Thanks — you're asking how to increase VAD timing so the system will wait an extra 30 seconds before processing user input. Short answer: you can increase endpointing delays, but LiveKit’s turn-detection is optimized for short delays and its built-in max endpointing is limited (typically up to ~6s). Setting a 30s VAD/endpoint timeout is not supported and will hurt conversational responsiveness. Instead, detect the end of the user’s turn normally, then perform any longer processing as a post-turn task. What you can do now: • Increase endpointing delays (Python example):

from livekit.agents import TurnHandlingOptions, AgentSession

session = AgentSession(
    turn_handling=TurnHandlingOptions(
        endpointing={
            "min_delay": 0.5,
            "max_delay": 6.0,  # can extend up to LiveKit's max (≈6s)
        },
    ),
    # stt, vad, llm, tts...
)

• Or Node.js (milliseconds):

const session = new voice.AgentSession({
  turnHandling: {
    endpointing: { min_delay: 500, max_delay: 6000 }
  }
});

• If you need to wait 30 seconds after the user finishes speaking, keep endpointing short (normal VAD), then in your agent logic start a non-blocking wait/post-processing task (e.g.,

await asyncio.sleep(30)

or a background job) once the turn is finalized. If you’d like, tell me: • Which SDK you're using (Python or Node.js), and • Whether you want the system to wait before ending the turn or to perform a long task after the turn ends. I’ll give the exact code/snippet for your setup. Sources: Using a transformer to improve end of turn detection | LiveKit | Silero VAD plugin | LiveKit Documentation | LiveKit turn detector plugin | LiveKit Documentation, with interactive elements