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Enable Agno agents to interact directly with the operating system’s terminal, allowing them to perform file system operations, run scripts, and manage system processes 


from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.tools.shell import ShellTools

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------


agent = Agent(tools=[ShellTools()])

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    agent.print_response("Show me the contents of the current directory", markdown=True)

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Run the Example

# Clone and setup repo
git clone https://github.com/agno-agi/agno.git
cd agno/cookbook/91_tools

# Create and activate virtual environment
./scripts/demo_setup.sh
source .venvs/demo/bin/activate

python shell_tools.py
For details, see Shell tools cookbook.