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+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+import numpy as np
+
+from mic_clipper.audio_input import PulseAudioInput
+from mic_clipper.runner import record_frames
+from mic_clipper.segmenter import Segmenter
+
+
+class FakeVad:
+    def __init__(self, probabilities: list[float]) -> None:
+        self.probabilities = iter(probabilities)
+
+    def probability(self, _samples: np.ndarray) -> float:
+        return next(self.probabilities)
+
+
+class FakeClip:
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.writes: list[np.ndarray] = []
+        self.closed = False
+
+    def write(self, samples: np.ndarray) -> None:
+        self.writes.append(samples)
+
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        self.closed = True
+
+    def abort(self) -> None:
+        self.closed = True
+
+
+class FakeWriter:
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.opened: list[FakeClip] = []
+
+    def open(self, _started_at: datetime) -> FakeClip:
+        clip = FakeClip()
+        self.opened.append(clip)
+        return clip
+
+
+def samples() -> np.ndarray:
+    return np.zeros(512, dtype=np.float32)
+
+
+def test_silence_never_opens_an_output_clip():
+    writer = FakeWriter()
+
+    record_frames(
+        [samples(), samples()],
+        vad=FakeVad([0.1, 0.1]),
+        writer=writer,
+        segmenter=Segmenter(pre_roll_seconds=0.5, silence_seconds=1.5),
+        now=lambda: datetime(2026, 9, 29, tzinfo=timezone.utc),
+    )
+
+    assert writer.opened == []
+
+
+def test_end_event_closes_the_active_encoder():
+    writer = FakeWriter()
+
+    record_frames(
+        [samples()] + [samples()] * 47,
+        vad=FakeVad([0.9] + [0.1] * 47),
+        writer=writer,
+        segmenter=Segmenter(pre_roll_seconds=0.5, silence_seconds=1.5),
+        now=lambda: datetime(2026, 9, 29, tzinfo=timezone.utc),
+    )
+
+    assert len(writer.opened) == 1
+    assert writer.opened[0].closed
+
+
+def test_pulse_input_uses_dynamic_default_device_at_16khz_mono():
+    command = PulseAudioInput.command()
+
+    assert command[0] == "ffmpeg"
+    assert command[command.index("-f") + 1] == "pulse"
+    assert command[command.index("-i") + 1] == "default"
+    assert command[-2:] == ["f32le", "pipe:1"]