Episode
The Warm Handoff: How to Transfer an AI Voice Agent to a Human Without Losing Context
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- Jun 6, 2026
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- 914
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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-warm-handoff-how-to-transfer-an-ai-voice-agent-to-a-human-without-losing-context . Transfer an AI voice agent to a human without dropping context. Build a warm handoff with the AssemblyAI Voice Agent API, Twilio, and a live transcript Check more stories related to tech-stories at: https://hackernoon.com/c/tech-stories . You can also check exclusive content about #ai-voice-agent , #voice-agent-tutorial , #assemblyai , #warm-handoff , #conversational-ai , #ai-receptionist , #real-time-transcription , #good-company , and more. This story was written by: @assemblyai . Learn more about this writer by checking @assemblyai's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . This tutorial demonstrates how to implement warm human handoffs for AI voice agents using the AssemblyAI Voice Agent API and Twilio. Rather than forcing callers to repeat themselves after a transfer, the approach packages conversation context into a human-readable summary and maintains a live transcript using Universal-3 Pro Streaming. The article compares SIP REFER transfers with conferenced bridges, provides a full implementation walkthrough, and uses a dental-office receptionist as a practical example of production-ready AI voice automation.