> ## 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.

# Cohere

Leverage Cohere's powerful command models and more.

## Authentication

Set your `CO_API_KEY` environment variable. Get your key from [here](https://dashboard.cohere.com/api-keys).

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  ```bash Mac theme={null}
  export CO_API_KEY=***
  ```

  ```bash Windows theme={null}
  setx CO_API_KEY ***
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Example

Use `CohereChat` with your `Agent`:

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  ```python agent.py theme={null}
  from phi.agent import Agent, RunResponse
  from phi.model.cohere import CohereChat

  agent = Agent(
      model=CohereChat(id="command-r-08-2024"),
      markdown=True
  )

  # Get the response in a variable
  # run: RunResponse = agent.run("Share a 2 sentence horror story.")
  # print(run.content)

  # Print the response in the terminal
  agent.print_response("Share a 2 sentence horror story.")

  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Params

<Snippet file="model-cohere-params.mdx" />