livekit-agents@1.8.2 v0.96.0
livekit/agentsSep 15, 2026 → Sep 21, 20266 days between releases
What's New
Adds themes, live hypercredits, and performance improvements while increasing the default timeout.
New Features
- Themes support with live preview and custom palettes
- Real-time display of Hypercredits
- Increased default request timeout to 2 minutes
Improvements
- Performance improvements to database indexing and message decoding
- Enhanced bash tools and mode functionality
Bug Fixes
- Fixed spaces in chat errors
- Fixed extended help display while in a mode
- Fixed plan display wrapping issues
- Fixed syntax highlighting on long bash calls
- Colored to-do task names while tools are running
Upgrade Notes
The default request timeout has increased to 2 minutes; verify your application handles this duration if it relies on specific timing constraints. The new Themes dialog is accessible via the command palette and supports custom palettes without requiring configuration changes.
The Two Releases
livekit-agents@1.8.2
Sep 15, 2026· 1 month ago
This release focuses on performance optimizations and enhanced telemetry. It introduces blocking detection for the asyncio event loop, faster agent startup times, and comprehensive lifecycle tracing to help developers identify stalls and optimize their voice agent applications.
Full release notesv0.96.0
Sep 21, 2026· 1 month ago
A major feature release introducing themes, live Hypercredits display, and significant performance optimizations.
Full release notes