Lays groundwork for cancel_on_interruption=False support on Gemini Live by
restructuring _process_completed_function_calls to match the shape used by
AWSNovaSonicLLMService and OpenAIRealtimeLLMService in #4441: a single-pass
forward iteration over raw context messages that detects async-tool
messages via async_tool_messages.parse_message and routes them — started
skipped silently, intermediate logged-as-error and surfaced via push_error,
final delivered via the formal FunctionResponse channel.
Replaces the prior two-pass structure that went through the adapter for
sync results — the service now uses a lightweight self._tool_call_id_to_name
map (populated when the model issues tool calls) for the name lookup the
adapter used to provide. Extracts a new GeminiLLMAdapter.to_function_response_dict
static method for the dict-coercion logic that wraps non-dict tool returns
as {value: <result>} for Gemini's FunctionResponse.response field; the
adapter's existing inline copy in _from_standard_message uses it too.
Example consolidation:
- Folds realtime-gemini-live-function-calling.py into the base
realtime-gemini-live.py example so the base exercises function calling
out of the box (matching realtime-openai.py and realtime-aws-nova-sonic.py).
- Renames realtime-gemini-live-vertex-function-calling.py to
realtime-gemini-live-vertex.py, mirroring the consolidation.
- Adds realtime-gemini-live-async-tool.py.
- Updates scripts/evals/run-release-evals.py for the renames.
This commit alone doesn't make cancel_on_interruption=False fully work on
Gemini Live — additional investigation is pending. This is foundational
work to be built on.
Replaces the prior "log a warning and skip" approach with actual handling
of async-tool messages on Ultravox.
The catch with Ultravox is that its API freezes the conversation between
client_tool_invocation and the matching client_tool_result — there's no
"keep talking while the tool runs" channel like NON_BLOCKING on Gemini
or function_call_output-without-blocking on OpenAI Realtime. So:
- When the model invokes an async-registered function (cancel_on_inter
ruption=False), the service immediately ships a placeholder
client_tool_result that tells the model "the actual result isn't
ready yet; a follow-up will arrive shortly; keep the conversation
going". This unfreezes the conversation. The placeholder is sent
from _handle_tool_invocation, since the started async-tool message
doesn't reach the context-frame path until later.
- When the real tool finishes, the final async-tool message lands in
the context. _handle_context now forward-iterates and routes
async-tool messages: started is a no-op (placeholder already sent),
intermediate is logged-as-error and dropped (matching the other
realtime services), and final is injected as user-side text via
user_text_message with bracketed framing — the only mechanism
Ultravox offers for adding non-tool input mid-conversation.
Hoists the registry-lookup helper to LLMService as
_function_is_async(name) so future services can use the same pattern
without re-implementing it.
Adds an async-tool example file for Ultravox modeled on the existing
ones for the other realtime services.
Applies the same async-tool message routing introduced for AWSNovaSonicLLMService
and OpenAIRealtimeLLMService to additional realtime LLM services where the
flag's intent ("keep talking while the tool runs") is achievable:
- GrokRealtimeLLMService (xAI Realtime — also benefits the deprecated Grok
alias since it re-exports the xAI module)
- AzureRealtimeLLMService picks up the fix transitively by inheriting from
OpenAIRealtimeLLMService — no code change needed.
GrokRealtimeLLMService's _process_completed_function_calls now matches
the canonical pattern: skip LLMSpecificMessage, detect async-tool messages
via parse_message and route them — started skipped silently, intermediate
logged as an error and surfaced via push_error, final delivered through
the same channel as a synchronous result.
UltravoxRealtimeLLMService instead gets a one-time warning when async-tool
messages appear in the context. The Ultravox API freezes the conversation
during tool execution
(https://docs.ultravox.ai/tools/async-tools#custom-tool-timeouts), so the
flag's "keep talking while the tool runs" intent isn't achievable there —
applying the same code pattern would mislead users into expecting a UX
Ultravox can't deliver. Surfacing a clear warning is the right behavior
until Ultravox grows true async tool support.
Adds async-tool example files for Grok and Azure modeled on the existing
Nova Sonic / OpenAI Realtime ones (10s simulated network delay, weather
tool registered with cancel_on_interruption=False).
Two services remain excluded:
- GeminiLiveLLMService — the async-tool path needs deeper investigation.
- InworldRealtimeLLMService — appears to have a pre-existing problem
with even simple synchronous tool calling on its Realtime API (the
request reaches the server fine, but response generation fails with a
generic server_error).
Before the new async-tool mechanism landed, AWSNovaSonicLLMService and
OpenAIRealtimeLLMService honored cancel_on_interruption=False by simply
not cancelling in-flight function calls on interruption — the eventual
result then flowed through the same channel as any synchronous tool
result. The new mechanism (which appends started/intermediate/final
messages to the LLM context as the underlying task progresses) broke
that path: the realtime services didn't know how to interpret those
messages, and the eventual result was never delivered to the provider.
Restore the flag's behavior by teaching both services to detect
async-tool messages in the context and route them appropriately:
- started → skipped silently. The provider already issued the tool call
and natively awaits a result; nothing to send for the started marker.
- final → delivered via the formal tool-result channel. Same path as a
synchronous tool result, just delayed.
Streamed intermediate results (FunctionCallResultProperties(is_final=
False)) are not supported on these realtime services. An intermediate
result is logged as an error and surfaced via push_error, then dropped.
Use a non-realtime LLM service if a tool needs to stream intermediate
results. (Docstrings on register_function, register_direct_function, and
FunctionCallResultProperties.is_final updated to call this out.)
