src/lotus/lotusActions.test.ts

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ describe("LotusWidgetActions", () => {
       LotusWidgetActions.PromptScreenshare,
       LotusWidgetActions.Reconnect,
       LotusWidgetActions.DeviceDecision,
+      LotusWidgetActions.SetDenoise,
     ];
 
     expect(new Set(LOTUS_TO_WIDGET_ACTIONS)).toEqual(new Set(expectedToWidget));

src/lotus/lotusActions.ts

@@ -41,11 +41,19 @@ export enum LotusWidgetActions {
   RequestState = "io.lotus.request_state",
   /**
    * fromWidget: real state of the in-source denoise engine —
-   * `{ active: boolean, model: string, error?: string }` — sent once the
+   * `{ active: boolean, model: string, mode: "ml", error?: string }` (or
+   * `{ active: false, mode }` after a switch away from ML) — sent once the
    * processor attaches (or after the rnnoise fallback also fails), so the host
    * toggle can reflect reality rather than the requested state.
    */
   DenoiseState = "io.lotus.denoise_state",
+  /**
+   * toWidget: switch noise suppression mid-call —
+   * `{ mode: "off" | "browser" | "ml", model?, nativeNS?, gate?, gateThreshold? }`.
+   * `model`/`gate`/`gateThreshold` only matter for "ml"; `nativeNS` stacks the
+   * browser suppressor in front of the model. Omitted fields keep their value.
+   */
+  SetDenoise = "io.lotus.set_denoise",
   /**
    * fromWidget: one-shot end-of-call readout for the local participant —
    * `{ durationMs, reconnects, poorMs, verdict }` (#143) — sent on SFU
@@ -163,4 +171,5 @@ export const LOTUS_TO_WIDGET_ACTIONS: LotusWidgetActions[] = [
   LotusWidgetActions.PromptScreenshare,
   LotusWidgetActions.Reconnect,
   LotusWidgetActions.DeviceDecision,
+  LotusWidgetActions.SetDenoise,
 ];

src/lotus/lotusAudioConstraints.test.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   echoCancellationSetting,
   noiseSuppressionSetting,
 } from "../settings/settings.ts";
+import { setLotusNoiseSuppression } from "./lotusCaptureOverride.ts";
 
 // [lotus] Upstream v0.25.0 moved the audio-capture constraints to Settings.
 // The Lotus host still drives them per-call via URL params (it turns browser
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 });
 
 afterEach(() => {
+  setLotusNoiseSuppression(null);
   testScope.end();
   vi.mocked(LivekitRoom).mockClear();
 });
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ describe("[lotus] audio-capture URL param overrides", () => {
     expect(capturedAudioDefaults()).toMatchObject({
       echoCancellation: true,
       noiseSuppression: false,
+      voiceIsolation: false,
       autoGainControl: false,
     });
   });
@@ -137,4 +140,16 @@ describe("[lotus] audio-capture URL param overrides", () => {
     createRoom();
     expect(capturedAudioDefaults()).toMatchObject({ echoCancellation: false });
   });
+
+  test("a mid-call set_denoise choice beats the noiseSuppression the call joined with", () => {
+    getUrlParams.mockReturnValue({ noiseSuppression: false });
+    setLotusNoiseSuppression(true);
+    createRoom();
+    expect(capturedAudioDefaults()).toMatchObject({ noiseSuppression: true });
+
+    getUrlParams.mockReturnValue({ noiseSuppression: true });
+    setLotusNoiseSuppression(false);
+    createRoom();
+    expect(capturedAudioDefaults()).toMatchObject({ noiseSuppression: false });
+  });
 });

