How to Build a Browser-Based Voice Assistant With the AssemblyAI Voice Agent API

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Build a real-time voice assistant in ~120 lines using a single WebSocket API. No separate STT, LLM, or TTS services needed.
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This tutorial walks through building a real-time voice assistant using a unified API that handles speech recognition, language processing, and speech synthesis over a single WebSocket connection. The key takeaway is that modern voice AI development can be significantly simplified by replacing multi-service pipelines with integrated architectures.