The openai library's beta.realtime.connect() hardcodes the obsolete
'OpenAI-Beta: realtime=v1' header which the GA API rejects. Connecting
directly via the websockets library with only the Authorization header
resolves the 'beta_api_shape_disabled' error.
Hybrid approach gives streaming STT at ~/usr/bin/bash.017/min + cheap brain
at ~/usr/bin/bash.001/min + TTS at ~/usr/bin/bash.015/min = ~/usr/bin/bash.033/min total.
- gpt-realtime-whisper handles streaming transcription with VAD
- gpt-5.4-nano handles response generation (chat completions)
- OpenAI TTS (nova) for voice output
- Server VAD detects utterance boundaries
- Honcho memory context injected into system prompt
- Removed old full Realtime relay service
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