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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Voice-to-text for the Noctalia bar, powered by
 Click the microphone (or bind a hotkey) to start recording — the capsule turns
 into a red record indicator with an elapsed timer while the microphone is
 live. Click again to stop: OSTT transcribes the audio and, by default,
-**pastes the transcript straight into the focused app** (`ostt --paste`).
+**copies the transcript to your clipboard** (`ostt -c`) — ready to paste.
 No popup terminal is spawned; the recorder runs headlessly and the bar capsule
 is the only UI.
 
@@ -19,11 +19,23 @@ The indicator also lights up for recordings started outside Noctalia (e.g. an
 | --- | --- |
 | ID | `prdlk/ostt` |
 | Entries | Bar widget: `recorder`; service: `monitor` |
-| Requires | [`ostt`](https://ostt.ai/guide/installation), `script` (util-linux) |
+| Requires | [`ostt`](https://ostt.ai/guide/installation), `script` (util-linux), `wl-clipboard` on Wayland (`xclip` on X11) |
 
-For paste output on Wayland you also need `wtype` or `ydotool` (`xdotool` on
-X11) — see the [OSTT docs](https://ostt.ai). Pick a transcription model once
-with `ostt model` / `ostt auth`.
+Pick a transcription model once with `ostt model` / `ostt auth`.
+
+### Output modes
+
+**Clipboard (default)** — `ostt -c` copies the transcript with `wl-copy`
+(Wayland) or `xclip` (X11). Paste it anywhere with your normal paste; the
+transcript is also readable from scripts via `wl-paste`.
+
+**Paste (opt-in)** — `ostt --paste` copies the transcript, then injects a
+single paste shortcut (`wtype`/`ydotool`/`xdotool`) into the focused app. Per
+the [OSTT docs](https://ostt.ai/guide/configuration#paste-output) it sends
+exactly one configurable key — default `ctrl+v` — and cannot detect success,
+so it silently does nothing in apps with a different paste binding (terminals
+usually want `ctrl+shift+v`). Tune `[output.paste] paste_key` in
+`~/.config/ostt/ostt.toml` before enabling it.
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -41,7 +53,7 @@ spinner (transcribing).
 
 | Setting | Type | Default | Description |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| `output_mode` | `select` | `paste` | Where the transcript goes: paste into the focused app, or copy to the clipboard. |
+| `output_mode` | `select` | `clipboard` | Where the transcript goes: copy to the clipboard, or paste into the focused app. |
 | `model` | `string` | *(empty)* | Optional `provider/model` override (e.g. `deepgram/nova-3`, `whisper/turbo`). Empty uses the model selected with `ostt model`. |
 | `process_action` | `string` | *(empty)* | Optional post-processing action id from `ostt.toml` (`ostt -p <action>`). |
 | `show_elapsed` | `bool` | `true` | Show the elapsed timer while recording. |