Redis for Agent
Use Redis as the storage backend for an agent.
Example showing how to use Redis as the database for an agent.
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Example showing how to use Redis as the database for an agent.
Run `uv pip install redis openai ddgs` to install the dependency.
We can start Redis locally using docker:
1. Start Redis container
`docker run --name my-redis -p 6379:6379 -d redis`
2. Verify container is running
`docker ps`
3. Run the file
`python cookbook/06_storage/redis/redis_for_agent.py`
"""
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.db.base import SessionType
from agno.db.redis import RedisDb
from agno.tools.websearch import WebSearchTools
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# Setup
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db = RedisDb(db_url="redis://localhost:6379")
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
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agent = Agent(
db=db,
tools=[WebSearchTools()],
add_history_to_context=True,
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
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if __name__ == "__main__":
agent.print_response("How many people live in Canada?")
agent.print_response("What is their national anthem called?")
# Verify db contents
print("\nVerifying db contents...")
all_sessions = db.get_sessions(session_type=SessionType.AGENT)
print(f"Total sessions in Redis: {len(all_sessions)}")Run the Example
Set up your virtual environment
uv venv --python 3.12
source .venv/bin/activateInstall dependencies
uv pip install -U agno ddgs openai redisExport your OpenAI API key
export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"Run Redis
docker run -d --name my-redis -p 6379:6379 redisRun the example
Save the code above as redis_for_agent.py, then run:
python redis_for_agent.pyFull source: cookbook/06_storage/redis/redis_for_agent.py