diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3e109e3..5662b2d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2991,7 +2991,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "parrot"
-version = "0.1.6"
+version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
diff --git a/native-core/macos/Sources/WhisperCppBridge/WhisperCppBridge.swift b/native-core/macos/Sources/WhisperCppBridge/WhisperCppBridge.swift
index 4f88c64..e8a3dcb 100644
--- a/native-core/macos/Sources/WhisperCppBridge/WhisperCppBridge.swift
+++ b/native-core/macos/Sources/WhisperCppBridge/WhisperCppBridge.swift
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ public final class WhisperCppSpeechModel {
         params.n_threads = Int32(ProcessInfo.processInfo.processorCount)
         params.no_context = true
         params.no_timestamps = true
+        params.suppress_blank = true
+        params.suppress_nst = true
         params.print_progress = false
         params.print_realtime = false
         params.print_timestamps = false
diff --git a/native-core/shared/prompts/cleanup-default-instructions.md b/native-core/shared/prompts/cleanup-default-instructions.md
index a055219..8d9da9c 100644
--- a/native-core/shared/prompts/cleanup-default-instructions.md
+++ b/native-core/shared/prompts/cleanup-default-instructions.md
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ Clean the dictated transcript into polished written text.
 3. Add natural punctuation and capitalization. Preserve the speaker's meaning, wording, and tone otherwise.
    Input: can you remind me to call Sarah tomorrow
    Output: Can you remind me to call Sarah tomorrow?
+
+4. Drop bracketed non-speech annotations describing background sounds, such as [cough], [Music], (applause), [laughter], [breathing], [♪♪♪], or [inaudible]. Leave brackets that the speaker actually meant (UI labels, citations, parentheticals) alone.
+   Input: I was walking home [cough] when I saw it.
+   Output: I was walking home when I saw it.
diff --git a/native-core/windows/src/model_whisper_cpp.rs b/native-core/windows/src/model_whisper_cpp.rs
index d5a2094..3561483 100644
--- a/native-core/windows/src/model_whisper_cpp.rs
+++ b/native-core/windows/src/model_whisper_cpp.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ impl WhisperCppPipeline {
         params.set_translate(false);
         params.set_no_context(true);
         params.set_no_timestamps(true);
+        params.set_suppress_blank(true);
+        params.set_suppress_nst(true);
         params.set_print_special(false);
         params.set_print_progress(false);
         params.set_print_realtime(false);