diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a33efbd7..a54cae1e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -122,6 +122,33 @@ services:
       retries: 3
       start_period: 30s
 
+  # ── Mumble — voice chat server for Alexander + Timmy ─────────────────────
+  mumble:
+    image: mumblevoip/mumble-server:latest
+    container_name: timmy-mumble
+    profiles:
+      - mumble
+    ports:
+      - "${MUMBLE_PORT:-64738}:64738"        # TCP + UDP: Mumble protocol
+      - "${MUMBLE_PORT:-64738}:64738/udp"
+    environment:
+      MUMBLE_CONFIG_WELCOMETEXT: "Timmy Time voice channel — co-play audio bridge"
+      MUMBLE_CONFIG_USERS: "10"
+      MUMBLE_CONFIG_BANDWIDTH: "72000"
+      # Set MUMBLE_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD in .env to secure the server
+      MUMBLE_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD: "${MUMBLE_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD:-changeme}"
+    volumes:
+      - mumble-data:/data
+    networks:
+      - timmy-net
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "sh", "-c", "nc -z localhost 64738 || exit 1"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 10s
+
   # ── OpenFang — vendored agent runtime sidecar ────────────────────────────
   openfang:
     build:
@@ -158,6 +185,8 @@ volumes:
       device: "${PWD}/data"
   openfang-data:
     driver: local
+  mumble-data:
+    driver: local
 
 # ── Internal network ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 networks:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 51f294eb..eb0b8acf 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ pyttsx3 = { version = ">=2.90", optional = true }
 openai-whisper = { version = ">=20231117", optional = true }
 piper-tts = { version = ">=1.2.0", optional = true }
 sounddevice = { version = ">=0.4.6", optional = true }
+pymumble-py3 = { version = ">=1.0", optional = true }
 sentence-transformers = { version = ">=2.0.0", optional = true }
 numpy = { version = ">=1.24.0", optional = true }
 requests = { version = ">=2.31.0", optional = true }
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ telegram = ["python-telegram-bot"]
 discord = ["discord.py"]
 bigbrain = ["airllm"]
 voice = ["pyttsx3", "openai-whisper", "piper-tts", "sounddevice"]
+mumble = ["pymumble-py3"]
 celery = ["celery"]
 embeddings = ["sentence-transformers", "numpy"]
 git = ["GitPython"]
diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index 4312f26f..a0f82393 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -90,6 +90,27 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     # Discord bot token — set via DISCORD_TOKEN env var or the /discord/setup endpoint
     discord_token: str = ""
 
+    # ── Mumble voice bridge ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    # Enables Mumble voice chat between Alexander and Timmy.
+    # Set MUMBLE_ENABLED=true and configure the server details to activate.
+    mumble_enabled: bool = False
+    # Mumble server hostname — override with MUMBLE_HOST env var
+    mumble_host: str = "localhost"
+    # Mumble server port — override with MUMBLE_PORT env var
+    mumble_port: int = 64738
+    # Mumble username for Timmy's connection — override with MUMBLE_USER env var
+    mumble_user: str = "Timmy"
+    # Mumble server password (if required) — override with MUMBLE_PASSWORD env var
+    mumble_password: str = ""
+    # Mumble channel to join — override with MUMBLE_CHANNEL env var
+    mumble_channel: str = "Root"
+    # Audio mode: "ptt" (push-to-talk) or "vad" (voice activity detection)
+    mumble_audio_mode: str = "vad"
+    # VAD silence threshold (RMS 0.0–1.0) — audio below this is treated as silence
+    mumble_vad_threshold: float = 0.02
+    # Milliseconds of silence before PTT/VAD releases the floor
+    mumble_silence_ms: int = 800
+
     # ── Discord action confirmation ──────────────────────────────────────────
     # When True, dangerous tools (shell, write_file, python) require user
     # confirmation via Discord button before executing.
diff --git a/src/integrations/CLAUDE.md b/src/integrations/CLAUDE.md
index 258ac18f..a43667d1 100644
--- a/src/integrations/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/src/integrations/CLAUDE.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ External platform bridges. All are optional dependencies.
