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
Set up your virtual environment
uv venv --python 3.12
source .venv/bin/activate
uv venv --python 3.12
.venv\Scripts\activate
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"