src/lotus/lotusCaptureOverride.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Lotus Guild
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
+Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
+*/
+
+/**
+ * Browser noise suppression chosen live by the host (`io.lotus.set_denoise`),
+ * overriding the `noiseSuppression` URL param the call was opened with. Read by
+ * ConnectionFactory, so a connection created after a mid-call switch (e.g. an
+ * SFU reconnect) captures the mic the way the user last picked, not the way
+ * they joined. Dependency-free so ConnectionFactory can import it cheaply.
+ */
+let noiseSuppressionOverride: boolean | null = null;
+
+export function setLotusNoiseSuppression(on: boolean | null): void {
+  noiseSuppressionOverride = on;
+}
+
+/** The override if the host set one, else the URL param (default on). */
+export function lotusNoiseSuppressionAllowed(
+  urlParam: boolean | undefined,
+): boolean {
+  return noiseSuppressionOverride ?? urlParam !== false;
+}

src/lotus/lotusDenoise.test.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
 import { ParticipantEvent, Track } from "livekit-client";
 
 import { type CallViewModel } from "../state/CallViewModel/CallViewModel";
-import { startLotusDenoise } from "./lotusDenoise";
+import {
+  applySetDenoise,
+  browserNsFor,
+  type DenoiseTarget,
+  startLotusDenoise,
+} from "./lotusDenoise";
 import { LotusWidgetActions } from "./lotusActions";
 
 // Track constructed instances so tests can assert exactly one processor was
@@ -42,9 +47,25 @@ vi.mock("./lotusDenoiseProcessor", () => ({
   releasePreparedDenoiseAssets: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
 }));
 const hostSend = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({}));
+// Host → widget actions: tests call `sendAction()` to deliver one.
+const actionHandlers = vi.hoisted(
+  () => new Map<string, (ev: CustomEvent) => void>(),
+);
 vi.mock("../widget", () => ({
-  widget: { api: { transport: { send: hostSend } } },
+  widget: {
+    api: { transport: { send: hostSend, reply: vi.fn() } },
+    lazyActions: {
+      on: (name: string, cb: (ev: CustomEvent) => void): void => {
+        actionHandlers.set(name, cb);
+      },
+      off: (name: string): void => {
+        actionHandlers.delete(name);
+      },
+    },
+  },
 }));
+const sendAction = (name: string, data: unknown): void =>
+  actionHandlers.get(name)?.(new CustomEvent(name, { detail: { data } }));
 
 /** A promise plus externally-callable resolve, for controlling ordering. */
 function deferred<T>(): {
@@ -110,6 +131,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   instances.length = 0;
   calls.length = 0;
   hostSend.mockClear();
+  actionHandlers.clear();
   // `lotusParam`/`lotusFlag` cache the URL params at first read; seed the hash
   // before startLotusDenoise() so the dedicated `lotusDenoiseSource` flag reads on.
   window.location.hash = "#/room?lotusDenoiseSource=1";
@@ -188,6 +210,7 @@ describe("startLotusDenoise", () => {
     expect(hostSend).toHaveBeenCalledWith(LotusWidgetActions.DenoiseState, {
       active: true,
       model: "rnnoise",
+      mode: "ml",
     });
   });
 
@@ -217,6 +240,7 @@ describe("startLotusDenoise", () => {
     expect(hostSend).toHaveBeenCalledWith(LotusWidgetActions.DenoiseState, {
       active: true,
       model: "rnnoise",
+      mode: "ml",
     });
   });
 
@@ -239,6 +263,7 @@ describe("startLotusDenoise", () => {
       active: false,
       error: "no worklet for you",
       model: "rnnoise",
+      mode: "ml",
     });
   });
 
