diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/VoiceWakeTester.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/VoiceWakeTester.swift
index b35a2c099..05bb98342 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/VoiceWakeTester.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdbot/VoiceWakeTester.swift
@@ -208,11 +208,8 @@ final class VoiceWakeTester {
         if let match, !match.command.isEmpty {
             self.holdingAfterDetect = true
             self.detectedText = match.command
-            self.logger.info("voice wake detected; forwarding (len=\(match.command.count))")
+            self.logger.info("voice wake detected (test) (len=\(match.command.count))")
             await MainActor.run { AppStateStore.shared.triggerVoiceEars(ttl: nil) }
-            Task.detached {
-                await VoiceWakeForwarder.forward(transcript: match.command)
-            }
             self.stop()
             await MainActor.run {
                 AppStateStore.shared.stopVoiceEars()
@@ -424,11 +421,8 @@ final class VoiceWakeTester {
             ) else { return }
             self.holdingAfterDetect = true
             self.detectedText = match.command
-            self.logger.info("voice wake detected (silence); forwarding (len=\(match.command.count))")
+            self.logger.info("voice wake detected (test, silence) (len=\(match.command.count))")
             await MainActor.run { AppStateStore.shared.triggerVoiceEars(ttl: nil) }
-            Task.detached {
-                await VoiceWakeForwarder.forward(transcript: match.command)
-            }
             self.stop()
             await MainActor.run {
                 AppStateStore.shared.stopVoiceEars()
diff --git a/docs/platforms/mac/voicewake.md b/docs/platforms/mac/voicewake.md
index 898903928..33ab02e31 100644
--- a/docs/platforms/mac/voicewake.md
+++ b/docs/platforms/mac/voicewake.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Hardening:
 ## User-facing settings
 - **Voice Wake** toggle: enables wake-word runtime.
 - **Hold Cmd+Fn to talk**: enables the push-to-talk monitor. Disabled on macOS < 26.
-- Language & mic pickers, live level meter, trigger-word table, tester.
+- Language & mic pickers, live level meter, trigger-word table, tester (local-only; does not forward).
 - **Sounds**: chimes on trigger detect and on send; defaults to the macOS “Glass” system sound. You can pick any `NSSound`-loadable file (e.g. MP3/WAV/AIFF) for each event or choose **No Sound**.
 
 ## Forwarding behavior