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# Basic Agent

## Code

```python cookbook/90_models/cometapi/basic.py theme={null}
import asyncio

from agno.agent import Agent, RunOutput  # noqa
from agno.models.cometapi import CometAPI

agent = Agent(model=CometAPI(id="gpt-5.2"), markdown=True)

# Get the response in a variable
# run: RunOutput = agent.run("Explain quantum computing in simple terms")
# print(run.content)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # --- Sync ---
    agent.print_response("Explain quantum computing in simple terms")

    # --- Sync + Streaming ---
    agent.print_response("Explain quantum computing in simple terms", stream=True)

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

    # --- Async + Streaming ---
    asyncio.run(
        agent.aprint_response(
            "Write a short poem about artificial intelligence", stream=True
        )
    )
```

## Usage

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

  <Step title="Set your API key">`bash export COMETAPI_KEY=xxx `</Step>

  <Step title="Install dependencies">`bash uv pip install -U agno openai `</Step>

  <Step title="Run Agent">
    ```bash theme={null}
    python cookbook/90_models/cometapi/basic.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>