@@ -272,3 +297,157 @@ describe("startLotusDenoise", () => {
     expect(instances[0].setMicMuted).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
+
+/** A mic whose processor and capture constraints behave like LiveKit's. */
+function liveMic(): {
+  getProcessor: () => { config: { model: string } } | undefined;
+  setProcessor: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+  stopProcessor: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+  restartTrack: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+  constraints: MediaTrackConstraints;
+  mediaStreamTrack: { getSettings: () => MediaTrackSettings };
+  isMuted: boolean;
+} {
+  let attached: { config: { model: string } } | undefined;
+  return {
+    isMuted: false,
+    getProcessor: () => attached,
+    setProcessor: vi.fn(async (p: { config: { model: string } }) => {
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      attached = p;
+    }),
+    stopProcessor: vi.fn(async () => {
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      attached = undefined;
+    }),
+    restartTrack: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    constraints: { echoCancellation: true, autoGainControl: true },
+    mediaStreamTrack: { getSettings: () => ({ deviceId: "mic-1" }) },
+  };
+}
+
+describe("io.lotus.set_denoise (switch mid-call)", () => {
+  test("swaps the ML model on the live mic without re-capturing it", async () => {
+    window.location.hash =
+      "#/room?lotusDenoiseSource=1&lotusModel=dtln&noiseSuppression=false";
+    const mic = liveMic();
+    const { vm } = makeRoomAndVm(mic);
+    startLotusDenoise(vm);
+    await flush();
+    expect(mic.getProcessor()?.config.model).toBe("dtln");
+
+    sendAction(LotusWidgetActions.SetDenoise, {
+      mode: "ml",
+      model: "deepfilternet",
+    });
+    await flush();
+    await flush();
+
+    expect(mic.stopProcessor).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mic.getProcessor()?.config.model).toBe("deepfilternet");
+    expect(mic.restartTrack).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(hostSend).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(LotusWidgetActions.DenoiseState, {
+      active: true,
+      model: "deepfilternet",
+      mode: "ml",
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("ML → browser-native drops the model and re-captures with browser NS on", async () => {
+    window.location.hash =
+      "#/room?lotusDenoiseSource=1&lotusModel=rnnoise&noiseSuppression=false";
+    const mic = liveMic();
+    const { vm } = makeRoomAndVm(mic);
+    startLotusDenoise(vm);
+    await flush();
+
+    sendAction(LotusWidgetActions.SetDenoise, { mode: "browser" });
+    await flush();
+    await flush();
+
+    expect(mic.stopProcessor).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mic.getProcessor()).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(mic.restartTrack).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      deviceId: "mic-1",
+      channelCount: 1,
+      echoCancellation: true,
+      autoGainControl: true,
+      noiseSuppression: true,
+      voiceIsolation: true,
+    });
+    expect(hostSend).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(LotusWidgetActions.DenoiseState, {
+      active: false,
+      mode: "browser",
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("browser-native → ML works even when the call joined without ML", async () => {
+    window.location.hash = "#/room?noiseSuppression=true";
+    const mic = liveMic();
+    const { vm } = makeRoomAndVm(mic);
+    startLotusDenoise(vm);
+    await flush();
+    expect(mic.setProcessor).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    sendAction(LotusWidgetActions.SetDenoise, { mode: "ml", model: "speex" });
+    await flush();
+    await flush();
+
+    expect(mic.restartTrack).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ noiseSuppression: false }),
+    );
+    expect(mic.getProcessor()?.config.model).toBe("speex");
+  });
+
+  test("ignores a payload without a valid mode", async () => {
+    window.location.hash = "#/room?lotusDenoiseSource=1";
+    const mic = liveMic();
+    const { vm } = makeRoomAndVm(mic);
+    startLotusDenoise(vm);
+    await flush();
+    sendAction(LotusWidgetActions.SetDenoise, { mode: "loud" });
+    await flush();
+    expect(mic.stopProcessor).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mic.restartTrack).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
+
+describe("applySetDenoise", () => {
+  const base: DenoiseTarget = {
+    mode: "ml",
+    nativeNS: false,
+    config: {
+      model: "rnnoise",
+      assetBase: "https://x/denoise/",
+      gate: false,
+      gateThreshold: -45,
+      floor: 0.15,
+    },
+  };
+
+  test("keeps fields the payload doesn't name or gets wrong", () => {
+    expect(
+      applySetDenoise(base, { mode: "ml", model: "nope", gate: "yes" }),
+    ).toEqual(base);
+  });
+
+  test("moves only the named fields", () => {
+    const next = applySetDenoise(base, {
+      mode: "ml",
+      model: "dtln",
+      gateThreshold: -50,
+    });
+    expect(next?.config).toEqual({
+      ...base.config,
+      model: "dtln",
+      gateThreshold: -50,
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("browser NS is on for browser mode and for ML with nativeNS", () => {
+    expect(browserNsFor({ ...base, mode: "browser" })).toBe(true);
+    expect(browserNsFor({ ...base, mode: "off" })).toBe(false);
+    expect(browserNsFor(base)).toBe(false);
+    expect(browserNsFor({ ...base, nativeNS: true })).toBe(true);
+  });
+});

