livekit-agents@1.8.4
wxt-dev/wxtlivekit-agents@1.8.4Oct 1, 2026by tinalenguyen
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AI Summary
This release introduces support for new AI speech providers like Azure and ElevenLabs, adds the GPT-5.6 model, and improves STT/TTS protocols. It also includes numerous bug fixes for AWS Bedrock, background audio, and various STT adapters.
Key Highlights
- Azure Voice Live Realtime API support
- ElevenLabs v4 and v4_turbo support
- Deepgram TTS speed parameter
- Microsoft AI speech plugin
- GPT-5.6 model registry addition
New Features
- TTS continuations protocol support
- Azure Voice Live Realtime API integration
- ElevenLabs v4 and v4_turbo support
- Deepgram speed parameter in TTS
- Microsoft AI speech plugin
- Record STT event metadata on user turns
- OpenAI GPT-5.6 models support
Full Release Notes
## What's Changed * feat(smallestai): add TTS continuations protocol support by @harshitajain165 in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7111 * baseten: inline mid-conversation instructions for Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B by @henrytang-baseten in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7388 * fix: drain inference STT transcripts before closing by @rosetta-livekit-bot[bot] in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7115 * feat(azure): Add Azure Voice Live Realtime API support by @007DXR in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/4693 * Revert "worker: read agent name from livekit.toml as last fallback (#7295)" by @u9g in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7452 * docs: versions change only in release PRs by @u9g in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7457 * fix(workflows): forward Twilio CallToken during warm transfers by @piyush-gambhir in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7309 * feat: record stt event metadata on user turns by @chenghao-mou in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7473 * feat(deepgram): support speed parameter in TTS by @73bruno in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7480 * feat(assemblyai): default to universal-3-6-pro by @dlange-aai in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7518 * fix(aws): omit temperature/top_p for OpenAI GPT-5.6 and GPT-6 on Bedrock by @kimnamu in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7414 * fix(aws): stop logging "unknown chunk type" for Bedrock reasoning deltas by @kimnamu in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7416 * fix(aws): don't retry Bedrock 4xx errors such as ValidationException by @kimnamu in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7418 * feat(elevenlabs): support eleven_v4 and eleven_v4_turbo by @kraenhansen in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7519 * fix(gladia): store region in STT.update_options by @RaphaelFakhri in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7523 * updated smallestai stt adapter by @hamees-sayed in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7379 * fix(llm): block unguarded mutations on read-only chat contexts by @BlueX888 in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7445 * fix(voice): treat a non-list record_keyterms argument as no change by @Lesereingrape in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7468 * fix(stt): honor APIError.retryable in recognize() by @yaosongding in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7474 * fix(llm): make ChatContext.truncate() honor a non-positive max_items by @sxh313 in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7367 * fix(voice): keep text_transforms.replace single-pass across chunks by @sxh313 in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7471 * fix(background_audio): detach agent_state_changed before closing the player by @maktoufzied in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7488 * fix(voice): don't hold TTS text behind a * or _ that can never pair up by @avionicharshit-byte in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7520 * feat: add Microsoft AI speech plugin by @mirimadahmed in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7378 * microsoft_ai: build the TTS voice ID from a voice name and model by @tinalenguyen in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7572 * feat(openai): add the gpt-5.6 models to the model registry by @tinalenguyen in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7549 * (dep): bump livekit to 1.1.20 by @tinalenguyen in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7460 * livekit-agents@1.8.4 by @github-actions[bot] in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7575 ## New Contributors * @henrytang-baseten made their first contribution in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7388 * @007DXR made their first contribution in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/4693 * @73bruno made their first contribution in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7480 * @kraenhansen made their first contribution in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7519 * @RaphaelFakhri made their first contribution in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7523 * @BlueX888 made their first contribution in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7445 * @Lesereingrape made their first contribution in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7468 * @yaosongding made their first contribution in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7474 * @maktoufzied made their first contribution in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7488 * @mirimadahmed made their first contribution in https://github.com/livekit/agents/pull/7378 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/livekit/agents/compare/livekit-agents@1.8.3...livekit-agents@1.8.4
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