User Input Required
Demonstrates collecting required user input during paused team tool execution.
"""
User Input Required
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Demonstrates collecting required user input during paused team tool execution.
"""
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.db.sqlite import SqliteDb
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIResponses
from agno.team import Team
from agno.tools import tool
from agno.utils import pprint
from rich.console import Console
from rich.prompt import Prompt
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Setup
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
console = Console()
db = SqliteDb(session_table="team_user_input_sessions", db_file="tmp/team_hitl.db")
@tool(requires_user_input=True, user_input_fields=["destination", "budget"])
def plan_trip(destination: str = "", budget: str = "") -> str:
"""Plan a trip based on user preferences."""
return (
f"Trip planned to {destination} with a budget of {budget}. "
"Includes flights, hotel, and activities."
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Members
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
travel_agent = Agent(
name="TravelAgent",
model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5-mini"),
tools=[plan_trip],
db=db,
telemetry=False,
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Team
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
team = Team(
name="TravelTeam",
model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5-mini"),
members=[travel_agent],
db=db,
telemetry=False,
add_history_to_context=True,
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Team
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
session_id = "team_travel_session"
run_response = team.run("Help me plan a vacation", session_id=session_id)
if run_response.is_paused:
console.print("[bold yellow]Team is paused - user input needed[/]")
for requirement in run_response.active_requirements:
if requirement.needs_user_input:
console.print(
f"Member [bold cyan]{requirement.member_agent_name}[/] needs input for "
f"[bold blue]{requirement.tool_execution.tool_name}[/]"
)
values = {}
for field in requirement.user_input_schema or []:
values[field.name] = Prompt.ask(
f" {field.name}", default=field.value or ""
)
requirement.provide_user_input(values)
run_response = team.continue_run(run_response)
pprint.pprint_run_response(run_response)Example behavior
The terminal collects the destination and budget, then resumes the tool call. plan_trip only formats a demonstration result; it does not search or book flights, hotels, or activities.
Run the Example
Set up your virtual environment
uv venv --python 3.12
source .venv/bin/activateInstall dependencies
uv pip install -U agno openai sqlalchemyExport your OpenAI API key
export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"Run the example
Save the code above as user_input_required.py, then run:
python user_input_required.pyFull source: cookbook/03_teams/20_human_in_the_loop/user_input_required.py