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+- Added `watchdog_min_timeout` parameter to `DeepgramFluxSTT` and `DeepgramFluxSageMakerSTT` (default `0.5` seconds) to control the minimum silence duration before the watchdog sends a silence packet to prevent dangling turns. The actual threshold is `max(chunk_duration * 2, watchdog_min_timeout)`, so it also adapts automatically to the audio chunk size in use.
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+- `DeepgramFluxSTT` watchdog silence threshold is now dynamic: `max(chunk_duration * 2, watchdog_min_timeout)` instead of a fixed 500 ms. This prevents false silence injections when large audio chunks are sent at lower frequency.