From 5c02b4b0bbc756793ee9a508ea9d3eb563d0d319 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: chana <chana.zolty@livekit.io>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2026 12:17:27 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Cache download-files in Dockerfile and drop redundant
 build step from script

---
 Dockerfile   | 12 ++++++------
 package.json |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5a49514..dfc34ca 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml ./
 # --frozen-lockfile ensures we use exact versions from pnpm-lock.yaml for reproducible builds
 RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
+# Pre-download any ML models or files the agent needs
+# This runs before COPY . . so the download layer is cached across code-only changes.
+# The standalone CLI discovers installed @livekit/agents-plugin-* packages without
+# loading your agent code.
+RUN pnpm download-files
+
 # Copy all remaining application files into the container
 # This includes source code, configuration files, and dependency specifications
 # (Excludes files specified in .dockerignore)
@@ -42,12 +48,6 @@ COPY . .
 # Your package.json must contain a "build" script, such as `"build": "tsc"`
 RUN pnpm build
 
-# Pre-download any ML models or files the agent needs
-# This ensures the container is ready to run immediately without downloading
-# dependencies at runtime, which improves startup time and reliability
-# Your package.json must contain a "download-files" script, such as `"download-files": "pnpm run build && node dist/agent.js download-files"`
-RUN pnpm download-files
-
 # Remove dev dependencies for a leaner production image
 RUN pnpm prune --prod
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fd7af93..21dacf8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "test": "vitest --run",
     "test:watch": "vitest",
     "dev": "pnpm run build && node dist/main.js dev",
-    "download-files": "pnpm run build && npx livekit-agents download-files",
+    "download-files": "npx livekit-agents download-files",
     "start": "node dist/main.js start"
   },
   "engines": {

From ae9c1487ffd2a54f1e48f5cf3387b08aa52301ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: chana <chana.zolty@livekit.io>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2026 13:52:47 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Drop download-files script and call npx livekit-agents
 directly in Dockerfile

---
 Dockerfile   | 2 +-
 package.json | 1 -
 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index dfc34ca..68aa41c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 # This runs before COPY . . so the download layer is cached across code-only changes.
 # The standalone CLI discovers installed @livekit/agents-plugin-* packages without
 # loading your agent code.
-RUN pnpm download-files
+RUN npx livekit-agents download-files
 
 # Copy all remaining application files into the container
 # This includes source code, configuration files, and dependency specifications
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 21dacf8..a12a9fd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     "test": "vitest --run",
     "test:watch": "vitest",
     "dev": "pnpm run build && node dist/main.js dev",
-    "download-files": "npx livekit-agents download-files",
     "start": "node dist/main.js start"
   },
   "engines": {