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# Is Running • AI Agent SDK

> is_running: Whether the gateway is currently running.

# is\_running

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

Whether the gateway is currently running.

## Signature

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

### Returns

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

## Used By

* [`RealtimeAgent.connect`](../functions/RealtimeAgent-connect)
* [`RealtimeAgent.disconnect`](../functions/RealtimeAgent-disconnect)
* [`RealtimeAgent.send_text`](../functions/RealtimeAgent-send_text)
* [`RealtimeAgent.send_audio`](../functions/RealtimeAgent-send_audio)
* [`Task.execute_callback_sync`](../functions/Task-execute_callback_sync)

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/gateway/protocols.py` at line 271
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