Module livekit.agents.pipeline

Sub-modules

livekit.agents.pipeline.agent_output
livekit.agents.pipeline.agent_playout
livekit.agents.pipeline.human_input
livekit.agents.pipeline.log
livekit.agents.pipeline.pipeline_agent
livekit.agents.pipeline.plotter
livekit.agents.pipeline.speech_handle

Classes

class AgentCallContext (assistant: "'VoicePipelineAgent'",
llm_stream: LLMStream)
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class AgentCallContext:
    def __init__(self, assistant: "VoicePipelineAgent", llm_stream: LLMStream) -> None:
        self._assistant = assistant
        self._metadata = dict[str, Any]()
        self._llm_stream = llm_stream
        self._extra_chat_messages: list[ChatMessage] = []

    @staticmethod
    def get_current() -> "AgentCallContext":
        return _CallContextVar.get()

    @property
    def agent(self) -> "VoicePipelineAgent":
        return self._assistant

    @property
    def chat_ctx(self) -> ChatContext:
        return self._llm_stream.chat_ctx

    def store_metadata(self, key: str, value: Any) -> None:
        self._metadata[key] = value

    def get_metadata(self, key: str, default: Any = None) -> Any:
        return self._metadata.get(key, default)

    def llm_stream(self) -> LLMStream:
        return self._llm_stream

    def add_extra_chat_message(self, message: ChatMessage) -> None:
        """Append chat message to the end of function outputs for the answer LLM call"""
        self._extra_chat_messages.append(message)

    @property
    def extra_chat_messages(self) -> list[ChatMessage]:
        return self._extra_chat_messages

Static methods

def get_current() ‑> AgentCallContext
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@staticmethod
def get_current() -> "AgentCallContext":
    return _CallContextVar.get()

Instance variables

prop agent : 'VoicePipelineAgent'
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@property
def agent(self) -> "VoicePipelineAgent":
    return self._assistant
prop chat_ctx : ChatContext
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@property
def chat_ctx(self) -> ChatContext:
    return self._llm_stream.chat_ctx
prop extra_chat_messages : list[ChatMessage]
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@property
def extra_chat_messages(self) -> list[ChatMessage]:
    return self._extra_chat_messages

Methods

def add_extra_chat_message(self, message: ChatMessage) ‑> None
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def add_extra_chat_message(self, message: ChatMessage) -> None:
    """Append chat message to the end of function outputs for the answer LLM call"""
    self._extra_chat_messages.append(message)

Append chat message to the end of function outputs for the answer LLM call

def get_metadata(self, key: str, default: Any = None) ‑> Any
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def get_metadata(self, key: str, default: Any = None) -> Any:
    return self._metadata.get(key, default)
def llm_stream(self) ‑> LLMStream
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def llm_stream(self) -> LLMStream:
    return self._llm_stream
def store_metadata(self, key: str, value: Any) ‑> None
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def store_metadata(self, key: str, value: Any) -> None:
    self._metadata[key] = value
class AgentTranscriptionOptions (user_transcription: bool = True,
agent_transcription: bool = True,
agent_transcription_speed: float = 1.0,
sentence_tokenizer: tokenize.SentenceTokenizer = <livekit.agents.tokenize.basic.SentenceTokenizer object>,
word_tokenizer: tokenize.WordTokenizer = <livekit.agents.tokenize.basic.WordTokenizer object>,
hyphenate_word: Callable[[str], list[str]] = <function hyphenate_word>)
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@dataclass(frozen=True)
class AgentTranscriptionOptions:
    user_transcription: bool = True
    """Whether to forward the user transcription to the client"""
    agent_transcription: bool = True
    """Whether to forward the agent transcription to the client"""
    agent_transcription_speed: float = 1.0
    """The speed at which the agent's speech transcription is forwarded to the client.
    We try to mimic the agent's speech speed by adjusting the transcription speed."""
    sentence_tokenizer: tokenize.SentenceTokenizer = tokenize.basic.SentenceTokenizer()
    """The tokenizer used to split the speech into sentences.
    This is used to decide when to mark a transcript as final for the agent transcription."""
    word_tokenizer: tokenize.WordTokenizer = tokenize.basic.WordTokenizer(
        ignore_punctuation=False
    )
    """The tokenizer used to split the speech into words.
    This is used to simulate the "interim results" of the agent transcription."""
    hyphenate_word: Callable[[str], list[str]] = tokenize.basic.hyphenate_word
    """A function that takes a string (word) as input and returns a list of strings,
    representing the hyphenated parts of the word."""

AgentTranscriptionOptions(user_transcription: 'bool' = True, agent_transcription: 'bool' = True, agent_transcription_speed: 'float' = 1.0, sentence_tokenizer: 'tokenize.SentenceTokenizer' = , word_tokenizer: 'tokenize.WordTokenizer' = , hyphenate_word: 'Callable[[str], list[str]]' = )

Class variables

var agent_transcription : bool

Whether to forward the agent transcription to the client

var agent_transcription_speed : float

The speed at which the agent's speech transcription is forwarded to the client. We try to mimic the agent's speech speed by adjusting the transcription speed.

var sentence_tokenizerSentenceTokenizer

The tokenizer used to split the speech into sentences. This is used to decide when to mark a transcript as final for the agent transcription.

var user_transcription : bool

Whether to forward the user transcription to the client

var word_tokenizerWordTokenizer

The tokenizer used to split the speech into words. This is used to simulate the "interim results" of the agent transcription.

