From 670e0bc5543e4908d9d24284ffb4f5357e6508f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Topher Hindman <topher.hindman@livekit.io>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:59:37 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update to livekit-agents 1.4, add Python 3.14 support

---
 pyproject.toml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 30104e7..e3aeb6a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 name = "agent-starter-python"
 version = "1.0.0"
 description = "Simple voice AI assistant built with LiveKit Agents for Python"
-requires-python = ">=3.10, <3.14"
+requires-python = ">=3.10, <3.15"
 
 dependencies = [
-    "livekit-agents[silero,turn-detector]~=1.3",
+    "livekit-agents[silero,turn-detector]~=1.4",
     "livekit-plugins-noise-cancellation~=0.2",
     "python-dotenv",
 ]

From 9d073b44ba06d58c59c480eaddbddc8281fbf434 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Topher Hindman <topher.hindman@livekit.io>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:05:55 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Use explicit dispatch by default

Set agent_name="my-agent" on the rtc_session decorator so the
agent must be explicitly dispatched to a room rather than
auto-joining every new room. Update the taskfile template
substitution to match the new decorator-based pattern.
---
 src/agent.py  | 11 +++++++----
 taskfile.yaml |  4 ++--
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/agent.py b/src/agent.py
index aab4ded..eba121f 100644
--- a/src/agent.py
+++ b/src/agent.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def prewarm(proc: JobProcess):
 server.setup_fnc = prewarm
 
 
-@server.rtc_session()
+@server.rtc_session(agent_name="my-agent")
 async def my_agent(ctx: JobContext):
     # Logging setup
     # Add any other context you want in all log entries here
@@ -111,9 +111,12 @@ async def my_agent(ctx: JobContext):
         room=ctx.room,
         room_options=room_io.RoomOptions(
             audio_input=room_io.AudioInputOptions(
-                noise_cancellation=lambda params: noise_cancellation.BVCTelephony()
-                if params.participant.kind == rtc.ParticipantKind.PARTICIPANT_KIND_SIP
-                else noise_cancellation.BVC(),
+                noise_cancellation=lambda params: (
+                    noise_cancellation.BVCTelephony()
+                    if params.participant.kind
+                    == rtc.ParticipantKind.PARTICIPANT_KIND_SIP
+                    else noise_cancellation.BVC()
+                ),
             ),
         ),
     )
diff --git a/taskfile.yaml b/taskfile.yaml
index 1863598..eb81409 100644
--- a/taskfile.yaml
+++ b/taskfile.yaml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ tasks:
       - test -z "$LIVEKIT_AGENT_NAME"
     cmds:
       - |
-        old="WorkerOptions("
-        new="WorkerOptions(agent_name=\"{{ .LIVEKIT_AGENT_NAME }}\", "
+        old='agent_name="my-agent"'
+        new='agent_name="{{ .LIVEKIT_AGENT_NAME }}"'
         file="{{ .PYTHON_MAIN }}"
         tmp="$(mktemp)"
         while IFS= read -r line; do