This example demonstrates how to use tool call limits to control the number of tool calls an agent can make. This is useful for preventing excessive API usage or limiting agent behavior in specific scenarios.

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Code

cookbook/agents/other/tool_call_limit.py
"""
This cookbook shows how to use tool call limit to control the number of tool calls an agent can make.
"""

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.anthropic import Claude
from agno.tools.duckduckgo import DuckDuckGoTools

agent = Agent(
    model=Claude(id="claude-3-5-haiku-20241022"),
    tools=[DuckDuckGoTools(company_news=True, cache_results=True)],
    tool_call_limit=1,
)

# It should only call the first tool and fail to call the second tool.
agent.print_response(
    "Find me the current price of TSLA, then after that find me the latest news about Tesla.",
    stream=True,
)

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Usage

1

Create a virtual environment

Open the Terminal and create a python virtual environment.
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
2

Install libraries

pip install -U agno anthropic ddgs
3

Run Agent

python cookbook/agents/other/tool_call_limit.py