> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# State in Context

> Set a user's name and age in session state and load those values back across separate sessions and users.

Use session state to carry user context across sessions. State persists and can be retrieved for each user and session.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a Python file">
    ```python session_state_in_context.py theme={null}
    from agno.agent import Agent
    from agno.db.sqlite import SqliteDb
    from agno.models.openai import OpenAIResponses

    db = SqliteDb(db_file="tmp/agent.db")

    agent = Agent(
        model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5.2"),
        instructions="Users name is {user_name} and age is {age}",
        db=db,
    )

    # Sets the session state for the session with the id "user_1_session_1"
    agent.print_response(
        "What is my name?",
        session_id="user_1_session_1",
        user_id="user_1",
        session_state={"user_name": "John", "age": 30},
        stream=True,
    )

    # Will load the session state from the session with the id "user_1_session_1"
    agent.print_response("How old am I?", session_id="user_1_session_1", user_id="user_1", stream=True)

    # Sets the session state for the session with the id "user_2_session_1"
    agent.print_response(
        "What is my name?",
        session_id="user_2_session_1",
        user_id="user_2",
        session_state={"user_name": "Jane", "age": 25},
        stream=True,
    )

    # Will load the session state from the session with the id "user_2_session_1"
    agent.print_response("How old am I?", session_id="user_2_session_1", user_id="user_2", stream=True)
    ```
  </Step>

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

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

  <Step title="Export your OpenAI API key">
    <Snippet file="set-openai-key.mdx" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run Agent">
    ```bash theme={null}
    python session_state_in_context.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>