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Voice Messages

How it works​

  • Buddy understands voice messages
  • Responds with voice + text transcription
  • Voice reply counts as 1 message

Common issues​

  • No voice reply: Buddy replies in voice only when user sends voice first
  • Long response sent as text only: Responses longer than ~3000 characters are sent as text only by default, even if the user sent a voice message. This is the most frequent reason for "voice not working" reports. The default 3000 characters corresponds to a 3-4 minute voice message. Voice generation for long responses is too costly, so the platform enforces this limit automatically. The user can still request a voice version in a follow-up message by repeating the query and saying "send it as a voice message".

Adjusting the threshold​

Owners can increase the audio threshold using:

/setAudioThreshold:number

Sets the maximum reply length (in characters) for automatic audio generation. If the reply exceeds this threshold, audio is only generated when the user explicitly requests it.