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## New in 3.17

The CHIRP channel is available from Rasa Pro 3.17.

Use the CHIRP channel to connect your assistant over a WebSocket audio stream. CHIRP is intended for **automated voice testing** — platforms that simulate callers and need a direct WebSocket connection rather than a telephony provider.

Like [Twilio Media Streams](/content/docs/reference/channels/twilio-media-streams/index.html), Rasa handles ASR and TTS on the server. Unlike telephony channels, there is no phone number or inbound webhook; the test client connects directly to your Rasa server.

## Configuration

Add the following to `credentials.yml`:

```yaml
chirp:
  server_url: "<your-domain>"
  username: "<username>"
  password: "<password>"
  asr:
    name: "deepgram"  # or "azure"
    # ASR-specific configuration
  tts:
    name: "deepgram"  # or "cartesia", "azure"
    # TTS-specific configuration
  interruptions:  # optional
    enabled: true
    min_words: 3
```

## WebSocket endpoint

The test client connects to:

```text
wss://<your-domain>/webhooks/chirp/websocket
```

Use HTTP Basic Authentication with the `username` and `password` from `credentials.yml`.

## Protocol

Audio is sent in both directions as 16 kHz, signed 16-bit mono PCM in WebSocket binary frames. Optional JSON text frames (`speech.started`, `speech.completed`) signal turn boundaries and support interruption handling.