 - `telegram_bot/` — Telegram bot bridge
 - `shortcuts/` — iOS Siri Shortcuts API metadata
 - `voice/` — Local NLU intent detection (regex-based, no cloud)
+- `mumble/` — Mumble voice bridge (bidirectional audio: Timmy TTS ↔ Alexander mic)
 
 ## Testing
 ```bash
diff --git a/src/integrations/mumble/__init__.py b/src/integrations/mumble/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16726b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/integrations/mumble/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+"""Mumble voice bridge — bidirectional audio between Alexander and Timmy."""
+
+from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge, mumble_bridge
+
+__all__ = ["MumbleBridge", "mumble_bridge"]
diff --git a/src/integrations/mumble/bridge.py b/src/integrations/mumble/bridge.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70cb66bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/integrations/mumble/bridge.py
@@ -0,0 +1,464 @@
+"""Mumble voice bridge — bidirectional audio between Alexander and Timmy.
+
+Connects Timmy to a Mumble server so voice conversations can happen during
+co-play and be piped to the stream.  Timmy's TTS output is sent to the
+Mumble channel; Alexander's microphone is captured on stream via Mumble.
+
+Audio pipeline
+--------------
+  Timmy TTS → PCM 16-bit 48 kHz mono → Mumble channel → stream mix
+  Mumble channel (Alexander's mic) → PCM callback → optional STT
+
+Audio mode
+----------
+  "vad"  — voice activity detection: transmit when RMS > threshold
+  "ptt"  — push-to-talk: transmit only while ``push_to_talk()`` context active
+
+Optional dependency — install with:
+    pip install ".[mumble]"
+
+Degrades gracefully when ``pymumble`` is not installed or the server is
+unreachable; all public methods become safe no-ops.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import io
+import logging
+import struct
+import threading
+import time
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    pass
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Mumble audio constants
+_SAMPLE_RATE = 48000  # Hz — Mumble native sample rate
+_CHANNELS = 1  # Mono
+_SAMPLE_WIDTH = 2  # 16-bit PCM → 2 bytes per sample
+_FRAME_MS = 10  # milliseconds per Mumble frame
+_FRAME_SAMPLES = _SAMPLE_RATE * _FRAME_MS // 1000  # 480 samples per frame
+_FRAME_BYTES = _FRAME_SAMPLES * _SAMPLE_WIDTH  # 960 bytes per frame
+
+
+class MumbleBridge:
+    """Manages a Mumble client connection for Timmy's voice bridge.
+
+    Usage::
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        await bridge.start()          # connect + join channel
+        await bridge.speak("Hello!")  # TTS → Mumble audio
+        await bridge.stop()           # disconnect
+
+    Audio received from other users triggers ``on_audio`` callbacks
+    registered via ``add_audio_callback()``.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self._client = None
+        self._connected: bool = False
+        self._running: bool = False
+        self._ptt_active: bool = False
+        self._lock = threading.Lock()
+        self._audio_callbacks: list[Callable[[str, bytes], None]] = []
+        self._send_thread: threading.Thread | None = None
+        self._audio_queue: list[bytes] = []
+        self._queue_lock = threading.Lock()
+
+    # ── Properties ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    @property
+    def connected(self) -> bool:
+        """True when the Mumble client is connected and authenticated."""
+        return self._connected
+
+    @property
+    def running(self) -> bool:
+        """True when the bridge loop is active."""
+        return self._running
+
+    # ── Lifecycle ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    def start(self) -> bool:
+        """Connect to Mumble and join the configured channel.
+
+        Returns True on success, False if the bridge is disabled or
+        ``pymumble`` is not installed.
