diff --git a/cmd/lk/simulate.go b/cmd/lk/simulate.go
index 37e52cbe..ee33e6fe 100644
--- a/cmd/lk/simulate.go
+++ b/cmd/lk/simulate.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ var simulateCommand = &cli.Command{
 	},
 	Commands: []*cli.Command{
 		simulateTextCommand, simulateAudioCommand, simulateListCommand, simulateViewCommand, simulateExportCommand,
-		simulateGetCommand, simulateCancelCommand,
+		simulateGetCommand, simulateCancelCommand, simulateScenarioCommand,
 	},
 	Flags: []cli.Flag{
 		&cli.IntFlag{
@@ -234,6 +234,81 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
+var simulateScenarioCommand = &cli.Command{
+	Name:            "scenario",
+	Usage:           "Work with simulation scenarios",
+	HideHelpCommand: true,
+	Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+		return cli.ShowSubcommandHelp(cmd)
+	},
+	Commands: []*cli.Command{
+		{
+			Name:      "generate",
+			Usage:     "Generate a scenario from a recorded session and print it as a scenarios file",
+			UsageText: "lk agent simulate scenario generate --from-session SESSION_ID > scenarios.yaml",
+			Before: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) (context.Context, error) {
+				if experimentalAuthEnabled(cmd) {
+					return nil, nil
+				}
+				return loadSimulateProject(ctx, cmd)
+			},
+			Action: generateScenarioCommand,
+			Flags: []cli.Flag{
+				&cli.StringFlag{
+					Name:     "from-session",
+					Usage:    "Session `ID` (RM_...) to derive the scenario from",
+					Required: true,
+				},
+				jsonFlag,
+			},
+		},
+	},
+}
+
+func generateScenarioCommand(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+	sessionID := cmd.String("from-session")
+	var scenario *livekit.Scenario
+	if experimentalAuthEnabled(cmd) {
+		client, projectID, err := simulationProjectID(ctx, cmd)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		s, err := client.GenerateScenarioFromSession(ctx, projectID, sessionID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return cloudAPIError(err)
+		}
+		scenario = &livekit.Scenario{
+			Id:                util.Deref(s.Id),
+			Label:             util.Deref(s.Label),
+			Instructions:      util.Deref(s.Instructions),
+			AgentExpectations: util.Deref(s.AgentExpectations),
+			Tags:              util.Deref(s.Tags),
+			Userdata:          util.Deref(s.Userdata),
+		}
+	} else {
+		pc := simulateProjectConfig
+		client := lksdk.NewAgentSimulationClient(serverURL, pc.APIKey, pc.APISecret)
+		resp, err := client.CreateScenarioFromSession(ctx, &livekit.Scenario_CreateFromSession_Request{
+			ProjectId: pc.ProjectId,
+			RoomId:    sessionID,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unable to generate scenario: %w", err)
+		}
+		scenario = resp.GetScenario()
+	}
+	if cmd.Bool("json") {
+		util.PrintJSON(scenario)
+		return nil
+	}
+	doc, err := scenarioGroupToYAML(&livekit.ScenarioGroup{Scenarios: []*livekit.Scenario{scenario}})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	_, err = os.Stdout.Write(doc)
+	return err
+}
+
 func simulationProjectID(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) (*public.Client, string, error) {
 	client, conf, user, err := requireCloudClient(cmd)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -384,7 +459,7 @@ func scenarioGroupToYAML(group *livekit.ScenarioGroup) ([]byte, error) {
 // and JSON-encoded into the proto's string field.
 type scenariosFile struct {
 	ID        string         `yaml:"id"`
-	Name      string         `yaml:"name"`
+	Name      string         `yaml:"name,omitempty"`
 	Scenarios []yamlScenario `yaml:"scenarios"`
 }
 
@@ -393,8 +468,8 @@ type yamlScenario struct {
 	Label             string            `yaml:"label"`
 	Instructions      string            `yaml:"instructions"`
 	AgentExpectations string            `yaml:"agent_expectations"`
-	Tags              map[string]string `yaml:"tags"`
-	Userdata          map[string]any    `yaml:"userdata"`
+	Tags              map[string]string `yaml:"tags,omitempty"`
+	Userdata          map[string]any    `yaml:"userdata,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type simulateConfig struct {
diff --git a/cmd/lk/simulate_scenario_ids_test.go b/cmd/lk/simulate_scenario_ids_test.go
index 73f8b114..3b986d7f 100644
--- a/cmd/lk/simulate_scenario_ids_test.go
+++ b/cmd/lk/simulate_scenario_ids_test.go
@@ -197,3 +197,13 @@ func TestScenarioGroupToYAMLFillsIDs(t *testing.T) {
 	require.True(t, strings.HasPrefix(loaded.GetScenarios()[0].GetId(), "SCN_"))
 	require.Equal(t, "fixed", loaded.GetScenarios()[1].GetId())
 }
+
+func TestScenarioGroupToYAMLOmitsEmptyFields(t *testing.T) {
+	out, err := scenarioGroupToYAML(&livekit.ScenarioGroup{
+		Scenarios: []*livekit.Scenario{{Label: "a", Instructions: "x"}},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotContains(t, string(out), "name:")
+	require.NotContains(t, string(out), "tags:")
+	require.NotContains(t, string(out), "userdata:")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/public/simulations.go b/pkg/public/simulations.go
index 504a963e..2f7a28eb 100644
--- a/pkg/public/simulations.go
+++ b/pkg/public/simulations.go
@@ -143,3 +143,18 @@ func (c *Client) CancelSimulationRun(ctx context.Context, projectID, runID strin
 	}
 	return okOrError(resp.StatusCode(), resp.Body)
 }
+
+// GenerateScenarioFromSession derives a scenario from a recorded session. The
+// scenario is not stored server-side.
+func (c *Client) GenerateScenarioFromSession(ctx context.Context, projectID, sessionID string) (*oapi.LivekitScenario, error) {
+	resp, err := c.gen.SimulationServiceGenerateScenarioFromSessionWithResponse(ctx, projectID, oapi.SimulationServiceGenerateScenarioFromSessionJSONRequestBody{
+		RoomId: ptr(sessionID),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if resp.JSON200 == nil {
+		return nil, responseError(resp.StatusCode(), resp.Body)
+	}
+	return requirePayload(resp.JSON200.Scenario, "scenario")
+}