"""
This example demonstrates how to create a team with custom tools.
The team uses custom tools alongside agent tools to answer questions from a knowledge base
and fall back to web search when needed.
"""
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.team.team import Team
from agno.tools import tool
from agno.tools.duckduckgo import DuckDuckGoTools
@tool()
def answer_from_known_questions(question: str) -> str:
"""Answer a question from a list of known questions
Args:
question: The question to answer
Returns:
The answer to the question
"""
# FAQ knowledge base
faq = {
"What is the capital of France?": "Paris",
"What is the capital of Germany?": "Berlin",
"What is the capital of Italy?": "Rome",
"What is the capital of Spain?": "Madrid",
"What is the capital of Portugal?": "Lisbon",
"What is the capital of Greece?": "Athens",
"What is the capital of Turkey?": "Ankara",
}
# Check if question is in FAQ
if question in faq:
return f"From my knowledge base: {faq[question]}"
else:
return "I don't have that information in my knowledge base. Try asking the web search agent."
# Create web search agent for fallback
web_agent = Agent(
name="Web Agent",
role="Search the web for information",
tools=[DuckDuckGoTools()],
markdown=True,
)
# Create team with custom tool and agent members
team = Team(name="Q & A team", members=[web_agent], tools=[answer_from_known_questions])
# Test the team
team.print_response("What is the capital of France?", stream=True)
# Check if team has session state and display information
print("\n📊 Team Session Info:")
session = team.get_session()
print(f" Session ID: {session.session_id}")
print(f" Session State: {session.session_data['session_state']}")
# Show team capabilities
print("\n🔧 Team Tools Available:")
for t in team.tools:
print(f" - {t.name}: {t.description}")
print("\n👥 Team Members:")
for member in team.members:
print(f" - {member.name}: {member.role}")
Create a virtual environment
Terminal
and create a python virtual environment.python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
Install required libraries
pip install agno ddgs
Set environment variables
export OPENAI_API_KEY=****
Run the agent
python cookbook/examples/teams/tools/01_team_with_custom_tools.py