Context Management with DateTime Instructions

This example demonstrates how to add current date and time context to agent instructions, enabling the agent to provide time-aware responses.

Code

datetime_instructions.py

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

agent = Agent(
    model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-5-mini"),
    add_datetime_to_context=True,
    timezone_identifier="Etc/UTC",
)
agent.print_response(
    "What is the current date and time? What is the current time in NYC?"
)

Usage

1. Create a virtual environment

   Open the Terminal and create a python virtual environment.

   Mac

   python3 -m venv .venv
   source .venv/bin/activate
   

2. Install libraries

   pip install -U agno openai
   

3. Export your OpenAI API key

   Mac/Linux

     export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
   

4. Create a Python file

   Create a Python file and add the above code.

   touch datetime_instructions.py
   

5. Run Agent

   Mac

   python datetime_instructions.py
   

6. Find All Cookbooks

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   Agno Cookbooks on GitHub