+        """
+        try:
+            from config import settings
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.warning("MumbleBridge: config unavailable — %s", exc)
+            return False
+
+        if not settings.mumble_enabled:
+            logger.info("MumbleBridge: disabled (MUMBLE_ENABLED=false)")
+            return False
+
+        if self._connected:
+            return True
+
+        try:
+            import pymumble_py3 as pymumble
+        except ImportError:
+            logger.warning(
+                "MumbleBridge: pymumble-py3 not installed — "
+                'run: pip install ".[mumble]"'
+            )
+            return False
+
+        try:
+            self._client = pymumble.Mumble(
+                host=settings.mumble_host,
+                user=settings.mumble_user,
+                port=settings.mumble_port,
+                password=settings.mumble_password,
+                reconnect=True,
+                stereo=False,
+            )
+            self._client.set_receive_sound(True)
+            self._client.callbacks.set_callback(
+                pymumble.constants.PYMUMBLE_CLBK_SOUNDRECEIVED,
+                self._on_sound_received,
+            )
+            self._client.start()
+            self._client.is_ready()  # blocks until connected + synced
+
+            self._join_channel(settings.mumble_channel)
+
+            self._running = True
+            self._connected = True
+
+            # Start the audio sender thread
+            self._send_thread = threading.Thread(
+                target=self._audio_sender_loop, daemon=True, name="mumble-sender"
+            )
+            self._send_thread.start()
+
+            logger.info(
+                "MumbleBridge: connected to %s:%d as %s, channel=%s",
+                settings.mumble_host,
+                settings.mumble_port,
+                settings.mumble_user,
+                settings.mumble_channel,
+            )
+            return True
+
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.warning("MumbleBridge: connection failed — %s", exc)
+            self._connected = False
+            self._running = False
+            self._client = None
+            return False
+
+    def stop(self) -> None:
+        """Disconnect from Mumble and clean up."""
+        self._running = False
+        self._connected = False
+
+        if self._client is not None:
+            try:
+                self._client.stop()
+            except Exception as exc:
+                logger.debug("MumbleBridge: stop error — %s", exc)
+            finally:
+                self._client = None
+
+        logger.info("MumbleBridge: disconnected")
+
+    # ── Audio send ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    def send_audio(self, pcm_bytes: bytes) -> None:
+        """Enqueue raw PCM audio (16-bit, 48 kHz, mono) for transmission.
+
+        The bytes are sliced into 10 ms frames and sent by the background
+        sender thread.  Safe to call from any thread.
+        """
+        if not self._connected or self._client is None:
+            return
+
+        with self._queue_lock:
+            self._audio_queue.append(pcm_bytes)
+
+    def speak(self, text: str) -> None:
+        """Convert *text* to speech and send the audio to the Mumble channel.
+
+        Tries Piper TTS first (high quality), falls back to pyttsx3, and
+        degrades silently if neither is available.
+        """
+        if not self._connected:
+            logger.debug("MumbleBridge.speak: not connected, skipping")
+            return
+
+        pcm = self._tts_to_pcm(text)
+        if pcm:
+            self.send_audio(pcm)
+
+    # ── Push-to-talk ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    @contextmanager
+    def push_to_talk(self):
+        """Context manager that activates PTT for the duration of the block.
+
+        Example::
+
+            with bridge.push_to_talk():
+                bridge.send_audio(pcm_data)
+        """
+        self._ptt_active = True
+        try:
+            yield
+        finally:
+            self._ptt_active = False
+
+    # ── Audio receive callbacks ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    def add_audio_callback(self, callback: Callable[[str, bytes], None]) -> None:
+        """Register a callback for incoming audio from other Mumble users.
+
+        The callback receives ``(username: str, pcm_bytes: bytes)`` where
+        ``pcm_bytes`` is 16-bit, 48 kHz, mono PCM audio.
+        """
+        self._audio_callbacks.append(callback)
+
+    def remove_audio_callback(self, callback: Callable[[str, bytes], None]) -> None:
+        """Unregister a previously added audio callback."""
+        try:
+            self._audio_callbacks.remove(callback)
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+
+    # ── Internal helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    def _join_channel(self, channel_name: str) -> None:
+        """Move to the named channel, creating it if it doesn't exist."""
+        if self._client is None:
+            return
+        try:
+            channels = self._client.channels
+            channel = channels.find_by_name(channel_name)
+            self._client.my_channel().move_in(channel)
+            logger.debug("MumbleBridge: joined channel '%s'", channel_name)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.warning(
+                "MumbleBridge: could not join channel '%s' — %s", channel_name, exc
+            )
+
+    def _on_sound_received(self, user, soundchunk) -> None:
+        """Called by pymumble when audio arrives from another user."""
+        try:
+            username = user.get("name", "unknown")
+            pcm = soundchunk.pcm
+            if pcm and self._audio_callbacks:
+                for cb in self._audio_callbacks:
+                    try:
+                        cb(username, pcm)
+                    except Exception as exc:
+                        logger.debug("MumbleBridge: audio callback error — %s", exc)
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.debug("MumbleBridge: _on_sound_received error — %s", exc)
+
+    def _audio_sender_loop(self) -> None:
+        """Background thread: drain the audio queue and send frames."""
