# Simple Chatbot Server

A Pipecat bot.py file that is built to be deployed to Pipecat Cloud.

## Environment Variables

Copy `env.example` to `.env` and configure:

```ini
OPENAI_API_KEY=          # Your OpenAI API key (required for OpenAI bot)
CARTESIA_API_KEY=        # Your Cartesia API key
```

## Running the server locally

Set up and activate your virtual environment:

```bash
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
```

Install dependencies:

```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt
```

Run the server:

```bash
LOCAL_RUN=1 python bot.py
```