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# Async Agents with Delayed Execution

This example demonstrates how to run multiple async agents with delayed execution, gathering results from different AI providers to write comprehensive reports.

## Code

```python delay.py theme={null}
import asyncio

from agno.agent import Agent, RunOutput
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIChat
from agno.tools.duckduckgo import DuckDuckGoTools
from rich.pretty import pprint

providers = ["openai", "anthropic", "ollama", "cohere", "google"]
instructions = [
    "Your task is to write a well researched report on AI providers.",
    "The report should be unbiased and factual.",
]


async def get_agent(delay, provider):
    agent = Agent(
        model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-4"),
        instructions=instructions,
        tools=[DuckDuckGoTools()],
    )
    await asyncio.sleep(delay)
    response: RunOutput = await agent.arun(
        f"Write a report on the following AI provider: {provider}"
    )
    return response


async def get_reports():
    tasks = []
    for delay, provider in enumerate(providers):
        delay = delay * 2
        tasks.append(get_agent(delay, provider))

    results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
    return results


async def main():
    results = await get_reports()
    for result in results:
        print("************")
        pprint(result.content)
        print("************")
        print("\n")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(main())
```

## Usage

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

  <Step title="Install libraries">
    ```bash theme={null}
    pip install -U agno openai ddgs rich
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Export your OpenAI API key">
    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash Mac/Linux theme={null}
          export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
      ```

      ```bash Windows theme={null}
          $Env:OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a Python file">
    Create a Python file and add the above code.

    ```bash theme={null}
    touch delay.py
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run Agent">
    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash Mac theme={null}
      python delay.py
      ```

      ```bash Windows theme={null}
      python delay.py
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Find All Cookbooks">
    Explore all the available cookbooks in the Agno repository. Click the link below to view the code on GitHub:

    <Link href="https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/tree/main/cookbook/agents/async" target="_blank">
      Agno Cookbooks on GitHub
    </Link>
  </Step>
</Steps>