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# Should Keep Draining • AI Agent SDK

> should_keep_draining: API reference for DrainTimeoutPolicy.should_keep_draining

# should\_keep\_draining

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> This is a method of the [**DrainTimeoutPolicy**](../classes/DrainTimeoutPolicy) class in the [**protocols**](../modules/protocols) module.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def should_keep_draining() -> DrainDecision
```

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="DrainDecision">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `DrainDecision`

## Source

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