GraphCanon updated 3w · GitHub synced 3w
Decision brief
fastrtc is a Python library offering real-time communication capabilities such as pause detection and text-to-speech.
Good fit when
- Use fastrtc for projects that require pause detection in audio streams as it provides the specific ReplyOnPause feature.
- Select fastrtc if your project needs integrated text-to-speech functionality because it includes dedicated text-to-speech capabilities after installing extras.
Avoid when
- Avoid fastrtc when the project requires real-time communication features not covered by its pause detection or text-to-speech services.
- Do not use fastrtc if support for multiple languages beyond what Python and this library's built-in features provide is necessary.
Observed Jul 17, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts
Verify the decision
Maintenance and security
Full trust report- Maintenance
- Slowing (197d since push)
- As of 3w
- Provenance
- Not a fork · Organization account
- As of 3w
- Security (OSV)
- No lockfile
- As of 1mo
Public GitHub metadata and optional OSV scans. Signals, not a guarantee. Trust methodology.
Install
npm install fastrtcSimilar tools
Same-category neighbours. No typed graph edges are catalogued for this tool yet.
Evidence and technical details
Sourced facts, taxonomy, compatibility claims, README excerpt, and machine-readable endpoints.
Overview
Provides features such as pause detection and text-to-speech capabilities.
Capability facts
- Languages
- javascript, python
Source: github.language+pyproject.toml · Jul 29, 2026
Categories
Compatibility
Sourced claims from the README excerpt - not unsourced marketing copy.
Tags
README
Installation
pip install fastrtc
to use built-in pause detection (see ReplyOnPause), and text to speech (see Text To Speech), install the vad and tts extras:
pip install "fastrtc[vad, tts]"
For agents
This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.