diff --git a/.env.production b/.env.production
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a5955a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.production
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Production Environment Configuration
+NODE_ENV=production
+PORT=5000
+
+# Database Configuration (will be set by deployment platform)
+DATABASE_URL=
+
+# Security Configuration
+SESSION_SECRET=your-production-session-secret-here
+BCRYPT_ROUNDS=12
+
+# API Keys (to be provided via deployment secrets)
+ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=
+OPENAI_API_KEY=
+
+# Application Configuration
+APP_NAME=MenAssist
+APP_VERSION=1.0.0
+CORS_ORIGIN=https://your-domain.replit.app
+
+# Voice Processing Configuration
+VOICE_ENABLED=true
+TTS_ENABLED=true
+VOICE_TIMEOUT=30000
+
+# AI Configuration
+AI_ENABLED=true
+AI_MODEL_PATH=./models/ai/base-llm
+DAILY_JOKE_CACHE_TTL=86400
+
+# Logging Configuration
+LOG_LEVEL=info
+LOG_FORMAT=json
+
+# Performance Configuration
+CACHE_TTL=3600
+MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE=10mb
+REQUEST_TIMEOUT=30000
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diff --git a/client/src/hooks/useEnhancedVoice.tsx b/client/src/hooks/useEnhancedVoice.tsx
index b8be8de..a309198 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/useEnhancedVoice.tsx
+++ b/client/src/hooks/useEnhancedVoice.tsx
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export function useEnhancedVoice() {
       console.log('Voice recognition ended');
     };
 
-    recognition.onerror = (event) => {
+    recognition.onerror = (event: SpeechRecognitionErrorEvent) => {
       console.error('Voice recognition error:', event.error);
       setIsListening(false);
       if (event.error === 'no-speech') {
@@ -91,17 +91,22 @@ export function useEnhancedVoice() {
       }
     };
 
-    recognition.onresult = (event) => {
+    recognition.onresult = (event: SpeechRecognitionEvent) => {
       let finalTranscript = '';
       let interimTranscript = '';
 
       for (let i = event.resultIndex; i < event.results.length; i++) {
         const result = event.results[i];
-        const transcript = result[0].transcript;
+        if (!result) continue;
+        
+        const alternative = result[0];
+        if (!alternative) continue;
+        
+        const transcript = alternative.transcript;
         
