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HeyGen avatar plugin for Vision Agents

Project description

HeyGen Avatar Plugin for Vision Agents

Add realistic avatar video to your AI agents using HeyGen's streaming avatar API.

Features

  • 🎭 Realistic Avatars: Use HeyGen's high-quality avatars with natural movements
  • 🎤 Automatic Lip-Sync: Avatar automatically syncs with audio from any TTS provider
  • 🚀 WebRTC Streaming: Low-latency real-time video streaming via WebRTC
  • 🔌 Easy Integration: Works seamlessly with Vision Agents framework
  • 🎨 Customizable: Configure avatar, quality, resolution, and more

Installation

pip install vision-agents-plugins-heygen

Or with uv:

uv pip install vision-agents-plugins-heygen

Quick Start

import asyncio
from uuid import uuid4
from dotenv import load_dotenv

from vision_agents.core import User, Agent
from vision_agents.plugins import cartesia, deepgram, getstream, gemini, heygen
from vision_agents.plugins.heygen import VideoQuality

load_dotenv()

async def start_avatar_agent():
    agent = Agent(
        edge=getstream.Edge(),
        agent_user=User(name="AI Assistant with Avatar", id="agent"),
        instructions="You're a friendly AI assistant.",
        
        llm=gemini.LLM("gemini-2.0-flash"),
        tts=cartesia.TTS(),
        stt=deepgram.STT(),
        
        # Add HeyGen avatar
        processors=[
            heygen.AvatarPublisher(
                avatar_id="default",
                quality=VideoQuality.HIGH
            )
        ]
    )
    
    call = agent.edge.client.video.call("default", str(uuid4()))
    
    async with agent.join(call):
        await agent.simple_response("Hello! I'm your AI assistant with an avatar.")
        await agent.finish()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(start_avatar_agent())

Configuration

Environment Variables

Set your HeyGen API key:

HEYGEN_API_KEY=your_heygen_api_key_here

AvatarPublisher Options

from vision_agents.plugins.heygen import VideoQuality

heygen.AvatarPublisher(
    avatar_id="default",           # HeyGen avatar ID
    quality=VideoQuality.HIGH,    # Video quality: VideoQuality.LOW, VideoQuality.MEDIUM, or VideoQuality.HIGH
    resolution=(1920, 1080),       # Output resolution (width, height)
    api_key=None,                  # Optional: override env var
)

Usage Examples

With Realtime LLM

from vision_agents.plugins import gemini, heygen, getstream

agent = Agent(
    edge=getstream.Edge(),
    agent_user=User(name="Realtime Avatar AI"),
    instructions="Be conversational and responsive.",
    
    llm=gemini.Realtime(fps=2),  # No separate TTS needed
    
    processors=[
        heygen.AvatarPublisher(avatar_id="professional_presenter")
    ]
)

call = agent.edge.client.video.call("default", str(uuid4()))

async with agent.join(call):
    await agent.finish()

With Multiple Processors

from vision_agents.plugins import ultralytics, heygen

agent = Agent(
    edge=getstream.Edge(),
    agent_user=User(name="Fitness Coach"),
    instructions="Analyze user poses and provide feedback.",
    
    llm=gemini.Realtime(fps=3),
    
    processors=[
        # Process incoming user video
        ultralytics.YOLOPoseProcessor(model_path="yolo11n-pose.pt"),
        # Publish avatar video
        heygen.AvatarPublisher(avatar_id="fitness_trainer")
    ]
)

How It Works

  1. Connection: Establishes WebRTC connection to HeyGen's streaming API
  2. Audio Input: Receives audio from your TTS provider or Realtime LLM
  3. Avatar Generation: HeyGen generates avatar video with lip-sync
  4. Video Streaming: Streams avatar video to call participants via GetStream Edge

Requirements

  • Python 3.10+
  • HeyGen API key (get one at heygen.com)
  • GetStream account for video calls
  • TTS provider (Cartesia, ElevenLabs, etc.) or Realtime LLM

Troubleshooting

Connection Issues

If you experience connection problems:

  1. Check your HeyGen API key is valid
  2. Ensure you have network access to HeyGen's servers
  3. Check firewall settings for WebRTC traffic

Video Quality

To optimize video quality:

  • Use quality=VideoQuality.HIGH for best results
  • Increase resolution if bandwidth allows
  • Ensure stable internet connection

API Reference

AvatarPublisher

Main class for publishing HeyGen avatar video.

Methods:

  • publish_video_track(): Returns video track for streaming
  • state(): Returns current state information
  • close(): Clean up resources

License

MIT

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