This sample demonstrates how a "single_turn" mode agent can act as an autonomous sub-agent to an LLM agent, utilizing schemas and tools without ever interacting with the user.
Note: This is the recommended mechanism to replace the older AgentTool pattern. Unlike AgentTool, using a single_turn sub-agent preserves the sub-agent's internal interactions (like tool calls) in the session history.
Single-turn agents are designed to execute their function fully in one prompt-response cycle. In this sample:
phone_recommender: A single-turn agent that receives structured input (UserPreferences), uses a mocked tool (check_phone_price), and returns structured output (PhoneRecommendation).root_agent: The main agent that interacts with the user, translates their natural language request into the structuredUserPreferences, and delegates tophone_recommender.
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I need a phone mostly for gaming. I have about $1000 to spend. -
What is a good cheap phone from Google for basic tasks? -
I love photography but prefer smaller phones. My budget is $600.
graph TD
root_agent --> phone_recommender
phone_recommender -.->|uses| check_phone_price[check_phone_price tool]
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Define a sub-agent with
mode="single_turn",input_schema,output_schema:phone_recommender = Agent( name="phone_recommender", mode="single_turn", input_schema=UserPreferences, output_schema=PhoneRecommendation, tools=[check_phone_price], ... )
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Assign it to a parent agent:
root_agent = Agent( sub_agents=[phone_recommender], ... )
- LlmAgent Single-Turn Mode - Guide explaining the behavior and configuration of single-turn agents.