
-  }, [
-    meeting.recording_type,
-    meeting.id,
-    startRecordingMutation,
-    cloudInstanceId,
-    rawTracksInstanceId,
-  ]);
+  const handleFrameJoinMeeting = useCallback(
+    (startRecording: (args: { type: "raw-tracks" }) => void) => {
+      try {
+        if (meeting.recording_type === "cloud") {
+          console.log("Starting cloud recording");
+          startRecording({ type: "raw-tracks" });
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Failed to start recording:", error);
+      }
+    },
+    [meeting.recording_type],
+  );

  const recordingIconUrl = useMemo(
    () => new URL("/recording-icon.svg", window.location.origin),
--- a/www/app/lib/apiHooks.ts
+++ b/www/app/lib/apiHooks.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { QueryClient, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import type { components } from "../reflector-api";
 import { useAuth } from "./AuthProvider";
 import { MeetingId } from "./types";
-import { NonEmptyString } from "./utils";

 /*
 * XXX error types returned from the hooks are not always correct; declared types are ValidationError but real type could be string or any other
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ export function useTranscriptProcess() {
  });
 }

-export function useTranscriptGet(transcriptId: NonEmptyString | null) {
+export function useTranscriptGet(transcriptId: string | null) {
  return $api.useQuery(
    "get",
    "/v1/transcripts/{transcript_id}",
@@ -121,16 +120,6 @@ export function useTranscriptGet(transcriptId: NonEmptyString | null) {
  );
 }

-export const invalidateTranscript = (
-  queryClient: QueryClient,
-  transcriptId: NonEmptyString,
-) =>
-  queryClient.invalidateQueries({
-    queryKey: $api.queryOptions("get", "/v1/transcripts/{transcript_id}", {
-      params: { path: { transcript_id: transcriptId } },
-    }).queryKey,
-  });
-
 export function useRoomGet(roomId: string | null) {
  const { isAuthenticated } = useAuthReady();

@@ -308,7 +297,7 @@ export function useTranscriptUploadAudio() {
  );
 }

-export function useTranscriptWaveform(transcriptId: NonEmptyString | null) {
+export function useTranscriptWaveform(transcriptId: string | null) {
  return $api.useQuery(
    "get",
    "/v1/transcripts/{transcript_id}/audio/waveform",
@@ -323,21 +312,7 @@ export function useTranscriptWaveform(transcriptId: NonEmptyString | null) {
  );
 }

-export const invalidateTranscriptWaveform = (
-  queryClient: QueryClient,
-  transcriptId: NonEmptyString,
-) =>
-  queryClient.invalidateQueries({
-    queryKey: $api.queryOptions(
-      "get",
-      "/v1/transcripts/{transcript_id}/audio/waveform",
-      {
-        params: { path: { transcript_id: transcriptId } },
-      },
-    ).queryKey,
-  });
-
-export function useTranscriptMP3(transcriptId: NonEmptyString | null) {
+export function useTranscriptMP3(transcriptId: string | null) {
  const { isAuthenticated } = useAuthReady();

  return $api.useQuery(
@@ -354,7 +329,7 @@ export function useTranscriptMP3(transcriptId: NonEmptyString | null) {
  );
 }

-export function useTranscriptTopics(transcriptId: NonEmptyString | null) {
+export function useTranscriptTopics(transcriptId: string | null) {
  return $api.useQuery(
    "get",
    "/v1/transcripts/{transcript_id}/topics",
@@ -369,23 +344,7 @@ export function useTranscriptTopics(transcriptId: NonEmptyString | null) {
  );
 }

-export const invalidateTranscriptTopics = (
-  queryClient: QueryClient,
-  transcriptId: NonEmptyString,
-) =>
-  queryClient.invalidateQueries({
-    queryKey: $api.queryOptions(
-      "get",
-      "/v1/transcripts/{transcript_id}/topics",
-      {
-        params: { path: { transcript_id: transcriptId } },
-      },
-    ).queryKey,
-  });
-
-export function useTranscriptTopicsWithWords(
-  transcriptId: NonEmptyString | null,
-) {
+export function useTranscriptTopicsWithWords(transcriptId: string | null) {
  const { isAuthenticated } = useAuthReady();

  return $api.useQuery(
@@ -403,7 +362,7 @@ export function useTranscriptTopicsWithWords(
 }

 export function useTranscriptTopicsWithWordsPerSpeaker(
-  transcriptId: NonEmptyString | null,
+  transcriptId: string | null,
  topicId: string | null,
 ) {
  const { isAuthenticated } = useAuthReady();
@@ -425,7 +384,7 @@ export function useTranscriptTopicsWithWordsPerSpeaker(
  );
 }

