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Run uv pip install redis ddgs openai to install dependencies. 
"""
Example showing how to use Redis as the database for an agent.

Run `uv pip install redis ddgs openai` to install dependencies.

We can start Redis locally using docker:
1. Start Redis container
docker run --name my-redis -p 6379:6379 -d redis

2. Verify container is running
docker ps
"""

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.db.base import SessionType
from agno.db.redis import RedisDb
from agno.tools.websearch import WebSearchTools

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Setup
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
db = RedisDb(db_url="redis://localhost:6379")

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
agent = Agent(
    db=db,
    tools=[WebSearchTools()],
    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?")

    # Verify db contents
    print("\nVerifying db contents...")
    all_sessions = db.get_sessions(session_type=SessionType.AGENT)
    print(f"Total sessions in Redis: {len(all_sessions)}")

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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/redis

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

python redis_for_agent.py