---
id: ea18c962-04fe-4b4a-909c-a2a0e45b6aca
type: solution
title: "Voice server urgent flag for volume boost"
tags: [voice-server, python, fastapi, audio, feature]
importance: 0.5
confidence: 0.8
created: "2025-12-19T15:10:35.539137+00:00"
updated: "2025-12-19T15:10:35.539137+00:00"
---

Added urgent boolean flag to POST /notify endpoint. When urgent=true, audio is played at 1.5x volume with np.clip protection to prevent clipping. Useful for critical messages that need to be heard over ambient noise or wake sleeping speakers.