+        while self._running:
+            chunks: list[bytes] = []
+            with self._queue_lock:
+                if self._audio_queue:
+                    chunks = list(self._audio_queue)
+                    self._audio_queue.clear()
+
+            if chunks and self._client is not None:
+                buf = b"".join(chunks)
+                self._send_pcm_buffer(buf)
+            else:
+                time.sleep(0.005)
+
+    def _send_pcm_buffer(self, pcm: bytes) -> None:
+        """Slice a PCM buffer into 10 ms frames and send each one."""
+        if self._client is None:
+            return
+
+        try:
+            from config import settings
+
+            mode = settings.mumble_audio_mode
+            threshold = settings.mumble_vad_threshold
+        except Exception:
+            mode = "vad"
+            threshold = 0.02
+
+        offset = 0
+        while offset < len(pcm):
+            frame = pcm[offset : offset + _FRAME_BYTES]
+            if len(frame) < _FRAME_BYTES:
+                # Pad the last frame with silence
+                frame = frame + b"\x00" * (_FRAME_BYTES - len(frame))
+            offset += _FRAME_BYTES
+
+            if mode == "vad":
+                rms = _rms(frame)
+                if rms < threshold:
+                    continue  # silence — don't transmit
+
+            if mode == "ptt" and not self._ptt_active:
+                continue
+
+            try:
+                self._client.sound_output.add_sound(frame)
+            except Exception as exc:
+                logger.debug("MumbleBridge: send frame error — %s", exc)
+                break
+
+    def _tts_to_pcm(self, text: str) -> bytes | None:
+        """Convert text to 16-bit 48 kHz mono PCM via Piper or pyttsx3."""
+        # Try Piper TTS first (higher quality)
+        pcm = self._piper_tts(text)
+        if pcm:
+            return pcm
+
+        # Fall back to pyttsx3 via an in-memory WAV buffer
+        pcm = self._pyttsx3_tts(text)
+        if pcm:
+            return pcm
+
+        logger.debug("MumbleBridge._tts_to_pcm: no TTS engine available")
+        return None
+
+    def _piper_tts(self, text: str) -> bytes | None:
+        """Synthesize speech via Piper TTS, returning 16-bit 48 kHz mono PCM."""
+        try:
+            import wave
+
+            from piper.voice import PiperVoice
+
+            try:
+                from config import settings
+
+                voice_path = getattr(settings, "piper_voice_path", None) or str(
+                    __import__("pathlib").Path.home()
+                    / ".local/share/piper-voices/en_US-lessac-medium.onnx"
+                )
+            except Exception:
+                voice_path = str(
+                    __import__("pathlib").Path.home()
+                    / ".local/share/piper-voices/en_US-lessac-medium.onnx"
+                )
+
+            voice = PiperVoice.load(voice_path)
+            buf = io.BytesIO()
+            with wave.open(buf, "wb") as wf:
+                wf.setnchannels(_CHANNELS)
+                wf.setsampwidth(_SAMPLE_WIDTH)
+                wf.setframerate(voice.config.sample_rate)
+                voice.synthesize(text, wf)
+
+            buf.seek(0)
+            with wave.open(buf, "rb") as wf:
+                raw = wf.readframes(wf.getnframes())
+                src_rate = wf.getframerate()
+
+            return _resample_pcm(raw, src_rate, _SAMPLE_RATE)
+
+        except ImportError:
+            return None
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.debug("MumbleBridge._piper_tts: %s", exc)
+            return None
+
+    def _pyttsx3_tts(self, text: str) -> bytes | None:
+        """Synthesize speech via pyttsx3, returning 16-bit 48 kHz mono PCM.
+
+        pyttsx3 doesn't support in-memory output directly, so we write to a
+        temporary WAV file, read it back, and resample if necessary.
