v0.55.0 v0.55.1
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msitarzewski/agency-agentsOct 2, 2026 → Oct 2, 20260 days between releases
What's New
Defaults to Deepgram Aura TTS and fixes pause-mode audio drop bug.
New Features
- OpenAI TTS now supports a specific `BOT_TTS_MODEL` setting.
Improvements
- TTS performance improved with Deepgram Aura (0.52s vs 0.94s).
- Reduced time-to-first-audio for the example bot.
Bug Fixes
- Fixes critical bug where bot audio drops during pause-mode barge-in resolution.
Upgrade Notes
The example bot now defaults to Deepgram Aura TTS. If you rely on OpenAI TTS, set `BOT_TTS_PROVIDER=openai` and `BOT_TTS_MODEL`. Fixes audio drop bug in pause mode.
The Two Releases
v0.55.0
v0.55.0
Oct 2, 2026· 20 days ago
Introduces a new Pipecat transport layer for the SDK and updates the `ratatui` dependency for security, alongside an updated example bot.
Full release notesv0.55.1
v0.55.1
Oct 2, 2026· 20 days ago
This release focuses on performance improvements for Text-to-Speech (TTS) by defaulting to Deepgram Aura and fixes a critical bug where bot audio could be dropped during pause-mode barge-in resolution.
Full release notes