Thanks — I hear you: you want the outbound voice agent to wait a bit after the callee picks up (and doesn't speak) rather than start speaking immediately. You can do that by inserting a short programmatic delay before calling

generate_reply()

/

session.say()

and/or by waiting to detect user speech. Options: • Simple fixed delay (fastest): ◦ After detecting the participant has joined the call, wait a short time (e.g., 500–1500 ms) then call

generate_reply()

or

session.say()

. ◦ Example patterns:

await asyncio.sleep(1.0)

(Python) or

setTimeout(..., 1000)

(Node). • Delay + only speak if no user speech: ◦ After participant join, start a timer (e.g., 1–3s). If you detect user speech during that window, cancel the agent reply. If timer elapses with no user speech, call

generate_reply()

. ◦ Use participant audio/speech detection events to know when the user starts speaking. Notes: • There is no built-in

initial_delay

option — the delay must be implemented in your agent logic. • Use

ctx.wait_for_participant()

(or equivalent) to confirm the SIP/participant is present before starting the delay. If you’d like, tell me: • which language/runtime you’re using (Node or Python), and • whether you already have speech-detection events available, and I’ll provide a short code snippet you can drop into your agent. Sources: Agent speech and audio | LiveKit Documentation | Job lifecycle | LiveKit Documentation | examples/frontdesk | livekit/livekit_composite | DeepWiki, with interactive elements