> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.agno.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Cohere Basic

> Run Cohere Command A with sync, async, and streaming responses.

```python basic.py theme={null}
"""
Cohere Basic
============

Cookbook example for `cohere/basic.py`.
"""

from agno.agent import Agent, RunOutput  # noqa
from agno.models.cohere import Cohere
import asyncio

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

agent = Agent(model=Cohere(id="command-a-03-2025"), markdown=True)

# Get the response in a variable
# run: RunOutput = agent.run("Share a 2 sentence horror story")
# print(run.content)

# Print the response in the terminal

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    # --- Sync ---
    agent.print_response("Share a 2 sentence horror story")

    # --- Sync + Streaming ---
    agent.print_response("Share a 2 sentence horror story", stream=True)

    # --- Async ---
    asyncio.run(agent.aprint_response("Share a 2 sentence horror story"))

    # --- Async + Streaming ---
    asyncio.run(agent.aprint_response("Share a 2 sentence horror story", stream=True))
```

## Run the Example

<Steps>
  <Snippet file="create-venv-step.mdx" />

  <Step title="Install dependencies">
    ```bash theme={null}
    uv pip install -U agno cohere
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Export your Cohere API key">
    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash Mac/Linux theme={null}
      export CO_API_KEY="your_co_api_key_here"
      ```

      ```bash Windows theme={null}
      $Env:CO_API_KEY="your_co_api_key_here"
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run the example">
    Save the code above as `basic.py`, then run:

    ```bash theme={null}
    python basic.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

Full source: [cookbook/90\_models/cohere/basic.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/90_models/cohere/basic.py)