Multiple bots in one call

Several bots can share a meeting: send POST /bots once per bot with the same meeting_url. Each gets its own pipeline; what makes it work is that they take turns.

Floor control

Bots launched by the same server coordinate through a per-meeting floor: while one of them is speaking, its siblings hold their replies. A bot gives up the floor when it finishes its sentence, and a 20-second backstop cuts off any bot that holds it longer, so a long-winded persona cannot block the others forever.

Floor control keys off the display name MeetingBaas reports for each participant, which gives you the one hard rule:

Making a conversation start

Two reactive bots can both wait for someone else to speak first. Two things prevent the deadlock:

• Give exactly one bot an entry_message (the opener). Bundled personas without a persona entry message stay silent; a prompt bot always greets, so for prompt-based siblings set the opener's entry_message and give the others a very short one (or accept that each says hello once).
• The re-engagement nudge does the rest: a bot that hears nothing for 15 seconds says something, the sibling hears it through speech-to-text and answers.

Keeping turns short

With bots talking to bots, patience in turn-taking matters more than speed. Put the length in the prompt ("2–3 sentences per turn") and raise turn_config.stop_secs so a bot does not jump in during a sibling's pause:

# Opener
curl -s -X POST $API/bots -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "x-meeting-baas-api-key: $KEY" \
  -d '{
    "meeting_url": "https://meet.google.com/abc-defg-hij",
    "bot_name": "Vibe",
    "entry_message": "Let us debate: should every team ship on Fridays?",
    "prompt": "You are Vibe. Argue FOR shipping on Fridays. 2-3 sentences per turn.",
    "turn_config": {"stop_secs": 1.2, "start_secs": 0.4}
  }'

# Reactive sibling
curl -s -X POST $API/bots -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "x-meeting-baas-api-key: $KEY" \
  -d '{
    "meeting_url": "https://meet.google.com/abc-defg-hij",
    "bot_name": "Skeptic",
    "entry_message": "Skeptic here.",
    "prompt": "You are Skeptic. Argue AGAINST shipping on Fridays. 2-3 sentences per turn.",
    "turn_config": {"stop_secs": 1.2, "start_secs": 0.4}
  }'

Each bot is its own MeetingBaas bot, so each counts against your recording time and the meeting is recorded once per bot. Remove each with its own DELETE /bots/{bot_id}.