## Quick Overview

Realtime Assistants combine UpliftAI’s speech technology with conversational AI to create voice agents that can:

- 🎯 **Respond in ~1 second** end-to-end
- 🗣️ **Handle interruptions** naturally
- 🛠️ **Execute custom tools** on the user’s device
- 🌍 **Support multiple languages** including Urdu, Sindhi, and Balochi
- 🔄 **Update behavior dynamically** during conversations

## Perfect for Voice Applications

If you’re using our Orator TTS API, Realtime Assistants take it to the next level by adding:

- Full conversational capabilities
- Context awareness
- Tool execution
- WebRTC streaming

## Example Use Cases

- **Customer Support** - 24/7 voice agents
- **E-commerce** - Voice shopping assistants
- **Healthcare** - Patient intake systems
- **Education** - Interactive tutors

## Get Started

[**View Full Documentation**  
Explore the complete Realtime Assistants documentation including tutorials, API reference, and SDK guides.](https://docs.upliftai.org/assistants/introduction)

## Quick Example

Create a voice assistant in minutes:

```javascript
// 1. Create an assistant (via API)
const assistant = await createAssistant({
  name: 'Shopping Assistant',
  config: {
    agent: {
      instructions: 'Help users shop for products',
      initialGreeting: true
    },
    stt: { default: { provider: 'groq', model: 'whisper-large-v3' }},
    tts: { default: { provider: 'upliftai', voiceId: 'v_meklc281' }},
    llm: { default: { provider: 'groq', model: 'openai/gpt-oss-120b' }}
  }
});

// 2. Connect from your app
import { UpliftAIRoom } from '@upliftai/assistants-react';

<UpliftAIRoom token={sessionToken} serverUrl={wsUrl}>
  <YourAssistantUI />
</UpliftAIRoom>
```

## Integration with Orator

Realtime Assistants use the same high-quality TTS voices from Orator, but add:

- Automatic speech recognition (STT)
- Conversation management
- Tool calling capabilities
- Real-time streaming via WebRTC

[**Try the Tutorial**  
Build your first assistant in 10 minutes](https://docs.upliftai.org/assistants/tutorial)

[**API Reference**  
Explore all endpoints and options](https://docs.upliftai.org/assistants/api-reference/create-assistant)

[Quickstart Guide](https://docs.upliftai.org/orator) [Async TTS Concepts](https://docs.upliftai.org/async-concepts)