Wyoming openWakeWord

October 14, 2025 ยท View on GitHub

Wyoming protocol server for the openWakeWord wake word detection system.

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Local Install

Clone the repository and set up Python virtual environment:

git clone https://github.com/rhasspy/wyoming-openwakeword.git
cd wyoming-openwakeword
script/setup

Run a server that anyone can connect to:

script/run --uri 'tcp://0.0.0.0:10400'

See script/run --help for more options, including:

  • --custom-model-dir <DIR> - look for custom wake word models (.tflite) in <DIR>
  • --debug - print lots of information to console

Docker Image

docker run -it -p 10400:10400 rhasspy/wyoming-openwakeword

Custom Models

Download custom wake words and put the .tflite files in a directory:

docker run -it -p 10400:10400 -v /path/to/custom/models:/custom rhasspy/wyoming-openwakeword \
    --custom-model-dir /custom

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