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Demonstrates a WorkflowFactory that builds a multi-step workflow with tenant-specific instructions. The workflow steps are constructed fresh on each request.
basic_workflow_factory.py
"""Basic Workflow Factory -- per-tenant content pipeline.

Demonstrates a WorkflowFactory that builds a multi-step workflow
with tenant-specific instructions. The workflow steps are constructed
fresh on each request.

Run:
    .venvs/demo/bin/python cookbook/05_agent_os/factories/workflow/01_basic_workflow_factory.py

Test:
    curl -X POST http://localhost:7777/workflows/content-pipeline/runs \
        -F 'message=Write a blog post about sustainable energy' \
        -F 'user_id=tenant_42' \
        -F 'stream=false'
"""

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.db.postgres import PostgresDb
from agno.factory import RequestContext
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIResponses
from agno.os import AgentOS
from agno.workflow.factory import WorkflowFactory
from agno.workflow.step import Step
from agno.workflow.workflow import Workflow

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Database
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

db = PostgresDb(
    id="workflow-factory-db",
    db_url="postgresql+psycopg://ai:ai@localhost:5532/ai",
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Factory
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------


def build_content_pipeline(ctx: RequestContext) -> Workflow:
    """Build a content pipeline workflow tailored to the calling tenant."""
    user_id = ctx.user_id or "anonymous"

    drafter = Agent(
        name="Drafter",
        model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5.4"),
        instructions=(
            f"You are a content drafter for tenant {user_id}. "
            "Write a first draft based on the topic. Keep it focused and concise."
        ),
    )

    editor = Agent(
        name="Editor",
        model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5.4"),
        instructions=(
            f"You are an editor for tenant {user_id}. "
            "Review the draft for clarity, grammar, and structure. Output the final version."
        ),
    )

    return Workflow(
        name="Content Pipeline",
        description="Draft then edit content",
        db=db,
        steps=[
            Step(name="draft", description="Write the first draft", agent=drafter),
            Step(name="edit", description="Edit and finalize", agent=editor),
        ],
    )


content_pipeline_factory = WorkflowFactory(
    db=db,
    id="content-pipeline",
    name="Content Pipeline",
    description="Builds a draft-then-edit content workflow per tenant",
    factory=build_content_pipeline,
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# AgentOS
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

agent_os = AgentOS(
    id="workflow-factory-demo",
    description="Demo: basic workflow factory",
    workflows=[content_pipeline_factory],
)
app = agent_os.get_app()

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

if __name__ == "__main__":
    agent_os.serve(app="01_basic_workflow_factory:app", port=7777, 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 psycopg-binary 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 PgVector

docker run -d \
  -e POSTGRES_DB=ai \
  -e POSTGRES_USER=ai \
  -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=ai \
  -e PGDATA=/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata \
  -v pgvolume:/var/lib/postgresql/data \
  -p 5532:5432 \
  --name pgvector \
  agnohq/pgvector:18
5

Run the example

Save the code above as basic_workflow_factory.py, then run:
python basic_workflow_factory.py
Full source: cookbook/05_agent_os/factories/workflow/01_basic_workflow_factory.py