-export function useTranscriptParticipants(transcriptId: NonEmptyString | null) {
+export function useTranscriptParticipants(transcriptId: string | null) {
  const { isAuthenticated } = useAuthReady();

  return $api.useQuery(
@@ -608,20 +567,6 @@ export function useTranscriptSpeakerMerge() {
  );
 }

-export function useMeetingStartRecording() {
-  const { setError } = useError();
-
-  return $api.useMutation(
-    "post",
-    "/v1/meetings/{meeting_id}/recordings/start",
-    {
-      onError: (error) => {
-        setError(error as Error, "Failed to start recording");
-      },
-    },
-  );
-}
-
 export function useMeetingAudioConsent() {
  const { setError } = useError();

--- a/www/app/lib/topicColors.ts
+++ b/www/app/lib/topicColors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Predefined color palette for topics
+// Colors chosen for good contrast and visual distinction
+export const TOPIC_COLORS = [
+  "#3B82F6", // blue
+  "#10B981", // green
+  "#F59E0B", // amber
+  "#EF4444", // red
+  "#8B5CF6", // violet
+  "#EC4899", // pink
+  "#14B8A6", // teal
+  "#F97316", // orange
+  "#6366F1", // indigo
+  "#84CC16", // lime
+] as const;
+
+export function getTopicColor(topicIndex: number): string {
+  return TOPIC_COLORS[topicIndex % TOPIC_COLORS.length];
+}
--- a/www/app/lib/transcript.ts
+++ b/www/app/lib/transcript.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { components } from "../reflector-api";

-type ApiTranscriptStatus =
-  components["schemas"]["GetTranscriptWithParticipants"]["status"];
+type ApiTranscriptStatus = components["schemas"]["GetTranscript"]["status"];

 export type TranscriptStatus = ApiTranscriptStatus;
--- a/www/app/lib/types.ts
+++ b/www/app/lib/types.ts
@@ -89,5 +89,3 @@ export const assertMeetingId = (s: string): MeetingId => {
  // just cast for now
  return nes as MeetingId;
 };
-
-export type DailyRecordingType = "cloud" | "raw-tracks";
--- a/www/app/reflector-api.d.ts
+++ b/www/app/reflector-api.d.ts
@@ -75,31 +75,6 @@ export interface paths {
    patch: operations["v1_meeting_deactivate"];
    trace?: never;
  };
-  "/v1/meetings/{meeting_id}/recordings/start": {
-    parameters: {
-      query?: never;
-      header?: never;
-      path?: never;
-      cookie?: never;
-    };
-    get?: never;
-    put?: never;
-    /**
-     * Start Recording
-     * @description Start cloud or raw-tracks recording via Daily.co REST API.
-     *
-     *     Both cloud and raw-tracks are started via REST API to bypass enable_recording limitation of allowing only 1 recording at a time.
-     *     Uses different instanceIds for cloud vs raw-tracks (same won't work)
-     *
-     *     Note: No authentication required - anonymous users supported. TODO this is a DOS vector
-     */
-    post: operations["v1_start_recording"];
-    delete?: never;
-    options?: never;
-    head?: never;
-    patch?: never;
-    trace?: never;
-  };
  "/v1/rooms": {
    parameters: {
      query?: never;
@@ -1569,10 +1544,6 @@ export interface components {
       * @enum {string}
       */
      platform: "whereby" | "daily";
-      /** Daily Composed Video S3 Key */
-      daily_composed_video_s3_key?: string | null;
-      /** Daily Composed Video Duration */
-      daily_composed_video_duration?: number | null;
    };
    /** MeetingConsentRequest */
    MeetingConsentRequest: {
@@ -1847,19 +1818,6 @@ export interface components {
      /** Words */
      words: components["schemas"]["Word"][];
    };
-    /** StartRecordingRequest */
-    StartRecordingRequest: {
-      /**
-       * Type
-       * @enum {string}
-       */
-      type: "cloud" | "raw-tracks";
-      /**
-       * Instanceid
-       * Format: uuid
-       */
-      instanceId: string;
-    };
    /** Stream */
    Stream: {
      /** Stream Id */
@@ -2168,43 +2126,6 @@ export interface operations {
      };
    };
  };
-  v1_start_recording: {
-    parameters: {
-      query?: never;
-      header?: never;
-      path: {
-        meeting_id: string;
-      };
-      cookie?: never;
-    };
-    requestBody: {
-      content: {
-        "application/json": components["schemas"]["StartRecordingRequest"];
-      };
-    };
-    responses: {
-      /** @description Successful Response */
-      200: {
-        headers: {
-          [name: string]: unknown;
-        };
-        content: {
-          "application/json": {
-            [key: string]: unknown;
-          };
-        };
-      };
-      /** @description Validation Error */
-      422: {
-        headers: {
-          [name: string]: unknown;
-        };
-        content: {
-          "application/json": components["schemas"]["HTTPValidationError"];
-        };
-      };
-    };
-  };
  v1_rooms_list: {
    parameters: {
      query?: {
--- a/www/package.json
+++ b/www/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
    "react-markdown": "^9.0.0",
    "react-qr-code": "^2.0.12",
    "react-select-search": "^4.1.7",
-    "react-uuid-hook": "^0.0.6",
    "redlock": "5.0.0-beta.2",
    "remeda": "^2.31.1",
    "sass": "^1.63.6",
--- a/www/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/www/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -106,9 +106,6 @@ importers:
      react-select-search:
        specifier: ^4.1.7
        version: 4.1.8(prop-types@15.8.1)(react-dom@18.3.1(react@18.3.1))(react@18.3.1)
-      react-uuid-hook:
-        specifier: ^0.0.6
-        version: 0.0.6(react@18.3.1)
      redlock:
        specifier: 5.0.0-beta.2
        version: 5.0.0-beta.2
@@ -7631,14 +7628,6 @@ packages:
      "@types/react":
        optional: true