+        """
+        try:
+            import os
+            import tempfile
+            import wave
+
+            import pyttsx3
+
+            engine = pyttsx3.init()
+            with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".wav", delete=False) as tmp:
+                tmp_path = tmp.name
+
+            engine.save_to_file(text, tmp_path)
+            engine.runAndWait()
+
+            with wave.open(tmp_path, "rb") as wf:
+                raw = wf.readframes(wf.getnframes())
+                src_rate = wf.getframerate()
+                src_channels = wf.getnchannels()
+
+            os.unlink(tmp_path)
+
+            # Convert stereo → mono if needed
+            if src_channels == 2:
+                raw = _stereo_to_mono(raw, _SAMPLE_WIDTH)
+
+            return _resample_pcm(raw, src_rate, _SAMPLE_RATE)
+
+        except ImportError:
+            return None
+        except Exception as exc:
+            logger.debug("MumbleBridge._pyttsx3_tts: %s", exc)
+            return None
+
+
+# ── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def _rms(pcm: bytes) -> float:
+    """Compute the root mean square (RMS) energy of a 16-bit PCM buffer."""
+    if not pcm:
+        return 0.0
+    n = len(pcm) // _SAMPLE_WIDTH
+    if n == 0:
+        return 0.0
+    samples = struct.unpack(f"<{n}h", pcm[: n * _SAMPLE_WIDTH])
+    mean_sq = sum(s * s for s in samples) / n
+    return (mean_sq**0.5) / 32768.0
+
+
+def _stereo_to_mono(pcm: bytes, sample_width: int = 2) -> bytes:
+    """Convert interleaved stereo 16-bit PCM to mono by averaging channels."""
+    n = len(pcm) // (sample_width * 2)
+    if n == 0:
+        return pcm
+    samples = struct.unpack(f"<{n * 2}h", pcm[: n * 2 * sample_width])
+    mono = [(samples[i * 2] + samples[i * 2 + 1]) // 2 for i in range(n)]
+    return struct.pack(f"<{n}h", *mono)
+
+
+def _resample_pcm(pcm: bytes, src_rate: int, dst_rate: int, sample_width: int = 2) -> bytes:
+    """Resample 16-bit mono PCM from *src_rate* to *dst_rate* Hz.
+
+    Uses linear interpolation — adequate quality for voice.
+    """
+    if src_rate == dst_rate:
+        return pcm
+    n_src = len(pcm) // sample_width
+    if n_src == 0:
+        return pcm
+    src = struct.unpack(f"<{n_src}h", pcm[: n_src * sample_width])
+    ratio = src_rate / dst_rate
+    n_dst = int(n_src / ratio)
+    dst: list[int] = []
+    for i in range(n_dst):
+        pos = i * ratio
+        lo = int(pos)
+        hi = min(lo + 1, n_src - 1)
+        frac = pos - lo
+        sample = int(src[lo] * (1.0 - frac) + src[hi] * frac)
+        dst.append(max(-32768, min(32767, sample)))
+    return struct.pack(f"<{n_dst}h", *dst)
+
+
+# Module-level singleton
+mumble_bridge = MumbleBridge()
diff --git a/tests/integrations/test_mumble_bridge.py b/tests/integrations/test_mumble_bridge.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0c5222a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integrations/test_mumble_bridge.py
@@ -0,0 +1,528 @@
+"""Unit tests for the Mumble voice bridge integration."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import struct
+import sys
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.unit
+
+# ── Helpers ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def _pcm_silence(ms: int = 10, sample_rate: int = 48000) -> bytes:
+    """Return *ms* milliseconds of 16-bit 48 kHz silent PCM."""
+    n = sample_rate * ms // 1000
+    return struct.pack(f"<{n}h", *([0] * n))
+
+
+def _pcm_tone(ms: int = 10, sample_rate: int = 48000, amplitude: int = 16000) -> bytes:
+    """Return *ms* milliseconds of a constant-amplitude 16-bit PCM signal."""
+    import math
+
+    n = sample_rate * ms // 1000
+    freq = 440  # Hz
+    samples = [
+        int(amplitude * math.sin(2 * math.pi * freq * i / sample_rate)) for i in range(n)
+    ]
+    return struct.pack(f"<{n}h", *samples)
+
+
+# ── _rms helper ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class TestRmsHelper:
+    """Tests for the internal _rms() energy function."""
