v0.8.1 livekit-agents@1.7.1

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CaviraOSS/LongMemoryAug 26, 2026 → Aug 27, 20261 day between releases

What's New

Adds Sarvam STT, XAI models, and Palabra plugins with voice agent stability fixes.

New Features

  • Sarvam real-time streaming STT support
  • XAI inference models support
  • Palabra STT and TTS plugins
  • Speechify streaming with timestamps

Improvements

  • Bumped `livekit` dependency to 1.1.15
  • Improved voice agent and user state handling
  • Enhanced speech interruption handling

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed voice agent and user state handling while tools run
  • Fixed speech interruption issues in realtime
  • Fixed OpenAI TTS response reading by content-type
  • Fixed Google realtime transcript to exclude unspoken text
  • Fixed audio placement for recorded audio

Upgrade Notes

You may need to configure new providers like Sarvam, XAI, and Palabra if you use them. The `livekit` dependency was bumped to 1.1.15, so verify compatibility with your existing setup.

The Two Releases

v0.8.1

v0.8.1

Aug 26, 2026· 2 months ago

Focuses on UI polish and build performance, upgrading the CI infrastructure and improving the visual representation of icons and the stability of language switching.

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livekit-agents@1.7.1

livekit-agents@1.7.1

Aug 27, 2026· 2 months ago

This release focuses on stability and new capabilities, adding support for Sarvam real-time streaming STT, XAI inference models, and Palabra plugins, alongside numerous bug fixes for voice agents and audio handling.

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