Krisp VIVA Plugin for LiveKit Agents

Real-time noise reduction for LiveKit voice agents using Krisp's VIVA SDK.

Features

• KrispVivaFilterFrameProcessor: Real-time noise reduction FrameProcessor for audio processing

Installation

# Install the plugin
pip install livekit-plugins-krisp

# Install krisp-audio SDK separately (required for actual usage)

Note: The krisp-audio package is a proprietary SDK not available on public PyPI. It must be obtained and installed separately from Krisp (https://krisp.ai/developers/).

Prerequisites

Required for All Features

1. Krisp Audio SDK: pip install krisp-audio
2. License Key: Obtain a license key from Krisp and set it as an environment variable:

   export KRISP_VIVA_SDK_LICENSE_KEY=your-license-key-here
   

For Noise Reduction

1. Noise Reduction Model: Obtain a noise reduction or voice isolation .kef model file from Krisp
2. Set environment variable:

   export KRISP_VIVA_FILTER_MODEL_PATH=/path/to/noise_model.kef
   

Quick Start

Human-to-Bot Noise Cancellation / Voice Isolation (Recommended)

For cleaning up user audio before STT/VAD processing using the FrameProcessor approach:

from livekit.agents import AgentSession, Agent, JobContext, inference, room_io
from livekit.plugins import krisp, openai

@server.rtc_session()
async def entrypoint(ctx: JobContext):
    # Create Krisp FrameProcessor
    processor = krisp.KrispVivaFilterFrameProcessor(
        noise_suppression_level=100,  # 0-100
        frame_duration_ms=10,
        sample_rate=16000,
    )
    
    session = AgentSession(
        vad=inference.VAD(),
        stt=openai.STT(),
        llm=openai.LLM(model="gpt-4o-mini"),
        tts=openai.TTS(),
    )
    
    # Start session with RoomIO and pass FrameProcessor directly
    await session.start(
        agent=MyAgent(),
        room=ctx.room,
        room_options=room_io.RoomOptions(
            audio_input=room_io.AudioInputOptions(
                sample_rate=16000,
                frame_size_ms=10,  # Must match Krisp frame_duration_ms
                noise_cancellation=processor,  # Pass FrameProcessor directly
            ),
        ),
    )

Audio Pipeline: Room → RoomIO (with KrispVivaFilterFrameProcessor) → VAD → STT → LLM

Configuration

KrispVivaFilterFrameProcessor Parameters

Supported Sample Rates

8000, 16000, 24000, 32000, 44100, 48000 Hz

Important Notes

Frame Size Requirements

⚠️ Frames must match the configured duration exactly

• 10ms @ 16kHz = 160 samples
• 20ms @ 16kHz = 320 samples
• 20ms @ 32kHz = 640 samples

The filter validates frame sizes and raises ValueError if incorrect.

Resource Management

• Session created once (on first use or if sample_rate provided)
• Call close() when done to free resources

Shared SDK Management

The plugin uses KrispSDKManager to manage the Krisp SDK instance:

• Singleton Pattern: SDK initialized only once, shared across all components and sessions
• Reference Counting: Tracks active users (filters)
• Automatic Cleanup: SDK destroyed when last component releases its reference

Troubleshooting

"Krisp SDK initialization failed" or Licensing Errors

Make sure the license key is set:

export KRISP_VIVA_SDK_LICENSE_KEY=your-license-key-here

"Model path must be provided"

export KRISP_VIVA_FILTER_MODEL_PATH=/path/to/model.kef

"Unsupported sample rate"

Supported: 8000, 16000, 24000, 32000, 44100, 48000 Hz

"Frame size mismatch"

Ensure your audio frames match the configured frame_duration_ms.

For 20ms @ 16kHz, each frame must have exactly 320 samples.

Silent output

• Verify model file is valid
• Test with known noisy audio