This example shows how to pass a message as input to an agent.

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Code

cookbook/agent_concepts/other/input_as_message.py
from agno.agent import Agent, Message

Agent().print_response(
    Message(
        role="user",
        content=[
            {"type": "text", "text": "What's in this image?"},
            {
                "type": "image_url",
                "image_url": {
                    "url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Gfp-wisconsin-madison-the-nature-boardwalk.jpg/2560px-Gfp-wisconsin-madison-the-nature-boardwalk.jpg",
                },
            },
        ],
    ),
    stream=True,
    markdown=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

Set your API key

export OPENAI_API_KEY=xxx
3

Install libraries

pip install -U openai agno
4

Run Agent

python cookbook/agent_concepts/other/input_as_message.py