diff --git a/server/src/app.ts b/server/src/app.ts
index c94f1ac3..e851b90f 100644
--- a/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/server/src/app.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import { assetRoutes } from "./routes/assets.js";
 import { accessRoutes } from "./routes/access.js";
 import { assistantMemoryRoutes } from "./routes/assistant-memory.js";
 import { assistantHandoffRoutes } from "./routes/assistant-handoff.js";
+import { chatFileRoutes } from "./routes/chat-files.js";
+import { nexusSettingsRoutes } from "./routes/nexus-settings.js";
 import { pluginRoutes } from "./routes/plugins.js";
 import { pluginUiStaticRoutes } from "./routes/plugin-ui-static.js";
 import { applyUiBranding } from "./ui-branding.js";
@@ -170,6 +172,8 @@ export async function createApp(
   api.use(instanceSettingsRoutes(db));
   api.use(assistantMemoryRoutes());
   api.use(assistantHandoffRoutes(db));
+  api.use(chatFileRoutes(db, opts.storageService));
+  api.use(nexusSettingsRoutes());
   const hostServicesDisposers = new Map<string, () => void>();
   const workerManager = createPluginWorkerManager();
   const pluginRegistry = pluginRegistryService(db);
diff --git a/server/src/services/nexus-settings.ts b/server/src/services/nexus-settings.ts
index a151cc19..53960da8 100644
--- a/server/src/services/nexus-settings.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/nexus-settings.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export type NexusMode = (typeof NEXUS_MODES)[number];
 
 const nexusSettingsSchema = z.object({
   mode: z.enum(NEXUS_MODES).default("both"),
+  voiceEnabled: z.boolean().default(false),
 });
 
 type NexusSettings = z.infer<typeof nexusSettingsSchema>;
@@ -25,9 +26,9 @@ export function nexusSettingsService() {
       if (parsed.success) {
         return parsed.data;
       }
-      return { mode: "both" };
+      return { mode: "both", voiceEnabled: false };
     } catch {
-      return { mode: "both" };
+      return { mode: "both", voiceEnabled: false };
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/ui/src/api/hardware.ts b/ui/src/api/hardware.ts
index 4e459bb7..4b1fab09 100644
--- a/ui/src/api/hardware.ts
+++ b/ui/src/api/hardware.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export type NexusMode = "personal_ai" | "project_builder" | "both";
 
 export interface NexusSettings {
   mode: NexusMode;
+  voiceEnabled?: boolean;
 }
 
 export function fetchHardwareInfo(): Promise<HardwareInfo> {