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title: "Voice Assistant | Aide | Ilmiya Documentation"
description: "Have a real-time voice conversation with Aide — speak your questions and get instant spoken AI responses."
url: "https://ilmiya.com/docs/aide/voice/voice-assistant/"
language: "en"
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# Voice Assistant

The Voice Assistant lets you have a natural, real-time spoken conversation with Aide. Instead of typing, you speak — the AI listens, processes your speech, and responds with both voice and text.

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## Accessing the Voice Assistant

1.  Click the **microphone icon** in the input bar of the main chat interface.
2.  Or navigate to `/voice` directly.
3.  Allow microphone access when your browser prompts for permission.

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## How It Works

The Voice Assistant uses **RTVI (Realtime Voice Interaction)** — a bidirectional audio pipeline that processes your speech and streams the AI’s response back in real time.

1.  Click **Connect** or the microphone button to start a session.
2.  Wait for the status to show **Ready** or **Connected**.
3.  Speak your question or prompt clearly.
4.  The AI processes your speech and responds — both spoken aloud and as text on screen.
5.  Continue speaking to keep the conversation going.
6.  Click **Disconnect** when you’re done.

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## Status Indicators

| Status | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| **Connecting** | Establishing the voice connection |
| **Connected** | Ready — you can start speaking |
| **Listening** | AI is capturing your speech |
| **Responding** | AI is generating and playing its response |
| **Disconnected** | Session ended |

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## Tips for Best Results

-   Speak at a **natural pace** — not too fast, not too slow
-   Keep background noise to a minimum
-   Wait for the AI to finish responding before speaking again
-   Use a headset or headphones to prevent audio feedback

> **Tip**
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> The voice assistant is great for hands-free use — ask questions while taking notes, reviewing material, or doing other tasks at the same time.

> **Caution**
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> If the connection drops mid-session, click Disconnect and reconnect to start a fresh voice session. Conversation context from voice sessions is not automatically carried into text chat.

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