> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.phidata.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Clone Cookbook

The [phidata cookbook](https://github.com/agno-agi/phidata/tree/main/cookbook) contains in-depth examples and code. From basic **agents, function calling, structured output** to advanced **fine-tuning and evaluations**.

## Clone the cookbook

<Steps>
  <Step title="Fork & clone the phidata repo">
    <Tip>
      We recommend forking the [phidata](https://github.com/agno-agi/phidata) repo first so you can customize the cookbooks, and contribute your own recipes back to the repo.
    </Tip>

    Fork & clone the [phidata](https://github.com/agno-agi/phidata) repo

    ```bash theme={null}
    git clone https://github.com/agno-agi/phidata
    ```

    `cd` into the `phidata` directory

    ```bash theme={null}
    cd phidata
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a virtual environment">
    Create a virtual environment with the required libraries and install the project in editable mode. You can use a helper script or run these steps manually.

    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash Mac theme={null}
      ./scripts/create_venv.sh
      source phienv/bin/activate
      ```

      ```bash Manual (Mac) theme={null}
      python3 -m venv phienv
      source phienv/bin/activate

      pip install -r requirements.txt
      pip install --editable .
      ```

      ```bash Windows theme={null}
      python3 -m venv phienv
      phienv/scripts/activate

      pip install -r requirements.txt
      pip install --editable .
      ```
    </CodeGroup>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run any recipe">
    Set your `OPENAI_API_KEY`

    <CodeGroup>
      ```bash Mac theme={null}
      export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-***
      ```

      ```bash Windows theme={null}
      setx OPENAI_API_KEY sk-***
      ```
    </CodeGroup>

    Install `openai` and `duckduckgo-search`

    ```bash theme={null}
    pip install openai duckduckgo-search
    ```

    Run the `agents/web_search.py` recipe

    ```bash theme={null}
    python cookbook/agents/01_web_search.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>