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Hub-and-spoke voice agent: many humans on live audio, one AI routing per-utterance who needs to hear what.

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Knotch – a hub-and-spoke voice agent

by akshatvasisht·Jun 1, 2026·4 points·2 comments
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●●●BangerBig BrainZero to One

Inverts Vapi Squads: many humans coordinated by one AI, not one caller handed between bots.

Strengths
  • •Content-aware routing beats static talkgroups and human dispatcher throughput limits.
  • •Domain-agnostic four-file data pack system requires no engine changes for new use cases.
  • •Transport-less decision layer works with LiveKit and other infrastructure providers.
Weaknesses
  • •Zero stars and forks suggests hackathon prototype, not production-ready deployment.
  • •No demo video or live example showing the routing decisions in action.
Category
AI/ML
Target Audience

Teams managing simultaneous voice channels (incident response, kitchen lines, pit crews)

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Vapi Squads · Retell AI · Bland AI

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