Methods

def hyphenate_word(word: str) ‑> list[str]
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def hyphenate_word(word: str) -> list[str]:
    return _basic_hyphenator.hyphenate_word(word)
class VoicePipelineAgent (*,
vad: vad.VAD,
stt: stt.STT,
llm: LLM,
tts: tts.TTS,
turn_detector: _TurnDetector | None = None,
chat_ctx: ChatContext | None = None,
fnc_ctx: FunctionContext | None = None,
allow_interruptions: bool = True,
interrupt_speech_duration: float = 0.5,
interrupt_min_words: int = 0,
min_endpointing_delay: float = 0.5,
max_nested_fnc_calls: int = 1,
preemptive_synthesis: bool = False,
transcription: AgentTranscriptionOptions = AgentTranscriptionOptions(user_transcription=True, agent_transcription=True, agent_transcription_speed=1.0, sentence_tokenizer=<livekit.agents.tokenize.basic.SentenceTokenizer object>, word_tokenizer=<livekit.agents.tokenize.basic.WordTokenizer object>, hyphenate_word=<function hyphenate_word>),
before_llm_cb: BeforeLLMCallback = <function _default_before_llm_cb>,
before_tts_cb: BeforeTTSCallback = <function _default_before_tts_cb>,
plotting: bool = False,
loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop | None = None,
will_synthesize_assistant_reply: WillSynthesizeAssistantReply | None = None)
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class VoicePipelineAgent(utils.EventEmitter[EventTypes]):
    """
    A pipeline agent (VAD + STT + LLM + TTS) implementation.
    """

    MIN_TIME_PLAYED_FOR_COMMIT = 1.5
    """Minimum time played for the user speech to be committed to the chat context"""

    def __init__(
        self,
        *,
        vad: vad.VAD,
        stt: stt.STT,
        llm: LLM,
        tts: tts.TTS,
        turn_detector: _TurnDetector | None = None,
        chat_ctx: ChatContext | None = None,
        fnc_ctx: FunctionContext | None = None,
        allow_interruptions: bool = True,
        interrupt_speech_duration: float = 0.5,
        interrupt_min_words: int = 0,
        min_endpointing_delay: float = 0.5,
        max_nested_fnc_calls: int = 1,
        preemptive_synthesis: bool = False,
        transcription: AgentTranscriptionOptions = AgentTranscriptionOptions(),
        before_llm_cb: BeforeLLMCallback = _default_before_llm_cb,
        before_tts_cb: BeforeTTSCallback = _default_before_tts_cb,
        plotting: bool = False,
        loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop | None = None,
        # backward compatibility
        will_synthesize_assistant_reply: WillSynthesizeAssistantReply | None = None,
    ) -> None:
        """
        Create a new VoicePipelineAgent.

        Args:
            vad: Voice Activity Detection (VAD) instance.
            stt: Speech-to-Text (STT) instance.
            llm: Large Language Model (LLM) instance.
            tts: Text-to-Speech (TTS) instance.
            chat_ctx: Chat context for the assistant.
            fnc_ctx: Function context for the assistant.
            allow_interruptions: Whether to allow the user to interrupt the assistant.
            interrupt_speech_duration: Minimum duration of speech to consider for interruption.
            interrupt_min_words: Minimum number of words to consider for interruption.
                Defaults to 0 as this may increase the latency depending on the STT.
            min_endpointing_delay: Delay to wait before considering the user finished speaking.
            max_nested_fnc_calls: Maximum number of nested function calls allowed for chaining
                function calls (e.g functions that depend on each other).
            preemptive_synthesis: Whether to preemptively synthesize responses.
            transcription: Options for assistant transcription.
            before_llm_cb: Callback called when the assistant is about to synthesize a reply.
                This can be used to customize the reply (e.g: inject context/RAG).

                Returning None will create a default LLM stream. You can also return your own llm
                stream by calling the llm.chat() method.

                Returning False will cancel the synthesis of the reply.
            before_tts_cb: Callback called when the assistant is about to
                synthesize a speech. This can be used to customize text before the speech synthesis.
                (e.g: editing the pronunciation of a word).
            plotting: Whether to enable plotting for debugging. matplotlib must be installed.
            loop: Event loop to use. Default to asyncio.get_event_loop().
        """
        super().__init__()
        self._loop = loop or asyncio.get_event_loop()

        if will_synthesize_assistant_reply is not None:
            logger.warning(
                "will_synthesize_assistant_reply is deprecated and will be removed in 1.5.0, use before_llm_cb instead",
            )
            before_llm_cb = will_synthesize_assistant_reply

        self._opts = _ImplOptions(
            plotting=plotting,
            allow_interruptions=allow_interruptions,
            int_speech_duration=interrupt_speech_duration,
            int_min_words=interrupt_min_words,
            min_endpointing_delay=min_endpointing_delay,
            max_nested_fnc_calls=max_nested_fnc_calls,
            preemptive_synthesis=preemptive_synthesis,
            transcription=transcription,
            before_llm_cb=before_llm_cb,
            before_tts_cb=before_tts_cb,
        )
        self._plotter = AssistantPlotter(self._loop)

        # wrap with StreamAdapter automatically when streaming is not supported on a specific TTS/STT.
        # To override StreamAdapter options, create the adapter manually.

        if not tts.capabilities.streaming:
            from .. import tts as text_to_speech

            tts = text_to_speech.StreamAdapter(
                tts=tts, sentence_tokenizer=tokenize.basic.SentenceTokenizer()
            )

        if not stt.capabilities.streaming:
            from .. import stt as speech_to_text

            stt = speech_to_text.StreamAdapter(
                stt=stt,
                vad=vad,
            )

        self._stt, self._vad, self._llm, self._tts = stt, vad, llm, tts
        self._turn_detector = turn_detector
        self._chat_ctx = chat_ctx or ChatContext()
        self._fnc_ctx = fnc_ctx
        self._started, self._closed = False, False

        self._human_input: HumanInput | None = None
        self._agent_output: AgentOutput | None = None

