diff --git a/personal/khk/bot-and-runner/bot.py b/personal/khk/bot-and-runner/bot.py
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+import asyncio
+import sys
+import os
+import argparse
+import json
+import struct
+import math
+import time
+
+from pipecat.pipeline.pipeline import Pipeline
+from pipecat.pipeline.task import PipelineParams, PipelineTask
+from pipecat.pipeline.runner import PipelineRunner
+from pipecat.processors.frameworks.rtvi import (
+    RTVIConfig,
+    RTVILLMConfig,
+    RTVIProcessor,
+    RTVISetup,
+    RTVITTSConfig)
+from pipecat.transports.services.daily import DailyParams, DailyTransport
+from pipecat.vad.silero import SileroVADAnalyzer
+from pipecat.vad.vad_analyzer import VADParams
+from pipecat.services.deepgram import DeepgramSTTService
+from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection, FrameProcessor
+from pipecat.frames.frames import (
+    Frame,
+    AudioRawFrame,
+    TranscriptionFrame,
+    MetricsFrame,
+    EndFrame
+)
+
+from loguru import logger
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+load_dotenv(override=True)
+
+logger.remove(0)
+logger.add(sys.stderr, level="DEBUG")
+
+class DebugLogger(FrameProcessor):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+
+    async def process_frame(self, frame: Frame, direction: FrameDirection):
+        await super().process_frame(frame, direction)
+        logger.debug(frame)
+        await self.push_frame(frame, direction)
+
+
+class TranscriptionTimingLogger(FrameProcessor):
+    def __init__(self, avt):
+        super().__init__(name="Transcription")
+        self._avt = avt
+ 
+    def can_generate_metrics(self) -> bool:
+        return True
+
+    async def process_frame(self, frame: Frame, direction: FrameDirection):
+        try:
+            await super().process_frame(frame, direction)
+            if isinstance(frame, TranscriptionFrame):
+                elapsed = time.time() - self._avt.last_transition_ts
+                logger.debug(f"Transcription TTFB: {elapsed}")
+                # await self.push_frame(MetricsFrame(ttfb={self.name: elapsed}))
+                await self.push_frame(MetricsFrame(ttfb=[{"processor": self.name, "value": elapsed}]))
+
+            await self.push_frame(frame, direction)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.debug(f"Exception {e}")
+
+class AudioVolumeTimer(FrameProcessor):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.last_transition_ts = 0
+        self._prev_volume = -80
+        self._speech_volume_threshold = -50
+
+    async def process_frame(self, frame: Frame, direction: FrameDirection):
+        await super().process_frame(frame, direction)
+
+        if isinstance(frame, AudioRawFrame):
+            volume = self.calculate_volume(frame)
+            # print(f"Audio volume: {volume:.2f} dB")
+            if (volume >= self._speech_volume_threshold and
+                    self._prev_volume < self._speech_volume_threshold):
+                # logger.debug("transition above speech volume threshold")
+                self.last_transition_ts = time.time()
+            elif (volume < self._speech_volume_threshold and
+                    self._prev_volume >= self._speech_volume_threshold):
+                # logger.debug("transition below non-speech volume threshold")
+                self.last_transition_ts = time.time()
+            self._prev_volume = volume
+
+        await self.push_frame(frame, direction)
+
+    def calculate_volume(self, frame: AudioRawFrame) -> float:
+        if frame.num_channels != 1:
+            raise ValueError(f"Expected 1 channel, got {frame.num_channels}")
+
+        # Unpack audio data into 16-bit integers
+        fmt = f"{len(frame.audio) // 2}h"
+        audio_samples = struct.unpack(fmt, frame.audio)
+
+        # Calculate RMS
+        sum_squares = sum(sample**2 for sample in audio_samples)
+        rms = math.sqrt(sum_squares / len(audio_samples))
+
+        # Convert RMS to decibels (dB)
+        # Reference: maximum value for 16-bit audio is 32767
+        if rms > 0:
+            db = 20 * math.log10(rms / 32767)
+        else:
+            db = -96  # Minimum value (almost silent)
+
+        return db
+
+async def main(room_url, token, bot_config):
+    transport = DailyTransport(
+        room_url,
+        token,
+        "Realtime AI",
+        DailyParams(
+            audio_out_enabled=True,
