Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: /llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
Let an agent run shell commands to list directory contents with ShellTools.
"""
Shell Tools
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Demonstrates shell tools.
"""
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.tools.shell import ShellTools
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
agent = Agent(tools=[ShellTools()])
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
agent.print_response("Show me the contents of the current directory", markdown=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
shell_tools.py, then run:python shell_tools.py
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