        # done when the agent output track is published
        self._track_published_fut = asyncio.Future[None]()

        self._pending_agent_reply: SpeechHandle | None = None
        self._agent_reply_task: asyncio.Task[None] | None = None

        self._playing_speech: SpeechHandle | None = None
        self._transcribed_text, self._transcribed_interim_text = "", ""

        self._deferred_validation = _DeferredReplyValidation(
            self._validate_reply_if_possible,
            self._opts.min_endpointing_delay,
            turn_detector=self._turn_detector,
            agent=self,
        )

        self._speech_q: list[SpeechHandle] = []
        self._speech_q_changed = asyncio.Event()

        self._update_state_task: asyncio.Task | None = None

        self._last_final_transcript_time: float | None = None
        self._last_speech_time: float | None = None

    @property
    def fnc_ctx(self) -> FunctionContext | None:
        return self._fnc_ctx

    @fnc_ctx.setter
    def fnc_ctx(self, fnc_ctx: FunctionContext | None) -> None:
        self._fnc_ctx = fnc_ctx

    @property
    def chat_ctx(self) -> ChatContext:
        return self._chat_ctx

    @property
    def llm(self) -> LLM:
        return self._llm

    @property
    def tts(self) -> tts.TTS:
        return self._tts

    @property
    def stt(self) -> stt.STT:
        return self._stt

    @property
    def vad(self) -> vad.VAD:
        return self._vad

    def start(
        self, room: rtc.Room, participant: rtc.RemoteParticipant | str | None = None
    ) -> None:
        """Start the voice assistant

        Args:
            room: the room to use
            participant: the participant to listen to, can either be a participant or a participant identity
                If None, the first participant found in the room will be selected
        """
        if self._started:
            raise RuntimeError("voice assistant already started")

        @self._stt.on("metrics_collected")
        def _on_stt_metrics(stt_metrics: metrics.STTMetrics) -> None:
            self.emit(
                "metrics_collected",
                metrics.PipelineSTTMetrics(
                    **stt_metrics.__dict__,
                ),
            )

        @self._tts.on("metrics_collected")
        def _on_tts_metrics(tts_metrics: metrics.TTSMetrics) -> None:
            speech_data = SpeechDataContextVar.get(None)
            if speech_data is None:
                return

            self.emit(
                "metrics_collected",
                metrics.PipelineTTSMetrics(
                    **tts_metrics.__dict__,
                    sequence_id=speech_data.sequence_id,
                ),
            )

        @self._llm.on("metrics_collected")
        def _on_llm_metrics(llm_metrics: metrics.LLMMetrics) -> None:
            speech_data = SpeechDataContextVar.get(None)
            if speech_data is None:
                return
            self.emit(
                "metrics_collected",
                metrics.PipelineLLMMetrics(
                    **llm_metrics.__dict__,
                    sequence_id=speech_data.sequence_id,
                ),
            )

        @self._vad.on("metrics_collected")
        def _on_vad_metrics(vad_metrics: vad.VADMetrics) -> None:
            self.emit(
                "metrics_collected", metrics.PipelineVADMetrics(**vad_metrics.__dict__)
            )

        room.on("participant_connected", self._on_participant_connected)
        self._room, self._participant = room, participant

        if participant is not None:
            if isinstance(participant, rtc.RemoteParticipant):
                self._link_participant(participant.identity)
            else:
                self._link_participant(participant)
        else:
            # no participant provided, try to find the first participant in the room
            for participant in self._room.remote_participants.values():
                self._link_participant(participant.identity)
                break

        self._main_atask = asyncio.create_task(self._main_task())

    def on(self, event: EventTypes, callback: Callable[[Any], None] | None = None):
        """Register a callback for an event

        Args:
            event: the event to listen to (see EventTypes)
                - user_started_speaking: the user started speaking
                - user_stopped_speaking: the user stopped speaking
                - agent_started_speaking: the agent started speaking
                - agent_stopped_speaking: the agent stopped speaking
                - user_speech_committed: the user speech was committed to the chat context
                - agent_speech_committed: the agent speech was committed to the chat context
                - agent_speech_interrupted: the agent speech was interrupted
                - function_calls_collected: received the complete set of functions to be executed
                - function_calls_finished: all function calls have been completed
            callback: the callback to call when the event is emitted
        """
        return super().on(event, callback)

    async def say(
        self,
        source: str | LLMStream | AsyncIterable[str],
        *,
        allow_interruptions: bool = True,
        add_to_chat_ctx: bool = True,
    ) -> SpeechHandle:
        """
        Play a speech source through the voice assistant.

        Args:
            source: The source of the speech to play.
                It can be a string, an LLMStream, or an asynchronous iterable of strings.
            allow_interruptions: Whether to allow interruptions during the speech playback.
            add_to_chat_ctx: Whether to add the speech to the chat context.

        Returns:
            The speech handle for the speech that was played, can be used to
            wait for the speech to finish.
        """
        await self._track_published_fut

        call_ctx = None
        fnc_source: str | AsyncIterable[str] | None = None
        if add_to_chat_ctx:
            try:
                call_ctx = AgentCallContext.get_current()
            except LookupError:
                # no active call context, ignore
                pass
            else:
                if isinstance(source, LLMStream):
                    logger.warning(
                        "LLMStream will be ignored for function call chat context"
                    )
                elif isinstance(source, AsyncIterable):
                    source, fnc_source = utils.aio.itertools.tee(source, 2)  # type: ignore
                else:
                    fnc_source = source

        new_handle = SpeechHandle.create_assistant_speech(
            allow_interruptions=allow_interruptions, add_to_chat_ctx=add_to_chat_ctx
        )
        synthesis_handle = self._synthesize_agent_speech(new_handle.id, source)
        new_handle.initialize(source=source, synthesis_handle=synthesis_handle)

        if self._playing_speech and not self._playing_speech.nested_speech_finished:
            self._playing_speech.add_nested_speech(new_handle)
        else:
            self._add_speech_for_playout(new_handle)

