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Code

cookbook/11_models/litellm/tool_use.py
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.litellm import LiteLLM
from agno.tools.hackernews import HackerNewsTools

openai_agent = Agent(
    model=LiteLLM(
        id="gpt-5-mini",
        name="LiteLLM",
    ),
    markdown=True,
    tools=[HackerNewsTools()],
)

# Ask a question that would likely trigger tool use
openai_agent.print_response("What is happening in France?")

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Usage

1

Set up your virtual environment

uv venv --python 3.12
source .venv/bin/activate
2

Set your API key

export LITELLM_API_KEY=xxx
3

Install dependencies

uv pip install -U litellm openai agno
4

Run Agent

python cookbook/11_models/litellm/tool_use.py