custom_system_message.py
"""
Custom Team System Message
=========================
Demonstrates setting a custom system message, role, and including the team
name in context.
"""
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIResponses
from agno.team import Team
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Members
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
coach = Agent(
name="Coaching Agent",
model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5-mini"),
instructions=[
"Offer practical, concise improvements.",
"Keep advice actionable and realistic.",
],
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Team
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
coaching_team = Team(
name="Team Coach",
model=OpenAIResponses(id="gpt-5-mini"),
members=[coach],
instructions=["Focus on high-leverage behavior changes."],
system_message=(
"You are a performance coach for remote teams. "
"Every answer must end with one concrete next action."
),
system_message_role="system",
add_name_to_context=True,
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Team
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
coaching_team.print_response(
"How should my team improve meeting quality this week?",
stream=True,
)
Run the Example
1
Set up your virtual environment
uv venv --python 3.12
source .venv/bin/activate
uv venv --python 3.12
.venv\Scripts\activate
2
Install dependencies
uv pip install -U agno openai
3
Export your OpenAI API key
export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
$Env:OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"
4
Run the example
Save the code above as
custom_system_message.py, then run:python custom_system_message.py