Unit 5 · Build an agent that can use tools

See what your agent did and why

You keep task input, context, orientation, memories, and skills in the right lifecycle. Runtime hooks then show the turns, tool calls, traces, status, and usage behind the answer.

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from axllm import agent

helper = agent('question:string -> answer:string')

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pip install axllm

import os
from axllm import ai, ax

llm = ai('openai', api_key=os.environ['OPENAI_API_KEY'])
classify = ax('review:string -> sentiment:class "positive, negative, neutral"')
result = classify.forward(llm, {
    'review': 'Useful and boring in the best way.',
})

print('sentiment:', result['sentiment'])

Set OPENAI_APIKEY in your environment before running provider-backed code.

In the ax repo

From a clone of the ax repo:

npm run example -- python src/examples/python/short-agents/tools-agent.py

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