src/lotus/lotusDenoise.ts

@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@ import {
   type TrackPublication,
 } from "livekit-client";
 import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/lib/logger";
+import { type IWidgetApiRequest } from "matrix-widget-api";
 
 import { type CallViewModel } from "../state/CallViewModel/CallViewModel";
+import { widget } from "../widget";
+import { setLotusNoiseSuppression } from "./lotusCaptureOverride";
+import { withMicTapsReleased } from "./lotusMicLevel";
 import {
   LotusWidgetActions,
   lotusFlag,
@@ -64,49 +68,135 @@ function safeAssetBase(raw: string | null): string {
   }
 }
 
+export type LotusNoiseMode = "off" | "browser" | "ml";
+
+/** What the host wants: browser suppression and/or an ML model. */
+export interface DenoiseTarget {
+  mode: LotusNoiseMode;
+  /** Stack the browser's suppressor in front of the model (ML only). */
+  nativeNS: boolean;
+  config: LotusDenoiseConfig;
+}
+
+const MODELS: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set<LotusDenoiseModel>([
+  "rnnoise",
+  "speex",
+  "dtln",
+  "deepfilternet",
+]);
+const isModel = (v: unknown): v is LotusDenoiseModel =>
+  typeof v === "string" && MODELS.has(v);
+
+/** Whether the mic should be captured with the browser's noise suppression. */
+export const browserNsFor = (t: DenoiseTarget): boolean =>
+  t.mode === "browser" || (t.mode === "ml" && t.nativeNS);
+
+/**
+ * Apply an `io.lotus.set_denoise` payload to the current target. Unknown or
+ * malformed fields keep their current value, so a partial payload only moves
+ * what it names; a payload with no valid `mode` is ignored (returns null).
+ */
+export function applySetDenoise(
+  current: DenoiseTarget,
+  data: unknown,
+): DenoiseTarget | null {
+  const d = (data ?? {}) as Record<string, unknown>;
+  if (d.mode !== "off" && d.mode !== "browser" && d.mode !== "ml") return null;
+  const model = isModel(d.model) ? d.model : current.config.model;
+  return {
+    mode: d.mode,
+    nativeNS: typeof d.nativeNS === "boolean" ? d.nativeNS : current.nativeNS,
+    config: {
+      ...current.config,
+      model,
+      gate: typeof d.gate === "boolean" ? d.gate : current.config.gate,
+      gateThreshold:
+        typeof d.gateThreshold === "number" && Number.isFinite(d.gateThreshold)
+          ? d.gateThreshold
+          : current.config.gateThreshold,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+const sameMlConfig = (a: LotusDenoiseConfig, b: LotusDenoiseConfig): boolean =>
+  a.model === b.model &&
+  a.gate === b.gate &&
+  a.gateThreshold === b.gateThreshold &&
+  a.floor === b.floor;
+
+/**
+ * Re-acquire the mic with browser noise suppression on or off, keeping the
+ * rest of its constraints. LiveKit re-attaches any processor to the new track;
+ * the level-meter clone is dropped first so the new constraint actually takes.
+ * The deviceId must be passed: without one LiveKit requests `audio: true` and
+ * silently drops every other constraint.
+ */
+async function restartCapture(
+  mic: LocalAudioTrack,
+  noiseSuppression: boolean,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const c = mic.constraints;
+  await withMicTapsReleased(async () => {
+    await mic.restartTrack({
+      deviceId: c.deviceId ?? mic.mediaStreamTrack.getSettings().deviceId,
+      channelCount: c.channelCount ?? 1,
+      echoCancellation: c.echoCancellation,
+      autoGainControl: c.autoGainControl,
+      noiseSuppression,
+      voiceIsolation: noiseSuppression,
+    });
+  });
+}
+
 export function startLotusDenoise(vm: CallViewModel): () => void {
   // Gate on a DEDICATED flag — NOT the existing `lotusDenoise=ml` that the
   // host's build-time getUserMedia shim already uses. Otherwise simply shipping
   // this fork (while the host still injects its shim and still sets
   // lotusDenoise=ml) would denoise twice. The host opts into the in-source
   // engine with `lotusDenoiseSource=1` AND stops injecting the shim at the same
-  // time. Default off ⇒ the fork is inert and behaviour is unchanged.
-  if (!lotusFlag("lotusDenoiseSource")) return () => undefined;
+  // time. Without the flag the engine stays idle unless the host switches to ML
+  // mid-call (io.lotus.set_denoise), which needs the widget API.
+  const w = widget;
+  const mlAtJoin = lotusFlag("lotusDenoiseSource");
+  if (!mlAtJoin && !w) return () => undefined;
 
