livekit-agents@1.6.1
clusterzx/paperless-ailivekit-agents@1.6.1Jun 19, 2026by tinalenguyen
AI Summary
A SDK update introducing the LiveKit Turn Detector v1.0 and various stability improvements.
Key Highlights
- Introduced LiveKit Turn Detector v1.0 (audio + text semantics).
- Fixed IPC process cancellation and deadlock issues.
- Improved avatar audio wrapper preservation across hot-swaps.
- Enhanced hotel receptionist example with richer DB and policies.
New Features
- LiveKit Turn Detector v1.0
Full Release Notes
# Introducing LiveKit Turn Detector v1.0 Determining when the agent should respond is a delicate balance: responding too early can interrupt the user, while responding too late introduces unnecessary latency and awkward silence. We solve this with our state-of-the-art turn detector, which leverages both audio and text semantics to identify the optimal moment to respond. Read more about our turn detector in [our blog](https://livekit.com/blog/solving-end-of-turn-detection). ## What's Changed * fix(ipc): close supervised process when start() is cancelled by @longcw in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6051 * simulation: participant-sync race, fake-job metadata fallback, no audio recording by @theomonnom in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6069 * fix(voice): deadlock when session closes while awaiting an AgentTask by @longcw in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6071 * fix(voice): add timeout fallback to transcript segment aclose by @longcw in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6029 * add codeowners by @davidzhao in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6072 * (phonic) Add headers to conversations made through livekit-agents-py by @arunwpm-work in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6023 * chore(ipc): increase memory warning threshold by @Bobronium in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6073 * chore(deps): update av to 17.1.0 by @kyle-livekit in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6091 * fix(clova): stop _recognize_impl from mutating instance language as a side effect by @adityajha2005 in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6097 * Drop unused agent_id kwarg from AgentConfigUpdate by @longcw in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6090 * fix(avatar): preserve audio wrappers across avatar hot-swaps by @longcw in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/5863 * fix(deps): update livekit deps to v1.1.9 by @renovate[bot] in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6102 * inference(stt): remove cartesia/ink-2-latest from Cartesia STT type hints by @adrian-cowham in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6117 * fix: honor per-agent preemptive_generation options by @longcw in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6114 * fix(azure): flush buffered audio on end_input to avoid truncated STT by @jose-speak in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6118 * fix(worker): fix timeout option overrides and update initialize_process_timeout by @parkky21 in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6121 * fix(voice): include conversation items added during tool execution in reply context by @ShayneP in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6084 * feat(llm): list available tools in unknown-function error output by @ShayneP in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6085 * fix(workflows): normalize placeholder strings in GetNameTask arguments by @ShayneP in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6086 * fix(voice): skip end-of-turn metrics on stale/out-of-order speaking anchor by @anshulkulhari7 in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6098 * feat(eot): add audio models AGT-2520 by @chenghao-mou in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/4722 * Improve hotel receptionist example: policies, card collection, richer DB by @ShayneP in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6087 * feat(core): allow non-primary sessions without job_ctx by @Bobronium in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6137 * Revert "feat(core): allow non-primary sessions without job_ctx" by @Bobronium in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6139 * livekit-agents@1.6.1 by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6140 ## New Contributors * @kyle-livekit made their first contribution in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6091 * @parkky21 made their first contribution in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6121 * @anshulkulhari7 made their first contribution in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/6098 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/livekit/agents/compare/livekit-agents@1.6.0...livekit-agents@1.6.1