Sensitivity Interaction

{
  "message_type": "conversation",
  "event_type": "conversation.sensitivity",
  "conversation_id": "your-conversation-id",
  "properties": {
    "participant_interrupt_sensitivity": "medium"
  }
}

Inbound: Broadcast this to Tavus to update VAD sensitivity using `participant_pause_sensitivity` or `participant_interrupt_sensitivity`—how long you can pause before the replica replies versus how easily you can interrupt it.

message_type

string

conversation for conversation-layer app messages.

Example:

"conversation"

event_type

string

conversation.sensitivity.

Example:

"conversation.sensitivity"

conversation_id

string

The unique identifier for the conversation.

Example:

"your-conversation-id"

properties

object

Send exactly one of the two keys per message (not both). Enum values are listed on each field. UX mapping overlaps Conversational Flow (turn_taking_patience, replica_interruptibility).

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Documentation Index

Inbound: Broadcast this to Tavus to update VAD sensitivity using participant_pause_sensitivity or participant_interrupt_sensitivity—how long you can pause before the replica replies versus how easily you can interrupt it.

Inbound: Broadcast this to Tavus to update VAD sensitivity using `participant_pause_sensitivity` or `participant_interrupt_sensitivity`—how long you can pause before the replica replies versus how easily you can interrupt it.