Jina Reader

What is the Jina Reader tool?

The Jina Reader tool is a built-in capability in the Agno framework that allows AI agents to neural search and content extraction via jina. When added to an agent in Agno Builder, the agent can autonomously decide when to invoke this tool based on the user's request.

This is a free tool — no API key or external account is needed. It works out of the box when you add it to any agent.

How to use Jina Reader in Agno Builder

1. 1

   Create an agent

   Drag an Agent node onto the canvas in Agno Builder, or use one of the built-in templates.

2. 2

   Enable Jina Reader

   Click the agent, go to the Tools tab, and toggle on "Jina Reader" from the scraping category.

3. 3

   Test in chat

   Open the chat panel and send a message. The agent will automatically use Jina Reader when relevant.

4. 4

   Export Python code

   Click File > Export Python to get clean, runnable code with the correct imports for Jina Reader.

Python code example

This is the code Agno Builder exports when you use Jina Reader:

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIChat
from agno.tools.jina import JinaReaderTools

agent = Agent(
    name="Jina Reader Agent",
    model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-4o"),
    tools=[JinaReaderTools()],
    instructions=["Use the jina reader tool to help the user."],
    markdown=True,
)

agent.print_response("Help me with a jina task")

Install with: pip install agno