> ## 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.

# Agentic State

> Enable agentic session state so a team and its member agent update shared state autonomously during a conversation.

Enable agentic session state so teams and agents manage and update their own session state during interactions. The agents modify the state autonomously based on the conversation context.

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

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

    shopping_agent = Agent(
        name="Shopping List Agent",
        role="Manage the shopping list",
        model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5.2"),
        db=db,
        add_session_state_to_context=True,  # Required so the agent is aware of the session state
        enable_agentic_state=True,
    )

    team = Team(
        members=[shopping_agent],
        session_state={"shopping_list": []},
        db=db,
        add_session_state_to_context=True,  # Required so the team is aware of the session state
        enable_agentic_state=True,
        description="You are a team that manages a shopping list and chores",
        show_members_responses=True,
    )

    team.print_response("Add milk, eggs, and bread to the shopping list")

    team.print_response("I picked up the eggs, now what's on my list?")

    print(f"Session state: {team.get_session_state()}")
    ```
  </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 Team">
    ```bash theme={null}
    python agentic_session_state.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>