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pipecat/examples/realtime/realtime-ultravox-async-tool.py
Paul Kompfner 4864eddbc7 feat(ultravox): support cancel_on_interruption=False via placeholder + final-as-text
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.
2026-05-08 16:20:40 -04:00

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#
# Copyright (c) 2024-2026, Daily
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD 2-Clause License
#
"""Example: async function call with the Ultravox Realtime LLM service.
The ``get_current_weather`` tool is registered with
``cancel_on_interruption=False`` and simulates a slow API call (10s sleep).
Ultravox's API freezes the conversation between ``client_tool_invocation``
and the matching ``client_tool_result``, so the service ships a placeholder
``client_tool_result`` immediately when an async-registered function is
invoked (to unfreeze the conversation). When the real tool finishes, the
actual result is injected as user-side text so the model picks it up.
"""
import asyncio
import datetime
import os
import random
from dotenv import load_dotenv
from loguru import logger
from pipecat.adapters.schemas.function_schema import FunctionSchema
from pipecat.adapters.schemas.tools_schema import ToolsSchema
from pipecat.audio.vad.silero import SileroVADAnalyzer
from pipecat.pipeline.pipeline import Pipeline
from pipecat.pipeline.runner import PipelineRunner
from pipecat.pipeline.task import PipelineParams, PipelineTask
from pipecat.processors.aggregators.llm_context import LLMContext
from pipecat.processors.aggregators.llm_response_universal import (
LLMContextAggregatorPair,
LLMUserAggregatorParams,
)
from pipecat.runner.types import RunnerArguments
from pipecat.runner.utils import create_transport
from pipecat.services.llm_service import FunctionCallParams
from pipecat.services.ultravox.llm import OneShotInputParams, UltravoxRealtimeLLMService
from pipecat.transports.base_transport import BaseTransport, TransportParams
from pipecat.transports.daily.transport import DailyParams
from pipecat.transports.websocket.fastapi import FastAPIWebsocketParams
from pipecat.turns.user_stop import SpeechTimeoutUserTurnStopStrategy
from pipecat.turns.user_turn_strategies import UserTurnStrategies
load_dotenv(override=True)
async def fetch_weather_from_api(params: FunctionCallParams):
# Simulate a long-running API call so we can demonstrate that the
# conversation continues while the tool is in flight.
await asyncio.sleep(10)
temperature = (
random.randint(60, 85)
if params.arguments["format"] == "fahrenheit"
else random.randint(15, 30)
)
await params.result_callback(
{
"conditions": "nice",
"temperature": temperature,
"location": params.arguments["location"],
"format": params.arguments["format"],
"timestamp": datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S"),
}
)
weather_function = FunctionSchema(
name="get_current_weather",
description="Get the current weather",
properties={
"location": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA",
},
"format": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["celsius", "fahrenheit"],
"description": "The temperature unit to use. Infer this from the users location.",
},
},
required=["location", "format"],
)
system_prompt = (
"You are a friendly assistant. The user and you will engage in a spoken "
"dialog exchanging the transcripts of a natural real-time conversation. "
"Keep your responses short, generally two or three sentences for chatty "
"scenarios. When the user asks for the weather, call get_current_weather. "
"While you wait for the result, keep chatting with the user. When the "
"result arrives, share it with the user naturally."
)
transport_params = {
"daily": lambda: DailyParams(
audio_in_enabled=True,
audio_out_enabled=True,
),
"twilio": lambda: FastAPIWebsocketParams(
audio_in_enabled=True,
audio_out_enabled=True,
),
"webrtc": lambda: TransportParams(
audio_in_enabled=True,
audio_out_enabled=True,
),
}
async def run_bot(transport: BaseTransport, runner_args: RunnerArguments):
logger.info(f"Starting bot")
llm = UltravoxRealtimeLLMService(
params=OneShotInputParams(
api_key=os.environ["ULTRAVOX_API_KEY"],
system_prompt=system_prompt,
temperature=0.3,
max_duration=datetime.timedelta(minutes=3),
),
one_shot_selected_tools=ToolsSchema(standard_tools=[weather_function]),
)
llm.register_function(
"get_current_weather",
fetch_weather_from_api,
cancel_on_interruption=False,
)
context = LLMContext([])
user_aggregator, assistant_aggregator = LLMContextAggregatorPair(
context,
user_params=LLMUserAggregatorParams(
user_turn_strategies=UserTurnStrategies(
stop=[SpeechTimeoutUserTurnStopStrategy()],
),
vad_analyzer=SileroVADAnalyzer(),
),
)
pipeline = Pipeline(
[
transport.input(),
user_aggregator,
llm,
transport.output(),
assistant_aggregator,
]
)
task = PipelineTask(
pipeline,
params=PipelineParams(
enable_metrics=True,
enable_usage_metrics=True,
),
idle_timeout_secs=runner_args.pipeline_idle_timeout_secs,
)
@transport.event_handler("on_client_connected")
async def on_client_connected(transport, client):
logger.info(f"Client connected")
@transport.event_handler("on_client_disconnected")
async def on_client_disconnected(transport, client):
logger.info(f"Client disconnected")
await task.cancel()
runner = PipelineRunner(handle_sigint=runner_args.handle_sigint)
await runner.run(task)
async def bot(runner_args: RunnerArguments):
"""Main bot entry point compatible with Pipecat Cloud."""
transport = await create_transport(runner_args, transport_params)
await run_bot(transport, runner_args)
if __name__ == "__main__":
from pipecat.runner.run import main
main()