diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 1282667..7442a1e 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ description: 'LiveKit Agent Playground allows you to test your LiveKit Agent int
 github_link: 'https://github.com/livekit/agents-playground'
 video_fit: 'cover' # 'contain' or 'cover'
 settings:
+  editable: true # Should the user be able to edit settings in-app
   theme_color: 'cyan'
   chat: true  # Enable or disable chat feature
   outputs:
diff --git a/src/components/playground/Playground.tsx b/src/components/playground/Playground.tsx
index f02b7c2..b015b3a 100644
--- a/src/components/playground/Playground.tsx
+++ b/src/components/playground/Playground.tsx
@@ -36,12 +36,6 @@ import {
 import { QRCodeSVG } from "qrcode.react";
 import { ReactNode, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 
-export enum PlaygroundOutputs {
-  Video,
-  Audio,
-  Chat,
-}
-
 export interface PlaygroundMeta {
   name: string;
   value: string;
@@ -66,7 +60,6 @@ export default function Playground({
   const [messages, setMessages] = useState<ChatMessageType[]>([]);
   const [transcripts, setTranscripts] = useState<ChatMessageType[]>([]);
   const { localParticipant } = useLocalParticipant();
-  const [outputs, setOutputs] = useState<PlaygroundOutputs[]>([]);
 
   const participants = useRemoteParticipants({
     updateOnlyOn: [RoomEvent.ParticipantMetadataChanged],
@@ -371,7 +364,8 @@ export default function Playground({
     config.description,
     config.settings,
     config.show_qr,
-    // metadata,
+    localParticipant,
+    name,
     roomState,
     isAgentConnected,
     agentState,
@@ -383,7 +377,7 @@ export default function Playground({
   ]);
 
   let mobileTabs: PlaygroundTab[] = [];
-  if (outputs?.includes(PlaygroundOutputs.Video)) {
+  if (config.settings.outputs.video) {
     mobileTabs.push({
       title: "Video",
       content: (
@@ -397,7 +391,7 @@ export default function Playground({
     });
   }
 
-  if (outputs?.includes(PlaygroundOutputs.Audio)) {
+  if (config.settings.outputs.audio) {
     mobileTabs.push({
       title: "Audio",
       content: (
@@ -411,7 +405,7 @@ export default function Playground({
     });
   }
 
-  if (outputs?.includes(PlaygroundOutputs.Chat)) {
+  if (config.settings.chat) {
     mobileTabs.push({
       title: "Chat",
       content: chatTileContent,
@@ -458,13 +452,12 @@ export default function Playground({
         </div>
         <div
           className={`flex-col grow basis-1/2 gap-4 h-full hidden lg:${
-            !outputs?.includes(PlaygroundOutputs.Audio) &&
-            !outputs?.includes(PlaygroundOutputs.Video)
+            !config.settings.outputs.audio && !config.settings.outputs.video
               ? "hidden"
               : "flex"
           }`}
         >
-          {outputs?.includes(PlaygroundOutputs.Video) && (
+          {config.settings.outputs.video && (
             <PlaygroundTile
               title="Video"
               className="w-full h-full grow"
@@ -473,7 +466,7 @@ export default function Playground({
               {videoTileContent}
             </PlaygroundTile>
           )}
-          {outputs?.includes(PlaygroundOutputs.Audio) && (
+          {config.settings.outputs.audio && (
             <PlaygroundTile
               title="Audio"
               className="w-full h-full grow"
@@ -484,7 +477,7 @@ export default function Playground({
           )}
         </div>
 
