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difference between agent metadata and attributes? are both readeable by any participant?

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Thanks — good question. Here's the short answer:

• *Attributes* are key/value pairs attached to a participant (including an agent) in the room. They are broadcast to the room and are readable by other participants by default.
• *Agent metadata* is data attached to the dispatched job and lives in the agent’s `JobContext` (e.g., `job.metadata`). It is available to the agent during job execution but is not automatically exposed to other room participants.
So: attributes are readable by participants; metadata is not readable by participants unless the agent explicitly shares it (for example, by copying metadata into attributes or sending a message).
 Sources: <https://docs.livekit.io/agents/server/agent-dispatch/|Agent dispatch | LiveKit Documentation> | <https://docs.livekit.io/agents/server/job/|Job lifecycle | LiveKit Documentation>, with interactive elements