> ## Documentation Index
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# Llama Essay Writer

## Code

```python cookbook/11_models/huggingface/llama_essay_writer.py theme={null}
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.huggingface import HuggingFace

agent = Agent(
    model=HuggingFace(
        id="meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3-8B-Instruct",
        max_tokens=4096,
    ),
    description="You are an essay writer. Write a 300 words essay on topic that will be provided by user",
)
agent.print_response("topic: AI")

```

## Usage

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

  <Step title="Set your API key">
    ```bash theme={null}
    export HF_TOKEN=xxx
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Install dependencies">
    ```bash theme={null}
    uv pip install -U huggingface_hub agno
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run Agent">
    ```bash theme={null}
    python cookbook/11_models/huggingface/llama_essay_writer.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>