        # add the speech to the function call context if needed
        if call_ctx is not None and fnc_source is not None:
            if isinstance(fnc_source, AsyncIterable):
                text = ""
                async for chunk in fnc_source:
                    text += chunk
            else:
                text = fnc_source

            call_ctx.add_extra_chat_message(
                ChatMessage.create(text=text, role="assistant")
            )
            logger.debug(
                "added speech to function call chat context",
                extra={"text": text},
            )

        return new_handle

    def _update_state(self, state: AgentState, delay: float = 0.0):
        """Set the current state of the agent"""

        @utils.log_exceptions(logger=logger)
        async def _run_task(delay: float) -> None:
            await asyncio.sleep(delay)

            if self._room.isconnected():
                await self._room.local_participant.set_attributes(
                    {ATTRIBUTE_AGENT_STATE: state}
                )

        if self._update_state_task is not None:
            self._update_state_task.cancel()

        self._update_state_task = asyncio.create_task(_run_task(delay))

    async def aclose(self) -> None:
        """Close the voice assistant"""
        if not self._started:
            return

        self._room.off("participant_connected", self._on_participant_connected)
        await self._deferred_validation.aclose()

    def _on_participant_connected(self, participant: rtc.RemoteParticipant):
        if self._human_input is not None:
            return

        self._link_participant(participant.identity)

    def _link_participant(self, identity: str) -> None:
        participant = self._room.remote_participants.get(identity)
        if participant is None:
            logger.error("_link_participant must be called with a valid identity")
            return

        self._human_input = HumanInput(
            room=self._room,
            vad=self._vad,
            stt=self._stt,
            participant=participant,
            transcription=self._opts.transcription.user_transcription,
        )

        def _on_start_of_speech(ev: vad.VADEvent) -> None:
            self._plotter.plot_event("user_started_speaking")
            self.emit("user_started_speaking")
            self._deferred_validation.on_human_start_of_speech(ev)

        def _on_vad_inference_done(ev: vad.VADEvent) -> None:
            if not self._track_published_fut.done():
                return

            assert self._agent_output is not None

            tv = 1.0
            if self._opts.allow_interruptions:
                tv = max(0.0, 1.0 - ev.probability)
                self._agent_output.playout.target_volume = tv

            smoothed_tv = self._agent_output.playout.smoothed_volume

            self._plotter.plot_value("raw_vol", tv)
            self._plotter.plot_value("smoothed_vol", smoothed_tv)
            self._plotter.plot_value("vad_probability", ev.probability)

            if ev.speech_duration >= self._opts.int_speech_duration:
                self._interrupt_if_possible()

            if ev.raw_accumulated_speech > 0.0:
                self._last_speech_time = (
                    time.perf_counter() - ev.raw_accumulated_silence
                )

        def _on_end_of_speech(ev: vad.VADEvent) -> None:
            self._plotter.plot_event("user_stopped_speaking")
            self.emit("user_stopped_speaking")
            self._deferred_validation.on_human_end_of_speech(ev)

        def _on_interim_transcript(ev: stt.SpeechEvent) -> None:
            self._transcribed_interim_text = ev.alternatives[0].text

        def _on_final_transcript(ev: stt.SpeechEvent) -> None:
            new_transcript = ev.alternatives[0].text
            if not new_transcript:
                return

            logger.debug(
                "received user transcript",
                extra={"user_transcript": new_transcript},
            )

            self._last_final_transcript_time = time.perf_counter()

            self._transcribed_text += (
                " " if self._transcribed_text else ""
            ) + new_transcript

            if self._opts.preemptive_synthesis:
                if (
                    self._playing_speech is None
                    or self._playing_speech.allow_interruptions
                ):
                    self._synthesize_agent_reply()

            self._deferred_validation.on_human_final_transcript(
                new_transcript, ev.alternatives[0].language
            )

            words = self._opts.transcription.word_tokenizer.tokenize(
                text=new_transcript
            )
            if len(words) >= 3:
                # VAD can sometimes not detect that the human is speaking
                # to make the interruption more reliable, we also interrupt on the final transcript.
                self._interrupt_if_possible()

        self._human_input.on("start_of_speech", _on_start_of_speech)
        self._human_input.on("vad_inference_done", _on_vad_inference_done)
        self._human_input.on("end_of_speech", _on_end_of_speech)
        self._human_input.on("interim_transcript", _on_interim_transcript)
        self._human_input.on("final_transcript", _on_final_transcript)

    @utils.log_exceptions(logger=logger)
    async def _main_task(self) -> None:
        if self._opts.plotting:
            await self._plotter.start()

        self._update_state("initializing")
        audio_source = rtc.AudioSource(self._tts.sample_rate, self._tts.num_channels)
        track = rtc.LocalAudioTrack.create_audio_track("assistant_voice", audio_source)
        self._agent_publication = await self._room.local_participant.publish_track(
            track, rtc.TrackPublishOptions(source=rtc.TrackSource.SOURCE_MICROPHONE)
        )

        agent_playout = AgentPlayout(audio_source=audio_source)
        self._agent_output = AgentOutput(
            room=self._room,
            agent_playout=agent_playout,
            llm=self._llm,
            tts=self._tts,
        )

        def _on_playout_started() -> None:
            self._plotter.plot_event("agent_started_speaking")
            self.emit("agent_started_speaking")
            self._update_state("speaking")

        def _on_playout_stopped(interrupted: bool) -> None:
            self._plotter.plot_event("agent_stopped_speaking")
            self.emit("agent_stopped_speaking")
            self._update_state("listening")

