Code

08_include_exclude_files.py
import asyncio
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.knowledge.knowledge import Knowledge
from agno.vectordb.pgvector import PgVector

# Create Knowledge Instance
knowledge = Knowledge(
    name="Basic SDK Knowledge Base",
    description="Agno 2.0 Knowledge Implementation",
    vector_db=PgVector(
        table_name="vectors", db_url="postgresql+psycopg://ai:ai@localhost:5532/ai"
    ),
)

# Add from local file to the knowledge base
asyncio.run(
    knowledge.add_content_async(
        name="CV",
        path="cookbook/knowledge/testing_resources",
        metadata={"user_tag": "Engineering Candidates"},
        # Only include PDF files
        include=["*.pdf"],
        # Don't include files that match this pattern
        exclude=["*cv_5*"],
    )
)

agent = Agent(
    name="My Agent",
    description="Agno 2.0 Agent Implementation",
    knowledge=knowledge,
    search_knowledge=True,
    debug_mode=True,
)

agent.print_response(
    "Who is the best candidate for the role of a software engineer?",
    markdown=True,
)

# Alex River is not in the knowledge base, so the Agent should not find any information about him
agent.print_response(
    "Do you think Alex Rivera is a good candidate?",
    markdown=True,
)

Usage

1

Install libraries

pip install -U agno sqlalchemy psycopg pgvector openai    
2

Set environment variables

export OPENAI_API_KEY=xxx
3

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 \
  agno/pgvector:16
4

Run the example

python cookbook/knowledge/basic_operations/08_include_exclude_files.py