Build a Web Search Agent using xAI
Build a web search agent on Grok and run it sync, streaming, and async.
"""Build a Web Search Agent using xAI."""
import asyncio
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.xai import xAI
from agno.tools.websearch import WebSearchTools
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# Create Agent
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agent = Agent(
model=xAI(id="grok-2"),
tools=[WebSearchTools()],
markdown=True,
)
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# Run Agent
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if __name__ == "__main__":
# --- Sync ---
agent.print_response("Whats happening in France?")
# --- Sync + Streaming ---
agent.print_response("Whats happening in France?", stream=True)
# --- Async + Streaming ---
asyncio.run(agent.aprint_response("Whats happening in France?", stream=True))Run the Example
Set up your virtual environment
uv venv --python 3.12
source .venv/bin/activateInstall dependencies
uv pip install -U agno ddgs openaiExport your xAI API key
export XAI_API_KEY="your_xai_api_key_here"Select the current Grok model
Replace id="grok-2" with id="grok-4.3" in the saved constructor. Grok 4.3 supports function calling and structured output; use an API key with access to this model.
Run the example
Save the code above as tool_use.py, then run:
python tool_use.pyFull source: cookbook/90_models/xai/tool_use.py