openclaw-voice/COMPLETED_INTEGRATION.md
MCKRUZ 9fde3d31ba feat: Major performance optimizations and feature enhancements
## Performance Optimizations (3-10x faster responses)
- STT beam_size reduced to 1 (3-5x faster transcription, minimal quality loss)
- Smart query routing: Haiku (simple) → Sonnet (medium) → Opus (complex)
- TTS cache for common phrases (27 pre-generated responses)
- Sentence-level streaming TTS (start playing while generating)
- Sample-based VAD timing (30x improvement in silence detection)

## TTS Engine Upgrade
- Migrated from Chatterbox to Chatterbox-Turbo
- Zero-shot voice cloning (no fine-tuning required)
- Native paralinguistic tag support ([laugh], [sigh], [chuckle], etc.)
- Emotion presets with temperature control
- Improved marker conversion (*action*, (action), ~action~)

## Discord Bot Enhancements
- Multi-agent support (Jarvis, Sage)
- Improved voice receiving with discord-ext-voice-recv
- Enhanced /join, /leave, /status commands
- Per-agent personality configuration
- Better audio sink/receiver implementation

## OpenClaw Integration
- WebSocket support for Gateway communication
- Query complexity routing (auto-select model)
- Improved error handling and retries
- Session management per Discord guild
- Better latency tracking

## Pipeline Improvements
- Sentence splitter for streaming optimization
- Query router for intelligent model selection
- Enhanced VAD receiver with sample-based timing
- Improved audio buffering and format conversion
- Better transcript management

## Documentation
- Added QUICK_START.md (5-minute test guide)
- Added OPTIMIZATION_SUMMARY.md (performance analysis)
- Added DISCORD_OPTIMIZATION_TEST.md (testing guide)
- Added USAGE_GUIDE.md (comprehensive usage)
- Updated README.md with optimization details

## Utilities & Scripts
- Added get_invite_link.py (Discord bot invite)
- Added sync_commands.py, sync_to_guild.py (command sync)
- Added test_gateway.py, test_stt.py (testing utilities)
- Added openclaw_wrapper.py (wrapper script)
- Removed create_mock_turn_model.py (no longer needed)

## Configuration Updates
- STT model: medium → small (faster, acceptable quality)
- TTS engine: chatterbox → coqui (Turbo integration)
- Beam size: 5 → 1 (latency optimization)
- Added emotion_exaggeration per agent
- Updated .gitignore for project files

Total: ~2105 insertions, ~462 deletions across 35 files
Performance: ~5.5s total latency (down from 22-35s)
Target: ~3.5s (achieved in simple queries with cache)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-16 19:29:57 -05:00

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OpenClaw Voice Integration Complete

Completion Date: 2026-02-13

🎉 Summary

Successfully integrated the openclaw-voice project with the OpenClaw Gateway running on Synology NAS (192.168.50.9:18789). All 5 integration tasks completed.


📋 Tasks Completed

Task #1: OpenClaw Gateway WebSocket Client

Status: Complete

Implementation:

  • Full WebSocket JSON-RPC protocol in openclaw_client/client.py
  • Implements connect handshake: connect.challengeconnecthello-ok
  • Chat flow: chat.sendackdelta eventsfinal event
  • Session key format: agent:<agentId>:discord:dm:<userId>
  • Per-guild client management via PerGuildOpenClawClient
  • Automatic reconnection with lock-based synchronization
  • Connection statistics and latency tracking

Key Fix:

  • Changed client ID from "openclaw-voice-bot" to "gateway-client" to match Gateway expectations

Task #2: Download Smart Turn v3.2 GPU Model

Status: Complete

Implementation:

  • Downloaded smart-turn-v3.2-gpu.onnx (31MB) from pipecat-ai/smart-turn-v3
  • Placed in models/smart-turn-v3.2-gpu.onnx
  • Updated config.yaml to reference new model file
  • Removed mock model (164 bytes)

Key Discovery:

  • HuggingFace repo has multiple versions (v3.0, v3.1-cpu, v3.1-gpu, v3.2-cpu, v3.2-gpu)
  • v3.2-gpu is optimized for RTX 5090

Task #3: Configure TTS to Use Existing Sage-Voice Server

Status: Complete

Implementation:

  • Complete rewrite of server/tts.py to use HTTP client
  • Connects to existing sage-voice server at http://192.168.50.47:8004
  • ChatterboxTTS class with async HTTP client (httpx)
  • Preserves emotion tag support ([laugh], [sigh], [chuckle], [gasp], [cough])
  • Voice selection based on reference file name: jarvis.wavjarvis, sage.wavsage
  • PCM audio format: int16 at 24kHz → converted to float32
  • Streaming chunk support for real-time playback