         if (result.isFinal) {
           finalTranscript += transcript;
-          if (result[0].confidence >= settings.confidenceThreshold) {
+          if (alternative.confidence >= settings.confidenceThreshold) {
             processVoiceCommand(transcript, result[0].confidence);
           }
         } else {
diff --git a/client/src/types/global.d.ts b/client/src/types/global.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf227d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/types/global.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// Global type declarations for production environment
+
+declare global {
+  interface Window {
+    SpeechRecognition: typeof SpeechRecognition;
+    webkitSpeechRecognition: typeof SpeechRecognition;
+  }
+
+  interface SpeechRecognition extends EventTarget {
+    continuous: boolean;
+    grammars: SpeechGrammarList;
+    interimResults: boolean;
+    lang: string;
+    maxAlternatives: number;
+    serviceURI: string;
+    start(): void;
+    stop(): void;
+    abort(): void;
+    onaudiostart: ((this: SpeechRecognition, ev: Event) => any) | null;
+    onaudioend: ((this: SpeechRecognition, ev: Event) => any) | null;
+    onend: ((this: SpeechRecognition, ev: Event) => any) | null;
+    onerror: ((this: SpeechRecognition, ev: SpeechRecognitionErrorEvent) => any) | null;
+    onnomatch: ((this: SpeechRecognition, ev: SpeechRecognitionEvent) => any) | null;
+    onresult: ((this: SpeechRecognition, ev: SpeechRecognitionEvent) => any) | null;
+    onsoundstart: ((this: SpeechRecognition, ev: Event) => any) | null;
+    onsoundend: ((this: SpeechRecognition, ev: Event) => any) | null;
+    onspeechstart: ((this: SpeechRecognition, ev: Event) => any) | null;
+    onspeechend: ((this: SpeechRecognition, ev: Event) => any) | null;
+    onstart: ((this: SpeechRecognition, ev: Event) => any) | null;
+  }
+
+  var SpeechRecognition: {
+    prototype: SpeechRecognition;
+    new(): SpeechRecognition;
+  };
+
+  interface SpeechRecognitionEvent extends Event {
+    readonly resultIndex: number;
+    readonly results: SpeechRecognitionResultList;
+  }
+
+  interface SpeechRecognitionErrorEvent extends Event {
+    readonly error: string;
+    readonly message: string;
+  }
+
+  interface SpeechRecognitionResult {
+    readonly isFinal: boolean;
+    readonly length: number;
+    item(index: number): SpeechRecognitionAlternative;
+    [index: number]: SpeechRecognitionAlternative;
+  }
+
+  interface SpeechRecognitionResultList {
+    readonly length: number;
+    item(index: number): SpeechRecognitionResult;
+    [index: number]: SpeechRecognitionResult;
+  }
+
+  interface SpeechRecognitionAlternative {
+    readonly transcript: string;
+    readonly confidence: number;
+  }
+
+  interface SpeechGrammarList {
+    readonly length: number;
+    item(index: number): SpeechGrammar;
+    [index: number]: SpeechGrammar;
+    addFromURI(src: string, weight?: number): void;
+    addFromString(string: string, weight?: number): void;
+  }
+
+  interface SpeechGrammar {
+    src: string;
+    weight: number;
+  }
+}
+
+export {};
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diff --git a/production.config.js b/production.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..322c480
--- /dev/null
+++ b/production.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// Production configuration for MenAssist
+const config = {
+  // Server Configuration
+  server: {
+    port: process.env.PORT || 5000,
+    host: '0.0.0.0',
+    compression: true,
+    helmet: true,
+    rateLimit: {
+      windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
+      max: 100, // limit each IP to 100 requests per windowMs
+    },
+  },
+
+  // Database Configuration
+  database: {
+    ssl: true,
+    connectionTimeout: 30000,
+    idleTimeout: 30000,
+    maxConnections: 20,
+  },
+
+  // Security Configuration
+  security: {
+    session: {
+      secure: true,
+      httpOnly: true,
+      sameSite: 'strict',
+      maxAge: 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, // 24 hours
+    },
+    cors: {
+      origin: process.env.CORS_ORIGIN || 'https://your-domain.replit.app',
+      credentials: true,
+    },
+  },
+
+  // AI Configuration
+  ai: {
+    enabled: process.env.AI_ENABLED === 'true',
+    timeout: 30000,
+    maxTokens: 1024,
+    rateLimiting: {
+      requests: 50,
+      window: 60000, // 1 minute
+    },
+  },
+
+  // Voice Configuration
+  voice: {
+    enabled: process.env.VOICE_ENABLED === 'true',
+    timeout: process.env.VOICE_TIMEOUT || 30000,
+    maxDuration: 60000, // 1 minute max recording
+    sampleRate: 16000,
+  },
+
+  // Logging Configuration
+  logging: {
+    level: process.env.LOG_LEVEL || 'info',
+    format: process.env.LOG_FORMAT || 'json',
+    enableAccessLogs: true,
+    enableErrorLogs: true,
+  },
+
+  // Cache Configuration
+  cache: {
+    ttl: process.env.CACHE_TTL || 3600,
+    maxSize: '100mb',
+    compression: true,
+  },
+
+  // File Upload Configuration
+  upload: {
+    maxSize: process.env.MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE || '10mb',
+    allowedTypes: ['image/jpeg', 'image/png', 'image/webp'],
+    destination: './uploads',
+  },
+};
+
+module.exports = config;
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