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basic.py

from agno.agent import Agent, RunOutput  # noqa
from agno.models.ollama import Ollama

agent = Agent(model=Ollama(id="llama3.1:8b"), markdown=True)

# Get the response in a variable
# run: RunOutput = agent.run("Share a 2 sentence horror story")
# print(run.content)

# Print the response in the terminal
agent.print_response("Share a 2 sentence horror story")

Usage

Set up your virtual environment

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

uv venv --python 3.12
.venv\Scripts\activate

Install Ollama

Follow the Ollama installation guide and run:

ollama pull llama3.1:8b

Install dependencies

uv pip install -U ollama agno

Run Agent

Save the code above as basic.py, then run:

python basic.py

Cloud Alternative

For easier setup without local installation, use Ollama Cloud with your API key:

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.ollama import Ollama

# No local setup required - just set OLLAMA_API_KEY
agent = Agent(model=Ollama(id="gpt-oss:120b-cloud"))
agent.print_response("Share a 2 sentence horror story")

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