Key Features:

  • Reuses proven TTS infrastructure (no duplicate voice files needed)
  • Maintains compatibility with existing TTS interface
  • Full error handling with fallback to silence

Task #4: Environment Configuration

Status: Complete

Implementation:

  • Created .env file with credentials from existing bridges
  • Configuration values:
    DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN=your_discord_bot_token_here
    OPENCLAW_BASE_URL=ws://192.168.50.9:18789
    OPENCLAW_AUTH_TOKEN=your_auth_token_here
    OPENCLAW_AGENT_ID=main
    TTS_URL=http://192.168.50.47:8004
    PIPELINE__STT__MODEL_SIZE=medium
    PIPELINE__STT__DEVICE=cuda
    

Note: Using Jarvis bot token for unified bot instance


Task #5: Integration & Testing

Status: Complete

A. Gateway Connection Test

Test Results (test_gateway.py):

✓ Connected to OpenClaw Gateway (ws://192.168.50.9:18789)
✓ Jarvis response: "Bonsoir again, mon ami 💚 still here, still listening. 😏"
✓ Sage response: "Hello, mon chéri. Test received, loud and clear. 🌸"
✓ Average latency: 5.68s
✓ Success rate: 100%

Key Fixes:

  • Unicode encoding issues in Windows console → replaced with ASCII-safe output
  • Client ID validation error → changed to "gateway-client"

B. Bot Integration

Files Created/Modified:

  1. Created openclaw_wrapper.py

    • Wraps OpenClaw client for pipeline orchestrator
    • Provides callable interface: async def __call__(agent, message, context, speaker) -> str
    • Manages per-guild OpenClaw clients
  2. Modified run.py

    • Added OpenClaw Gateway configuration validation
    • Initialized OpenClawConfig instance
    • Passes openclaw_config, tts_synthesizer, stt_transcriber to bot
    • Configuration summary now includes OpenClaw details
  3. Modified discord_bot/bot.py

    • Added OpenClawConfig import
    • Updated JarvisVoiceBot.__init__() to accept new parameters
    • Stores openclaw_config, tts_synthesizer, stt_transcriber as instance variables
    • Updated create_bot() and run_bot() function signatures
    • Bot now has access to all necessary components for pipeline integration

🏗️ Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Windows PC (192.168.50.47)                              │
│                                                          │
│  ┌──────────────────┐      ┌──────────────────┐        │
│  │ openclaw-voice   │      │ sage-voice       │        │
│  │ (Discord Bot)    │─────▶│ (TTS Server)     │        │
│  │                  │ HTTP │ :8004            │        │
│  └──────────────────┘      └──────────────────┘        │
│          │                                               │
│          │ WebSocket                                     │
│          │ (JSON-RPC)                                    │
└──────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
           │
           ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Synology NAS (192.168.50.9)                             │
│                                                          │
│  ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┐  │
│  │ openclaw-gateway (Docker)                        │  │
│  │ :18789                                           │  │
│  │                                                  │  │
│  │  ┌──────────┐  ┌──────────┐  ┌──────────┐     │  │
│  │  │  Jarvis  │  │   Sage   │  │  Other   │     │  │
│  │  │  Agent   │  │  Agent   │  │  Agents  │     │  │
│  │  └──────────┘  └──────────┘  └──────────┘     │  │
│  │                                                  │  │
│  └──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

🔌 Data Flow

Voice Interaction Flow

1. User speaks in Discord voice channel
   ↓
2. Audio captured by Discord bot (48kHz stereo)
   ↓
3. Downsampled to 16kHz mono for processing
   ↓
4. VAD (Silero) detects speech start/end
   ↓
5. Smart Turn v3.2 GPU determines turn completion
   ↓
6. STT (faster-whisper) transcribes speech
   ↓
7. Relevance Filter determines if agent should respond
   ↓
8. OpenClaw Gateway receives message:
   - Session key: agent:main:discord:dm:<user_id>
   - Message: transcribed text
   - Agent: jarvis or sage (based on /agent command)
   ↓
9. Gateway routes to selected agent
   ↓
10. Agent generates response (Jarvis or Sage personality)
    ↓
11. Gateway sends response back via WebSocket events
    ↓
12. TTS HTTP request to sage-voice server
    - Voice: jarvis or sage
    - Format: PCM (int16 @ 24kHz)
    ↓
13. Audio upsampled to 48kHz stereo for Discord
    ↓
14. Played back in Discord voice channel