        agent_playout.on("playout_started", _on_playout_started)
        agent_playout.on("playout_stopped", _on_playout_stopped)

        self._track_published_fut.set_result(None)

        while True:
            await self._speech_q_changed.wait()

            while self._speech_q:
                speech = self._speech_q[0]
                self._playing_speech = speech
                await self._play_speech(speech)
                self._speech_q.pop(0)  # Remove the element only after playing
                self._playing_speech = None

            self._speech_q_changed.clear()

    def _synthesize_agent_reply(self):
        """Synthesize the agent reply to the user question, also make sure only one reply
        is synthesized/played at a time"""

        if self._pending_agent_reply is not None:
            self._pending_agent_reply.cancel()

        if self._human_input is not None and not self._human_input.speaking:
            self._update_state("thinking", 0.2)

        self._pending_agent_reply = new_handle = SpeechHandle.create_assistant_reply(
            allow_interruptions=self._opts.allow_interruptions,
            add_to_chat_ctx=True,
            user_question=self._transcribed_text,
        )

        self._agent_reply_task = asyncio.create_task(
            self._synthesize_answer_task(self._agent_reply_task, new_handle)
        )

    @utils.log_exceptions(logger=logger)
    async def _synthesize_answer_task(
        self, old_task: asyncio.Task[None], handle: SpeechHandle
    ) -> None:
        if old_task is not None:
            await utils.aio.gracefully_cancel(old_task)

        copied_ctx = self._chat_ctx.copy()
        playing_speech = self._playing_speech
        if playing_speech is not None and playing_speech.initialized:
            if (
                not playing_speech.user_question or playing_speech.user_committed
            ) and not playing_speech.speech_committed:
                # the speech is playing but not committed yet, add it to the chat context for this new reply synthesis
                copied_ctx.messages.append(
                    ChatMessage.create(
                        text=playing_speech.synthesis_handle.tts_forwarder.played_text,
                        role="assistant",
                    )
                )

        copied_ctx.messages.append(
            ChatMessage.create(text=handle.user_question, role="user")
        )

        tk = SpeechDataContextVar.set(SpeechData(sequence_id=handle.id))
        try:
            llm_stream = self._opts.before_llm_cb(self, copied_ctx)
            if asyncio.iscoroutine(llm_stream):
                llm_stream = await llm_stream

            if llm_stream is False:
                handle.cancel()
                return

            # fallback to default impl if no custom/user stream is returned
            if not isinstance(llm_stream, LLMStream):
                llm_stream = _default_before_llm_cb(self, chat_ctx=copied_ctx)

            if handle.interrupted:
                return

            synthesis_handle = self._synthesize_agent_speech(handle.id, llm_stream)
            handle.initialize(source=llm_stream, synthesis_handle=synthesis_handle)
        finally:
            SpeechDataContextVar.reset(tk)

    async def _play_speech(self, speech_handle: SpeechHandle) -> None:
        try:
            await speech_handle.wait_for_initialization()
        except asyncio.CancelledError:
            return

        await self._agent_publication.wait_for_subscription()

        synthesis_handle = speech_handle.synthesis_handle
        if synthesis_handle.interrupted:
            return

        user_question = speech_handle.user_question

        play_handle = synthesis_handle.play()
        join_fut = play_handle.join()

        def _commit_user_question_if_needed() -> None:
            if (
                not user_question
                or synthesis_handle.interrupted
                or speech_handle.user_committed
            ):
                return

            is_using_tools = isinstance(speech_handle.source, LLMStream) and len(
                speech_handle.source.function_calls
            )

            # make sure at least some speech was played before committing the user message
            # since we try to validate as fast as possible it is possible the agent gets interrupted
            # really quickly (barely audible), we don't want to mark this question as "answered".
            if (
                speech_handle.allow_interruptions
                and not is_using_tools
                and (
                    play_handle.time_played < self.MIN_TIME_PLAYED_FOR_COMMIT
                    and not join_fut.done()
                )
            ):
                return

            user_msg = ChatMessage.create(text=user_question, role="user")
            self._chat_ctx.messages.append(user_msg)
            self.emit("user_speech_committed", user_msg)

            self._transcribed_text = self._transcribed_text[len(user_question) :]
            speech_handle.mark_user_committed()

        # wait for the play_handle to finish and check every 1s if the user question should be committed
        _commit_user_question_if_needed()

        while not join_fut.done():
            await asyncio.wait(
                [join_fut], return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED, timeout=0.2
            )

            _commit_user_question_if_needed()

            if speech_handle.interrupted:
                break

        _commit_user_question_if_needed()

        collected_text = speech_handle.synthesis_handle.tts_forwarder.played_text
        interrupted = speech_handle.interrupted
        is_using_tools = isinstance(speech_handle.source, LLMStream) and len(
            speech_handle.source.function_calls
        )

        if (
            collected_text
            and speech_handle.add_to_chat_ctx
            and (not user_question or speech_handle.user_committed)
        ):
            if speech_handle.extra_tools_messages:
                self._chat_ctx.messages.extend(speech_handle.extra_tools_messages)

            if interrupted:
                collected_text += "..."

            msg = ChatMessage.create(text=collected_text, role="assistant")
            self._chat_ctx.messages.append(msg)

            speech_handle.mark_speech_committed()

            if interrupted:
                self.emit("agent_speech_interrupted", msg)
            else:
                self.emit("agent_speech_committed", msg)

            logger.debug(
                "committed agent speech",
                extra={
                    "agent_transcript": collected_text,
                    "interrupted": interrupted,
                    "speech_id": speech_handle.id,
                },
            )

        async def _execute_function_calls() -> None:
            nonlocal interrupted, collected_text

