> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Use SingleStore as the database for an agent

> Store agent sessions in SingleStore using connection settings from environment variables.

```python singlestore_for_agent.py theme={null}
"""Use SingleStore as the database for an agent.

Run `uv pip install ddgs sqlalchemy openai` to install dependencies."""

from os import getenv

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.db.singlestore.singlestore import SingleStoreDb
from agno.tools.websearch import WebSearchTools

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Setup
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
USERNAME = getenv("SINGLESTORE_USERNAME")
PASSWORD = getenv("SINGLESTORE_PASSWORD")
HOST = getenv("SINGLESTORE_HOST")
PORT = getenv("SINGLESTORE_PORT")
DATABASE = getenv("SINGLESTORE_DATABASE")

db_url = (
    f"mysql+pymysql://{USERNAME}:{PASSWORD}@{HOST}:{PORT}/{DATABASE}?charset=utf8mb4"
)
db = SingleStoreDb(db_url=db_url)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
agent = Agent(
    db=db,
    tools=[WebSearchTools()],
    add_history_to_context=True,
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    agent.print_response("How many people live in Canada?")
    agent.print_response("What is their national anthem called?")
```

## Run the Example

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

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

  <Step title="Export environment variables">
    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash Mac/Linux theme={null}
      export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
      export SINGLESTORE_DATABASE="your_singlestore_database_here"
      export SINGLESTORE_HOST="your_singlestore_host_here"
      export SINGLESTORE_PASSWORD="your_singlestore_password_here"
      export SINGLESTORE_PORT="your_singlestore_port_here"
      export SINGLESTORE_USERNAME="your_singlestore_username_here"
      ```

      ```bash Windows theme={null}
      $Env:OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
      $Env:SINGLESTORE_DATABASE="your_singlestore_database_here"
      $Env:SINGLESTORE_HOST="your_singlestore_host_here"
      $Env:SINGLESTORE_PASSWORD="your_singlestore_password_here"
      $Env:SINGLESTORE_PORT="your_singlestore_port_here"
      $Env:SINGLESTORE_USERNAME="your_singlestore_username_here"
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>

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

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

Full source: [cookbook/06\_storage/singlestore/singlestore\_for\_agent.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/06_storage/singlestore/singlestore_for_agent.py)