Introduction Message

Use the introduction parameter to set an initial greeting message.

introduction_message.py
"""
Introduction Message
=============================

Use the introduction parameter to set an initial greeting message.
"""

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

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
agent = Agent(
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5.2"),
    # The introduction is sent as the agent's first message in a conversation
    introduction="Hello! I'm your coding assistant. I can help you write, debug, and explain code. What would you like to work on?",
    markdown=True,
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    # The introduction message is available as a property
    print("Introduction:", agent.introduction)
    print()
    agent.print_response(
        "Help me write a Python function to check if a string is a palindrome.",
        stream=True,
    )

Run the Example

Set up your virtual environment

uv venv --python 3.12
source .venv/bin/activate

Install dependencies

uv pip install -U agno openai

Export your OpenAI API key

export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"

Run the example

Save the code above as introduction_message.py, then run:

python introduction_message.py

Full source: cookbook/02_agents/03_context_management/introduction_message.py