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# Use DynamoDB as the database for a team

> Store team sessions and runs in DynamoDB with environment variables or constructor parameters.

```python dynamo_for_team.py theme={null}
"""Use DynamoDb as the database for a team.

Set the following environment variables to connect to your DynamoDb instance:
- AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
- AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
- AWS_REGION

Or pass those parameters when initializing the DynamoDb instance.

Run `uv pip install openai ddgs newspaper4k lxml_html_clean agno` to install the dependencies
"""

from typing import List

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.db.dynamo import DynamoDb
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIChat
from agno.team import Team
from agno.tools.hackernews import HackerNewsTools
from agno.tools.websearch import WebSearchTools
from pydantic import BaseModel

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Setup
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
db = DynamoDb()


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Team
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class Article(BaseModel):
    title: str
    summary: str
    reference_links: List[str]


hn_researcher = Agent(
    name="HackerNews Researcher",
    model=OpenAIChat("gpt-4o"),
    role="Gets top stories from hackernews.",
    tools=[HackerNewsTools()],
)

web_searcher = Agent(
    name="Web Searcher",
    model=OpenAIChat("gpt-4o"),
    role="Searches the web for information on a topic",
    tools=[WebSearchTools()],
    add_datetime_to_context=True,
)

hn_team = Team(
    name="HackerNews Team",
    model=OpenAIChat("gpt-4o"),
    members=[hn_researcher, web_searcher],
    db=db,
    instructions=[
        "First, search hackernews for what the user is asking about.",
        "Then, ask the web searcher to search for each story to get more information.",
        "Finally, provide a thoughtful and engaging summary.",
    ],
    output_schema=Article,
    markdown=True,
    show_members_responses=True,
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Team
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    hn_team.print_response("Write an article about the top 2 stories on hackernews")
```

## Run the Example

<Steps>
  <Snippet file="create-venv-step.mdx" />

  <Step title="Install dependencies">
    ```bash theme={null}
    uv pip install -U agno boto3 ddgs openai
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Export environment variables">
    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash Mac/Linux theme={null}
      export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="your_aws_access_key_id_here"
      export AWS_REGION="your_aws_region_here"
      export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="your_aws_secret_access_key_here"
      export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
      ```

      ```bash Windows theme={null}
      $Env:AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="your_aws_access_key_id_here"
      $Env:AWS_REGION="your_aws_region_here"
      $Env:AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="your_aws_secret_access_key_here"
      $Env:OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run the example">
    Save the code above as `dynamo_for_team.py`, then run:

    ```bash theme={null}
    python dynamo_for_team.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

Full source: [cookbook/06\_storage/dynamodb/dynamo\_for\_team.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/06_storage/dynamodb/dynamo_for_team.py)