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Add the Docs MCP to your AI coding tool to get help building with Respan. No API key needed.
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "respan-docs": {
      "url": "https://respan.ai/docs/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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What is Agno?

Agno is a Python framework for building AI agents with built-in reasoning, tool use, and OpenInference instrumentation. The Respan exporter captures Agno’s trace data and sends it to Respan.

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Setup

1

Install packages

pip install agno openinference-instrumentation-agno respan-exporter-agno
2

Set environment variables

export RESPAN_API_KEY="YOUR_RESPAN_API_KEY"
export OPENAI_API_KEY="YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY"
3

Initialize and run

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIChat
from respan_exporter_agno import RespanAgnoInstrumentor

# Initialize Respan instrumentation
RespanAgnoInstrumentor.instrument(api_key="your-api-key")

# Create and run agent
agent = Agent(
    model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-4o-mini"),
    instructions="You are a helpful assistant.",
)
agent.print_response("Tell me a joke about AI")
4

View your trace

Open the Traces page to see your agent trace.
Agno agent trace

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Configuration

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
api_keystrRESPAN_API_KEY env varRespan API key.
endpointstr | NoneNoneCustom ingest endpoint URL.
base_urlstr | NoneNoneAPI base URL.
environmentstr | NoneNoneEnvironment label.
customer_identifierstr | NoneNoneDefault customer identifier.
See the Agno Exporter SDK reference for the full API.