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agno_assist.py
"""
Agno Assist
==========

Demonstrates a minimal agno agent.
"""

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.db.sqlite import SqliteDb
from agno.models.anthropic import Claude
from agno.os import AgentOS
from agno.tools.mcp import MCPTools

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

agno_assist = Agent(
    name="Agno Assist",
    model=Claude(id="claude-sonnet-4-5"),
    db=SqliteDb(db_file="agno.db"),
    tools=[MCPTools(url="https://docs.agno.com/mcp")],
    add_datetime_to_context=True,
    add_history_to_context=True,
    num_history_runs=10,
    markdown=True,
)

agent_os = AgentOS(agents=[agno_assist])
app = agent_os.get_app()

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

if __name__ == "__main__":
    agent_os.serve(app="agno_assist:app", reload=True)

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Run the Example

1

Set up your virtual environment

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[mcp,os]" anthropic starlette
3

Export your API keys

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your_anthropic_api_key_here"
export JWT_VERIFICATION_KEY="your_jwt_verification_key_here"

$Env:ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your_anthropic_api_key_here"
$Env:JWT_VERIFICATION_KEY="your_jwt_verification_key_here"
4

Run the example

Save the code above as agno_assist.py, then run:
python agno_assist.py
Full source: cookbook/05_agent_os/agno_assist.py