create-voice-agent

A CLI that scaffolds a production-ready, containerized infrastructure for real-time Voice AI Agents using LiveKit, Python, and Docker.

Stop fighting WebRTC UDP port exhaustion, Docker permission errors, and token handshake wiring — this tool generates a perfect boilerplate in seconds.

Quick Start

npx create-voice-agent my-voice-app

You'll be prompted to choose:

1. LLM Provider — Ollama (local GPU) or OpenAI (cloud)
2. Next.js Frontend — optional browser UI with LiveKit Room components

Then:

cd my-voice-app
cp .env.example .env    # fill in your API keys
docker compose up --build

What Gets Generated

my-voice-app/
├── docker-compose.yml          # LiveKit + Redis + Agent (+ Frontend)
├── .env.example                # Pre-configured environment variables
├── README.md                   # Project-specific documentation
├── python-agent/
│   ├── Dockerfile              # Non-root user (EACCES fix)
│   ├── requirements.txt        # livekit-agents + plugins
│   └── agent.py                # AgentSession pipeline (VAD→STT→LLM→TTS)
└── frontend/                   # (if selected)
    ├── Dockerfile
    ├── package.json            # includes livekit-server-sdk
    ├── app/api/token/route.ts  # Secure AccessToken generation
    └── app/page.tsx            # LiveKit Room + voice visualizer

Key Architectural Decisions

WebRTC UDP Port Limiting

LiveKit's UDP port range is strictly limited to 50000-50050 to prevent docker-proxy from spawning thousands of processes and hanging the host OS.

Token Handshake

The Next.js frontend includes a /api/token endpoint using livekit-server-sdk to generate AccessToken JWTs. The browser fetches this token before connecting to the LiveKit room.

Non-Root Docker User

The Python agent Dockerfile creates a dedicated agentuser to prevent EACCES permission errors common on Linux hosts.

Ollama GPU Routing

When Ollama is selected, the agent container uses host.docker.internal to reach the host's GPU-accelerated Ollama instance.

Development

# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/geladons/create-voice-agent.git
cd create-voice-agent
npm install

# Run locally
node bin/create-voice-agent.js my-test-project

License

MIT