basic_usage.py
Run the Example
1
Set up your virtual environment
2
Install dependencies
3
Export your OpenAI API key
4
Run the example
Save the code above as
basic_usage.py, then run:Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: /llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
A single toolkit with 4 core tools (read, edit, write, shell) that lets an agent perform any coding task.
"""
CodingTools: Minimal Tools for Coding Agents
=============================================
A single toolkit with 4 core tools (read, edit, write, shell) that lets
an agent perform any coding task. Inspired by the Pi coding agent's
philosophy: a small number of composable tools is more powerful than
many specialized ones.
Core tools (enabled by default):
- read_file: Read files with line numbers and pagination
- edit_file: Exact text find-and-replace with diff output
- write_file: Create or overwrite files
- run_shell: Execute shell commands with timeout
Exploration tools (opt-in):
- grep: Search file contents
- find: Search for files by glob pattern
- ls: List directory contents
"""
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIResponses
from agno.tools.coding import CodingTools
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent with CodingTools
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
agent = Agent(
model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5.2"),
tools=[CodingTools(base_dir=".")],
instructions="You are a coding assistant. Use the coding tools to help the user.",
markdown=True,
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Demo
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
agent.print_response(
"List the files in the current directory and read the README.md file if it exists.",
stream=True,
)
Set up your virtual environment
uv venv --python 3.12
source .venv/bin/activate
uv venv --python 3.12
.venv\Scripts\activate
Install dependencies
uv pip install -U agno openai
Export your OpenAI API key
export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
$Env:OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
Run the example
basic_usage.py, then run:python basic_usage.py
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