> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.agno.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Basic Agent

> Run a Mistral-powered Agno agent synchronously and with streaming.

## Code

```python basic.py theme={null}
from agno.agent import Agent, RunOutput  # noqa
from agno.models.mistral import MistralChat

agent = Agent(
    model=MistralChat(id="mistral-small-latest"),
    markdown=True,
)

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

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # --- Sync ---
    agent.print_response("Share a 2 sentence horror story")

    # --- Sync + Streaming ---
    agent.print_response("Share a 2 sentence horror story", stream=True)

```

## Usage

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

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

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

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

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