Session State In Instructions

This example demonstrates how to use session state variables directly in agent instructions. It shows how to initialize session state and reference those variables in the instruction templates.

Code

session_state_in_instructions.py

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

agent = Agent(
    model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-5-mini"),
    # Initialize the session state with a variable
    session_state={"user_name": "John"},
    # You can use variables from the session state in the instructions
    instructions="Users name is {user_name}",
    markdown=True,
)

agent.print_response("What is my name?", stream=True)

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. Install libraries

   pip install -U agno openai
   
3. Export your OpenAI API key

   Mac/Linux

     export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
   
4. Create a Python file

   Create a Python file and add the above code.

   touch session_state_in_instructions.py
   
5. Run Agent

   Mac

   python session_state_in_instructions.py
   
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   Agno Cookbooks on GitHub