troubleshooting
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❓ Troubleshooting
Having trouble? Here are solutions to the most common issues.
Always check the Log Console (About > Log Console) for errors first.
🔴 Symptom: "Twitch: Offline" or "Refresh Failed" (Red Text)
This means VoxAI cannot connect to Twitch chat.
- Cause A: Your Twitch authorization tokens have expired or are invalid.
- Solution: Close VoxAI, go to your installation folder, and run
twitch_setup.exeagain. Authorize the app to generate fresh tokens.
- Cause B: Your internet connection is down or a firewall/antivirus is blocking VoxAI.
- Solution: Check your internet connection. Add an exception for
VoxAI.exein your firewall and antivirus software.
🔴 Symptom: "AI Ready" (Red Text) or "AI_ERROR"
This means your AI provider is not configured correctly or rejected the request.
- Cause A: Missing or Incorrect API Key.
- Solution: Go to AI > AI Settings. Ensure you have selected the correct AI Provider at the top (OpenAI or Gemini) and that the API key is pasted into the corresponding field.
- Cause B: Billing/Credit Issues.
- Solution: Even for “Free” trials, providers often require billing setup. Log into OpenAI or Google AI Studio and ensure you have active credits or a valid payment method.
🔇 Symptom: AI is silent / "[TTS ERROR]"
The text appears in the chat window, but no voice is heard.
- Cause A: Wrong Output Device.
- Solution: Go to Audio > Audio Output and ensure your speakers/headphones (or Virtual Cable) are selected.
- Cause B: Bad TTS Configuration.
- Solution: Go to AI > AI Settings. Check your Voice Provider (Azure or ElevenLabs).
- Azure: Ensure the Region is correct (e.g.,
eastus, not “East US”) and matches your Azure Portal exactly. - ElevenLabs: Ensure you have not run out of character characters for the month.
⚠️ Symptom: Bot ignores Ads or Power-ups (Gigantify)
The bot works for chat, but stays silent during Ad Breaks or Gigantify events.
- Cause: Missing Permissions (Scopes).
- Solution: If you recently updated VoxAI, you MUST run
twitch_setup.exeagain. We added new permissions to detect Ads and Power-ups; the bot cannot see them until you re-authorize.
🎤 Symptom: Push-to-Talk (PTT) isn't working
- Cause A: Wrong Microphone.
- Solution: Go to Audio > Mic Selection and ensure your primary microphone is selected.
- Cause B: Muted Hardware/Windows.
- Solution: Check physical mute switches. Right-click the Windows speaker icon > “Sound settings” and check input volume.
- Cause C: Key Conflict.
- Solution: Another app might be “stealing” the key. Go to Audio > PTT Keybind and try binding it to a mouse button instead.
- Cause D: Exclusive Mode.
- Solution: Some games take exclusive control of the mic. Go to Windows Sound Settings > Your Mic > Properties > Advanced and uncheck “Allow applications to take exclusive control”.
- Cause E: Permissions.
- Solution: Run VoxAI as Administrator.
🎬 Symptom: Overlays or Scene Switching not working
- Cause: OBS WebSocket is disabled.
- Solution: In OBS Studio, go to Tools > WebSocket Server Settings. Ensure “Enable WebSocket Server” is checked. Verify the Port (4455) and Password match your VoxAI plugin settings.
💥 Symptom: Crash on Startup / Plugin Errors
- Cause A: Corrupt Settings.
- Solution: Delete the
settings.jsonfile in your VoxAI folder and restart. You will need to re-enter your API keys.
- Cause B: Bad Plugin.
- Solution: Go to Plugins > Plugin Loader and uncheck recently added plugins, or remove them from the
/plugins/folder manually.
If all else fails, try running VoxAI.exe as an Administrator to resolve Windows permission issues.
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