diff --git a/lib/tasks/llm/llms/google_s2s.js b/lib/tasks/llm/llms/google_s2s.js
index 87fe5b44..124586a9 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/llm/llms/google_s2s.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/llm/llms/google_s2s.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const google_server_events = [
   'error',
   'session.created',
   'session.updated',
+  'llm_event',
 ];
 
 const expandWildcards = (events) => {
@@ -36,9 +37,10 @@ class TaskLlmGoogle_S2S extends Task {
     this.model = this.parent.model || 'models/gemini-2.0-flash-live-001';
     this.auth = this.parent.auth;
     this.connectionOptions = this.parent.connectOptions;
-    const {host, version} = this.connectionOptions || {};
+    const {host, version, path} = this.connectionOptions || {};
     this.host = host;
     this.version = version;
+    this.path = path;
 
     const {apiKey} = this.auth || {};
     if (!apiKey) throw new Error('auth.apiKey is required for Google S2S');
@@ -49,11 +51,12 @@ class TaskLlmGoogle_S2S extends Task {
     this.eventHook = this.data.eventHook;
     this.toolHook = this.data.toolHook;
 
-    const {setup, sessionResumption} = this.data.llmOptions;
+    const {setup, sessionResumption, greeting} = this.data.llmOptions;
 
     if (typeof setup !== 'object') {
       throw new Error('llmOptions with an initial setup is required for Google S2S');
     }
+    this.greeting = typeof greeting === 'string' ? greeting : null;
     this.setup = {
       ...setup,
       model: this.model,
@@ -144,7 +147,9 @@ class TaskLlmGoogle_S2S extends Task {
       const args = [ep.uuid, 'session.create', this.apiKey];
       if (this.host) {
         args.push(this.host);
-        if (this.version) args.push(this.version);
+        // 5th arg: full path (preferred) or legacy version string. `path` wins.
+        if (this.path) args.push(this.path);
+        else if (this.version) args.push(this.version);
       }
       await this._api(ep, args);
     } catch (err) {
@@ -193,6 +198,17 @@ class TaskLlmGoogle_S2S extends Task {
     })) {
       this.logger.debug(this.setup, 'TaskLlmGoogle_S2S:_sendInitialMessage - sending session.update');
       this.notifyTaskDone();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (this.greeting) {
+      this.logger.debug({text: this.greeting}, 'TaskLlmGoogle_S2S:_sendInitialMessage - sending proactive greeting');
+      // Use realtimeInput.text — clientContent is only for seeding history on
+      // gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview and does not trigger a model response.
+      // realtimeInput.text works across 2.0 and 3.1 live models.
+      await this._sendClientEvent(ep, {
+        realtimeInput: {text: this.greeting}
+      });
     }
   }