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Issue: Squad handoff - destination assistants remain silent after transferSquad ID: 539f5730-eb6b-

Issue: Squad handoff - destination assistants remain silent after transfer

Squad ID: 539f5730-eb6b-4d02-888e-4cb774d37364

Problem: When receptionist transfers calls to territory specialists, the handoff executes successfully but the destination assistant doesn't speak first. It stays silent and waits for the caller to speak.

What I've configured:
  • All 6 specialists have firstMessageMode: "assistant-speaks-first-with-model-generated-message"
  • firstMessage is set for each specialist
  • Squad members include assistantOverrides with these settings via API
  • Start Speaking Plan: wait_seconds=0, smart_endpointing=OFF, number_seconds=0
  • Handoff tool message is set to empty string ""
The transfer works (I can see "New turn started" in logs), but no voice output from destination assistant.

This matches the exact issue reported here: https://support.vapi.ai/t/22982095/

Can you help debug why the destination assistants won't speak first after handoff?
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