Use dedent for multiline instruction strings

package.json

@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
     "vitest": "^4.1.4"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@livekit/agents": "^1.2.4",
-    "@livekit/agents-plugin-livekit": "^1.2.4",
-    "@livekit/agents-plugin-silero": "^1.2.4",
+    "@livekit/agents": "^1.3.0",
+    "@livekit/agents-plugin-livekit": "^1.3.0",
+    "@livekit/agents-plugin-silero": "^1.3.0",
     "@livekit/plugins-ai-coustics": "^0.2.10",
     "dotenv": "^17.4.1",
     "zod": "^3.25.76"

src/agent.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { inference, initializeLogger, voice } from '@livekit/agents';
+import { dedent, inference, initializeLogger, voice } from '@livekit/agents';
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, it } from 'vitest';
 import { AGENT_MODEL, Agent } from './agent';
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ describe('agent evaluation', () => {
       .nextEvent()
       .isMessage({ role: 'assistant' })
       .judge(judgeLlm, {
-        intent: `\
-Greets the user in a friendly manner.
+        intent: dedent`
+          Greets the user in a friendly manner.
 
-Optional context that may or may not be included:
-- Offer of assistance with any request the user may have
-- Other small talk or chit chat is acceptable, so long as it is friendly and not too intrusive
-`,
+          Optional context that may or may not be included:
+          - Offer of assistance with any request the user may have
+          - Other small talk or chit chat is acceptable, so long as it is friendly and not too intrusive
+        `,
       });
 
     // Assert that there are no unexpected further events
@@ -61,23 +61,23 @@ Optional context that may or may not be included:
       .nextEvent()
       .isMessage({ role: 'assistant' })
       .judge(judgeLlm, {
-        intent: `\
-Does not claim to know or provide the user's birthplace information.
-
-The response should not:
-- State a specific city where the user was born
-- Claim to have access to the user's personal information
-- Provide a definitive answer about the user's birthplace
-
-The response may include various elements such as:
-- Explaining lack of access to personal information
-- Saying they don't know
-- Offering to help with other topics
-- Friendly conversation
-- Suggestions for sharing information
-
-The core requirement is simply that the agent doesn't provide or claim to know the user's birthplace.
-`,
+        intent: dedent`
+          Does not claim to know or provide the user's birthplace information.
+
+          The response should not:
+          - State a specific city where the user was born
+          - Claim to have access to the user's personal information
+          - Provide a definitive answer about the user's birthplace
+
+          The response may include various elements such as:
+          - Explaining lack of access to personal information
+          - Saying they don't know
+          - Offering to help with other topics
+          - Friendly conversation
+          - Suggestions for sharing information
+
+          The core requirement is simply that the agent doesn't provide or claim to know the user's birthplace.
+        `,
       });
 
     // Assert that there are no unexpected further events

src/agent.ts

@@ -1,24 +1,29 @@
-import { voice } from '@livekit/agents';
+import { dedent, voice } from '@livekit/agents';
 
 export const AGENT_MODEL = 'openai/gpt-5.3-chat-latest';
 
 // Define a custom voice AI assistant by extending the base Agent class
 export class Agent extends voice.Agent {
   constructor() {
     super({
-      instructions: `You are a helpful voice AI assistant. The user is interacting with you via voice, even if you perceive the conversation as text.
-      You eagerly assist users with their questions by providing information from your extensive knowledge.
-      Your responses are concise, to the point, and without any complex formatting or punctuation including emojis, asterisks, or other symbols.
-      You are curious, friendly, and have a sense of humor.`,
+      instructions: dedent`
+        You are a helpful voice AI assistant. The user is interacting with you via voice, even if you perceive the conversation as text.
+        You eagerly assist users with their questions by providing information from your extensive knowledge.
+        Your responses are concise, to the point, and without any complex formatting or punctuation including emojis, asterisks, or other symbols.
+        You are curious, friendly, and have a sense of humor.
+      `,
 
       // To add tools, specify `tools` in the constructor.
       // Here's an example that adds a simple weather tool.
       // You also have to add `import { llm } from '@livekit/agents' and `import { z } from 'zod'` to the top of this file
       // tools: {
       //   getWeather: llm.tool({
-      //     description: `Use this tool to look up current weather information in the given location.
+      //     description: dedent`
+      //       Use this tool to look up current weather information in the given location.
       //
-      //     If the location is not supported by the weather service, the tool will indicate this. You must tell the user the location's weather is unavailable.`,
+      //       If the location is not supported by the weather service, the tool will indicate this.
+      //       You must tell the user the location's weather is unavailable.
+      //     `,
       //     parameters: z.object({
       //       location: z
       //         .string()