play_background_file

Control background file playback during calls. A single tool handles both starting and stopping playback via an action parameter with dynamic enum values generated from the configured file list. Supports audio and video files.

Tools: play_background_file (default, customizable via tool_name)

Requirements: None (files must be accessible via URL)

Multi-instance: Yes (use different tool_name per instance)

files

list[dict]Required

Array of file configurations to make available for playback. Each object must include:

key (str, required) — Unique identifier for the file (alphanumeric, underscores, hyphens).
description (str, required) — Human-readable description of the file.
url (str, required) — URL of the audio/video file to play.
wait (bool, optional, default False) — Whether to wait for the file to finish playing.

1 from signalwire import AgentBase
2 
3 class MyAgent(AgentBase):
4     def __init__(self):
5         super().__init__(name="assistant", route="/assistant")
6         self.set_prompt_text("You are a helpful assistant.")
7         self.add_skill("play_background_file", {
8             "tool_name": "play_testimonial",
9             "files": [
10                 {
11                     "key": "massey",
12                     "description": "Customer success story from Massey Energy",
13                     "url": "https://example.com/massey.mp4",
14                     "wait": True
15                 }
16             ]
17         })
18 
19 agent = MyAgent()
20 agent.serve()

1	from signalwire import AgentBase
2
3	class MyAgent(AgentBase):
4	def __init__(self):
5	super().__init__(name="assistant", route="/assistant")
6	self.set_prompt_text("You are a helpful assistant.")
7	self.add_skill("play_background_file", {
8	"tool_name": "play_testimonial",
9	"files": [
10	{
11	"key": "massey",
12	"description": "Customer success story from Massey Energy",
13	"url": "https://example.com/massey.mp4",
14	"wait": True
15	}
16	]
17	})
18
19	agent = MyAgent()
20	agent.serve()