            # if the answer is using tools, execute the functions and automatically generate
            # a response to the user question from the returned values
            if not is_using_tools or interrupted:
                return

            if speech_handle.fnc_nested_depth >= self._opts.max_nested_fnc_calls:
                logger.warning(
                    "max function calls nested depth reached",
                    extra={
                        "speech_id": speech_handle.id,
                        "fnc_nested_depth": speech_handle.fnc_nested_depth,
                    },
                )
                return

            assert isinstance(speech_handle.source, LLMStream)
            assert (
                not user_question or speech_handle.user_committed
            ), "user speech should have been committed before using tools"

            llm_stream = speech_handle.source

            # execute functions
            call_ctx = AgentCallContext(self, llm_stream)
            tk = _CallContextVar.set(call_ctx)

            new_function_calls = llm_stream.function_calls

            self.emit("function_calls_collected", new_function_calls)

            called_fncs = []
            for fnc in new_function_calls:
                called_fnc = fnc.execute()
                called_fncs.append(called_fnc)
                logger.debug(
                    "executing ai function",
                    extra={
                        "function": fnc.function_info.name,
                        "speech_id": speech_handle.id,
                    },
                )
                try:
                    await called_fnc.task
                except Exception as e:
                    logger.exception(
                        "error executing ai function",
                        extra={
                            "function": fnc.function_info.name,
                            "speech_id": speech_handle.id,
                        },
                        exc_info=e,
                    )

            tool_calls_info = []
            tool_calls_results = []

            for called_fnc in called_fncs:
                # ignore the function calls that returns None
                if called_fnc.result is None and called_fnc.exception is None:
                    continue

                tool_calls_info.append(called_fnc.call_info)
                tool_calls_results.append(
                    ChatMessage.create_tool_from_called_function(called_fnc)
                )

            if not tool_calls_info:
                return

            # create a nested speech handle
            extra_tools_messages = [
                ChatMessage.create_tool_calls(tool_calls_info, text=collected_text)
            ]
            extra_tools_messages.extend(tool_calls_results)

            new_speech_handle = SpeechHandle.create_tool_speech(
                allow_interruptions=speech_handle.allow_interruptions,
                add_to_chat_ctx=speech_handle.add_to_chat_ctx,
                extra_tools_messages=extra_tools_messages,
                fnc_nested_depth=speech_handle.fnc_nested_depth + 1,
            )

            # synthesize the tool speech with the chat ctx from llm_stream
            chat_ctx = call_ctx.chat_ctx.copy()
            chat_ctx.messages.extend(extra_tools_messages)
            chat_ctx.messages.extend(call_ctx.extra_chat_messages)
            answer_llm_stream = self._llm.chat(chat_ctx=chat_ctx, fnc_ctx=self.fnc_ctx)

            synthesis_handle = self._synthesize_agent_speech(
                new_speech_handle.id, answer_llm_stream
            )
            new_speech_handle.initialize(
                source=answer_llm_stream, synthesis_handle=synthesis_handle
            )
            speech_handle.add_nested_speech(new_speech_handle)

            self.emit("function_calls_finished", called_fncs)
            _CallContextVar.reset(tk)

        fnc_task = asyncio.create_task(_execute_function_calls())
        while not speech_handle.nested_speech_finished:
            event_wait_task = asyncio.create_task(
                speech_handle.nested_speech_changed.wait()
            )
            await asyncio.wait(
                [event_wait_task, fnc_task], return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED
            )
            if not event_wait_task.done():
                event_wait_task.cancel()

            while speech_handle.nested_speech_handles:
                speech = speech_handle.nested_speech_handles[0]
                self._playing_speech = speech
                await self._play_speech(speech)
                speech_handle.nested_speech_handles.pop(0)
                self._playing_speech = speech_handle

            speech_handle.nested_speech_changed.clear()
            # break if the function calls task is done
            if fnc_task.done():
                speech_handle.mark_nested_speech_finished()

        # mark the speech as done
        speech_handle._set_done()

    def _synthesize_agent_speech(
        self,
        speech_id: str,
        source: str | LLMStream | AsyncIterable[str],
    ) -> SynthesisHandle:
        assert (
            self._agent_output is not None
        ), "agent output should be initialized when ready"

        tk = SpeechDataContextVar.set(SpeechData(speech_id))

        async def _llm_stream_to_str_generator(
            stream: LLMStream,
        ) -> AsyncGenerator[str]:
            try:
                async for chunk in stream:
                    if not chunk.choices:
                        continue

                    content = chunk.choices[0].delta.content
                    if content is None:
                        continue

                    yield content
            finally:
                await stream.aclose()

        if isinstance(source, LLMStream):
            source = _llm_stream_to_str_generator(source)

        og_source = source
        transcript_source = source
        if isinstance(og_source, AsyncIterable):
            og_source, transcript_source = utils.aio.itertools.tee(og_source, 2)

        tts_source = self._opts.before_tts_cb(self, og_source)
        if tts_source is None:
            raise ValueError("before_tts_cb must return str or AsyncIterable[str]")

        try:
            return self._agent_output.synthesize(
                speech_id=speech_id,
                tts_source=tts_source,
                transcript_source=transcript_source,
                transcription=self._opts.transcription.agent_transcription,
                transcription_speed=self._opts.transcription.agent_transcription_speed,
                sentence_tokenizer=self._opts.transcription.sentence_tokenizer,
                word_tokenizer=self._opts.transcription.word_tokenizer,
                hyphenate_word=self._opts.transcription.hyphenate_word,
            )
        finally:
            SpeechDataContextVar.reset(tk)

    def _validate_reply_if_possible(self) -> None:
        """Check if the new agent speech should be played"""

