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Is there any method of the Agent class that's used to update the system prompt?

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Absolutely! The `Agent` class in LiveKit has a handy method called `update_instructions()` that lets you update the system prompt whenever you need. It’s a great way to tweak the instructions guiding the agent’s behavior while your session is still running.
Here’s a quick example to show you how it works:
```await agent.update_instructions("Your new system prompt here")```
All you need to do is pass in a string with your new instructions, and the method will update the agent’s internal state for you. Easy, right?
 Sources: <https://docs.livekit.io/agents/quickstarts/vision/|Vision Agent Quickstart | LiveKit Docs> | <https://docs.livekit.io/agents/v0/quickstarts/vision/|Vision Agent Quickstart | LiveKit Docs> | <https://docs.livekit.io/agents/v0/quickstarts/vision|Vision Agent Quickstart | LiveKit Docs> | <https://github.com/livekit/llama.cpp/blob/1c9eb4fee68d5d3676c0b2df7230a2eab497c7ed/tools/server/public_simplechat/readme.md#L1-L43|tools/server/public_simplechat/readme.md> | <https://github.com/livekit/agents/blob/ab53e815270c616f0ab5a15281460457e51f96a5/livekit-agents/livekit/agents/voice/agent.py#L1-L56|livekit-agents/livekit/agents/voice/agent.py>