-        {outputs?.includes(PlaygroundOutputs.Chat) && (
+        {config.settings.chat && (
           <PlaygroundTile
             title="Chat"
             className="h-full grow basis-1/4 hidden lg:flex"
diff --git a/src/components/playground/PlaygroundHeader.tsx b/src/components/playground/PlaygroundHeader.tsx
index ff1dd74..5d39014 100644
--- a/src/components/playground/PlaygroundHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/playground/PlaygroundHeader.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Button } from "@/components/button/Button";
 import { LoadingSVG } from "@/components/button/LoadingSVG";
 import { SettingsDropdown } from "@/components/playground/SettingsDropdown";
+import { useConfig } from "@/hooks/useConfig";
 import { ConnectionState } from "livekit-client";
 import { ReactNode } from "react";
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ export const PlaygroundHeader = ({
   onConnectClicked,
   connectionState,
 }: PlaygroundHeader) => {
+  const { config } = useConfig();
   return (
     <div
       className={`flex gap-4 pt-4 text-${accentColor}-500 justify-between items-center shrink-0`}
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ export const PlaygroundHeader = ({
             <GithubSVG />
           </a>
         )}
-        <SettingsDropdown />
+        {config.settings.editable && <SettingsDropdown />}
         <Button
           accentColor={
             connectionState === ConnectionState.Connected ? "red" : accentColor
diff --git a/src/components/playground/PlaygroundTile.tsx b/src/components/playground/PlaygroundTile.tsx
index db34dab..dc1769b 100644
--- a/src/components/playground/PlaygroundTile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/playground/PlaygroundTile.tsx
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ export const PlaygroundTabbedTile: React.FC<PlaygroundTabbedTileProps> = ({
 }) => {
   const contentPadding = 4;
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState(initialTab);
+  if(activeTab >= tabs.length) {
+    return null;
+  }
   return (
     <div
       className={`flex flex-col h-full border rounded-sm border-gray-800 text-gray-500 bg-${backgroundColor} ${className}`}
diff --git a/src/hooks/useConfig.tsx b/src/hooks/useConfig.tsx
index 83c2363..ac50f1f 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useConfig.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useConfig.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export type AppConfig = {
 };
 
 export type UserSettings = {
+  editable: boolean;
   theme_color: string;
   chat: boolean;
   inputs: {
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ const defaultConfig: AppConfig = {
   description: "A playground for testing LiveKit Agents",
   video_fit: "cover",
   settings: {
+    editable: true,
     theme_color: "cyan",
     chat: true,
     inputs: {
@@ -90,8 +92,13 @@ export const ConfigProvider = ({
     if (!window.location.hash) {
       return null;
     }
+    const appConfigFromSettings = appConfig;
+    if (appConfigFromSettings.settings.editable === false) {
+      return null
+    }
     const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.hash.replace("#", ""));
     return {
+      editable: true,
       chat: params.get("chat") === "1",
       theme_color: params.get("theme_color"),
       inputs: {
@@ -106,15 +113,19 @@ export const ConfigProvider = ({
       ws_url: "",
       token: ""
     } as UserSettings;
-  }, [])
+  }, [appConfig])
 
   const getSettingsFromCookies = useCallback(() => {
+    const appConfigFromSettings = appConfig;
+    if (appConfigFromSettings.settings.editable === false) {
+      return null
+    }
     const jsonSettings = getCookie("lk_settings");
     if (!jsonSettings) {
       return null;
     }
     return JSON.parse(jsonSettings) as UserSettings;
-  }, [])
+  }, [appConfig])
 
   const setUrlSettings = useCallback((us: UserSettings) => {
     const obj = new URLSearchParams({
@@ -136,6 +147,9 @@ export const ConfigProvider = ({
 
   const getConfig = useCallback(() => {
     const appConfigFromSettings = appConfig;
+    if (appConfigFromSettings.settings.editable === false) {
+      return appConfigFromSettings;
+    }
     const cookieSettigs = getSettingsFromCookies();
     const urlSettings = getSettingsFromUrl();
     if(!cookieSettigs) {
@@ -163,6 +177,10 @@ export const ConfigProvider = ({
   ]);
 
   const setUserSettings = useCallback((settings: UserSettings) => {
+    const appConfigFromSettings = appConfig;
+    if (appConfigFromSettings.settings.editable === false) {
+      return
+    }
     setUrlSettings(settings);
     setCookieSettings(settings);
     _setConfig((prev) => {
@@ -171,7 +189,7 @@ export const ConfigProvider = ({
         settings: settings,
       };
     })
-  }, [setCookieSettings, setUrlSettings]);
+  }, [appConfig, setCookieSettings, setUrlSettings]);
 
   const [config, _setConfig] = useState<AppConfig>(getConfig());
 
diff --git a/src/hooks/useTokenGenerator.tsx b/src/hooks/useTokenGenerator.tsx
index 10fa0e1..1172a21 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useTokenGenerator.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useTokenGenerator.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export const TokenGeneratorProvider = ({
   const [shouldConnect, setShouldConnect] = useState(false);
   const connect = useCallback(
     async (mode: Mode) => {
+      console.log("connecting", mode);
       if (mode === "cloud") {
         if (!generateConnectionDetails) {
           throw new Error(
diff --git a/src/pages/index.tsx b/src/pages/index.tsx
index f23b7c3..1933e4a 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/index.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export function HomeInner() {
   } | null>(null);
   const { shouldConnect, wsUrl, token, connect, disconnect } =
     useTokenGenerator();
-
+  
   const {config} = useConfig();
 
   const handleConnect = useCallback(