Why combine Agora and the Voice Agent API Agora gives you battle-tested WebRTC: low-latency audio routing across 200+ countries, automatic codec negotiation, jitter buffers, NAT traversal, and SDKs for every client platform. The Voice Agent API is the AI brain in one connection. DIY pipeline behind Agora Voice Agent API behind Agora Vendors to integrate STT + LLM + TTS (3+) API keys to rotate 3+ Round trips per turn 3 Turn detection Plug in a separate VAD Barge-in Implement yourself Tool calling Wire LLM tools yourself Voices Pick a TTS vendor Architecture The system has three layers: Parameter Type Description vad_threshold 0.0–1.0 Voice activity detection sensitivity. Raise for noisy call environments. min_silence ms Minimum silence before a confident end-of-turn check fires. max_silence ms Hard cap on silence before forcing end-of-turn. Raise for deliberate speakers. interrupt_response boolean Set to False to disable barge-in entirely.…