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# MySQL for Workflow

> Store workflow sessions and run history in MySQL with MySQLDb.

`MySQLDb` stores a Workflow's sessions and run history in MySQL.

## Usage

Install the `sqlalchemy`, `pymysql`, `openai`, and `ddgs` packages:

```shell theme={null}
uv pip install sqlalchemy pymysql openai ddgs
```

### Run MySQL

Install [Docker Desktop](https://docs.docker.com/get-started/get-docker/), then start MySQL on port `3306`:

```bash theme={null}
docker run -d \
  --name mysql \
  -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=ai \
  -e MYSQL_DATABASE=ai \
  -e MYSQL_USER=ai \
  -e MYSQL_PASSWORD=ai \
  -p 3306:3306 \
  mysql:8
```

```python mysql_for_workflow.py theme={null}
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.db.mysql import MySQLDb
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIResponses
from agno.team import Team
from agno.tools.hackernews import HackerNewsTools
from agno.tools.websearch import WebSearchTools
from agno.workflow.step import Step
from agno.workflow.workflow import Workflow

db_url = "mysql+pymysql://ai:ai@localhost:3306/ai"

db = MySQLDb(db_url=db_url)

hackernews_agent = Agent(
    name="HackerNews Agent",
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5.2"),
    tools=[HackerNewsTools()],
    role="Extract key insights and content from HackerNews posts",
)
web_agent = Agent(
    name="Web Agent",
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5.2"),
    tools=[WebSearchTools()],
    role="Search the web for the latest news and trends",
)

research_team = Team(
    name="Research Team",
    members=[hackernews_agent, web_agent],
    instructions="Research tech topics from HackerNews and the web",
)

content_planner = Agent(
    name="Content Planner",
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5.2"),
    instructions=[
        "Plan a content schedule over 4 weeks for the provided topic and research content",
        "Ensure that I have posts for 3 posts per week",
    ],
)

research_step = Step(
    name="Research Step",
    team=research_team,
)

content_planning_step = Step(
    name="Content Planning Step",
    agent=content_planner,
)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    content_creation_workflow = Workflow(
        name="Content Creation Workflow",
        description="Automated content creation from blog posts to social media",
        db=db,
        steps=[research_step, content_planning_step],
    )
    content_creation_workflow.print_response(
        input="AI trends in 2024",
        markdown=True,
    )
```

## Parameters

<Snippet file="db-mysql-params.mdx" />