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Praxis CI bc7685b94f feat(P01-01-02): R1 probe — Deepgram Nova-3 first-partial latency
scripts/probe_deepgram.py opens a streaming WebSocket to Deepgram Nova-3,
sends synthesized 16kHz mono PCM in 100ms chunks, and measures
first-partial-transcript latency over N iterations (default 20). Prints
min/median/p95/mean. If DEEPGRAM_API_KEY is missing, prints a clear
KEY_MISSING banner and exits 0 — the probe infrastructure is the deliverable;
live numbers come when keys are provisioned.

---ci---
phase: 1
milestone: v0.1
plan: 01
task: 01-02
status: execute
persona: backend-engineer
requirements:
  covered: [REQ-VOICE-03, REQ-NFR-LAT-01]
---/ci---
2026-08-01 12:55:19 +00:00

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""R1 probe — Deepgram Nova-3 streaming ASR first-partial-transcript latency.
Per PLAN.md SLICE-01 TASK-01-02: measure first-partial-transcript latency from a
sample audio file (synthesized PCM) over 20 iterations; log min/median/p95.
Exit code 0 in all cases:
- If DEEPGRAM_API_KEY is missing, print a clear KEY_MISSING banner and exit 0
(the probe infrastructure is the deliverable; live numbers come when keys
are provisioned).
- If the key is present, run the live probe and print a latency table.
Usage:
python scripts/probe_deepgram.py [--iterations N] [--model nova-3]
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import argparse
import asyncio
import json
import os
import statistics
import sys
import time
from pathlib import Path
# Make the project importable when run from the repo root.
sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent))
try:
from dotenv import load_dotenv
load_dotenv()
except ImportError: # pragma: no cover - dotenv is a declared dep
pass
def _banner(msg: str) -> None:
print("\n" + "=" * 72)
print(msg)
print("=" * 72 + "\n")
def _require_key() -> str | None:
"""Return the Deepgram API key or None (with a printed banner if missing)."""
key = os.environ.get("DEEPGRAM_API_KEY", "").strip()
if not key:
_banner(
"KEY_MISSING — DEEPGRAM_API_KEY not set.\n"
" Cannot run live Deepgram probe. Probe infrastructure is built\n"
" and ready; live measurements are pending API key provisioning.\n"
" Set DEEPGRAM_API_KEY in .env (see .env.example) and re-run."
)
return None
return key
def _synth_pcm(duration_s: float = 2.0, sample_rate: int = 16000) -> bytes:
"""Synthesize a short mono 16-bit PCM buffer (silence + a low tone).
Deepgram needs real audio frames; we generate a recognizable signal so the
streaming endpoint returns a partial. The exact transcript content is not
the point — the *latency to first partial* is.
"""
import math
import struct
n = int(duration_s * sample_rate)
frames = bytearray()
for i in range(n):
# 220 Hz tone for the first 1.5s, then silence — a clearly voiced segment.
if i < int(1.5 * sample_rate):
sample = int(16000 * math.sin(2 * math.pi * 220 * i / sample_rate))
else:
sample = 0
frames += struct.pack("<h", sample)
return bytes(frames)
async def _probe_once(api_key: str, model: str, pcm: bytes, sample_rate: int) -> float | None:
"""Open a Deepgram streaming WebSocket, send PCM, return ms-to-first-partial."""
from deepgram import (
DeepgramClient,
LiveTranscriptionEvents,
LiveOptions,
)
client = DeepgramClient(api_key)
latency_holder: dict[str, float | None] = {"first_partial_ms": None}
def _on_message(_result, *args, **kwargs): # deepgram callback signature
if latency_holder["first_partial_ms"] is not None:
return # only the first partial matters
# deepgram returns an object with .type or a dict-like; handle both.
rtype = getattr(_result, "type", None) or (
_result.get("type") if isinstance(_result, dict) else None
)
if rtype == "Results":
t = time.perf_counter()
latency_holder["first_partial_ms"] = (t - latency_holder["t0"]) * 1000.0
def _on_open(*args, **kwargs):
latency_holder["t0"] = time.perf_counter()
dg_connection = client.listen.asyncwebsocket.v1
dg_connection.on(LiveTranscriptionEvents.Open, _on_open)
dg_connection.on(LiveTranscriptionEvents.Transcript, _on_message)
options = LiveOptions(
model=model,
language="en",
encoding="linear16",
channels=1,
sample_rate=sample_rate,
interim_results=True,
endpointing=300,
)
try:
await dg_connection.start(options)
except Exception as exc: # pragma: no cover - network/auth errors
print(f" [probe] Deepgram connection failed: {exc}")
return None
try:
# Send in small chunks to mimic real streaming.
chunk = 3200 # 100ms of 16kHz mono 16-bit
for i in range(0, len(pcm), chunk):
await dg_connection.send(pcm[i : i + chunk])
await asyncio.sleep(0.02)
# Wait a bit for the final partial to arrive.
await asyncio.sleep(1.5)
finally:
try:
await dg_connection.finish()
except Exception:
pass
return latency_holder.get("first_partial_ms")
async def run_live(api_key: str, iterations: int, model: str) -> list[float]:
sample_rate = 16000
pcm = _synth_pcm(duration_s=2.0, sample_rate=sample_rate)
samples: list[float] = []
print(f" Running {iterations} Deepgram Nova-3 iterations (model={model})...")
for i in range(iterations):
ms = await _probe_once(api_key, model, pcm, sample_rate)
if ms is not None:
samples.append(ms)
print(f" [{i + 1:2d}/{iterations}] first-partial: {ms:6.1f} ms")
else:
print(f" [{i + 1:2d}/{iterations}] no partial received (skipped)")
await asyncio.sleep(0.3)
return samples
def _summarize(samples: list[float], label: str) -> dict:
if not samples:
print(f"\n {label}: no samples collected.\n")
return {"label": label, "n": 0}
s = sorted(samples)
p95 = s[int(0.95 * (len(s) - 1))]
row = {
"label": label,
"n": len(s),
"min_ms": round(min(s), 1),
"median_ms": round(statistics.median(s), 1),
"p95_ms": round(p95, 1),
"mean_ms": round(statistics.mean(s), 1),
}
print(
f" {label}: n={row['n']} min={row['min_ms']:.1f} "
f"median={row['median_ms']:.1f} p95={row['p95_ms']:.1f} "
f"mean={row['mean_ms']:.1f} (ms)"
)
return row
async def amain() -> int:
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="R1 Deepgram Nova-3 latency probe")
parser.add_argument("--iterations", type=int, default=20)
parser.add_argument("--model", default=os.environ.get("DEEPGRAM_MODEL", "nova-3"))
parser.add_argument("--out", default=None, help="optional JSON results path")
args = parser.parse_args()
_banner("R1 PROBE — Deepgram Nova-3 first-partial-transcript latency")
api_key = _require_key()
if api_key is None:
return 0
samples = await run_live(api_key, args.iterations, args.model)
summary = _summarize(samples, "deepgram_nova3_first_partial")
print()
if args.out:
Path(args.out).write_text(json.dumps(summary, indent=2))
print(f" Wrote {args.out}")
return 0
def main() -> int:
return asyncio.run(amain())
if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main())