livekit-agents@1.8.1 v0.76.1
livekit/agentsSep 10, 2026 → Sep 12, 20262 days between releases
What's New
Introduces GPU diagnostics and memory reporting, while the older release focused on duplex speech models and new plugins.
Breaking Changes
- Match NVIDIA driver devices by identity instead of index
- Reject malformed tool definitions
New Features
- Itemized VRAM capacity reporting and memory breakdown
- New gpu_name_source field
- Diagnostics for direct-connect advertisement and peer paths
Improvements
- Performance improvements for audio forwarding and worker metrics
- Link Apple OpenMP runtime
Bug Fixes
- Reject malformed tool definitions
- Match NVIDIA driver devices by identity instead of index
- Advertise externally observed public address
Upgrade Notes
Note: The provided release notes are for different repositories. Key changes in the newer release include matching NVIDIA devices by identity and rejecting malformed tool definitions, which may require code adjustments.
The Two Releases
livekit-agents@1.8.1
Sep 10, 2026· 1 month ago
This release introduces full-duplex speech model support via the new `DuplexModel` class, starting with OpenAI's GPT-Live. It also includes numerous bug fixes for TTS prewarming, metrics streams, and the addition of new plugins like Muse Voice STT.
Full release notesv0.76.1
Sep 12, 2026· 1 month ago
This release focuses on enhancing GPU diagnostics and memory reporting, alongside fixing stability issues related to tool definitions, device matching, and direct connections.
Full release notes