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"""
User Input Required
=============================

Demonstrates collecting required user input during paused team tool execution.
"""

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.db.sqlite import SqliteDb
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIResponses
from agno.team import Team
from agno.tools import tool
from agno.utils import pprint
from rich.console import Console
from rich.prompt import Prompt

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Setup
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
console = Console()

db = SqliteDb(session_table="team_user_input_sessions", db_file="tmp/team_hitl.db")


@tool(requires_user_input=True, user_input_fields=["destination", "budget"])
def plan_trip(destination: str = "", budget: str = "") -> str:
    """Plan a trip based on user preferences."""
    return (
        f"Trip planned to {destination} with a budget of {budget}. "
        "Includes flights, hotel, and activities."
    )


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Members
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
travel_agent = Agent(
    name="TravelAgent",
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5.2-mini"),
    tools=[plan_trip],
    db=db,
    telemetry=False,
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Team
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
team = Team(
    name="TravelTeam",
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5.2-mini"),
    members=[travel_agent],
    db=db,
    telemetry=False,
    add_history_to_context=True,
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Team
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    session_id = "team_travel_session"
    run_response = team.run("Help me plan a vacation", session_id=session_id)

    if run_response.is_paused:
        console.print("[bold yellow]Team is paused - user input needed[/]")

        for requirement in run_response.active_requirements:
            if requirement.needs_user_input:
                console.print(
                    f"Member [bold cyan]{requirement.member_agent_name}[/] needs input for "
                    f"[bold blue]{requirement.tool_execution.tool_name}[/]"
                )

                values = {}
                for field in requirement.user_input_schema or []:
                    values[field.name] = Prompt.ask(
                        f"  {field.name}", default=field.value or ""
                    )
                requirement.provide_user_input(values)

        run_response = team.continue_run(run_response)

    pprint.pprint_run_response(run_response)

​
Run the Example

# Clone and setup repo
git clone https://github.com/agno-agi/agno.git
cd agno/cookbook/03_teams/human_in_the_loop

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

python user_input_required.py