--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "8978d97abe0c7ec032a0c89a7fbf2c359a27ca2dfcaa1dd587d5fecdfb21bd8a" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/8978d97a?lang=en" title: "Step by Step guide: Build a Voice Agent That Never Goes Silent using ADK" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-10-19T19:12:47.000Z" category: "Frameworks" topics: ["google","agent","framework"] source_urls: ["https://developers.googleblog.com/step-by-step-guide-build-a-voice-agent-that-never-goes-silent-using-adk/"] summary: "The open-source Agent Development Kit (ADK) and gemini-3.8-live allow developers to build responsive voice agents using non-blocking tools in Python, with streaming tools and background execution patterns to maintain fluid conversations during long-running queries. Developers can configure response scheduling behaviors such as WHEN_IDLE, INTERRUPT, or SILENT to control when and how tool results are delivered into the conversation." --- # Step by Step guide: Build a Voice Agent That Never Goes Silent using ADK > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-10-19T19:12:47.000Z **Category:** Frameworks **Topics:** google, agent, framework ## Summary The open\-source Agent Development Kit \(ADK\) and gemini\-3\.8\-live allow developers to build responsive voice agents using non\-blocking tools in Python, with streaming tools and background execution patterns to maintain fluid conversations during long\-running queries\. Developers can configure response scheduling behaviors such as WHEN\_IDLE, INTERRUPT, or SILENT to control when and how tool results are delivered into the conversation\. ## Sources - [Story source]()