livekit-agents@1.5.6

livekit/agentslivekit-agents@1.5.6Apr 22, 2026by tinalenguyen

AI Summary

This release expands provider support by adding Qwen 3 TTS, Inworld STT, Minimax TTS models, and Smallestai Pulse STT, along with an Avatar playback_started RPC feature.

Key Highlights

Added Qwen 3 TTS support for Simplismart-livekit plugin
Added Inworld STT provider to livekit-plugins-inworld
Added Minimax new TTS models
Added Smallestai Pulse STT with real-time streaming

New Features

Qwen 3 TTS support
Inworld STT provider
Minimax TTS models
Smallestai Pulse STT
Avatar playback_started RPC

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed
* Add Qwen 3 TTS support for Simplismart-livekit plugin by @simplipratik in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/5474
* Add Inworld STT provider to livekit-plugins-inworld by @cshape in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/5451
* (minimax): add new TTS models by @tinalenguyen in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/5518
* feat(smallestai): add Pulse STT with real-time streaming and batch transcription by @harshitajain165 in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/5312
* feat(avatar): add playback_started RPC for remote avatar workers by @longcw in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/5511
* fix: clear _hist buffer in MovingAverage.reset() to prevent stale averages by @kuishou68 in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/5522
* feat(mistral): migrate LLM to Conversations API with provider tools support by @jeanprbt in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/5527
* livekit-agents@1.5.6 by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/5528

## New Contributors
* @simplipratik made their first contribution in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/5474
* @harshitajain165 made their first contribution in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/5312
* @kuishou68 made their first contribution in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/5522

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/livekit/agents/compare/livekit-agents@1.5.5...livekit-agents@1.5.6