diff --git a/server/api/bots.py b/server/api/bots.py
index 4be3564..6269f12 100644
--- a/server/api/bots.py
+++ b/server/api/bots.py
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ except ImportError as e:
 
 
 def create_bot_router(
-    bot_manager, session_manager, lobby_manager, public_url: str = "/"
+    bot_manager,
+    session_manager,
+    lobby_manager,
+    bot_config_manager,
+    public_url: str = "/",
 ) -> APIRouter:
     """Create bot API router with dependencies"""
 
@@ -52,7 +56,9 @@ def create_bot_router(
     async def request_bot_join_lobby(bot_name: str, request: BotJoinLobbyRequest) -> BotJoinLobbyResponse:
         """Request a bot to join a specific lobby"""
         try:
-            return await bot_manager.request_bot_join(bot_name, request, session_manager, lobby_manager)
+            return await bot_manager.request_bot_join(
+                bot_name, request, session_manager, lobby_manager, bot_config_manager
+            )
         except ValueError as e:
             if "not found" in str(e).lower():
                 raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=str(e))
diff --git a/server/core/bot_manager.py b/server/core/bot_manager.py
index be533e5..496f8e1 100644
--- a/server/core/bot_manager.py
+++ b/server/core/bot_manager.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ from shared.models import (
 )
 from core.session_manager import SessionManager
 from core.lobby_manager import LobbyManager
+from core.bot_config_manager import BotConfigManager
 
 class BotProviderConfig:
     """Configuration class for bot provider management"""
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ class BotManager:
         request: BotJoinLobbyRequest,
         session_manager: SessionManager,
         lobby_manager: LobbyManager,
+        config_manager: "BotConfigManager",
     ) -> BotJoinLobbyResponse:
         """Request a bot to join a specific lobby"""
 
@@ -399,6 +401,12 @@ class BotManager:
         # Get public URL prefix from environment
         public_url = os.getenv("PUBLIC_URL_PREFIX", "/ai-voicebot")
 
+        # Check for existing configuration for this bot in this lobby
+        existing_config = config_manager.get_lobby_bot_config(
+            request.lobby_id, bot_name
+        )
+        config_values = existing_config.config_values if existing_config else None
+
         # Prepare the join request for the bot provider
         bot_join_payload = BotJoinPayload(
             lobby_id=request.lobby_id,
@@ -406,6 +414,7 @@ class BotManager:
             nick=bot_nick,
             server_url=f"{server_base_url}{public_url}".rstrip("/"),
             insecure=True,  # Accept self-signed certificates in development
+            config_values=config_values,
         )
 
         try:
diff --git a/server/main.py b/server/main.py
index cf66079..2e5d83e 100644
--- a/server/main.py
+++ b/server/main.py
@@ -203,7 +203,11 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
 
     # Create bot API router
     bot_router = create_bot_router(
-        bot_manager, session_manager, lobby_manager, public_url=public_url
+        bot_manager,
+        session_manager,
+        lobby_manager,
+        bot_config_manager,
+        public_url=public_url,
     )
 
     # Create bot configuration API router
diff --git a/shared/models.py b/shared/models.py
index 5e2e051..241d244 100644
--- a/shared/models.py
+++ b/shared/models.py
@@ -496,6 +496,9 @@ class BotJoinPayload(BaseModel):
     nick: str
     server_url: str
     insecure: bool = False
+    config_values: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = (
+        None  # Existing configuration for the bot in this lobby
+    )
 
 
 class BotJoinLobbyResponse(BaseModel):
diff --git a/voicebot/bot_orchestrator.py b/voicebot/bot_orchestrator.py
index 76d16cb..95b4309 100644
--- a/voicebot/bot_orchestrator.py
+++ b/voicebot/bot_orchestrator.py
@@ -330,8 +330,11 @@ async def bot_join(bot_name: str, req: JoinRequest):
     chat_handler = bot_data.get("chat_handler")
     track_handler = bot_data.get("track_handler")
     bind_send_chat_function = bot_data.get("chat_bind")
+    config_handler = bot_data.get("config_handler")
 
