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This example shows how to pass a function as instructions to an agent.

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Code

cookbook/agent_concepts/other/instructions_via_function.py
from typing import List
from agno.agent import Agent


def get_instructions(agent: Agent) -> List[str]:
    return [
        f"Your name is {agent.name}!",
        "Talk in haiku's!",
        "Use poetry to answer questions.",
    ]


agent = Agent(
    name="AgentX",
    instructions=get_instructions,
    markdown=True,
    show_tool_calls=True,
)
agent.print_response("Who are you?", stream=True)

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Usage

1

Create a virtual environment

Open the Terminal and create a python virtual environment.
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

python cookbook/agent_concepts/other/instructions_via_function.py