v0.55.0 v0.55.1

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AIEraDev/ClypraOct 2, 2026 → Oct 2, 20260 days between releases

What's New

Defaults to Deepgram Aura TTS and fixes pause-mode barge-in audio drop bug.

Breaking Changes

  • Default TTS provider changed from OpenAI to Deepgram Aura, altering latency profiles.

New Features

  • Deepgram Aura TTS integration with 8/16 kHz synthesis support

Improvements

  • TTS latency reduced from 0.94s to 0.52s median
  • PSTN latency reduced from 1.95s to 1.01s median

Bug Fixes

  • Pause-mode barge-in no longer drops bot audio after resolution events

Upgrade Notes

If you require OpenAI TTS behavior, explicitly set `BOT_TTS_PROVIDER=openai` and `BOT_TTS_MODEL=tts-1`. The default now uses Deepgram Aura for lower latency.

The Two Releases

v0.55.0

v0.55.0

Oct 2, 2026· 20 days ago

Introduces a Pipecat transport layer for SiphonAI pipelines and updates security dependencies for Sightglass.

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v0.55.1

v0.55.1

Oct 2, 2026· 20 days ago

Improves TTS performance by defaulting to Deepgram Aura and fixes a pause-mode barge-in issue where bot audio was dropped after resolution.

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