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This example demonstrates how to use Agent.arun() or Agent.aprint_response() to run an agent asynchronously:
1

Create a Python file

touch basic_async.py
2

Add the following code to your Python file

basic_async.py
import asyncio

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIChat
from agno.utils.pprint import apprint_run_response

agent = Agent(
    model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-5-mini"),
)

async def basic():
    response = await agent.arun(input="Tell me a joke.")
    print(response.content)


async def basic_print():
    await agent.aprint_response(input="Tell me a joke.")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(basic())
    # OR
    asyncio.run(basic_print())
3

Create a virtual environment

Open the Terminal and create a python virtual environment.
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
4

Install libraries

pip install -U agno openai
5

Export your OpenAI API key

  export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
6

Run Agent

python basic_async.py