In a scenario where multiple agents handoff the conversation to each other, do we need to make sure we terminate the previous agent? or do they get terminated automatically after the handoff?

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The AgentSession I create will be around for a while (30 minutes)

When you have long-lived

AgentSession

instances, like those lasting around 30 minutes, LiveKit has some handy ways to help you manage their lifecycle smoothly: • Drain Timeout: The

drain_timeout

parameter lets your sessions wrap up gracefully. By default, it’s set to 30 minutes. • User Inactivity Handling: The

user_away_timeout

helps spot when a user’s been inactive and can close sessions after a set time. • Graceful Shutdown: If the system gets a shutdown signal, it gives your current sessions time to finish up within the

drain_timeout

. • Session Monitoring: There are tools to tidy up resources if sessions get abandoned. If you find your session needs to run longer than 30 minutes, no worries—you can tweak the

drain_timeout

or set up your own inactivity handling to fit your needs. Sources: Worker options | LiveKit Docs | livekit-agents/livekit/agents/voice/agent_session.py | Agents Core Architecture | livekit/livekit_composite | DeepWiki