> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://agno-v2-codex-docs-audit-20260719-0149.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Pass Dependencies to Agent

> Send a dependencies payload on an AgentOS run request to fill the {robot_name} placeholder in the agent's instructions.

Example for AgentOS to show how to pass dependencies to an agent.

```python pass_dependencies_to_agent.py theme={null}
"""Example for AgentOS to show how to pass dependencies to an agent."""

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.db.postgres import PostgresDb
from agno.os import AgentOS

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Example
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Setup the database
db = PostgresDb(id="basic-db", db_url="postgresql+psycopg://ai:ai@localhost:5532/ai")

# Setup basic agents, teams and workflows
story_writer = Agent(
    id="story-writer-agent",
    name="Story Writer Agent",
    db=db,
    markdown=True,
    instructions="You are a story writer. You are asked to write a story about a robot. Always name the robot {robot_name}",
)

# Setup our AgentOS app
agent_os = AgentOS(
    description="Example AgentOS to show how to pass dependencies to an agent",
    agents=[story_writer],
)
app = agent_os.get_app()


# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Example
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

if __name__ == "__main__":
    """Run your AgentOS.

    Test passing dependencies to an agent:
    curl --location 'http://localhost:7777/agents/story-writer-agent/runs' \
        --header 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
        --data-urlencode 'message=Write me a 5 line story.' \
        --data-urlencode 'dependencies={"robot_name": "Anna"}'
    """
    agent_os.serve(app="pass_dependencies_to_agent:app", reload=True)
```

## Run the Example

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

  <Step title="Install dependencies">
    ```bash theme={null}
    uv pip install -U "agno[os]" "psycopg[binary]" 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>

  <Snippet file="run-pgvector-step.mdx" />

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

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

Full source: [cookbook/05\_agent\_os/customize/pass\_dependencies\_to\_agent.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/v2.7.4/cookbook/05_agent_os/customize/pass_dependencies_to_agent.py)