Build ekto
KINDAreplaces $29.99/mosaves $359.88/yrback to the verdict
Before step 1
you will need
- Python 3.11 and a machine with at least 8GB RAM, GPU strongly preferred
- Local model downloads: faster-whisper and a Piper voice per target language
- A browser with mic permission, or an API key if you swap in a hosted translation model
- Headphones, otherwise the TTS output feeds back into the mic
Delivery order
Scaffold the smallest runnable application and document its commands.
done whenThe project starts from a documented command in a clean checkout.
Implement the primary data model and core workflow.
done whenThe main object can be created, read and changed end to end.
Add validation, safe failure states, and persistence.
done whenBad input is refused with a readable message and nothing is left corrupted.
Cover the critical path with automated tests.
done whenThe highest-risk behavior fails the suite when it breaks.
Exercise a clean install from the README and fix every missing step.
done whenA fresh clone reaches the first successful workflow using only the README.
That is the whole plan for ekto. What it deliberately does not cover is below · check the gaps before you call it a replacement.
- Long session reliability: memory growth, drifting segmentation and dropped turns after the first 20 minutes
- Clean sentence by sentence pacing and turn detection, which is most of the perceived quality
- A mobile app, so no translating anything while standing up
- Offline or low-bandwidth behavior tuned for actual travel
- Latency budgets someone else already fought for: streaming partial results instead of waiting for a full segment
Need the files? The project pack on the verdict page hands your agent the whole brief · more voice ai.