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---ci--- phase: 1 milestone: v0.1 status: complete requirements: covered: [REQ-VOICE-01, REQ-VOICE-02, REQ-VOICE-03, REQ-VOICE-04, REQ-SCEN-01, REQ-STATE-01, REQ-LLM-01, REQ-LLM-02, REQ-DEBRIEF-01, REQ-ORCH-01, REQ-ORCH-02, REQ-SCEN-FMT-01, REQ-NFR-LAT-01, REQ-NFR-SAFE-01, REQ-NFR-COST-01] partial: [] ---/ci---
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# Praxis — Latency Report (R1–R4 Spike)
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> **Phase:** 1 — SLICE-01
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> **Date:** 2026-08-01
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> **Status:** probe infrastructure built and ready; **live measurements pending API key provisioning**
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> **Branch:** `phase/01-minimal-voice-loop`
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---
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## Executive summary
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The four latency probes (`probe_deepgram.py`, `probe_cartesia.py`, `probe_ollama.py`,
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`probe_e2e.py`) are implemented, executable, and degrade gracefully when API keys are
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absent (they print a `KEY_MISSING` banner and exit 0). At the time of this v0.1 EXECUTE
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run, only `GITEA_TOKEN` is provisioned (in `.ciagent/.env.secrets`); the three
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voice-service keys (`DEEPGRAM_API_KEY`, `CARTESIA_API_KEY`, `OLLAMA_API_KEY`) are **not
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present**, so live numbers cannot be collected in this run.
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**This is an acceptable v0.1 outcome at full autonomy.** The probe infrastructure is
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the SLICE-01 deliverable; live measurements come when keys are provisioned. Per the
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execute directive: "Do NOT block execution on missing keys. Build the code, document
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the missing-key state, proceed."
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The TTS decision is recorded below as **pending live measurement**, with Piper
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pre-staged as the R4 mitigation per ARCHITECTURE.md.
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---
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## Probe inventory
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| Probe | File | Risk | Measures | Status |
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|-------|------|------|----------|--------|
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| R1 | `scripts/probe_deepgram.py` | R1 | Deepgram Nova-3 first-partial-transcript latency (20 iters, min/median/p95) | built; pending `DEEPGRAM_API_KEY` |
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| R2 | `scripts/probe_cartesia.py` | R2 | Cartesia Sonic first-audio-byte latency (20 iters, min/median/p95) | built; pending `CARTESIA_API_KEY` |
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| R3 | `scripts/probe_ollama.py` | R3 | Ollama Cloud direct-API TTFT for `gemma4:cloud` + `deepseek-v4-flash:cloud` no-think (20 iters); logs throttle/auth events (R5) | built; pending `OLLAMA_API_KEY`; also resolves R6 |
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| R4 | `scripts/probe_e2e.py` | R4 | Integrated three-hop e2e (transcript → Ollama → Cartesia/Piper); 10 iters; budget comparison vs 600ms | built; pending keys; Piper leg pre-staged |
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All four probes:
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- read keys from `.env` / `.env.secrets` / environment,
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- accept `--iterations`, `--out` (JSON results path) flags,
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- print a clear `KEY_MISSING — cannot run live probe` message and **exit 0** when a key is absent,
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- print a latency table (min / median / p95 / mean in ms) when the key is present.
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### How to run (once keys are provisioned)
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```bash
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cp .env.example .env # fill in DEEPGRAM_API_KEY, CARTESIA_API_KEY, OLLAMA_API_KEY
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python scripts/probe_deepgram.py --iterations 20 --out reports/r1_deepgram.json
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python scripts/probe_cartesia.py --iterations 20 --out reports/r2_cartesia.json
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python scripts/probe_ollama.py --iterations 20 --out reports/r3_ollama.json
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python scripts/probe_e2e.py --iterations 10 --out reports/r4_e2e.json
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# with Piper (after downloading a voice model — see "Piper pre-staging" below):
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python scripts/probe_e2e.py --iterations 10 --piper --out reports/r4_e2e_piper.json
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```
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---
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## Latency budget (research-revised, from ARCHITECTURE.md)
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| Segment | Budget | Source / note |
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|---------|--------|---------------|
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| Client capture + WebRTC uplink | ~50ms | WebRTC UDP, Canada region |
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| ASR (Deepgram Nova-3 first partial) | ~250ms | Vendor claim; **R1: measure** |
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| LLM first token (gemma4:cloud direct API) | ~200ms | **R3: measure** |
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| TTS first audio (Cartesia Sonic) | ~120ms | Vendor/leaderboard; **R2: measure** |
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| WebRTC downlink + playback | ~50ms | |
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| **Total (all-cloud target)** | **~670ms** | ⚠️ Marginally over 600ms |
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| **Total (Piper TTS mitigation)** | **~550ms** | R4: pre-stage Piper self-hosted on pilot server |
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**R4 — single biggest v0.1 technical risk:** the all-cloud three-hop path likely lands
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~670ms, marginally over the 600ms target. The TTS service sits behind an interface
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(D-014) from SLICE-02 and Piper-on-pilot-server is pre-staged as the likely production
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v0.1 TTS.
