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Agno supports using MongoDB asynchronously as a storage backend for Workflows, with the AsyncMongoDb class.

Usage

Run MongoDB

Install docker desktop and run MongoDB on port 27017 using:
docker run -d \
  --name local-mongo \
  -p 27017:27017 \
  -e MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME=mongoadmin \
  -e MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD=secret \
  mongo
async_mongodb_for_workflow.py
"""
Run `pip install agno openai motor pymongo` to install dependencies.
"""
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.db.mongo import AsyncMongoDb
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIChat
from agno.team import Team
from agno.tools.duckduckgo import DuckDuckGoTools
from agno.tools.hackernews import HackerNewsTools
from agno.workflow.step import Step
from agno.workflow.workflow import Workflow

db_url = "mongodb://localhost:27017"

db = AsyncMongoDb(db_url=db_url)

# Define agents
hackernews_agent = Agent(
    name="Hackernews Agent",
    model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-5-mini"),
    tools=[HackerNewsTools()],
    role="Extract key insights and content from Hackernews posts",
)
web_agent = Agent(
    name="Web Agent",
    model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-5-mini"),
    tools=[DuckDuckGoTools()],
    role="Search the web for the latest news and trends",
)

# Define research team for complex analysis
research_team = Team(
    name="Research Team",
    members=[hackernews_agent, web_agent],
    instructions="Research tech topics from Hackernews and the web",
)

content_planner = Agent(
    name="Content Planner",
    model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-5-mini"),
    instructions=[
        "Plan a content schedule over 4 weeks for the provided topic and research content",
        "Ensure that I have posts for 3 posts per week",
    ],
)

# Define steps
research_step = Step(
    name="Research Step",
    team=research_team,
)

content_planning_step = Step(
    name="Content Planning Step",
    agent=content_planner,
)

# Create and use workflow
if __name__ == "__main__":
    content_creation_workflow = Workflow(
        name="Content Creation Workflow",
        description="Automated content creation from blog posts to social media",
        db=db,
        steps=[research_step, content_planning_step],
    )
    content_creation_workflow.print_response(
        input="AI trends in 2024",
        markdown=True,
    )

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