Debug

Enable verbose debug output for every run with debug_mode, or turn it on for a single run.

debug.py

"""
Debug
=============================

Debug.
"""

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIResponses

# You can set the debug mode on the agent for all runs to have more verbose output
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
agent = Agent(
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5-mini"),
    debug_mode=True,
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    agent.print_response(input="Tell me a joke.")

    # You can also set the debug mode on a single run
    agent = Agent(
        model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5-mini"),
    )
    agent.print_response(input="Tell me a joke.", debug_mode=True)

Run the Example

1. Set up your virtual environment

   Mac

   uv venv --python 3.12
   source .venv/bin/activate
   

   uv venv --python 3.12
   .venv\Scripts\activate
   
2. Install dependencies

   uv pip install -U agno openai
   
3. Export your OpenAI API key

   Mac/Linux

   export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
   

   $Env:OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
   
4. Run the example

   Save the code above as debug.py, then run:

   python debug.py
   

Full source: cookbook/02_agents/14_advanced/debug.py