# openai/openai-realtime-embedded

Instructions on how to use the Realtime API on Microcontrollers and Embedded Platforms

Repository: https://github.com/openai/openai-realtime-embedded
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/openai-realtime-embedded
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-03-25T15:17:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 27/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 13, release rhythm 35, longevity 46
- inputs: {"age_days": 657, "days_push": 526, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1577, forks 205 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:06.164573+00:00)

## What it is
A repository of instructions and links for using the OpenAI Realtime API with WebRTC on microcontrollers and embedded platforms, notably ESP32. It primarily points to official Espressif example implementations and preserves an original ESP32 SDK on a branch.

## Use cases
- build a voice assistant on ESP32 with OpenAI Realtime API
- connect a microcontroller to OpenAI over WebRTC
- learn how to run realtime speech AI on embedded hardware
- find example code for OpenAI Realtime API on IoT devices
- integrate voice chat into an embedded project

## When to choose
- you are building voice-enabled embedded or IoT devices with ESP32-class hardware
- you want official, maintained example code for OpenAI Realtime API on microcontrollers

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready SDK rather than examples and links
- your target platform is not embedded (e.g., server or web apps)
- you need support for non-OpenAI realtime speech services

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: speech-recognition, audio-processing, sdk, embedded
- domain: artificial-intelligence, speech-processing, embedded-systems, iot
- platform: embedded, iot, cross-platform
- tags: openai, realtime-api, webrtc, esp32, microcontrollers, voice-assistant, examples

## Member repositories
- openai/openai-realtime-embedded (main) score 27

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:06.164573+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:57:10.452169+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/openai/openai-realtime-embedded (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:06.164573+00:00, sha 771566527e0e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.