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03/20/2026, 9:14 AMeou_detection. I’ll answer what the model can do and give practical guidance for implementing that function.
Short answer
• Yes. The LiveKit turn detection model is designed to predict end-of-utterance based on semantic completeness (not just silence) and can operate on transcripts as they arrive so you can make early EOU predictions from ongoing speech.
• The model processes recent conversational context (a sliding window of the last four turns) and returns a confidence score indicating whether the trailing context is an end-of-turn. That makes it suitable for generating eou_detection from partial transcripts.
How this maps to a function that takes partial transcripts
1. Feed every transcription update you receive (finalized segments and, where your STT provides them, interim partials) into the turn detector. The model outputs a confidence for whether the current trailing text is an EOU.
2. Use the model’s confidence to decide a binary eou_detection output (for example, threshold the confidence at a value you choose).
3. Keep the last four turns (or whichever window size you configure) in context when calling the model so it can use dialogue history to avoid premature interruptions (helpful for structured data like phone numbers).
Practical integration notes
• Use the packaged plugin: livekit-plugins-turn-detector (the MultilingualModel() is the typical entry point). Example usage pattern:
a. Instantiate the turn detector in your agent/session (e.g., turn_detection=MultilingualModel()).
b. On each STT update, append the new words to the current speaker’s buffer and call the turn detector with the current context.
c. Read the returned confidence and map it to eou_detection (true/false) using a threshold or business rules.
Important behavior details to plan for
• The model aims to minimize premature interruptions by using semantic cues and context (it was trained to infer completion of structured sequences).
• It uses a sliding window of recent turns (four turns by default) — include this history for best results.
• Current support is for English transcriptions; multilingual support is under development.
One thing to clarify
• The model is documented to process “final transcriptions received from STT.” If your STT provides interim (partial) transcripts mid-utterance, confirm whether you want the detector to run on those interim partials or only on finalized segments. Do you have interim partial transcripts available from your STT? If so, do you want EOU decisions on those interim updates or only on finalized segments?
If you want, I can:
• Suggest a concrete function prototype (input shape, expected outputs, thresholding strategy).
• Provide a short example loop showing how to call the detector on each STT update and produce eou_detection.
• Help tune thresholds or business rules for minimizing false positives on structured data (phone numbers, addresses, etc.).
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03/20/2026, 9:16 AMeou_detection from the model’s confidence with a configurable threshold.
Notes from the model behavior:
• The model expects recent conversational context (it uses a sliding window of four turns).
• It outputs a confidence that the trailing context is an end-of-turn; you map that to eou_detection using a threshold.
• It is designed to avoid premature interruptions (especially for structured sequences).
Example Python implementation
• The code shows a simple wrapper class that receives transcript updates (speaker, text, is_final flag).
• It keeps per-speaker buffers and a conversation history of the last four turns.
• On each update it calls the MultilingualModel and returns eou_detection.
# Example: EOU detection using LiveKit turn detector (no AgentSession)
# Note: This uses the MultilingualModel from livekit.plugins.turn_detector.multilingual
# Make sure you have the livekit plugins package installed and accessible.
from typing import List, Dict, Tuple
from livekit.plugins.turn_detector.multilingual import MultilingualModel
class EouDetector:
def __init__(self, threshold: float = 0.7, window_size: int = 4):
"""
threshold: confidence threshold to treat model output as EOU
window_size: number of recent turns to keep for context (default 4)
"""
self.model = MultilingualModel()
self.threshold = threshold
self.window_size = window_size
# conversation history as list of (speaker, text) for last N turns
self.history: List[Tuple[str, str]] = []
# buffer for current speaker partials (accumulate until they become a final segment)
self.current_buffers: Dict[str, str] = {}
def _update_history_with_final(self, speaker: str, text: str):
# Append finalized turn and truncate to window_size
self.history.append((speaker, text))
if len(self.history) > self.window_size:
self.history = self.history[-self.window_size :]
def _build_context_for_model(self, incoming_speaker: str, incoming_text: str) -> List[Dict]:
"""
Build the model input context: last turns plus the current trailing partial.
The exact input shape will depend on the model API; adapt as needed.
Here we prepare a list of turn dicts: {"speaker": ..., "text": ...}
"""
ctx = [{"speaker": s, "text": t} for (s, t) in self.history]
# include the current speaker's in-progress text as the trailing turn
ctx.append({"speaker": incoming_speaker, "text": incoming_text})
return ctx
def on_transcript_update(self, speaker: str, text: str, is_final: bool) -> Dict:
"""
Called for every transcript update from STT.
- speaker: identifier for the speaker (e.g., "user" or user id)
- text: newest transcript text (interim or final)
- is_final: whether this transcript segment is finalized by STT
Returns a dict containing:
- eou_detection: bool
- confidence: float from model
- reason: optional string describing decision
"""
# Update current buffer for the speaker
if is_final:
# Finalized: commit the full text for this speaker as a turn
full_text = (self.current_buffers.get(speaker, "") + " " + text).strip() if self.current_buffers.get(speaker) else text
self.current_buffers[speaker] = "" # clear buffer
self._update_history_with_final(speaker, full_text)
incoming_text = full_text
else:
# Interim: update buffer but don't add to history yet
existing = self.current_buffers.get(speaker, "")
combined = (existing + " " + text).strip() if existing else text
self.current_buffers[speaker] = combined
incoming_text = combined
# Build context including trailing partial/final for incoming speaker
context = self._build_context_for_model(speaker, incoming_text)
# Call the model - MultilingualModel API will accept the context and return a confidence
# Adjust this call to match the plugin's actual method signature.
# For example purpose we assume `predict` returns a dict with 'confidence' float in [0,1].
result = self.model.predict(context) # adapt if method name is different
confidence = float(result.get("confidence", 0.0))
# Map confidence to boolean EOU detection
is_eou = confidence >= self.threshold
# Optionally, add simple business rules to avoid false positives for structured data
# For example, if trailing text looks like a phone number and is not final, suppress EOU
# (Implement heuristics here as needed.)
return {
"eou_detection": is_eou,
"confidence": confidence,
"context": context,
"is_final_segment": is_final,
}
# Usage example:
detector = EouDetector(threshold=0.75)
# Interim partial arrives
resp = detector.on_transcript_update(speaker="user_1", text="my phone number is 555", is_final=False)
print(resp)
# Interim updated with more words
resp = detector.on_transcript_update(speaker="user_1", text="555 1234 and", is_final=False)
print(resp)
# Finalized segment comes from STT
resp = detector.on_transcript_update(speaker="user_1", text="my phone number is 555 1234 and", is_final=True)
print(resp)
Tuning and practical tips
• Threshold: start around 0.7–0.8 and tune using real conversation data. Higher thresholds reduce false positives (fewer premature EOU detections); lower thresholds increase responsiveness.
• Interim vs final transcripts: The model is documented to process final transcriptions reliably. If your STT provides interim partials, you can run the detector on them, but validate performance — you might weight final segments more heavily or require the model to signal EOU on a final segment before acting.
• Structured content: Add heuristics to detect sequences such as phone numbers, email addresses, or long numeric strings and raise the EOU threshold or suppress EOU on those until a final segment is seen.
• Context window: Keep the last four turns for best performance; you can adjust window size depending on conversation dynamics.
If you want, I can:
• Provide a concrete example adapting to the exact MultilingualModel method signatures you have (share the API methods available on your version).
• Add heuristics code for structured content suppression (phone number, address).
• Show a variant that runs only on interim partials or only on final segments. Which would you like next?, with interactive elements