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When we pass in metadata into an Agent dispatch - where abouts is this metadata located? RuntimeContext or JobContext?

```const createRoomOptions: any = {
          name: roomName,
          emptyTimeout: 300, // 5 minutes
          maxParticipants: 2,
          agents: [
            {
              agentName: agentName,
              metadata: JSON.stringify({ workflowId: workflowId })
            }
          ]
        };```

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Thanks — good question. The metadata you pass into the agent dispatch is stored on the JobContext. You can access it as `ctx.job.metadata` (it's typically a JSON string), for example:

```
export default defineAgent({
  entry: async (ctx: JobContext) =&gt; {
    const metadata = JSON.parse(ctx.job.metadata);
    const workflowId = metadata.workflowId;
    // ...
  },
});
```
If you want, tell me which runtime (Node/Python) you're using and I can show the exact snippet for that language.
 Sources: <https://docs.livekit.io/agents/server/agent-dispatch/|Agent dispatch | LiveKit docs> | <https://docs.livekit.io/agents/server/job/|Job lifecycle | LiveKit docs> | <https://deepwiki.com/livekit/livekit_composite/1.2.2-agents-(node.js)|Agents (Node.js) | livekit/livekit_composite | DeepWiki>