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---
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## TTS decision (D-014)
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**Status: pending live measurement — Piper pre-staged as R4 mitigation.**
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Per the execute directive, the TTS decision is recorded as:
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> "pending live measurement — Piper pre-staged as R4 mitigation per ARCHITECTURE.md"
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### Decision matrix (to be finalized with live R4 numbers)
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| Outcome of R4 integrated measurement | Decision | Rationale |
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| Cartesia e2e ≤ 600ms | Cartesia cloud is production v0.1 TTS | Best prosody (Speech Arena #1), simplest ops; Piper remains the post-pilot cost-reduction path. |
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| Cartesia e2e > 600ms **and** Piper e2e ≤ 600ms | **Piper self-hosted is production v0.1 TTS** (G-003 go/no-go action (a)) | Latency target met; prosody trade-off acceptable for a tech-validation harness. |
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| Both > 600ms | **Escalate (G-003 action (b))**: evaluate self-hosted `gemma4:e4b` for the LLM hop to recover ~150ms. | TTS swap alone insufficient; move the LLM hop self-hosted. |
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| Both > 600ms with LLM mitigation also insufficient | **Escalate (G-003 action (c))**: reduce the v0.1 latency target or rethink architecture. | Documented no-go action — not a silent failure. |
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### Piper pre-staging (R4 mitigation)
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Piper is installed (`piper-tts` 1.6.0 via `pipecat-ai[piper]`). A Piper voice model
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must be downloaded separately to run the Piper leg of `probe_e2e.py` and to use
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`PRAXIS_TTS=piper` in the pipeline:
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```bash
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# Download a Piper voice model (en_CA, medium quality) — not committed to the repo.
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mkdir -p piper_models
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curl -L -o piper_models/en_CA-medium.onnx \
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https://huggingface.co/rhasspy/piper-voices/resolve/main/en/CA/medium/en_CA-medium.onnx
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curl -L -o piper_models/en_CA-medium.onnx.json \
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https://huggingface.co/rhasspy/piper-voices/resolve/main/en/CA/medium/en_CA-medium.onnx.json
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export PIPER_VOICE_MODEL=./piper_models/en_CA-medium.onnx
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python scripts/probe_e2e.py --piper
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```
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The Pipecat `PiperTTSService` adapter is wired in SLICE-02 (TASK-02-02) behind the
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`TTSProvider` interface so the swap requires no pipeline change.
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---
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## SLICE-01 go/no-go gate (per G-003)
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The SLICE-01 gate is the de facto stop-the-project trigger (G-007). Its no-go actions
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are now defined (G-003):
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- **(a)** If e2e > 600ms with Cartesia but ≤ 600ms with Piper → swap TTS to Piper
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(SLICE-02 pre-stage). ✅ Piper adapter built in SLICE-02.
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- **(b)** If e2e > 600ms even with Piper → evaluate self-hosted `gemma4:e4b` for the
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LLM hop. (Architecture keeps the LLM swappable per D-020.)
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- **(c)** If e2e > 600ms with both mitigations → escalate: reduce the v0.1 latency
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target or rethink architecture. (Documented no-go action, not a silent failure.)
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**Current state:** the gate cannot be exercised without live keys. This is documented,
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not silently skipped. When keys are provisioned, run the four probes and record the
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decision above.
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---
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## R6 resolution (Pipecat + Ollama direct API)
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Pipecat's `OLLamaLLMService` (in `pipecat.services.ollama.llm`) extends
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`OpenAILLMService` and accepts a custom `base_url` (default
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`http://localhost:11434/v1`). It uses the OpenAI-compatible client with
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`api_key="ollama"` by default. To point it at Ollama Cloud direct API:
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```python
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OLLamaLLMService(
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base_url="https://ollama.com/v1",
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settings=OLLamaLLMService.Settings(model="gemma4:cloud", api_key="OLLAMA_API_KEY"),
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)
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```
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The `OpenAILLMService` passes `api_key` through to the OpenAI client as a bearer
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token. **R6 is resolved at the code level**: Pipecat's Ollama service accepts a custom
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host + bearer. A thin `OllamaCloudLLM` adapter (SLICE-02 TASK-02-03) wraps this to
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set the bearer from `OLLAMA_API_KEY` and centralize the model selection, so the
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pipeline never touches Pipecat's settings object directly. The live confirmation
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(that a real `gemma4:cloud` call returns a first token) is pending the R3 probe run
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with a real key.
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---
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## What's pending vs delivered
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### Delivered (this run)
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- ✅ All four probe scripts run and produce structured output.
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- ✅ Graceful `KEY_MISSING` handling (exit 0, no crash).
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- ✅ Latency report file exists with the budget, decision matrix, go/no-go actions,
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Piper pre-staging instructions, and R6 resolution.
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- ✅ `pipecat-ai[deepgram,cartesia,piper,webrtc]` installed and importable.
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- ✅ `piper-tts` installed (Piper pre-staged at the package level).
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### Pending API key provisioning
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- ⏳ R1 measured Deepgram first-partial latency (min/median/p95).
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- ⏳ R2 measured Cartesia first-audio latency (min/median/p95).
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- ⏳ R3 measured Ollama TTFT for both models + throttle events (R5).
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- ⏳ R4 measured integrated e2e (Cartesia + Piper legs) + budget comparison.
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- ⏳ Final TTS decision (Cartesia vs Piper) justified by R4 data.
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- ⏳ Live R6 confirmation (real `gemma4:cloud` first token).
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When keys are provisioned, re-running the four probes populates this report with
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real numbers and finalizes the TTS decision per the matrix above. No code change is
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required — the probes are ready.
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---
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*End of latency report. SLICE-01 probe infrastructure is delivered; live numbers are
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pending API key provisioning per the documented v0.1 EXECUTE directive.* |