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# Agent with Structured Outputs

> Return a validated Pydantic object from a Cerebras agent in strict or guided mode.

## Code

```python structured_output.py theme={null}
from typing import List

from agno.agent import Agent, RunOutput  # noqa
from agno.models.cerebras import Cerebras
from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
from rich.pretty import pprint  # noqa

class MovieScript(BaseModel):
    setting: str = Field(
        ..., description="Provide a nice setting for a blockbuster movie."
    )
    ending: str = Field(
        ...,
        description="Ending of the movie. If not available, provide a happy ending.",
    )
    genre: str = Field(
        ...,
        description="Genre of the movie. If not available, select action, thriller or romantic comedy.",
    )
    name: str = Field(..., description="Give a name to this movie")
    characters: List[str] = Field(..., description="Name of characters for this movie.")
    storyline: str = Field(
        ..., description="3 sentence storyline for the movie. Make it exciting!"
    )

# Agent that uses structured outputs with strict_output=True (default)
structured_output_agent = Agent(
    model=Cerebras(id="gpt-oss-120b"),
    description="You write movie scripts.",
    output_schema=MovieScript,
)

# Agent with strict_output=False (guided mode)
guided_output_agent = Agent(
    model=Cerebras(id="gpt-oss-120b", strict_output=False),
    description="You write movie scripts.",
    output_schema=MovieScript,
)

structured_output_agent.print_response("New York")
guided_output_agent.print_response("New York")
```

## Usage

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

  <Step title="Set your API key">
    ```bash theme={null}
    export CEREBRAS_API_KEY=xxx
    ```
  </Step>

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

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

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