> ## 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.

# Use AsyncMongoDb as the database for a team

> HackerNews team persists sessions in MongoDB with AsyncMongoDb and aprint_response.

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

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

Run a local MongoDB server using:
```bash
docker run -d \
  --name local-mongo \
  -p 27017:27017 \
  -e MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME=mongoadmin \
  -e MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD=secret \
  mongo
```
or use our script:
```bash
./scripts/run_mongodb.sh
```
"""

import asyncio
from typing import List

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.db.mongo import AsyncMongoDb
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_url = "mongodb://mongoadmin:secret@localhost:27017"
db = AsyncMongoDb(db_url=db_url)


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 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,
    add_member_tools_to_context=False,
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Team
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(
        hn_team.aprint_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 ddgs openai pymongo
    ```
  </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 MongoDB">
    ```bash theme={null}
    docker run -d -p 27017:27017 --name mongodb -e MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME=mongoadmin -e MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD=secret mongo:latest
    ```
  </Step>

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

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

Full source: [cookbook/06\_storage/mongo/async\_mongo/async\_mongodb\_for\_team.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/06_storage/mongo/async_mongo/async_mongodb_for_team.py)