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practical, build-it-from-scratch guides. each one is a complete walkthrough you can follow start to finish, in plain language, with every command and file you need.

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build a voice agent

a voice agent listens to a person, thinks, and talks back, all in real time. the loop is always the same four steps:
silk is the last step: it turns the agent’s reply into natural speech. these guides wire up the whole loop around it. pick your framework:

with pipecat

build a voice agent using pipecat, an open-source framework for real-time voice.

with livekit

build a voice agent using livekit agents, with rooms and telephony built in.

pipecat + livekit transport

use livekit just for WebRTC transport while pipecat orchestrates the pipeline.

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which framework?

both give you a production-ready real-time agent. the difference is what they ship around the voice loop: new to both? start with pipecat, it’s the shortest path to hearing your agent talk.
these guides assume you can run python and use a terminal. you do not need prior experience with voice agents.