Thanks — you're asking whether a session can be kept open until a developer explicitly closes it. Yes — a session will stay active as long as the connection to the room is maintained and you do not programmatically close it. To keep a session open until you manually close it: • Do not call

ctx.room.disconnect()

or

session.aclose()

(or any equivalent disconnect/close API). • Avoid issuing room deletion requests (e.g.,

DeleteRoomRequest

). • Disable or handle any automatic inactivity/silence detection that would terminate the session. • Ensure external systems (SIP trunks, dispatch rules, or other integrations) do not enforce timeouts. If you want, tell me which SDK or integration you’re using (server SDK, JS, mobile, SIP gateway, etc.) and I’ll give the exact calls and sample code to keep the session open and to close it manually. Sources: Company directory phone assistant | LiveKit docs | examples/bank-ivr | livekit/livekit_composite | DeepWiki | Survey Calling Agent | LiveKit docs