+            # transcription_enabled=True,
+            vad_enabled=True,
+            vad_analyzer=SileroVADAnalyzer(params=VADParams(
+                stop_secs=float(os.getenv("VAD_STOP_SECS", "0.3"))
+            )),
+            vad_audio_passthrough=True
+        ))
+
+    avt = AudioVolumeTimer()
+    tl = TranscriptionTimingLogger(avt)
+
+    stt = DeepgramSTTService(
+        name="STT",
+        api_key=os.getenv("DEEPGRAM_API_KEY", ""),
+        url=os.getenv("DEEPGRAM_STT_BASE_URL", "wss://api.deepgram.com")
+    )
+
+    rtai = RTVIProcessor(
+        transport=transport,
+        setup=RTVISetup(config=RTVIConfig(**bot_config)),
+        llm_api_key=os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY", ""),
+        tts_api_key=os.getenv("CARTESIA_API_KEY", ""))
+
+    runner = PipelineRunner()
+
+    pipeline = Pipeline([transport.input(), avt, stt, tl, rtai])
+
+    task = PipelineTask(
+        pipeline,
+        params=PipelineParams(
+            allow_interruptions=True,
+            enable_metrics=True,
+            # report_only_initial_ttfb=True
+        ))
+
+    @ transport.event_handler("on_first_participant_joined")
+    async def on_first_participant_joined(transport, participant):
+        transport.capture_participant_transcription(participant["id"])
+        logger.info("First participant joined")
+
+    @ transport.event_handler("on_participant_left")
+    async def on_participant_left(transport, participant, reason):
+        await task.queue_frame(EndFrame())
+        logger.info("Partcipant left. Exiting.")
+
+    @ transport.event_handler("on_call_state_updated")
+    async def on_call_state_updated(transport, state):
+        logger.info("Call state %s " % state)
+        if state == "left":
+            await task.queue_frame(EndFrame())
+
+    await runner.run(task)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Pipecat Bot")
+    parser.add_argument("-u", type=str, help="Room URL")
+    parser.add_argument("-t", type=str, help="Token")
+    parser.add_argument("-c", type=str, help="Bot configuration blob")
+    config = parser.parse_args()
+
+    bot_config = json.loads(config.c) if config.c else {}
+    # bot_config = {"llm":{"model":"llama3-70b-8192","messages":[{"role":"system","content":"You are Chatbot, a friendly, helpful robot. Your output will be converted to audio so don't include special characters other than '!' or '?' in your answers. Respond to what the user said in a creative and helpful way, but keep your responses brief. Start by saying hello."}]},"tts":{"voice":"79a125e8-cd45-4c13-8a67-188112f4dd22"}}
+
+    if config.u and config.t and bot_config:
+        asyncio.run(main(config.u, config.t, bot_config))
+    else:
+        logger.error("Room URL and Token are required")
diff --git a/personal/khk/bot-and-runner/sqs-runner.py b/personal/khk/bot-and-runner/sqs-runner.py
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index 000000000..585b793b1
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+++ b/personal/khk/bot-and-runner/sqs-runner.py
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+#
+# requires AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY environment variables
+#
+
+import boto3
+import json
+import subprocess
+import signal
+import os
+import time
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ValidationError
+from typing import Optional
+
+from pipecat.transports.services.helpers.daily_rest import DailyRESTHelper, DailyRoomObject, DailyRoomProperties, DailyRoomParams
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+load_dotenv(override=True)
+
+# SQS queue URL
+QUEUE_URL = os.environ.get('SQS_QUEUE_URL')
+
+# The program to be spawned
+SUBPROCESS_PROGRAM = 'your_subprocess_program.py'
+
+
+def escape_bash_arg(s):
+    return "'" + s.replace("'", "'\\''") + "'"
+
+# ------------ Configuration ------------ #
+
+
+MAX_SESSION_TIME = 5 * 60  # 5 minutes
+REQUIRED_ENV_VARS = [
+    'DAILY_API_KEY',
+    'CARTESIA_API_KEY',
+    'SQS_QUEUE_URL',
+    'AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID',
+    'AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY']
+
+print("DAILY_API_KEY", os.getenv("DAILY_API_KEY"))
+daily_rest_helper = DailyRESTHelper(
+    os.getenv("DAILY_API_KEY", ""),
+    os.getenv("DAILY_API_URL", 'https://api.daily.co/v1'))
+
+# ----------------- API ----------------- #
+
+
+def setup_sqs():
+    """Set up the SQS client."""