A new shared module pipecat.processors.aggregators.async_tool_messages
is the single source of truth for the on-the-wire payload shape: the
aggregator uses its build_*_message functions when injecting messages,
and the realtime services use parse_message when scanning the context.
Adds two example files exercising a network-delayed weather tool with
each service. The plain realtime-aws-nova-sonic.py example is also
reverted to a synchronous tool call now that the async variant lives in
its own file.
Similar fixes for other realtime services are forthcoming.
Nova Sonic sessions have an AWS-imposed ~8-minute time limit. This adds
transparent session continuation that rotates sessions in the background
before the limit is reached, preserving conversation context with no
user-perceptible interruption.
Implementation follows the AWS reference architecture:
- Monitor loop detects when session age exceeds threshold
- On assistant AUDIO contentStart: start buffering user audio, create next
session (sessionStart + promptStart + system instruction)
- Track SPECULATIVE/FINAL text counts as completion signal
- On completion signal: send conversation history + audioInputStart +
buffered audio to next session, then promote immediately
- Close old session in background (non-blocking)
- Dead session detection: recreate next session if idle >30s
Key design decisions:
- Session continuation enabled by default (fundamental for long conversations)
- Conversation history tracked in real-time via _sc_conversation_history
(independent of pipeline context aggregator which updates asynchronously)
- Completion signal check in _handle_content_end_event (after history update)
to ensure latest text is included in handoff
- Rolling audio buffer (default 3s) captures user audio during transition
- transition_threshold_seconds capped at 420s (7min) for safety margin
- Unified event methods (_send_text_event, _send_client_event, etc.) accept
optional stream/prompt_name params, eliminating duplicate SC methods
Also adds:
- SessionContinuationParams config (enabled, threshold, buffer, timeout)
Remove `examples/` from the `pyrightconfig.json` ignore list and fix
the resulting type errors across all example files. Common fixes:
- Required API keys: `os.getenv("X")` -> `os.environ["X"]` so the
return type is `str` rather than `str | None`, and misconfiguration
fails fast.
- Narrow `LLMContextMessage` union members with `isinstance(..., dict)`
before dict-style access.
- `assert isinstance(params.llm, ...)` before calling service-specific
methods that aren't on the base `LLMService`.
- Guard optional frame fields (e.g. `LLMSearchResponseFrame.search_result`)
before use.
* Add Inworld Realtime LLM service
Adds a WebSocket-based realtime service for Inworld's cascade
STT/LLM/TTS API with semantic VAD, function calling, and streaming
transcription support.
New files:
- src/pipecat/services/inworld/realtime/ (service, events)
- src/pipecat/adapters/services/inworld_realtime_adapter.py
- examples/foundational/19zb-inworld-realtime.py
Also includes:
- websockets dependency for inworld extra in pyproject.toml
- Adapter and settings tests matching OpenAI/Grok realtime patterns
- Fix for double-response when server-side VAD is enabled
* Prefer init-provided system instruction in Inworld Realtime
Adopt _resolve_system_instruction() from BaseLLMAdapter, matching the
pattern applied to OpenAI Realtime, Grok Realtime, Gemini Live, and
Nova Sonic in the pk/realtime-services-init-v-context-system-instructions-cleanup
branch.
* Update changelog entry with PR number
* Fix changelog format to use bullet point
* Polish PR: default model, example cleanup, changelog update
- Change default model from gpt-4.1-nano to gpt-4.1-mini
- Add function calling demo to example
- Remove demo-testing artifact from system instruction
- Mention Router support in changelog
* Address PR review feedback for Inworld Realtime
- Move example to examples/realtime/realtime-inworld.py
- Change initial context role from "user" to "developer"
- Remove explicit sample rates from example; sync them in
_ensure_audio_config so Inworld gets the transport's actual rates
- Add audio race condition guard in _handle_evt_audio_delta (matches
OpenAI realtime pattern)
- Convert remaining "system"/"developer" messages to "user" in adapter
- Add clarifying comment for local-VAD vs server-VAD metrics paths
* Simplify example, add provider tracking, remove local VAD path
- Remove function calling from example, switch model to xai/grok-4-1-fast-non-reasoning
- Add pipecat-realtime session key prefix and provider_data metadata
for Inworld traffic attribution
- Remove local VAD code path (Inworld only supports server-side VAD)
- Use typed InputAudioBufferAppendEvent for audio sends
* Default TTS model to inworld-tts-1.5-max
* Remove dead shimmed tools code, set STT/VAD defaults
- Remove non-functional AdapterType.SHIM custom tools code from adapter
- Default STT model to assemblyai/u3-rt-pro
- Default VAD eagerness to low
Example files like openai.py shadow installed packages when Python adds the
script directory to sys.path. Prepend the parent folder name to each example
file (e.g. openai.py -> function-calling-openai.py). Also split
thinking-and-mcp/ into separate mcp/ and thinking/ directories.
Move 304 examples from a flat numbered directory into 14 descriptive
subfolders: getting-started, services (speech + function-calling),
transcription, vision, realtime, persistent-context,
context-summarization, update-settings (stt/tts/llm), turn-management,
thinking-and-mcp, transports, video-avatar, video-processing, and
features.
Strip numbered prefixes from filenames (e.g. 07c-interruptible-deepgram.py
becomes services/speech/deepgram.py) since the folder context makes them
redundant. Keep numbered prefixes only in getting-started/ where ordering
matters.
Update eval script paths and README to match the new structure.
