Same AI Agent joining my room multiple times, lead...
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Same AI Agent joining my room multiple times, leading to overlapping AI voices, how can i make sure to restrict it to single AI Agent?? Here is my logic to dispatch-event by also making sure that not more then single agent joins the room :-
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const agentDispatchClient = new AgentDispatchClient(
					env.LIVEKIT_URL,
					env.LIVEKIT_API_KEY,
					env.LIVEKIT_API_SECRET
				);

				// Check if there are already active dispatches for this room
				const existingDispatches = await agentDispatchClient.listDispatch(
					roomName
				);
				console.log(
					`Found ${existingDispatches.length} existing dispatches in ${roomName}`
				);

				// Filter for active dispatches (not completed or failed)
				// Note: Using any type temporarily until we confirm the exact properties
				const activeDispatches = existingDispatches.filter(
					(dispatch: any) =>
						dispatch.status === "pending" || dispatch.status === "running"
				);

				if (activeDispatches.length > 0) {
					console.log(
						`Agent already dispatched to room ${roomName}, skipping duplicate dispatch`
					);
					return {
						message: "Agent already dispatched to this room",
						existingDispatches: activeDispatches.length,
						skipped: true,
					};
				}

				// create a dispatch request for an agent named "local-agent" to join the room
				const dispatch = await agentDispatchClient.createDispatch(
					roomName,
					"local-agent",
					{
						metadata: '{"user_id": "12345"}',
					}
				);
				console.log("created dispatch", dispatch);

				const dispatches = await agentDispatchClient.listDispatch(roomName);
				console.log(`there are ${dispatches.length} dispatches in ${roomName}`);
t
Thanks for reaching out, Rahul. I'm an AI assistant and I'm here to help. Give me a moment while I research this topic.
I’m here to help you make sure that only one AI agent joins a LiveKit room, so you don’t have to worry about overlapping AI voices. A great way to do this is by using explicit agent dispatch with a unique
agent_name
. This method turns off automatic dispatch and lets you decide exactly which agent gets assigned to a room. Here’s a simple way to set it up: • Give a unique
agent_name
in your
WorkerOptions
to disable automatic dispatch for that particular worker. • Then, explicitly send the agent to the room you want using the
AgentDispatchService
API. For example:
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const dispatch = await agentDispatchClient.createDispatch(
    roomName,
    "my-unique-agent",
    {
        metadata: '{"user_id": "12345"}',
    }
);
console.log("Agent dispatched:", dispatch);
By doing this, you’ll make sure that only the agent you specify joins the room, which helps prevent multiple agents from showing up and stops those overlapping AI voices. If you have any questions or want to walk through this together, I’m here to help! Sources: Dispatching agents | LiveKit Docs | Agent dispatch | LiveKit Docs
w
If you check the code i've attached, i am already doing it :-
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const dispatch = await agentDispatchClient.createDispatch(
					roomName,
					"local-agent",
					{
						metadata: '{"user_id": "12345"}',
					}
				);
t
I don't have the answer you're looking for. You could also try asking your question: • in one of the other Slack channels or • to https://deepwiki.com/livekit/livekit_composite which is trained on all LiveKit source code If you find the answer, please post it here to help others!