> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://agno-v2-service-account.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Hugging Face Basic

> Run a Hugging Face Mistral 7B agent in sync, async, and streaming modes.

```python basic.py theme={null}
"""
Huggingface Basic
=================

Cookbook example for `huggingface/basic.py`.
"""

import asyncio

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.huggingface import HuggingFace

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

agent = Agent(
    model=HuggingFace(
        id="mistralai/Mistral-7B-Instruct-v0.2", max_tokens=4096, temperature=0
    ),
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    # --- Sync ---
    agent.print_response(
        "What is meaning of life and then recommend 5 best books to read about it"
    )

    # --- Sync + Streaming ---
    agent.print_response(
        "What is meaning of life and then recommend 5 best books to read about it",
        stream=True,
    )

    # --- Async ---
    asyncio.run(
        agent.aprint_response(
            "What is meaning of life and then recommend 5 best books to read about it"
        )
    )

    # --- Async + Streaming ---
    asyncio.run(
        agent.aprint_response(
            "What is meaning of life and then recommend 5 best books to read about it",
            stream=True,
        )
    )
```

## Run the Example

<Steps>
  <Snippet file="create-venv-step.mdx" />

  <Step title="Install dependencies">
    ```bash theme={null}
    uv pip install -U agno huggingface-hub
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Export environment variables">
    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash Mac/Linux theme={null}
      export HF_TOKEN="your_hf_token_here"
      ```

      ```bash Windows theme={null}
      $Env:HF_TOKEN="your_hf_token_here"
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run the example">
    Save the code above as `basic.py`, then run:

    ```bash theme={null}
    python basic.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

Full source: [cookbook/90\_models/huggingface/basic.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/90_models/huggingface/basic.py)