> ## Documentation Index
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# Anthropic Basic With Timeout

> Set a one-second request timeout on Claude with the timeout parameter.

```python basic_with_timeout.py theme={null}
"""
Anthropic Basic With Timeout
============================

Cookbook example for `anthropic/basic_with_timeout.py`.
"""

from agno.agent import Agent, RunOutput  # noqa
from agno.models.anthropic import Claude

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

agent = Agent(model=Claude(id="claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929", timeout=1.0), markdown=True)

agent.print_response("Share a 2 sentence horror story")

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

if __name__ == "__main__":
    pass
```

## Run the Example

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

**1. Install dependencies**

```bash theme={null}
uv pip install -U agno anthropic
```

**2. Export your Anthropic API key**

```bash Mac/Linux theme={null}
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your_anthropic_api_key_here"
```

```bash Windows theme={null}
$Env:ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your_anthropic_api_key_here"
```

**3. Run the example**

Save the code above as `basic_with_timeout.py`, then run:

```bash theme={null}
python basic_with_timeout.py
```

Full source: [cookbook/90\_models/anthropic/basic\_with\_timeout.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/v3.0.4/cookbook/90_models/anthropic/basic_with_timeout.py)


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