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To help make your conversations in LiveKit feel more natural and allow interruptions smoothly, here are some helpful features you can explore: • Enable and Customize Interruption Settings: Interruptions are enabled by default, but you can easily adjust parameters like
min_interruption_duration
and
min_interruption_words
within the
AgentSession
constructor to better suit your needs. • Per-Speech Interruption Control: If you want to allow or prevent interruptions on a case-by-case basis, you can use
allow_interruptions
in
session.say()
or
session.generate_reply()
. • Preemptive Generation: Turning on
preemptive_generation
helps reduce latency, making interactions feel quicker and more responsive. • False Interruption Handling: You can manage situations where interruptions are mistakenly triggered by setting up
false_interruption_timeout
and
resume_false_interruption
. • Custom Audio Output: For smoother audio transitions during interruptions, implementing a volume fade-out effect can be really effective, though this will require some custom development. • Event Monitoring: Keep an eye on events like
user_started_speaking
and
agent_stopped_speaking
to dynamically track and respond to interruptions. If you'd like, I’d be more than happy to walk you through how to implement any of these features in detail. Just let me know! Sources: agent/main.py | Turn detection and interruptions | LiveKit Docs | livekit-agents/livekit/agents/voice/agent_session.py | Agent speech and audio | LiveKit Docs | Agent speech and audio | LiveKit Docs