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# Generate Image with Intermediate Steps

This example demonstrates how to create an agent that generates images using DALL-E while streaming during the image creation process.

## Code

```python generate_image_with_intermediate_steps.py theme={null}
from typing import Iterator

from agno.agent import Agent, RunOutputEvent
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIChat
from agno.tools.dalle import DalleTools
from agno.utils.common import dataclass_to_dict
from rich.pretty import pprint

image_agent = Agent(
    model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-5-mini"),
    tools=[DalleTools()],
    description="You are an AI agent that can create images using DALL-E.",
    instructions=[
        "When the user asks you to create an image, use the DALL-E tool to create an image.",
        "The DALL-E tool will return an image URL.",
        "Return the image URL in your response in the following format: `![image description](image URL)`",
    ],
    markdown=True,
)

run_stream: Iterator[RunOutputEvent] = image_agent.run(
    "Create an image of a yellow siamese cat",
    stream=True,
    stream_events=True,
)
for chunk in run_stream:
    pprint(dataclass_to_dict(chunk, exclude={"messages"}))
    print("---" * 20)
```

## Usage

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

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

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

      ```bash Windows theme={null}
      python generate_image_with_intermediate_steps.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/multimodal" target="_blank">
      Agno Cookbooks on GitHub
    </Link>
  </Step>
</Steps>