Migrate to Python daemon

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # lel
 
-X11 transcription daemon that records audio, runs Whisper, logs the transcript, and can optionally run AI post-processing before injecting text.
+Python X11 transcription daemon that records audio, runs Whisper, logs the transcript, and can optionally run AI post-processing before injecting text.
 
 ## Requirements
 
@@ -8,12 +8,22 @@ X11 transcription daemon that records audio, runs Whisper, logs the transcript,
 - `ffmpeg`
 - `whisper` (OpenAI Whisper CLI)
 - `xclip`
+- `xdotool`
 - Tray icon deps: `libappindicator3` and `gtk3` (required by `systray`)
+- Python deps: `pystray`, `pillow`, `python-xlib`, `ollama`, `openai-whisper`
 
-## Build
+## Python Daemon
+
+Install Python deps:
 
 ```bash
-make build
+pip install -r src/requirements.txt
+```
+
+Run:
+
+```bash
+python3 src/leld.py --config ~/.config/lel/config.json
 ```
 
 ## Config
@@ -56,23 +66,11 @@ Env overrides:
 - `LEL_AI_ENABLED`, `LEL_AI_PROVIDER`, `LEL_AI_MODEL`, `LEL_AI_TEMPERATURE`, `LEL_AI_SYSTEM_PROMPT_FILE`
 - `LEL_AI_BASE_URL`, `LEL_AI_API_KEY`, `LEL_AI_TIMEOUT_SEC`
 
-## Run manually
-
-```bash
-./leld --config ~/.config/lel/config.json
-```
-
-Disable the tray icon:
-
-```bash
-./leld --no-tray
-```
-
 ## systemd user service
 
 ```bash
 mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
-cp leld lelctl ~/.local/bin/
+cp src/leld.py ~/.local/bin/leld.py
 cp systemd/lel.service ~/.config/systemd/user/lel.service
 systemctl --user daemon-reload
 systemctl --user enable --now lel
@@ -84,10 +82,6 @@ systemctl --user enable --now lel
 - Press it again to stop and transcribe.
 - The transcript is logged to stderr.
 
-Execution flow (single in-flight state machine):
-
-- `recording` -> `transcribing` -> `processing` (optional) -> `outputting` -> `idle`
-
 Injection backends:
 
 - `clipboard`: copy to clipboard and inject via Ctrl+V (requires `xclip` + `xdotool`)
@@ -95,19 +89,10 @@ Injection backends:
 
 AI providers:
 
-- `ollama`: calls the local Ollama HTTP API (`/api/generate`)
-- `openai_compat`: calls a chat-completions compatible API (`/v1/chat/completions`)
-
-Dependency checks:
-
-- Recording requires `ffmpeg` (or set `ffmpeg_path`)
-- Transcribing uses the `whisper` CLI
-- Outputting requires `xclip` (and `xdotool` for injection backends)
+- `ollama`: calls the local Ollama API
 
 Control:
 
 ```bash
-lelctl status
-lelctl reload
-lelctl stop
+make run
 ```