From 9fecc9c4ee7c469d0cc9cee3f571ff6a2b6fa6df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sameh Khamis <sameh@halfpixel.ai>
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2026 07:00:03 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Say the alias hint filters only the first two aliases, and
 drop an id the filter now covers

---
 changelog.d/1462-voice-alias-hint-budget.md | 2 +-
 src/voice/layerManifest.js                  | 8 +++-----
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/changelog.d/1462-voice-alias-hint-budget.md b/changelog.d/1462-voice-alias-hint-budget.md
index 82628c52c..ae0b1be38 100644
--- a/changelog.d/1462-voice-alias-hint-budget.md
+++ b/changelog.d/1462-voice-alias-hint-budget.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 - Leave layer aliases the layer id already spells, such as "dams" for
   `local-dams`, out of the voice layer hint. The Realtime prompt is 305
   characters shorter, leaving room under the 52,000 gate for new
-  voice-toggleable layers; every alias is still accepted (quanticsoul4772,
+  voice-toggleable layers; every alias is still accepted (@quanticsoul4772,
   #1462).
diff --git a/src/voice/layerManifest.js b/src/voice/layerManifest.js
index faa7207d0..962bf6949 100644
--- a/src/voice/layerManifest.js
+++ b/src/voice/layerManifest.js
@@ -525,8 +525,6 @@ const SELF_EVIDENT_IDS = new Set([
   'radio',
   'wind',
   'directions',
-  // The brand is already the layer id; all spoken aliases remain accepted.
-  's2-ghostmaps',
 ]);
 
 /** Lower case with spaces and hyphens removed: "Data centers" → "datacenters". */
@@ -535,9 +533,9 @@ const spelled = (text) => text.toLowerCase().replace(/[\s-]+/g, '');
 /**
  * Compact model-facing alias hint: "alias/alias→id; …" for toggleable layers
  * whose id is not already the spoken word. At most two aliases per layer keep
- * the tool JSON small; the runner accepts the full alias list. An alias the id
- * already spells ("dams"→local-dams, "weather radar"→weather-radar) is left
- * out, and so is a layer with no other alias.
+ * the tool JSON small; the runner accepts the full alias list. Of those two,
+ * an alias the id already spells ("dams"→local-dams, "weather radar"→
+ * weather-radar) is left out, and a layer with neither left gets no hint.
  * @returns {string} One line for the layerId description.
  */
 export function voiceLayerAliasHint() {