+
+    def test_silence_is_zero(self):
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import _rms
+
+        assert _rms(_pcm_silence()) == 0.0
+
+    def test_empty_bytes_is_zero(self):
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import _rms
+
+        assert _rms(b"") == 0.0
+
+    def test_tone_has_positive_rms(self):
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import _rms
+
+        rms = _rms(_pcm_tone(amplitude=16000))
+        assert 0.0 < rms <= 1.0
+
+    def test_louder_tone_has_higher_rms(self):
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import _rms
+
+        quiet = _rms(_pcm_tone(amplitude=1000))
+        loud = _rms(_pcm_tone(amplitude=20000))
+        assert loud > quiet
+
+    def test_max_amplitude_rms_near_one(self):
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import _rms
+
+        # All samples at max positive value
+        n = 480
+        pcm = struct.pack(f"<{n}h", *([32767] * n))
+        rms = _rms(pcm)
+        assert rms > 0.99
+
+
+# ── MumbleBridge unit tests ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class TestMumbleBridgeProperties:
+    def test_initial_state(self):
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        assert not bridge.connected
+        assert not bridge.running
+
+    def test_singleton_exists(self):
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge, mumble_bridge
+
+        assert isinstance(mumble_bridge, MumbleBridge)
+
+
+class TestMumbleBridgeStart:
+    def test_start_disabled_returns_false(self):
+        """start() returns False when MUMBLE_ENABLED=false."""
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        mock_settings = MagicMock()
+        mock_settings.mumble_enabled = False
+        with patch("config.settings", mock_settings):
+            result = bridge.start()
+        assert result is False
+        assert not bridge.connected
+
+    def test_start_missing_pymumble_returns_false(self):
+        """start() returns False gracefully when pymumble_py3 is absent."""
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        mock_settings = MagicMock()
+        mock_settings.mumble_enabled = True
+        with (
+            patch("config.settings", mock_settings),
+            patch.dict(sys.modules, {"pymumble_py3": None}),
+        ):
+            result = bridge.start()
+        assert result is False
+        assert not bridge.connected
+
+    def test_start_already_connected_returns_true(self):
+        """start() short-circuits when already connected."""
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        bridge._connected = True
+        mock_settings = MagicMock()
+        mock_settings.mumble_enabled = True
+        with patch("config.settings", mock_settings):
+            result = bridge.start()
+        assert result is True
+
+    def test_start_connection_error_returns_false(self):
+        """start() returns False and stays clean when Mumble raises."""
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        mock_settings = MagicMock()
+        mock_settings.mumble_enabled = True
+        mock_settings.mumble_host = "127.0.0.1"
+        mock_settings.mumble_port = 64738
+        mock_settings.mumble_user = "Timmy"
+        mock_settings.mumble_password = ""
+
+        mock_mumble_module = MagicMock()
+        mock_mumble_module.Mumble.side_effect = ConnectionRefusedError("refused")
+
+        with (
+            patch("config.settings", mock_settings),
+            patch.dict(sys.modules, {"pymumble_py3": mock_mumble_module}),
+        ):
+            result = bridge.start()
+
+        assert result is False
+        assert not bridge.connected
+        assert bridge._client is None
+
+
+class TestMumbleBridgeStop:
+    def test_stop_when_not_connected_is_noop(self):
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        bridge.stop()  # Must not raise
+        assert not bridge.connected
+        assert not bridge.running
+
+    def test_stop_clears_state(self):
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        bridge._connected = True
+        bridge._running = True
+        mock_client = MagicMock()
+        bridge._client = mock_client
+
+        bridge.stop()
+
+        mock_client.stop.assert_called_once()
+        assert not bridge.connected
+        assert not bridge.running
+        assert bridge._client is None
+
+    def test_stop_tolerates_client_error(self):
+        """stop() cleans up state even when client.stop() raises."""
