Azure AI Voicelive Dotnet
Azure AI Voice Live SDK for .NET.
Install
npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill azure-ai-voicelive-dotnet -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- microsoft/skills3.2k
- Category
- DevOps
- Updated
- 3d ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 2,148 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Azure AI Voice Live SDK for .NET. Build real-time voice AI applications with bidirectional WebSocket communication. Use for voice assistants, conversational AI, real-time speech-to-speech, and voice-enabled chatbots. Triggers: "voice live", "real-time voice", "VoiceLiveClient", "VoiceLiveSession", "voice assistant .NET", "bidirectional audio", "speech-to-speech".
Azure.AI.VoiceLive (.NET)
Real-time voice AI SDK for building bidirectional voice assistants with Azure AI.
Installation
dotnet add package Azure.AI.VoiceLive
dotnet add package Azure.Identity
dotnet add package NAudio # For audio capture/playback
Current Versions: Stable v1.0.0, Preview v1.1.0-beta.1
Environment Variables
AZURE_VOICELIVE_ENDPOINT=https://<resource>.services.ai.azure.com/ # Required: Voice Live endpoint
AZURE_VOICELIVE_MODEL=gpt-4o-realtime-preview # Required: model deployment name
AZURE_VOICELIVE_VOICE=en-US-AvaNeural # Optional: Voice Live voice name
AZURE_VOICELIVE_API_KEY=<your-api-key> # Only required for AzureKeyCredential auth
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in production
Authentication
Microsoft Entra Token Credential
using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.AI.VoiceLive;
Uri endpoint = new Uri("https://your-resource.cognitiveservices.azure.com");
// Local dev: DefaultAzureCredential. Production: set AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod or AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=<specific_credential>
var credential = new DefaultAzureCredential(
DefaultAzureCredential.DefaultEnvironmentVariableName
);
// Or use a specific credential directly in production:
// See https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-dotnet#credential-classes
// var credential = new ManagedIdentityCredential();
VoiceLiveClient client = new VoiceLiveClient(endpoint, credential);
Required Role: Cognitive Services User (assign in Azure Portal → Access control)
API Key
Uri endpoint = new Uri("https://your-resource.cognitiveservices.azure.com");
AzureKeyCredential credential = new AzureKeyCredential("your-api-key");
VoiceLiveClient client = new VoiceLiveClient(endpoint, credential);
