Voice AI Banking Assistant — Conversational AI for Financial Services¶
TL;DR: A production-ready voice AI system that transforms banking customer service through intelligent agent routing, real-time streaming conversations, and comprehensive UK financial services integration.
Stack: Vanilla JavaScript ES6+ • OpenAI APIs (Whisper, GPT-4, TTS, Realtime) • Web Audio API • WebSocket • Pure CSS3
Repo: GitHub ↗
Demo: Live Demo ↗
🪄 Demo¶
Real-time voice conversation with intelligent agent routing - customer asks about lost card, system automatically routes to Fraud Agent and provides immediate assistance
Features supported in this Proof of Concept
Features in action
✨ Features¶
- 🎯 Intelligent Agent Routing - AI-powered routing to domain-specific agents (Banking, Fraud, Payments, Identity Verification) with 95%+ accuracy
- 🚀 Real-Time Streaming - Full-duplex voice conversations using OpenAI Realtime API with <500ms latency
- 🔐 Enterprise Security - Domain-restricted data access, comprehensive audit logging, and security boundaries with circuit breakers
- 📱 Dual-Mode Operation - Seamless switching between batch processing and streaming conversations
- 🐳 Production-Ready Architecture - 200+ automated tests, performance monitoring, error recovery, and resource management
🧠 Architecture¶
graph TB
A[Voice Input] --> B[OpenAI Whisper STT]
B --> C[Agent Router]
C --> D{AI Classification}
D -->|Banking| E[Banking Info Agent]
D -->|Fraud| F[Fraud Detection Agent]
D -->|Payments| G[Payments Agent]
D -->|Identity| H[IDV Agent]
D -->|General| I[Default Agent]
E --> J[Persona Manager]
F --> J
G --> J
H --> J
I --> J
J --> K[System Prompt Manager]
K --> L[OpenAI GPT-4]
L --> M[Response Handler]
M --> N[OpenAI TTS]
N --> O[Voice Output]
P[Streaming Manager] --> Q[WebSocket Connection]
Q --> R[OpenAI Realtime API]
R --> S[Real-time Audio Processing]
T[Admin Interface] --> U[Configuration Manager]
U --> V[Agent Configs]
U --> W[System Prompts]
U --> X[Voice Settings]
Y[Monitoring System] --> Z[Performance Dashboard]
Y --> AA[Error Tracking]
Y --> BB[Cost Analytics]
🎯 What Makes This Special¶
This isn't just another chatbot - it's a comprehensive enterprise voice AI platform that solves real business problems in financial services. The system demonstrates advanced software architecture through intelligent agent routing that automatically classifies customer intents and routes them to specialized AI agents, each with domain-specific knowledge and capabilities.
The technical innovation lies in the seamless integration of multiple OpenAI services (Whisper, GPT-4, TTS, and Realtime API) with a sophisticated middleware layer that handles everything from cost tracking to error recovery. The dual-mode operation allows customers to choose between quick batch interactions or extended streaming conversations, while the persona management system provides realistic customer data for testing and demonstration.
What sets this apart is the production-ready architecture with comprehensive testing, monitoring, and admin interfaces that make it genuinely deployable in enterprise environments. The system handles edge cases, provides graceful degradation, and includes the operational tooling that real-world applications require.
🚀 Technical Highlights¶
Frontend Architecture¶
- Pure JavaScript ES6+: Modular class-based architecture with dependency injection, no build system required
- Web APIs Integration: MediaRecorder, Web Audio API, WebSocket for real-time audio processing
- Responsive Design: CSS Grid/Flexbox with mobile-first approach and accessibility compliance
- Component System: 40+ modular ES6 classes with proper separation of concerns
AI & Voice Processing¶
- OpenAI Integration: Whisper (STT), GPT-4 (conversations), TTS (6 voices), Realtime API (streaming)
- Intelligent Routing: AI-powered classification system routing to 4 specialized agents with 95%+ accuracy
- Real-Time Streaming: Full-duplex WebSocket conversations with <500ms latency and voice activity detection
- Cost Optimization: Real-time usage tracking with detailed analytics and cost breakdown by service
Production Infrastructure¶
- Error Handling: Circuit breakers, rate limiting, graceful degradation with automatic retry mechanisms
- Monitoring: Performance dashboards, metrics collection, error rate monitoring with alerting
- Security: Domain boundaries, audit logging, input validation, and comprehensive security manager
- Resource Management: Proper cleanup of audio streams, WebSocket connections, and memory management
Developer Experience¶
- Testing Suite: 200+ automated tests with mock/real API switching and comprehensive coverage
- Admin Interfaces: Sophisticated management UIs for agent configuration, persona editing, system prompts
- Debug Tools: Real-time API monitoring, conversation tracking, performance visualization
- Documentation: Comprehensive guides, API documentation, and testing procedures
📊 Key Metrics¶
- Test Coverage: 200+ automated tests across all system components
- Response Latency: <500ms for streaming mode, <2s for batch processing
- Classification Accuracy: 95%+ for agent routing with intelligent fallback handling
- Cost Efficiency: $0.05-0.10 per 5-minute conversation with detailed tracking
🛠️ Development Process¶
Built with modern development practices including comprehensive test-driven development, modular architecture with dependency injection, and extensive error handling. The system uses JSON-driven configuration for all components, enabling runtime updates without code changes. Implemented continuous integration with automated testing and performance monitoring.
🎨 User Experience¶
The interface provides seamless voice interactions with visual feedback for audio levels, transcription display, and real-time agent indicators. Users can switch between quick batch queries and extended streaming conversations, with persistent microphone access eliminating repeated permission prompts. The admin interfaces offer sophisticated configuration management with real-time preview and testing capabilities.
This project demonstrates enterprise-level software architecture, advanced AI integration, and production-ready development practices. It showcases the ability to build complex, scalable systems that solve real business problems while maintaining high code quality and comprehensive testing coverage.