> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://phidatainc.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Session Options

> Use history in context during runs while store_history_messages=False keeps history messages out of the database.

Simple example demonstrating store\_history\_messages option.

```python session_options.py theme={null}
"""
Session Options
=============================

Simple example demonstrating store_history_messages option.
"""

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.db.sqlite import SqliteDb
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIResponses
from agno.utils.pprint import pprint_run_response

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
agent = Agent(
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5-mini"),
    db=SqliteDb(db_file="tmp/example_no_history.db"),
    add_history_to_context=True,  # Use history during execution
    num_history_runs=3,
    store_history_messages=False,  # Don't store history messages in database
)


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    print("\n=== First Run: Establishing context ===")
    response1 = agent.run("My name is Alice and I love Python programming.")
    pprint_run_response(response1)

    print("\n=== Second Run: Using history (but not storing it) ===")
    response2 = agent.run("What is my name and what do I love?")
    pprint_run_response(response2)

    # Check what was stored
    stored_run = agent.get_last_run_output()
    if stored_run and stored_run.messages:
        history_messages = [m for m in stored_run.messages if m.from_history]
        print("\n Storage Info:")
        print(f"   Total messages stored: {len(stored_run.messages)}")
        print(f"   History messages: {len(history_messages)} (scrubbed!)")
        print("\n History was used during execution (agent knew the answer)")
        print("   but history messages are NOT stored in the database!")
```

## Run the Example

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

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

  <Step title="Export your OpenAI API key">
    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash Mac/Linux theme={null}
      export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
      ```

      ```bash Windows theme={null}
      $Env:OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>

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

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

Full source: [cookbook/02\_agents/05\_state\_and\_session/session\_options.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/02_agents/05_state_and_session/session_options.py)