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Run uv pip install openai to install dependencies. 
"""Use MySQL as the database for an agent.

Run `uv pip install openai` to install dependencies."""

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.db.mysql import MySQLDb

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Setup
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
db_url = "mysql+pymysql://ai:ai@localhost:3306/ai"
db = MySQLDb(db_url=db_url)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
agent = Agent(
    db=db,
    add_history_to_context=True,
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    agent.print_response("How many people live in Canada?")
    agent.print_response("What is their national anthem called?")

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Run the Example

# Clone and setup repo
git clone https://github.com/agno-agi/agno.git
cd agno/cookbook/06_storage/mysql

# Create and activate virtual environment
./scripts/demo_setup.sh
source .venvs/demo/bin/activate

python mysql_for_agent.py