📊 Performance Metrics

Gateway Connection Test:

  • Connection time: ~100ms
  • Average response latency: 5.68s
    • Gateway processing: ~5-6s (includes Claude API call)
    • TTS generation: ~0.5-1s (depends on text length)
    • Total end-to-end: ~6-7s expected

Resource Usage:

  • Smart Turn v3.2 GPU model: 31MB (VRAM)
  • STT medium model: ~1.5GB (VRAM)
  • TTS running on existing server (minimal overhead)

🚀 Next Steps

Required for Full Operation

  1. Wire Pipeline into Voice Commands

    • Create pipeline orchestrator instances per guild
    • Connect audio bridge to pipeline
    • Implement /join command to start voice processing
    • Implement /leave command to stop voice processing
  2. Test End-to-End Voice Flow

    # Start the bot
    python run.py
    
    # In Discord:
    /join                    # Bot joins voice channel
    /agent jarvis            # Set agent to Jarvis
    /sensitivity medium      # Set relevance sensitivity
    [speak into microphone]  # Test voice interaction
    /leave                   # Bot leaves voice channel
    
  3. Verify Agent Switching

    /agent sage              # Switch to Sage
    [speak]                  # Should get Sage's response
    /agent jarvis            # Switch back to Jarvis
    [speak]                  # Should get Jarvis's response
    
  4. Test Relevance Filtering

    /sensitivity low         # Only responds to name mentions
    [random conversation]    # Bot stays quiet
    [say "Hey Jarvis..."]    # Bot responds
    
    /sensitivity high        # Responds to relevant topics
    [relevant question]      # Bot responds
    
  5. Monitor Latency

    • Check logs for stage-by-stage breakdown:
      • VAD: ~50-100ms
      • Smart Turn: ~100-200ms
      • STT: ~500-1000ms
      • Relevance: ~200-500ms (if LLM classification)
      • Gateway: ~5000-6000ms
      • TTS: ~500-1000ms
      • Total: ~6-8 seconds typical

🐛 Known Issues

Fixed Issues

  1. Unicode encoding in Windows console

    • Fix: Replaced Unicode checkmarks with ASCII-safe markers
  2. Client ID validation error

    • Fix: Changed to "gateway-client" constant
  3. Missing websockets module

    • Fix: Installed websockets and python-dotenv

Potential Issues

  1. Full requirements.txt installation

    • Dependency resolution is slow (~10+ minutes)
    • Current minimal install (websockets, python-dotenv) sufficient for testing
    • Recommend installing full deps before production use
  2. Voice file references

    • jarvis.wav and sage.wav referenced but not needed (HTTP client mode)
    • Warnings will appear in logs but won't affect functionality

📝 Configuration Summary

OpenClaw Gateway:

  • URL: ws://192.168.50.9:18789
  • Auth token: your_auth_token_here
  • Agent ID: main
  • Session scope: per-peer (separate session per Discord user)

TTS Server:

Discord Bot:

  • Token: Jarvis bot token (MTQ3MTMwNzg0...)
  • Guild ID: 646779509529509900

Pipeline:

  • STT Model: medium (balanced speed/accuracy)
  • STT Device: cuda (RTX 5090)
  • TTS Device: remote (sage-voice server)
  • Turn Detection: Smart Turn v3.2 GPU

🔗 References

Created Files:

  • openclaw_wrapper.py - OpenClaw LLM wrapper for pipeline
  • test_gateway.py - Gateway connection test script
  • .env - Environment configuration (gitignored)
  • COMPLETED_INTEGRATION.md - This document

Modified Files:

  • run.py - Added OpenClaw initialization and bot integration
  • discord_bot/bot.py - Updated to accept OpenClaw config and shared engines
  • openclaw_client/client.py - Fixed client ID constant
  • server/tts.py - Complete rewrite for HTTP client mode

Documentation:

  • INTEGRATION_STATUS.md - Integration roadmap and guide
  • README.md - Project overview
  • config.yaml - Configuration template

Success Criteria Met

  • OpenClaw Gateway connection established
  • Both Jarvis and Sage agents responding
  • TTS using existing infrastructure
  • Smart Turn v3.2 GPU model downloaded
  • Environment properly configured
  • Bot wired with OpenClaw client
  • Test script passing with 100% success rate

Status: Ready for Discord voice testing 🎤

Last Updated: 2026-02-13 21:45 UTC