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        bridge._connected = True
+        bridge._running = True
+        mock_client = MagicMock()
+        mock_client.stop.side_effect = RuntimeError("already stopped")
+        bridge._client = mock_client
+
+        bridge.stop()  # Must not propagate
+
+        assert not bridge.connected
+
+
+# ── Audio send ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class TestMumbleBridgeSendAudio:
+    def test_send_audio_when_not_connected_is_noop(self):
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        pcm = _pcm_tone()
+        bridge.send_audio(pcm)  # Must not raise
+
+    def test_send_audio_enqueues_data(self):
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        bridge._connected = True
+        bridge._client = MagicMock()
+
+        pcm = _pcm_tone(ms=20)
+        bridge.send_audio(pcm)
+
+        assert len(bridge._audio_queue) == 1
+        assert bridge._audio_queue[0] == pcm
+
+    def test_send_audio_multiple_chunks(self):
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        bridge._connected = True
+        bridge._client = MagicMock()
+
+        for _ in range(3):
+            bridge.send_audio(_pcm_tone(ms=10))
+
+        assert len(bridge._audio_queue) == 3
+
+
+# ── Audio callbacks ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class TestMumbleBridgeAudioCallbacks:
+    def test_add_and_trigger_callback(self):
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        received: list[tuple[str, bytes]] = []
+
+        def cb(username: str, pcm: bytes):
+            received.append((username, pcm))
+
+        bridge.add_audio_callback(cb)
+
+        # Simulate sound received
+        fake_user = {"name": "Alexander"}
+        fake_chunk = MagicMock()
+        fake_chunk.pcm = _pcm_tone()
+        bridge._on_sound_received(fake_user, fake_chunk)
+
+        assert len(received) == 1
+        assert received[0][0] == "Alexander"
+
+    def test_remove_callback(self):
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        received: list = []
+
+        def cb(username: str, pcm: bytes):
+            received.append(username)
+
+        bridge.add_audio_callback(cb)
+        bridge.remove_audio_callback(cb)
+
+        fake_user = {"name": "Alexander"}
+        fake_chunk = MagicMock()
+        fake_chunk.pcm = _pcm_tone()
+        bridge._on_sound_received(fake_user, fake_chunk)
+
+        assert received == []
+
+    def test_remove_nonexistent_callback_is_noop(self):
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+
+        def cb(u, p):
+            pass
+
+        bridge.remove_audio_callback(cb)  # Must not raise
+
+    def test_on_sound_received_no_callbacks(self):
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        fake_user = {"name": "Test"}
+        fake_chunk = MagicMock()
+        fake_chunk.pcm = _pcm_tone()
+        bridge._on_sound_received(fake_user, fake_chunk)  # Must not raise
+
+    def test_on_sound_received_missing_user_key(self):
+        """Falls back to 'unknown' when user dict has no 'name' key."""
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        received_names: list[str] = []
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        bridge.add_audio_callback(lambda u, p: received_names.append(u))
+
+        fake_chunk = MagicMock()
+        fake_chunk.pcm = _pcm_tone()
+        bridge._on_sound_received({}, fake_chunk)
+
+        assert received_names == ["unknown"]
+
+    def test_callback_exception_does_not_propagate(self):
+        """A crashing callback must not bubble up to the Mumble thread."""
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+
+        def bad_cb(u, p):
+            raise RuntimeError("oops")
+
+        bridge.add_audio_callback(bad_cb)
+
+        fake_chunk = MagicMock()
+        fake_chunk.pcm = _pcm_tone()
+        bridge._on_sound_received({"name": "X"}, fake_chunk)  # Must not raise
+
+
+# ── Push-to-talk ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class TestPushToTalk:
+    def test_ptt_context_sets_and_clears_flag(self):
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        assert not bridge._ptt_active
+
+        with bridge.push_to_talk():
+            assert bridge._ptt_active
+
+        assert not bridge._ptt_active
+
+    def test_ptt_clears_on_exception(self):
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        try:
+            with bridge.push_to_talk():
+                raise ValueError("test")
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+
+        assert not bridge._ptt_active
+
+
+# ── VAD send_pcm_buffer ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class TestSendPcmBuffer:
+    def test_vad_suppresses_silence(self):
+        """VAD mode must not call sound_output.add_sound for silent PCM."""
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        mock_client = MagicMock()
+        bridge._client = mock_client
+
+        mock_settings = MagicMock()
+        mock_settings.mumble_audio_mode = "vad"
+        mock_settings.mumble_vad_threshold = 0.02
+
+        with patch("config.settings", mock_settings):
+            bridge._send_pcm_buffer(_pcm_silence(ms=50))
+
+        mock_client.sound_output.add_sound.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_vad_transmits_tone(self):
+        """VAD mode must send audible PCM frames."""
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        mock_client = MagicMock()
+        bridge._client = mock_client
+
+        mock_settings = MagicMock()
+        mock_settings.mumble_audio_mode = "vad"
+        mock_settings.mumble_vad_threshold = 0.01
+
+        with patch("config.settings", mock_settings):
+            bridge._send_pcm_buffer(_pcm_tone(ms=50, amplitude=16000))
+
+        assert mock_client.sound_output.add_sound.call_count > 0
+
+    def test_ptt_suppresses_when_inactive(self):
+        """PTT mode must not send when _ptt_active is False."""