+    return boto3.client(
+        'sqs',
+        region_name='us-west-2',
+        # use an iam user instead of role because passing a role into an eks pod requires
+        # adding an add-on and we don't want to change the eks cluster configuration if we
+        # can avoid it
+        aws_access_key_id=os.environ.get('AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID'),
+        aws_secret_access_key=os.environ.get('AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY')
+    )
+
+
+def receive_message(sqs):
+    """Receive a message from the SQS queue."""
+    response = sqs.receive_message(
+        QueueUrl=QUEUE_URL,
+        MaxNumberOfMessages=1,
+        WaitTimeSeconds=20  # Long polling
+    )
+
+    messages = response.get('Messages', [])
+    if messages:
+        return messages[0]
+    return None
+
+
+def delete_message(sqs, receipt_handle):
+    """Delete a message from the queue after processing."""
+    sqs.delete_message(
+        QueueUrl=QUEUE_URL,
+        ReceiptHandle=receipt_handle
+    )
+
+
+def run_bot(msg):
+    try:
+        print(f"Getting room from URL: {'https://rtvi.daily.co/' + msg['room']}")
+        room: DailyRoomObject = daily_rest_helper.get_room_from_url(
+            'https://rtvi.daily.co/' + msg['room'])
+    except Exception:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=500, detail=f"Room not found: {msg['room']}")
+
+    # Give the agent a token to join the session
+    token = daily_rest_helper.get_token(room.url, MAX_SESSION_TIME)
+
+    if not room or not token:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=500, detail=f"Failed to get token for room: {room.url}")
+
+    # Spawn a new agent, and join the user session
+    try:
+        bot_settings_str = json.dumps(msg['config'])
+
+        print(f"Starting bot with settings: {room.url}, {token}, {bot_settings_str}")
+
+        process = subprocess.Popen(
+            [f"python3 -m bot -u {room.url} -t {token} -c {escape_bash_arg(bot_settings_str)}"],
+            shell=True,
+            bufsize=1,
+            cwd=os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+
+        start_time = time.time()
+        while time.time() - start_time < (MAX_SESSION_TIME + 10):
+            if process.poll() is not None:
+                # process has finished
+                print("BOT EXITED BEFORE TIMEOUT")
+                return
+            time.sleep(1)
+        # process did not exit. need to kill -9 it
+        print("KILLING BOT PROCESS")
+        os.kill(process.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
+    except Exception as e:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=500, detail=f"Failed to start subprocess: {e}")
+
+
+def main():
+    print("sqs-runner.py - started.")
+    sqs = setup_sqs()
+
+    while True:
+        print("sqs-runner.py - polling")
+        message = receive_message(sqs)
+        if message:
+            delete_message(sqs, message['ReceiptHandle'])
+
+            message_body = json.loads(message['Body'])
+            print(f"Received message. {message_body}")
+
+            run_bot(message_body)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Check environment variables
+    for env_var in REQUIRED_ENV_VARS:
+        if env_var not in os.environ:
+            raise Exception(f"Missing environment variable: {env_var}.")