-  react-uuid-hook@0.0.6:
-    resolution:
-      {
-        integrity: sha512-u9+EvFbqpWfLE/ReYFry0vYu1BAg1fY9ekr0XLSDNnfWyrnVFytpurwz5qYsIB0psevuvrpZHIcvu7AjUwqinA==,
-      }
-    peerDependencies:
-      react: ">=16.8.0"
-
  react@18.3.1:
    resolution:
      {
@@ -8782,13 +8771,6 @@ packages:
        integrity: sha512-Fykw5U4eZESbq739BeLvEBFRuJODfrlmjx5eJux7W817LjRaq4b7/i4t2zxQmhcX+fAj4nMfRdTzO4tmwLKn0w==,
      }

-  uuid@13.0.0:
-    resolution:
-      {
-        integrity: sha512-XQegIaBTVUjSHliKqcnFqYypAd4S+WCYt5NIeRs6w/UAry7z8Y9j5ZwRRL4kzq9U3sD6v+85er9FvkEaBpji2w==,
-      }
-    hasBin: true
-
  uuid@8.3.2:
    resolution:
      {
@@ -14588,11 +14570,6 @@ snapshots:
    optionalDependencies:
      "@types/react": 18.2.20

-  react-uuid-hook@0.0.6(react@18.3.1):
-    dependencies:
-      react: 18.3.1
-      uuid: 13.0.0
-
  react@18.3.1:
    dependencies:
      loose-envify: 1.4.0
@@ -15424,8 +15401,6 @@ snapshots:

  uuid-validate@0.0.3: {}

-  uuid@13.0.0: {}
-
  uuid@8.3.2: {}

  uuid@9.0.1: {}
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Igor Loskutov	23b6f5f5a1	transcript gutter	2026-01-19 19:18:54 -05:00
Igor Loskutov	95e58b943f	transcript gutter	2026-01-16 12:28:38 -05:00
Igor Loskutov	13a3ec6148	transcription UI	2026-01-13 18:36:28 -05:00
Igor Loskutov	807b954340	transcription UI	2026-01-13 17:29:38 -05:00
				`@@ -0,0 +1 @@`
				`export const TOPICS_SCROLL_DIV_ID = "topics-scroll-div";`