This example shows how to pass a list of messages as input to an agent.

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Code

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

Agent().print_response(
    messages=[
        Message(
            role="user",
            content=[
                {"type": "text", "text": "Hi! My name is John."},
            ],
        ),
        Message(
            role="user",
            content=[
                {"type": "text", "text": "What are you capable of?"},
            ],
        ),
    ],
    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_messages_list.py