modes.py

from talon import Context, Module

mod = Module()

modes = {
    "record": "enable recording mode, writes files to ~/.talon/recordings/",
}

for key, value in modes.items():
    mod.mode(key, value)

modes.talon

mode: all
-
start recording:
  mode.enable("user.record")
stop recording:
  mode.disable("user.record")

record.talon

mode: user.record
-
settings():
  speech.record_all = 1