   const requested = lotusParam("lotusModel");
-  const model: LotusDenoiseConfig["model"] =
-    requested === "speex" ||
-    requested === "dtln" ||
-    requested === "deepfilternet"
-      ? requested
-      : "rnnoise";
+  const model: LotusDenoiseConfig["model"] = isModel(requested)
+    ? requested
+    : "rnnoise";
 
   const rawThreshold = lotusParam("lotusGateThreshold");
   const rawFloor = lotusParam("lotusDenoiseFloor");
-  const config: LotusDenoiseConfig = {
-    model,
-    assetBase: safeAssetBase(lotusParam("lotusDenoiseBase")),
-    gate: lotusFlag("lotusGate"),
-    // Default -45 (matches the reference shim); accept an explicit 0 (don't
-    // coerce it away via `|| default`).
-    gateThreshold:
-      rawThreshold !== null && Number.isFinite(Number(rawThreshold))
-        ? Number(rawThreshold)
-        : -45,
-    // Dry/wet attenuation floor. Default 0.15 (~-16 dB) tames the
-    // over-suppression "underwater"/pumping artifact; host can tune via
-    // `lotusDenoiseFloor` (0 = full suppression, no floor).
-    floor:
-      rawFloor !== null && Number.isFinite(Number(rawFloor))
-        ? Math.min(0.5, Math.max(0, Number(rawFloor)))
-        : 0.15,
+  const browserNsAtJoin = lotusParam("noiseSuppression") !== "false";
+  // `let`: io.lotus.set_denoise replaces it mid-call.
+  let target: DenoiseTarget = {
+    mode: mlAtJoin ? "ml" : browserNsAtJoin ? "browser" : "off",
+    nativeNS: mlAtJoin && browserNsAtJoin,
+    config: {
+      model,
+      assetBase: safeAssetBase(lotusParam("lotusDenoiseBase")),
+      gate: lotusFlag("lotusGate"),
+      // Default -45 (matches the reference shim); accept an explicit 0 (don't
+      // coerce it away via `|| default`).
+      gateThreshold:
+        rawThreshold !== null && Number.isFinite(Number(rawThreshold))
+          ? Number(rawThreshold)
+          : -45,
+      // Dry/wet attenuation floor. Default 0.15 (~-16 dB) tames the
+      // over-suppression "underwater"/pumping artifact; host can tune via
+      // `lotusDenoiseFloor` (0 = full suppression, no floor).
+      floor:
+        rawFloor !== null && Number.isFinite(Number(rawFloor))
+          ? Math.min(0.5, Math.max(0, Number(rawFloor)))
+          : 0.15,
+    },
   };
 