     logger.info(f"🤖 Bot {bot_name} joining lobby {req.lobby_id} with nick: '{req.nick}'")
+    if req.config_values:
+        logger.info(f"🤖 Bot {bot_name} has existing configuration: {req.config_values}")
     if track_handler:
         logger.info(f"🤖 Bot {bot_name} has track handling capabilities")
     if chat_handler:
@@ -339,6 +342,18 @@ async def bot_join(bot_name: str, req: JoinRequest):
     if bind_send_chat_function:
         logger.info(f"🤖 Bot {bot_name} has chat sending capabilities")
 
+    # Apply configuration if provided
+    if req.config_values and config_handler:
+        try:
+            logger.info(f"Applying existing configuration to bot {bot_name}")
+            success = await config_handler(req.lobby_id, req.config_values)
+            if success:
+                logger.info(f"Successfully applied existing configuration to bot {bot_name}")
+            else:
+                logger.warning(f"Failed to apply existing configuration to bot {bot_name}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error applying existing configuration to bot {bot_name}: {e}")
+
     # Start the WebRTCSignalingClient in a background asyncio task and register it
     client = WebRTCSignalingClient(
         server_url=req.server_url,
diff --git a/voicebot/bots/ai_chatbot.py b/voicebot/bots/ai_chatbot.py
index dbae7d0..9e8ec14 100644
--- a/voicebot/bots/ai_chatbot.py
+++ b/voicebot/bots/ai_chatbot.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ except ImportError as e:
     AI_PROVIDERS_AVAILABLE = False
 
 
-AGENT_NAME = "ai_chatbot"
+AGENT_NAME = "Generative Chat Bot"
 AGENT_DESCRIPTION = "Advanced AI chatbot with multi-provider support, personality system, and conversation memory"
 
 # Bot configuration from environment
diff --git a/voicebot/bots/synthetic_media.py b/voicebot/bots/synthetic_media.py
index 0d9c78b..e3a20a0 100644
--- a/voicebot/bots/synthetic_media.py
+++ b/voicebot/bots/synthetic_media.py
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ def create_synthetic_tracks(session_name: str) -> dict[str, MediaStreamTrack]:
 
 
 # Agent descriptor exported for dynamic discovery by the FastAPI service
-AGENT_NAME = "synthetic_media"
+AGENT_NAME = "Synthetic Media Test Bot"
 AGENT_DESCRIPTION = "Synthetic audio and video tracks (AnimatedVideoTrack + SyntheticAudioTrack)"
 
 def agent_info() -> dict[str, str]:
diff --git a/voicebot/bots/whisper.py b/voicebot/bots/whisper.py
index f8f60be..84398b3 100644
--- a/voicebot/bots/whisper.py
+++ b/voicebot/bots/whisper.py
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class OpenVINOConfig(BaseModel):
 
 
 # Global configuration and constants
-AGENT_NAME = "whisper"
+AGENT_NAME = "Transcription Bot"
 AGENT_DESCRIPTION = "Real-time speech transcription (OpenVINO Whisper) - converts speech to text on Intel Arc B580"
 SAMPLE_RATE = 16000  # Whisper expects 16kHz
 CHUNK_DURATION_MS = 100  # Reduced latency - 100ms chunks
diff --git a/voicebot/models.py b/voicebot/models.py
index c7578a2..020e078 100644
--- a/voicebot/models.py
+++ b/voicebot/models.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import argparse
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import Dict, Optional, TYPE_CHECKING
+from typing import Dict, Optional, Any, TYPE_CHECKING
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class JoinRequest(BaseModel):
     nick: str
     server_url: str
     insecure: bool = False
+    config_values: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
 
 
 def _default_attributes() -> Dict[str, object]: