Agno supports using MySQL as a storage backend for Teams using the MySQLDb class.

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Usage

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Run MySQL

Install docker desktop and run MySQL on port 3306 using: 
docker run -d \
  --name mysql \
  -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=ai \
  -e MYSQL_DATABASE=ai \
  -e MYSQL_USER=ai \
  -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=ai \
  -p 3306:3306 \
  -d mysql:8
mysql_for_team.py
from typing import List

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.db.mysql import MySQLDb
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIChat
from agno.team import Team
from agno.tools.duckduckgo import DuckDuckGoTools
from agno.tools.hackernews import HackerNewsTools
from pydantic import BaseModel

# MySQL connection settings
db_url = "mysql+pymysql://ai:ai@localhost:3306/ai"
db = MySQLDb(db_url=db_url)


class Article(BaseModel):
    title: str
    summary: str
    reference_links: List[str]


hn_researcher = Agent(
    name="HackerNews Researcher",
    model=OpenAIChat("gpt-5-mini"),
    role="Gets top stories from hackernews.",
    tools=[HackerNewsTools()],
)

web_searcher = Agent(
    name="Web Searcher",
    model=OpenAIChat("gpt-5-mini"),
    role="Searches the web for information on a topic",
    tools=[DuckDuckGoTools()],
    add_datetime_to_context=True,
)


hn_team = Team(
    name="HackerNews Team",
    model=OpenAIChat("gpt-5-mini"),
    members=[hn_researcher, web_searcher],
    db=db,
    instructions=[
        "First, search hackernews for what the user is asking about.",
        "Then, ask the web searcher to search for each story to get more information.",
        "Finally, provide a thoughtful and engaging summary.",
    ],
    output_schema=Article,
    markdown=True,
    show_members_responses=True,
    add_member_tools_to_context=False,
)

hn_team.print_response("Write an article about the top 2 stories on hackernews")

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Params

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
db_engineOptional[Engine]-The SQLAlchemy database engine to use.
db_schemaOptional[str]-The database schema to use.
db_urlOptional[str]-The database URL to connect to.
session_tableOptional[str]-Name of the table to store Agent, Team and Workflow sessions.
memory_tableOptional[str]-Name of the table to store memories.
metrics_tableOptional[str]-Name of the table to store metrics.
eval_tableOptional[str]-Name of the table to store evaluation runs data.
knowledge_tableOptional[str]-Name of the table to store knowledge content.

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