   // [lotus #7] Start fetching wasm / creating the AudioContext / addModule-ing
   // the worklet (and loading the DFN model) NOW, before any mic track exists.
   // `setProcessor()` holds LiveKit's trackChangeLock while awaiting `init()`,
   // so anything still loading there freezes mute/unmute/device-switch.
-  void prepareDenoiseAssets(config);
+  if (target.mode === "ml") void prepareDenoiseAssets(target.config);
 
   const micOf = (room: LivekitRoom): LocalAudioTrack | undefined =>
     room.localParticipant.getTrackPublication(Track.Source.Microphone)
@@ -127,7 +217,7 @@ export function startLotusDenoise(vm: CallViewModel): () => void {
     mic: LocalAudioTrack,
     model: LotusDenoiseModel,
   ): Promise<void> => {
-    const processor = new LotusDenoiseProcessor({ ...config, model });
+    const processor = new LotusDenoiseProcessor({ ...target.config, model });
     pendingProcessors.set(room, processor);
     // [lotus #9] Seed the mute state so a processor attached while already
     // muted starts suspended rather than burning inference on silence.
@@ -142,11 +232,15 @@ export function startLotusDenoise(vm: CallViewModel): () => void {
     }
   };
 
+  // In-flight apply() per room, so a mid-call switch waits for it to settle.
+  const inflight = new Map<LivekitRoom, Promise<void>>();
+
   const apply = (room: LivekitRoom): void => {
+    if (target.mode !== "ml") return;
     const mic = micOf(room);
     if (!mic || mic.getProcessor() || pendingProcessors.has(room)) return;
-    void (async () => {
-      let model = config.model;
+    const run = (async (): Promise<void> => {
+      let model = target.config.model;
       try {
         try {
           await attach(room, mic, model);
@@ -164,6 +258,7 @@ export function startLotusDenoise(vm: CallViewModel): () => void {
         lotusSendToHost(LotusWidgetActions.DenoiseState, {
           active: true,
           model,
+          mode: "ml",
         });
       } catch (e) {
         logger.warn("[lotus] denoise unavailable; publishing raw mic", e);
@@ -171,11 +266,69 @@ export function startLotusDenoise(vm: CallViewModel): () => void {
           active: false,
           error: e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e),
           model,
+          mode: "ml",
         });
       }
     })();
+    inflight.set(room, run);
+    void run.finally(() => {
+      if (inflight.get(room) === run) inflight.delete(room);
+    });
   };
 