+
+    try:
+        main()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print("Pipecat runner shutting down...")
diff --git a/personal/khk/lambda/lambda_function.py b/personal/khk/lambda/lambda_function.py
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+import json
+import os
+import requests
+import boto3
+import time
+from typing import Dict, Any
+
+
+def get_sqs_client():
+    if __name__ == "__main__":
+        # for local testing, load temporary credentials. see notes.md
+        try:
+            with open('assume_role_output.json', 'r') as f:
+                credentials = json.load(f)['Credentials']
+
+            session = boto3.Session(
+                aws_access_key_id=credentials['AccessKeyId'],
+                aws_secret_access_key=credentials['SecretAccessKey'],
+                aws_session_token=credentials['SessionToken']
+            )
+            return session.client('sqs', region_name='us-west-2')
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            print("Warning: assume_role_output.json not found. Using default credentials.")
+            return boto3.client('sqs')
+    else:
+        # When running in Lambda, use the role attached to the function
+        return boto3.client('sqs')
+
+
+sqs = get_sqs_client()
+DAILY_API_KEY = os.environ.get('DAILY_API_KEY')
+SQS_QUEUE_URL = os.environ.get('SQS_QUEUE_URL')
+
+
+def create_daily_room() -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    if not DAILY_API_KEY:
+        raise ValueError("DAILY_API_KEY environment variable is not set")
+
+    url = "https://api.daily.co/v1/rooms"
+    headers = {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        "Authorization": f"Bearer {DAILY_API_KEY}"
+    }
+
+    exp = int(time.time()) + 180
+    payload = {
+        "properties": {
+            "exp": exp,
+            "eject_at_room_exp": True
+        }
+    }
+
+    response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
+    response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    return response.json()
+
+
+def create_token(room_name: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    if not DAILY_API_KEY:
+        raise ValueError("DAILY_API_KEY environment variable is not set")
+
+    url = f"https://api.daily.co/v1/meeting-tokens"
+    headers = {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        "Authorization": f"Bearer {DAILY_API_KEY}"
+    }
+
+    exp = int(time.time()) + 180
+    payload = {
+        "properties": {
+            "exp": exp,
+            "room_name": room_name
+        }
+    }
+
+    response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    return response.json()
+
+
+def send_to_sqs(room_info: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    if not SQS_QUEUE_URL:
+        raise ValueError("SQS_QUEUE_URL environment variable is not set")
+
+    if sqs:
+        sqs.send_message(
+            QueueUrl=SQS_QUEUE_URL,
+            MessageBody=json.dumps(room_info)
+        )
+        print(f"Message sent to SQS queue: {SQS_QUEUE_URL}")
+    else:
+        print(f"Simulated sending message to SQS queue: {SQS_QUEUE_URL}")
+        print(f"Message body: {json.dumps(room_info, indent=2)}")
+
+
+def lambda_handler(event: Dict[str, Any], context: Any) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    try:
+        path = event.get('rawPath', '')
+        path = path.rstrip('/')
+
+        if path == '/authenticate':
+            print("Creating Daily room...")
+            daily_room = create_daily_room()
+            print(f"Daily room created: {json.dumps(daily_room, indent=2)}")
+
+            token = create_token(daily_room['name'])
+            print(f"Meeting token created: {json.dumps(token, indent=2)}")
+
+            return {
+                'statusCode': 200,
+                'body': json.dumps({"room": daily_room['name'], "token": token['token']})
+            }
+        elif path == '/start_bot':
+            body = json.loads(event['body'])
+
+            print("Sending room info to SQS...")
+
+            send_to_sqs(body)
+            return {
+                'statusCode': 200,
+                'body': json.dumps({"status": "healthy"})
+            }
+        else:
+            return {
+                'statusCode': 200,
+                'body': json.dumps({"success": True})
+            }
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error occurred: {str(e)}")
+        return {
+            'statusCode': 500,
+            'body': json.dumps(f'Error: {str(e)}')
+        }
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Simulate the Lambda event and context
+    # event = {}
+    event = {
+        # "rawPath": "/authenticate"
+        "rawPath": "/start_bot",
+        "body": json.dumps({"room": "test-room", "token": "test"})
+    }
+    context = None
+
+    result = lambda_handler(event, context)
+    print(f"Lambda handler result: {json.dumps(result, indent=2)}")