Dictation History

Verba keeps a persistent, searchable history of your past dictations — both the raw transcript and the cleaned (post-processed) text — so you can revisit, re-insert, or copy something you dictated earlier.

Privacy

History stays entirely local, persisted via VS Code's globalState. It is never sent to Deepgram, Anthropic, or any other API.

Commands

Command	Description
Verba: Dictation History (dictation.showHistory)	Browse recent dictations in a Quick Pick, filter, and act on an entry
Verba: Search Dictation History (dictation.searchHistory)	Full-text search across all dictations — matches both the raw transcript and the cleaned text
Verba: Clear Dictation History (dictation.clearHistory)	Delete all saved dictations (with confirmation)

Acting on an Entry

Selecting a history entry (from either browse or search) offers three actions:

• Insert into Editor — insert the cleaned text at the current cursor position.
• Copy to Clipboard — copy the cleaned text without inserting it.
• Show Details — view the full transcript, cleaned text, template used, and timestamp.

Configuring History Size

By default, Verba keeps up to 500 entries. Configure the limit in settings.json:

{
  "verba.history.maxEntries": 500
}

Once the limit is reached, the oldest entries are removed automatically to make room for new ones.