Basic Agent

Basic Agent Quickstart.

basic_agent.py

"""
Basic Agent
=============================

Basic Agent Quickstart.
"""

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

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
agent = Agent(
    name="Quickstart Agent",
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5.2"),
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    agent.print_response(
        "Say hello and introduce yourself in one sentence.", stream=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 basic_agent.py, then run:

   python basic_agent.py
   

Full source: cookbook/02_agents/01_quickstart/basic_agent.py