+  // ── Mid-call switching (io.lotus.set_denoise) ───────────────────────────
+  // `applied` is what the mic is actually set up for. Switches run one at a
+  // time; each works from `applied` to the latest `target`, so a burst of
+  // changes collapses into the last one.
+  let applied: DenoiseTarget = target;
+  let queue: Promise<void> = Promise.resolve();
+
+  const reconfigure = async (): Promise<void> => {
+    const prev = applied;
+    const next = target;
+    if (prev === next || stopped) return;
+    const nsChanged = browserNsFor(prev) !== browserNsFor(next);
+    const swapProcessor =
+      prev.mode === "ml" &&
+      (next.mode !== "ml" || !sameMlConfig(prev.config, next.config));
+    setLotusNoiseSuppression(browserNsFor(next));
+    // Load the new model while the old one keeps running, so the switch
+    // itself only re-wires the graph instead of sending raw audio meanwhile.
+    if (next.mode === "ml") await prepareDenoiseAssets(next.config);
+    for (const room of rooms) {
+      await inflight.get(room)?.catch(() => undefined);
+      const mic = micOf(room);
+      if (!mic) continue;
+      try {
+        if (swapProcessor && mic.getProcessor()) await mic.stopProcessor();
+        if (nsChanged) await restartCapture(mic, browserNsFor(next));
+      } catch (e) {
+        logger.warn("[lotus] set_denoise: re-capturing the mic failed", e);
+      }
+      apply(room);
+    }
+    applied = next;
+    if (next.mode !== "ml")
+      lotusSendToHost(LotusWidgetActions.DenoiseState, {
+        active: false,
+        mode: next.mode,
+      });
+  };
+
+  const onSetDenoise = (ev: CustomEvent<IWidgetApiRequest>): void => {
+    w?.api.transport.reply(ev.detail, {});
+    const next = applySetDenoise(target, ev.detail.data);
+    if (!next) return;
+    logger.info(
+      `[lotus] set_denoise: ${next.mode}${next.mode === "ml" ? ` (${next.config.model})` : ""}`,
+    );
+    target = next;
+    queue = queue.then(reconfigure).catch((e) => {
+      logger.warn("[lotus] set_denoise failed", e);
+    });
+  };
+  w?.lazyActions.on(LotusWidgetActions.SetDenoise, onSetDenoise);
+
   // [lotus #9] Suspend/resume the processor's own AudioContext with the mic's
   // mute state (LiveKit keeps the muted track flowing silent frames, so the
   // worklet would otherwise run inference the whole time the user is muted).
@@ -231,6 +384,8 @@ export function startLotusDenoise(vm: CallViewModel): () => void {
 
   return () => {
     stopped = true;
+    w?.lazyActions.off(LotusWidgetActions.SetDenoise, onSetDenoise);
+    setLotusNoiseSuppression(null);
     sub.unsubscribe();
     for (const off of roomListeners.values()) off();
     roomListeners.clear();

src/lotus/lotusMicLevel.ts

@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
 import {
+  type LocalTrack,
   type LocalTrackPublication,
   type Room as LivekitRoom,
   RoomEvent,
   Track,
+  TrackEvent,
 } from "livekit-client";
 import { Observable, type Subscription, share, switchMap } from "rxjs";
 import { distinctUntilChanged, map } from "rxjs/operators";
@@ -37,15 +39,35 @@ export interface LocalMicSample {
 
 const micPublication = (
   room: LivekitRoom,
-): { track: MediaStreamTrack; muted: boolean } | null => {
+): { track: MediaStreamTrack; local: LocalTrack; muted: boolean } | null => {
   const pub: LocalTrackPublication | undefined =
     room.localParticipant.getTrackPublication(Track.Source.Microphone);
-  const track = pub?.track?.mediaStreamTrack;
-  return track && track.readyState === "live"
-    ? { track, muted: pub?.isMuted ?? false }
+  const local = pub?.track;
+  const track = local?.mediaStreamTrack;
+  return local && track && track.readyState === "live"
+    ? { track, local, muted: pub?.isMuted ?? false }
     : null;
 };
 
+// Every live tap, so a mic re-capture can drop the clones first.
+const liveTaps = new Set<{ release: () => void; reconcile: () => void }>();
+
+/**
+ * Run a mic re-capture (`restartTrack`) with every level-meter clone stopped,
+ * then re-tap the new track. Chrome makes all open tracks of a device share
+ * one set of audio processing, so a clone still holding the old track makes
+ * the new capture ignore its `noiseSuppression` (or AGC/EC) constraint.
+ */
+export async function withMicTapsReleased<T>(fn: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
+  const taps = [...liveTaps];
+  taps.forEach((t) => t.release());
+  try {
+    return await fn();
+  } finally {
+    taps.forEach((t) => t.reconcile());
+  }
+}
+
 /** Pure: the same LiveKit rooms, in the same order (by identity). */
 export const sameRooms = <T>(a: readonly T[], b: readonly T[]): boolean =>
   a.length === b.length && a.every((r, i) => r === b[i]);
@@ -79,11 +101,17 @@ export function observeLocalMicSample$(
           let clone: MediaStreamTrack | null = null;
           let timer: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | undefined;
           let tapped: MediaStreamTrack | null = null;
+          // LiveKit swaps the MediaStreamTrack inside the same LocalTrack on
+          // restartTrack (device switch, re-capture) without any room event,
+          // so follow its Restarted event or the clone keeps the old one open.
+          let tappedLocal: LocalTrack | null = null;
           let muted = false;
 
