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approval_basic.py
"""
Approval Basic
=============================

Approval-backed HITL: @approval + @tool(requires_confirmation=True) with persistent DB record.
"""

import json

import httpx
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.approval import approval
from agno.db.sqlite import SqliteDb
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIResponses
from agno.os import AgentOS
from agno.tools import tool

DB_FILE = "tmp/approvals_test.db"


@approval(type="required")
@tool(requires_confirmation=True)
def get_top_hackernews_stories(num_stories: int) -> str:
    """Fetch top stories from Hacker News.

    Args:
        num_stories (int): Number of stories to retrieve.

    Returns:
        str: JSON string of story details.
    """
    response = httpx.get("https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/topstories.json")
    story_ids = response.json()
    stories = []
    for story_id in story_ids[:num_stories]:
        story = httpx.get(
            f"https://hacker-news.firebaseio.com/v0/item/{story_id}.json"
        ).json()
        story.pop("text", None)
        stories.append(story)
    return json.dumps(stories)


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
db = SqliteDb(
    db_file=DB_FILE, session_table="agent_sessions", approvals_table="approvals"
)
agent = Agent(
    name="Approval Basic Agent",
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5-mini"),
    tools=[get_top_hackernews_stories],
    markdown=True,
    db=db,
)


agent_os = AgentOS(
    description="Example app for approvals with basic tool",
    agents=[
        agent,
    ],
    db=db,
)
app = agent_os.get_app()

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

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[os]" fastmcp openai starlette
3

Export your API keys

export JWT_VERIFICATION_KEY="your_jwt_verification_key_here"
export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
$Env:JWT_VERIFICATION_KEY="your_jwt_verification_key_here"
$Env:OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
4

Run the example

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