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"""
This cookbook shows how to extend caching time for agents using cache with Anthropic models.
You can check more about extended prompt caching with Anthropic models here: https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/prompt-caching#1-hour-cache-duration-beta
"""
from pathlib import Path
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.anthropic import Claude
from agno.utils.media import download_file
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Load an example large system message from S3. A large prompt like this would benefit from caching.
txt_path = Path(__file__).parent.joinpath("system_promt.txt")
download_file(
"https://agno-public.s3.amazonaws.com/prompts/system_promt.txt",
str(txt_path),
)
system_message = txt_path.read_text()
agent = Agent(
model=Claude(
id="claude-sonnet-4-20250514",
betas=["extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11"],
system_prompt=system_message,
cache_system_prompt=True, # Activate prompt caching for Anthropic to cache the system prompt
extended_cache_time=True, # Extend the cache time from the default to 1 hour
),
system_message=system_message,
markdown=True,
)
# First run - this will create the cache
response = agent.run(
"Explain the difference between REST and GraphQL APIs with examples"
)
if response and response.metrics:
print(f"First run cache write tokens = {response.metrics.cache_write_tokens}")
# Second run - this will use the cached system prompt
response = agent.run(
"What are the key principles of clean code and how do I apply them in Python?"
)
if response and response.metrics:
print(f"Second run cache read tokens = {response.metrics.cache_read_tokens}")
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
pass
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# Clone and setup repo
git clone https://github.com/agno-agi/agno.git
cd agno/cookbook/90_models/anthropic
# Create and activate virtual environment
./scripts/demo_setup.sh
source .venvs/demo/bin/activate
python prompt_caching_extended.py