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        mock_client = MagicMock()
+        bridge._client = mock_client
+        bridge._ptt_active = False
+
+        mock_settings = MagicMock()
+        mock_settings.mumble_audio_mode = "ptt"
+        mock_settings.mumble_vad_threshold = 0.02
+
+        with patch("config.settings", mock_settings):
+            bridge._send_pcm_buffer(_pcm_tone(ms=50, amplitude=16000))
+
+        mock_client.sound_output.add_sound.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_ptt_sends_when_active(self):
+        """PTT mode must send when _ptt_active is True."""
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        mock_client = MagicMock()
+        bridge._client = mock_client
+        bridge._ptt_active = True
+
+        mock_settings = MagicMock()
+        mock_settings.mumble_audio_mode = "ptt"
+        mock_settings.mumble_vad_threshold = 0.02
+
+        with patch("config.settings", mock_settings):
+            bridge._send_pcm_buffer(_pcm_tone(ms=50, amplitude=16000))
+
+        assert mock_client.sound_output.add_sound.call_count > 0
+
+    def test_no_client_is_noop(self):
+        """_send_pcm_buffer is a no-op when client is None."""
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        bridge._client = None
+        bridge._send_pcm_buffer(_pcm_tone(ms=20))  # Must not raise
+
+
+# ── TTS pipeline ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class TestTtsToPcm:
+    def test_no_tts_engines_returns_none(self):
+        """_tts_to_pcm returns None gracefully when no engine is available."""
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        with (
+            patch.dict(sys.modules, {"piper": None, "piper.voice": None, "pyttsx3": None}),
+        ):
+            result = bridge._tts_to_pcm("Hello world")
+        assert result is None
+
+    def test_speak_when_not_connected_is_noop(self):
+        """speak() must be a safe no-op when bridge is not connected."""
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        bridge._connected = False
+        bridge.speak("Hello")  # Must not raise
+
+    def test_speak_calls_send_audio_when_tts_succeeds(self):
+        """speak() calls send_audio when _tts_to_pcm returns bytes."""
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        bridge._connected = True
+        bridge._client = MagicMock()
+
+        fake_pcm = _pcm_tone(ms=200)
+        with patch.object(bridge, "_tts_to_pcm", return_value=fake_pcm):
+            with patch.object(bridge, "send_audio") as mock_send:
+                bridge.speak("Hello Timmy")
+
+        mock_send.assert_called_once_with(fake_pcm)
+
+    def test_speak_does_not_call_send_when_tts_fails(self):
+        """speak() does not call send_audio when TTS returns None."""
+        from integrations.mumble.bridge import MumbleBridge
+
+        bridge = MumbleBridge()
+        bridge._connected = True
+        bridge._client = MagicMock()
+
+        with patch.object(bridge, "_tts_to_pcm", return_value=None):
+            with patch.object(bridge, "send_audio") as mock_send:
+                bridge.speak("Hello")
+
+        mock_send.assert_not_called()
+
+
+# ── Config settings integration ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class TestMumbleSettings:
+    def test_settings_have_mumble_fields(self):
+        """Settings object exposes all required Mumble configuration fields."""
+        from config import settings
+
+        assert hasattr(settings, "mumble_enabled")
+        assert hasattr(settings, "mumble_host")
+        assert hasattr(settings, "mumble_port")
+        assert hasattr(settings, "mumble_user")
+        assert hasattr(settings, "mumble_password")
+        assert hasattr(settings, "mumble_channel")
+        assert hasattr(settings, "mumble_audio_mode")
+        assert hasattr(settings, "mumble_vad_threshold")
+        assert hasattr(settings, "mumble_silence_ms")
+
+    def test_default_mumble_disabled(self):
+        """Mumble is disabled by default (opt-in only)."""
+        from config import settings
+
+        assert settings.mumble_enabled is False
+
+    def test_default_mumble_port(self):
+        from config import settings
+
+        assert settings.mumble_port == 64738
+
+    def test_default_audio_mode(self):
+        from config import settings
+
+        assert settings.mumble_audio_mode == "vad"
+
+    def test_default_vad_threshold(self):
+        from config import settings
+
+        assert 0.0 < settings.mumble_vad_threshold < 1.0