Datetime Instructions

This example shows how to add the current date and time to the instructions of an agent.

Code

cookbook/agent_concepts/other/datetime_instructions.py

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIChat

agent = Agent(
    model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-4o"),
    add_datetime_to_instructions=True,
    timezone_identifier="Etc/UTC",
)
agent.print_response(
    "What is the current date and time? What is the current time in NYC?"
)

Usage

1. Create a virtual environment

   Open the Terminal and create a python virtual environment.

   Mac

   python3 -m venv .venv
   source .venv/bin/activate
   

2. Set your API key

   export OPENAI_API_KEY=xxx
   

3. Install libraries

   pip install -U openai agno
   

4. Run Agent

   Mac

   python cookbook/agent_concepts/other/datetime_instructions.py