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```2025-07-13 22:26:20.323	
2025-07-13 16:56:20,322 - DEBUG livekit.agents - closing agent session due to participant disconnect {"participant": "participant_identity0i3ZgtdF15", "reason": "CLIENT_INITIATED", "pid": 3158, "job_id": "AJ_aTQRApMXoAuJ"}```


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The log message `closing agent session due to participant disconnect` with reason `CLIENT_INITIATED` means that a LiveKit agent session is being closed automatically because the participant it was linked to has disconnected, and the disconnect was initiated by the client (for example, the participant left the room or closed their connection).

This occurs when:

• The agent session has `close_on_disconnect` set to `True` (the default)
• The linked participant disconnects from the room
• The disconnect reason is `CLIENT_INITIATED`, `ROOM_DELETED`, or `USER_REJECTED`
If you want to prevent the agent session from closing automatically when a participant disconnects, set `RoomInputOptions.close_on_disconnect=False` when configuring your agent.

This mechanism helps clean up agent resources when users intentionally leave, preventing orphaned sessions.

 Sources: <https://github.com/livekit/agents/blob/fd648b6c9c2f577c39a395a36585f152edac542d/livekit-agents/livekit/agents/voice/agent_session.py#L587-L649|livekit-agents/livekit/agents/voice/agent_session.py> | <https://github.com/livekit/rust-sdks/blob/3268abacfe5ea788144b44c7a676652c3fada3d7/livekit-ffi/protocol/participant.proto#L1-L64|livekit-ffi/protocol/participant.proto>