        if self._playing_speech is not None:
            should_ignore_input = False
            if not self._playing_speech.allow_interruptions:
                should_ignore_input = True
                logger.debug(
                    "skipping validation, agent is speaking and does not allow interruptions",
                    extra={"speech_id": self._playing_speech.id},
                )
            elif not self._should_interrupt():
                should_ignore_input = True
                logger.debug(
                    "interrupt threshold is not met",
                    extra={"speech_id": self._playing_speech.id},
                )
            if should_ignore_input:
                self._transcribed_text = ""
                return

        if self._pending_agent_reply is None:
            if self._opts.preemptive_synthesis or not self._transcribed_text:
                return

            self._synthesize_agent_reply()

        assert self._pending_agent_reply is not None

        # in some bad timing, we could end up with two pushed agent replies inside the speech queue.
        # so make sure we directly interrupt every reply when validating a new one
        for speech in self._speech_q:
            if not speech.is_reply:
                continue

            if speech.allow_interruptions:
                speech.interrupt()

        logger.debug(
            "validated agent reply",
            extra={"speech_id": self._pending_agent_reply.id},
        )

        if self._last_speech_time is not None:
            time_since_last_speech = time.perf_counter() - self._last_speech_time
            transcription_delay = max(
                (self._last_final_transcript_time or 0) - self._last_speech_time, 0
            )

            eou_metrics = metrics.PipelineEOUMetrics(
                timestamp=time.time(),
                sequence_id=self._pending_agent_reply.id,
                end_of_utterance_delay=time_since_last_speech,
                transcription_delay=transcription_delay,
            )
            self.emit("metrics_collected", eou_metrics)

        self._add_speech_for_playout(self._pending_agent_reply)
        self._pending_agent_reply = None
        self._transcribed_interim_text = ""
        # self._transcribed_text is reset after MIN_TIME_PLAYED_FOR_COMMIT, see self._play_speech

    def _interrupt_if_possible(self) -> None:
        """Check whether the current assistant speech should be interrupted"""
        if self._playing_speech and self._should_interrupt():
            self._playing_speech.interrupt()

    def _should_interrupt(self) -> bool:
        if self._playing_speech is None:
            return True

        if (
            not self._playing_speech.allow_interruptions
            or self._playing_speech.interrupted
        ):
            return False

        if self._opts.int_min_words != 0:
            text = self._transcribed_interim_text or self._transcribed_text
            interim_words = self._opts.transcription.word_tokenizer.tokenize(text=text)
            if len(interim_words) < self._opts.int_min_words:
                return False

        return True

    def _add_speech_for_playout(self, speech_handle: SpeechHandle) -> None:
        self._speech_q.append(speech_handle)
        self._speech_q_changed.set()

A pipeline agent (VAD + STT + LLM + TTS) implementation.

Create a new VoicePipelineAgent.

Args

vad
Voice Activity Detection (VAD) instance.
stt
Speech-to-Text (STT) instance.
llm
Large Language Model (LLM) instance.
tts
Text-to-Speech (TTS) instance.
chat_ctx
Chat context for the assistant.
fnc_ctx
Function context for the assistant.
allow_interruptions
Whether to allow the user to interrupt the assistant.
interrupt_speech_duration
Minimum duration of speech to consider for interruption.
interrupt_min_words
Minimum number of words to consider for interruption. Defaults to 0 as this may increase the latency depending on the STT.
min_endpointing_delay
Delay to wait before considering the user finished speaking.
max_nested_fnc_calls
Maximum number of nested function calls allowed for chaining function calls (e.g functions that depend on each other).
preemptive_synthesis
Whether to preemptively synthesize responses.
transcription
Options for assistant transcription.
before_llm_cb

Callback called when the assistant is about to synthesize a reply. This can be used to customize the reply (e.g: inject context/RAG).

Returning None will create a default LLM stream. You can also return your own llm stream by calling the llm.chat() method.

Returning False will cancel the synthesis of the reply.

before_tts_cb
Callback called when the assistant is about to synthesize a speech. This can be used to customize text before the speech synthesis. (e.g: editing the pronunciation of a word).
plotting
Whether to enable plotting for debugging. matplotlib must be installed.
loop
Event loop to use. Default to asyncio.get_event_loop().

Ancestors

Class variables

var MIN_TIME_PLAYED_FOR_COMMIT

Minimum time played for the user speech to be committed to the chat context

Instance variables

prop chat_ctx : ChatContext
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@property
def chat_ctx(self) -> ChatContext:
    return self._chat_ctx
prop fnc_ctx : FunctionContext | None
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@property
def fnc_ctx(self) -> FunctionContext | None:
    return self._fnc_ctx
prop llm : LLM
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@property
def llm(self) -> LLM:
    return self._llm
prop stt : stt.STT
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@property
def stt(self) -> stt.STT:
    return self._stt
prop tts : tts.TTS
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@property
def tts(self) -> tts.TTS:
    return self._tts
prop vad : vad.VAD
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@property
def vad(self) -> vad.VAD:
    return self._vad

Methods

async def aclose(self) ‑> None
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async def aclose(self) -> None:
    """Close the voice assistant"""
    if not self._started:
        return

    self._room.off("participant_connected", self._on_participant_connected)
    await self._deferred_validation.aclose()

Close the voice assistant

def on(self, event: EventTypes, callback: Callable[[Any], None] | None = None)
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def on(self, event: EventTypes, callback: Callable[[Any], None] | None = None):
    """Register a callback for an event

    Args:
        event: the event to listen to (see EventTypes)
            - user_started_speaking: the user started speaking
            - user_stopped_speaking: the user stopped speaking
            - agent_started_speaking: the agent started speaking
            - agent_stopped_speaking: the agent stopped speaking
            - user_speech_committed: the user speech was committed to the chat context
            - agent_speech_committed: the agent speech was committed to the chat context
            - agent_speech_interrupted: the agent speech was interrupted
            - function_calls_collected: received the complete set of functions to be executed
            - function_calls_finished: all function calls have been completed
        callback: the callback to call when the event is emitted
    """
    return super().on(event, callback)

