Save To File

Save agent responses to a file automatically.

save_to_file.py
"""
Save To File
=============================

Save agent responses to a file automatically.
"""

import os

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

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
agent = Agent(
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5.2"),
    save_response_to_file="tmp/agent_output.md",
    markdown=True,
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    os.makedirs("tmp", exist_ok=True)
    agent.print_response(
        "Write a brief guide on Python virtual environments.",
        stream=True,
    )
    print(f"\nResponse saved to: {agent.save_response_to_file}")

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 save_to_file.py, then run:

python save_to_file.py

Full source: cookbook/02_agents/02_input_output/save_to_file.py