           const stopTap = (): void => {
             if (timer !== undefined) clearInterval(timer);
             timer = undefined;
+            tappedLocal?.off(TrackEvent.Restarted, reconcile);
+            tappedLocal = null;
             clone?.stop();
             clone = null;
             void ctx?.close().catch(() => undefined);
@@ -92,7 +120,12 @@ export function observeLocalMicSample$(
             subscriber.next(null);
           };
 
-          const startTap = (source: MediaStreamTrack): void => {
+          const startTap = (
+            source: MediaStreamTrack,
+            local: LocalTrack,
+          ): void => {
+            tappedLocal = local;
+            local.on(TrackEvent.Restarted, reconcile);
             try {
               clone = source.clone();
               // Muting disables the published track; the clone must still hear.
@@ -116,15 +149,22 @@ export function observeLocalMicSample$(
             }
           };
 
-          const reconcile = (): void => {
+          function reconcile(): void {
             const pub =
               rooms.map(micPublication).find((p) => p !== null) ?? null;
             muted = pub?.muted ?? false;
             const track = pub?.track ?? null;
             if (track === tapped) return;
             if (tapped) stopTap();
-            if (track) startTap(track);
+            if (track && pub) startTap(track, pub.local);
+          }
+          const control = {
+            release: (): void => {
+              if (tapped) stopTap();
+            },
+            reconcile,
           };
+          liveTaps.add(control);
 
           const events = [
             RoomEvent.TrackMuted,
@@ -143,6 +183,7 @@ export function observeLocalMicSample$(
             rooms.forEach((room) =>
               events.forEach((ev) => room.off(ev, reconcile)),
             );
+            liveTaps.delete(control);
             if (tapped) stopTap();
           };
         }),

src/state/CallViewModel/remoteMembers/ConnectionFactory.ts

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import {
 // default to true, so with no params this is byte-for-byte upstream behaviour;
 // `?autoGainControl=false` forces AGC off regardless of the stored Setting.
 import { getUrlParams } from "../../../UrlParams.ts";
+import { lotusNoiseSuppressionAllowed } from "../../../lotus/lotusCaptureOverride.ts";
 
 // TODO evaluate if this should be done like the Publisher Factory
 export interface ConnectionFactory {
@@ -193,9 +194,16 @@ function generateRoomOption({
       echoCancellation:
         echoCancellationSetting.getValue() &&
         getUrlParams().echoCancellation !== false,
+      // [lotus] The host can switch this mid-call (io.lotus.set_denoise).
       noiseSuppression:
         noiseSuppressionSetting.getValue() &&
-        getUrlParams().noiseSuppression !== false,
+        lotusNoiseSuppressionAllowed(getUrlParams().noiseSuppression),
+      // [lotus] LiveKit defaults voiceIsolation ON, which (where the platform
+      // implements it) is one more voice filter in front of the ML model or
+      // in "off" mode. Tie it to browser noise suppression.
+      voiceIsolation:
+        noiseSuppressionSetting.getValue() &&
+        lotusNoiseSuppressionAllowed(getUrlParams().noiseSuppression),
       autoGainControl:
         autoGainControlSetting.getValue() &&
         getUrlParams().autoGainControl !== false,