Register a callback for an event

Args

event
the event to listen to (see EventTypes) - user_started_speaking: the user started speaking - user_stopped_speaking: the user stopped speaking - agent_started_speaking: the agent started speaking - agent_stopped_speaking: the agent stopped speaking - user_speech_committed: the user speech was committed to the chat context - agent_speech_committed: the agent speech was committed to the chat context - agent_speech_interrupted: the agent speech was interrupted - function_calls_collected: received the complete set of functions to be executed - function_calls_finished: all function calls have been completed
callback
the callback to call when the event is emitted
async def say(self,
source: str | LLMStream | AsyncIterable[str],
*,
allow_interruptions: bool = True,
add_to_chat_ctx: bool = True) ‑> SpeechHandle
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async def say(
    self,
    source: str | LLMStream | AsyncIterable[str],
    *,
    allow_interruptions: bool = True,
    add_to_chat_ctx: bool = True,
) -> SpeechHandle:
    """
    Play a speech source through the voice assistant.

    Args:
        source: The source of the speech to play.
            It can be a string, an LLMStream, or an asynchronous iterable of strings.
        allow_interruptions: Whether to allow interruptions during the speech playback.
        add_to_chat_ctx: Whether to add the speech to the chat context.

    Returns:
        The speech handle for the speech that was played, can be used to
        wait for the speech to finish.
    """
    await self._track_published_fut

    call_ctx = None
    fnc_source: str | AsyncIterable[str] | None = None
    if add_to_chat_ctx:
        try:
            call_ctx = AgentCallContext.get_current()
        except LookupError:
            # no active call context, ignore
            pass
        else:
            if isinstance(source, LLMStream):
                logger.warning(
                    "LLMStream will be ignored for function call chat context"
                )
            elif isinstance(source, AsyncIterable):
                source, fnc_source = utils.aio.itertools.tee(source, 2)  # type: ignore
            else:
                fnc_source = source

    new_handle = SpeechHandle.create_assistant_speech(
        allow_interruptions=allow_interruptions, add_to_chat_ctx=add_to_chat_ctx
    )
    synthesis_handle = self._synthesize_agent_speech(new_handle.id, source)
    new_handle.initialize(source=source, synthesis_handle=synthesis_handle)

    if self._playing_speech and not self._playing_speech.nested_speech_finished:
        self._playing_speech.add_nested_speech(new_handle)
    else:
        self._add_speech_for_playout(new_handle)

    # add the speech to the function call context if needed
    if call_ctx is not None and fnc_source is not None:
        if isinstance(fnc_source, AsyncIterable):
            text = ""
            async for chunk in fnc_source:
                text += chunk
        else:
            text = fnc_source

        call_ctx.add_extra_chat_message(
            ChatMessage.create(text=text, role="assistant")
        )
        logger.debug(
            "added speech to function call chat context",
            extra={"text": text},
        )

    return new_handle

Play a speech source through the voice assistant.

Args

source
The source of the speech to play. It can be a string, an LLMStream, or an asynchronous iterable of strings.
allow_interruptions
Whether to allow interruptions during the speech playback.
add_to_chat_ctx
Whether to add the speech to the chat context.

Returns

The speech handle for the speech that was played, can be used to wait for the speech to finish.

def start(self, room: rtc.Room, participant: rtc.RemoteParticipant | str | None = None) ‑> None
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def start(
    self, room: rtc.Room, participant: rtc.RemoteParticipant | str | None = None
) -> None:
    """Start the voice assistant

    Args:
        room: the room to use
        participant: the participant to listen to, can either be a participant or a participant identity
            If None, the first participant found in the room will be selected
    """
    if self._started:
        raise RuntimeError("voice assistant already started")

    @self._stt.on("metrics_collected")
    def _on_stt_metrics(stt_metrics: metrics.STTMetrics) -> None:
        self.emit(
            "metrics_collected",
            metrics.PipelineSTTMetrics(
                **stt_metrics.__dict__,
            ),
        )

    @self._tts.on("metrics_collected")
    def _on_tts_metrics(tts_metrics: metrics.TTSMetrics) -> None:
        speech_data = SpeechDataContextVar.get(None)
        if speech_data is None:
            return

        self.emit(
            "metrics_collected",
            metrics.PipelineTTSMetrics(
                **tts_metrics.__dict__,
                sequence_id=speech_data.sequence_id,
            ),
        )

    @self._llm.on("metrics_collected")
    def _on_llm_metrics(llm_metrics: metrics.LLMMetrics) -> None:
        speech_data = SpeechDataContextVar.get(None)
        if speech_data is None:
            return
        self.emit(
            "metrics_collected",
            metrics.PipelineLLMMetrics(
                **llm_metrics.__dict__,
                sequence_id=speech_data.sequence_id,
            ),
        )

    @self._vad.on("metrics_collected")
    def _on_vad_metrics(vad_metrics: vad.VADMetrics) -> None:
        self.emit(
            "metrics_collected", metrics.PipelineVADMetrics(**vad_metrics.__dict__)
        )

    room.on("participant_connected", self._on_participant_connected)
    self._room, self._participant = room, participant

    if participant is not None:
        if isinstance(participant, rtc.RemoteParticipant):
            self._link_participant(participant.identity)
        else:
            self._link_participant(participant)
    else:
        # no participant provided, try to find the first participant in the room
        for participant in self._room.remote_participants.values():
            self._link_participant(participant.identity)
            break

    self._main_atask = asyncio.create_task(self._main_task())

Start the voice assistant

Args

room
the room to use
participant
the participant to listen to, can either be a participant or a participant identity If None, the first participant found in the room will be selected

Inherited members