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creamy-fish-75944

05/15/2025, 5:25 PM

Is it possible to have an agent react to several participants at once?

tall-airline-16756

05/15/2025, 5:25 PM

Thanks for reaching out, Florent. I'm an AI assistant and I'm here to help. Give me a moment while I research this topic.

tall-airline-16756

05/15/2025, 5:25 PM

Yes, it is possible for an agent to handle multiple participants simultaneously in LiveKit. By default, an agent can switch between participants in a room for audio processing. However, if you want the agent to focus on a specific participant, you can configure this using the

RoomIO

constructor to set a fixed participant for audio processing. Here’s an example of how you can set a fixed participant:

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session = AgentSession(llm=openai.realtime.RealtimeModel())
room_io = RoomIO(session, room=ctx.room, participant="participant-identity")
await room_io.start()
await session.start(agent=MyAgent())

This ensures the agent processes audio only from the specified participant identity. If you have further questions or need assistance with implementation, feel free to ask! Sources: Worker lifecycle | LiveKit Docs | How to set a fixed participant for agent audio processing

creamy-fish-75944

05/15/2025, 5:27 PM

So by default it should listen to all participants?

tall-airline-16756

05/15/2025, 5:27 PM

Yes, by default, the agent will listen to all participants in the room and switch between them for audio processing. If you need the agent to focus on a specific participant, you can configure it as mentioned earlier. Let me know if you need further clarification or assistance!

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