# Cannot remove messages from Gemini Live chat context **URL:** \ **Category:** Agents\ **Tags:** agent-development, gemini\ **Created:** [January 21, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.livekit.io/t/cannot-remove-messages-from-gemini-live-chat-context/175 "2026-01-21T13:38:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LiveKit-Community](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.livekit.io/livekit-community/32/67_2.png) [@LiveKit-Community](https://community.livekit.io/u/LiveKit-Community)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.livekit.io/t/cannot-remove-messages-from-gemini-live-chat-context/175/1 "2026-01-21T13:38:33Z")
_This question originally came up in our Slack community and the thread has been consolidated here for long-term reference._ I’m trying to control the chat context of Gemini Realtime using `agent.update_chat_ctx()` but it shows this warning: ```auto WARNING livekit.plugins.google - Gemini Live does not support removing messages ``` How can I solve this? ---
**Author:** ![LiveKit-Community](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.livekit.io/livekit-community/32/67_2.png) [@LiveKit-Community](https://community.livekit.io/u/LiveKit-Community)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.livekit.io/t/cannot-remove-messages-from-gemini-live-chat-context/175/2 "2026-01-21T13:38:36Z")
Gemini doesn’t support message removal, but you should be able to use `add_message`. There is also `update_instructions` if you want to make significant modifications, but that will essentially restart the session: > **[async def update\_instructions(self, instructions: str) ‑\> None - livekit.agents...](https://docs.livekit.io/reference/python/v1/livekit/agents/index.html#livekit.agents.Agent.update_instructions)** > > APIConnectOptions(max\_retry: int = 3, retry\_interval: float = 2.0, timeout: float = 10.0) | LiveKit Agents for Python …