> ## 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.

# Respond Directly Router Team

> Route each question to the member agent that speaks its language with TeamMode.route and return that member's answer directly.

Demonstrates routing multilingual requests to specialized members with direct responses.

```python respond_directly_router_team.py theme={null}
"""
Respond Directly Router Team
=============================

Demonstrates routing multilingual requests to specialized members with direct responses.
"""

import asyncio

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIResponses
from agno.team import Team, TeamMode

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Members
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
english_agent = Agent(
    name="English Agent",
    role="You only answer in English",
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5-mini"),
)
japanese_agent = Agent(
    name="Japanese Agent",
    role="You only answer in Japanese",
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5-mini"),
)
chinese_agent = Agent(
    name="Chinese Agent",
    role="You only answer in Chinese",
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5-mini"),
)
spanish_agent = Agent(
    name="Spanish Agent",
    role="You can only answer in Spanish",
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5-mini"),
)
french_agent = Agent(
    name="French Agent",
    role="You can only answer in French",
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5-mini"),
)
german_agent = Agent(
    name="German Agent",
    role="You can only answer in German",
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5-mini"),
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Team
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
multi_language_team = Team(
    name="Multi Language Team",
    model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5-mini"),
    mode=TeamMode.route,
    members=[
        english_agent,
        spanish_agent,
        japanese_agent,
        french_agent,
        german_agent,
        chinese_agent,
    ],
    markdown=True,
    instructions=[
        "You are a language router that directs questions to the appropriate language agent.",
        "If the user asks in a language whose agent is not a team member, respond in English with:",
        "'I can only answer in the following languages: English, Spanish, Japanese, French and German. Please ask your question in one of these languages.'",
        "Always check the language of the user's input before routing to an agent.",
        "For unsupported languages like Italian, respond in English with the above message.",
    ],
    show_members_responses=True,
)


async def run_async_router() -> None:
    # Ask "How are you?" in all supported languages
    await multi_language_team.aprint_response(
        "How are you?",
        stream=True,  # English
    )

    await multi_language_team.aprint_response(
        "你好吗？",
        stream=True,  # Chinese
    )

    await multi_language_team.aprint_response(
        "お元気ですか?",
        stream=True,  # Japanese
    )

    await multi_language_team.aprint_response("Comment allez-vous?", stream=True)

    await multi_language_team.aprint_response(
        "Wie geht es Ihnen?",
        stream=True,  # German
    )

    await multi_language_team.aprint_response(
        "Come stai?",
        stream=True,  # Italian
    )


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Team
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    # --- Sync ---
    multi_language_team.print_response("How are you?", stream=True)

    # --- Async ---
    asyncio.run(run_async_router())
```

## Run the Example

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

  <Step title="Install dependencies">
    ```bash theme={null}
    uv pip install -U agno openai
    ```
  </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 `respond_directly_router_team.py`, then run:

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

Full source: [cookbook/03\_teams/01\_quickstart/02\_respond\_directly\_router\_team.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/03_teams/01_quickstart/02_respond_directly_router_team.py)